India, March 10 -- If you think anime is just about shonen showdowns and tear-jerking romances, then you have a whole new world waiting to be explored. This sprawling universe is packed with wildly specific storytelling tropes that have no place in the mainstream genres. If you're intrigued enough, you will find this treasure trove of micro-genres that will suck you into an anime rabbit hole that you will never want to get out of. From soul-soothing Iyashikei to mind-bending Denpa, these underrated anime genres are not explored by accident; you must want to see them.

Whether you're an amateur or a veteran, you may have already binged the big hitters like Attack on Titan (2013), Jujutsu Kaisen (2020), Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (2019)...