Top 10 Obscure Animated Shows

Animated shows, if done right, can be enjoyable pieces of art that have a place in pop culture and make a big impact in the animation industry. Shows like The Simpsons and Adventure Time have affected the industry in a big way, becoming well-received series with large fanbases. But for every Family Guy we get, there's also a Freaky Stories hiding in the shadows, with no one being able to recall it. That's why I, Dipper, will bring you the Top 10 Obscure Animated Shows. These shows are pure obscure!

10: Clémentine: Not As Sweet As You Think
This..."interesting" (to say the least) French animated show, which first premiered in 1985, is not obscure in France and Turkey as it is in the States. The show focused on a wheelchair-bound girl named Clémentine whose disability was in part due to a plane crash, and who travels 'round the world with her family in search of a cure for her amputation. She has dreams in which she battles a monster named Malmoth (a notable character I'll go on detail later on) with the help of her guardian angel Héméra. She occasionally meets characters from famous literature and historical characters as well. I found this show..."interesting", and here's why. First off, the villain was deemed scary, which is an understatement. Horrifying puts it more accurately. It can also be very tragic at times, one episode including a dream in which the titular character is married to the famous King Tutankhamun and no joke, literally kills herself consuming poison, to journey the land of the dead. This had to be changed in international airings. And, as TVTropes recounts, a samurai commits seppuku (you know, ritual suicide by disembowelment. Definitely kid-friendly) onscreen. The list goes on and on. Is it a wonder this series is so obscure here in 'Murica?

9: Invasion America: Steven Spielberg's Underrated Animated Series
This show is more of a miniseries, but it's a show nonetheless. Created by the famously talented Steven Spielberg and some guy named Harve Bennett (RIP), this show focused on your everyday teenager David Carter, who realizes he's half-human, half-Tyrusian, and targeted by The Dragit, who was his Tyrusian father's uncle and rival, after the father refused to invade Earth. He and friend/bodyguard Rage disguise themselves as human on Earth, but Cale-Oosha (the father) goes back to his home planet Tyrus to command his people, the Ooshati. David must now stop The Dragit and rediscover himself. The miniseries aired only a season of 13 episodes on the now-defunct channel The WB during the summer of '98. How a series made by the most famous director of all time go obscure is a mystery. It may have been its lack of availability on DVD, the "thin plot", as one negative review put it, its "boring nature", as another negative review put it (yeesh, was the show that bad?), or simply that it was forgettable. Check it out at least once if you crave Steven Spielberg. (Err...not in the way you're thinking).

8: Chop Socky Chooks: Chickens Dig Ninjas
This animated show...there's a very good reason it's obscure and often forgotten. Most people who actually remember this steaming pile of forgettable CGI point out its stereotypes (you can point them out in the picture and in the comments, if you care enough) and its terrible humor which relies heavily on gross-out. The series focuses on a kung-fu fighting chicken trio (Chick P, Chuckie Chan, and K.O. Joe) who are employed in a gigantic, city-sized shopping mall which is conveniently owned by their archenemy, Dr. Wasabi. There's nothing else to say about this show, honestly. It should stay obscure and forgotten.

7: Martin Mystery
Based on the Italian comic Martin Mystère, Martin Mystery focuses on the main character, his sister Diana Lombard, and allies Billy, an alien, and Java, a 2,000-year old caveman, who work for "The Center", which protects humans from supernatural beings like the Bogeyman, a Siren, and Mothman.