As mentioned, I'm a big fan of it and have watched it start to finish at least twice, maybe three times.

The original author also wrote Tamayura and did the series composition (though not original work) for ARIA and Ikoku Meiro no Croisee.

It's a unique series and it's got a very 90s feel to it. Kaleido Star is substantially more action-packed than any of those series. It's basically Behind the Scenes: Cirque du Soleil: The Anime.

Even with the dated art, it is visually stunning.

I wouldn't call it underrated so much as under-appreciated. It has very high ratings on AniDB and ANN.


Dammit Munsu, you're making me rewatch a bunch of series! First Chihayafuru and now I'm sure to watch this again.