There’s nothing worse than underrated art. Typhoid. Typhoid is worse. But you know what’s second-worst directly behind typhoid? Gas leaks. Those are bad, too. Okay but behind gas leaks and maybe mad cow disease is underrated art. And this piece of art in question is criminally underrated. So what is it? Is it an anime? Nope. If you want underrated anime, check out this list. Is it Paper Girls? Okay well, yes. That show is underrated. But no, because that show isn’t animated. So wait … is it a Western cartoon????

Yes, it is. Surprisingly enough. Alright so maybe I’m being a philistine here but I’m not really a fan of a lot of Western animation. Don’t get me wrong, the kids’ shows are amazing: Adventure Time, Steven Universe, Over The Garden Wall, all bangers. But the adult shows … they’re kinda gross in my opinion. Yes I’m aware that Bojack Horseman and Rick and Morty are “intelligent TV shows that reflect the dark post-modern sensibilities of” blah blah blah yadda yadda yadda I don’t care. Yes, they’re good shows. Yes, they’re intelligent. But my God they are cynical in way that makes me quit uncomfortable. A lot of western adult animation at best feels sitting on the couch at a party and getting sucked into a conversation with a really smart but completely insufferable person. Yes their ideas are radical and paradigm shifting. Yes the are unafraid to fathom the dark, complex, and morally ambiguous aspects of modern living. Yes they are worthy of recognition and praise for deconstructing story forms and presenting audiences with complicated antiheroes. But do they have to make me feel so bad all the time?