So I just finished watching Golden Boy (1995), since I was curious about it and was very often recommended on various lists of retro anime to watch. It turns out that the show is obnoxiously horny, reaching "I can't believe it's not Hentai" levels in Episode 5 and that the show revolves around this seemingly incompetent dude that basically thinks with his genitals and always ends up getting the girl. The comedy is also basically 90% sexual and with such a setup, you can't really expect much else than objectification of women.
The animation quality is neat and the ED song is catchy though. 5,5/10
The above description might sound familiar if you've watched Great Teacher Onizuka (1999), which is similar in concept, except it includes a pretty good story and interesting characters. Unfortunately, it also is obnoxiously horny (which makes it creepier than Golden Boy due to the setting of GTO), is very ableist towards one of the students of Onizuka's to the point where episodes centered around them become unwatchable if you have a single ounce of liberatory ideology in your head and the show has some really bad filler episodes.
7/10? Sure. 8,69/10, like the MAL rating says? No chance in hell.
I don't really have examples of underrated shows or manga that are noteworthy enough to warrant me complaining about unfortunately.
Yeah, but it's more like a cult following status (or no?).
cool, now I have an excuse to watch it again.
NHK spoiler and opinion prior to viewing it again
The pyramid scheme arc has troubled writing, the pacing seems weird due to the placement, although I think it fits in with the 'fringes of society' aspect.
Imo tho Satou throughout the series lacks awareness, jumps head first into tough spots, and can't assess the situation properly: I could see him getting roped into the pyramid scheme, it doesn't seemed that forced.
A few episodes prior he almost jumps off a cliff and before that he thought he was gonna hook up with his senpai. I could suspend my disbelief when he buys a bunch of detergent.
Still a great show!
NHK spoiler and opinion post view
Yeah, that was dumb of Satou... granted there is a moment where he calls it what it is: a pyramid scheme, but ultimately his fear of being a hikikomori wins out. I can see where what you said happens, you'd think he put more resistance to both her and the fear. I'll consider that he was still in shock from the attempt.
What are your thoughts on Psycho-Pass?
About Spoiler 1):
Agreed. I liked the premise of that arc, but it was badly executed.
I have never seen Psycho-Pass