Next to Project A-Ko, Megazone 23 just might be the most 80's anime of all time, and that's saying something!Edit: And also Megazone 23 ... All 3 parts
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Anime from the 80's and 90's were the best. Look here for some recommendations.
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The Silver
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strangedopamine
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kaiju
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Also would like to mention that Bubblegum Crisis rocks and the new blu ray looks incredible.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajTAnMqhZB8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajTAnMqhZB8
The movie looks pretty good still. The show had a TV budget in the 80's, it was a product of its time.
Well ya, but the manga is indefinitely better and has aged much better.
Along with Kimagure Orange Road, one of my favorites from the period was Bubblegum Crisis. Just got a new Blu-ray release, too.
I also really liked Here is Greenwood.
Edit: And also Megazone 23 ... All 3 parts
Here is Greenwood was pretty amazing.
The tone of those kind of shows was so different back then, before it was distilled into pure formulaic moe bullshit.
DOBERMAN INC
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Well this thread seals it, I'm going to start to get my old collection back together. I'm guessing this is going to be expensive but the nostalgia high should be worth it.
MomoPufflet
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OG Bubblegum Crisis is so good
For real, start with these guys, they've put a lot of classic anime back in circulation that would have otherwise disappeared:
http://www.discotekmedia.com/store.htm
DOBERMAN INC
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Looks like a great source but unfortunately they don't ship to England.
As someone who prefers 80s/90s anime in general and who hadn't seen any Bubblegum Crisis until recently, I was actually pretty disappointed by it.
Pyrrhus
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The ill-defined magic power was the bubble economy. They were flush with money and eager to spend it on luxuries, they were happy, they getting out into the world at large and competing and experiencing things and were perceived to be punching well above their weight. Japan was the second biggest economy in the world and absolutely dwarfed their traditional rivals China and Korea. The Economic Miracle of the sixties had not yet curdled into the Lost Decades. You can't discount the importance of zeitgeist here. Of course, it was all built on an unstable foundation that eventually collapsed, but it made for some really good anime and video games at the time.
The Japan of today has been wracked by twenty years of economic stagnation, has major demographic and quality of life issues related to that, China and South Korea are eating their lunch economically and in terms of international stature, and the people of the nation understandably aren't feeling as bullish as they were back in the '80s. They're turned far more inward in terms of their pursuits and ambitions. They're not having kids, their young adults are struggling to find work and establish households of their own, they're not spending as much money on luxuries and entertainment, and so those markets have come to be dominated by the few people who will continue to spend on expensive luxuries. In the case of anime, we're talking otaku. Unfortunately, a particular type of otaku.
I'm not saying that they can't still make good stuff today or that they don't. I'm just saying I think more of the stuff they made back then is stuff I would consider to be good or at least intriguing. I'm saying on average, the economic and cultural conditions that made anime such a breath of fresh air to the rest of the world in the '80s and '90s are no longer there. They make different, frankly cheaper stuff for a different internal market and that stuff appeals to fewer people here in their secondary, international market. (Plus, the West has taken no small influence from anime and manga and stepped up their game at the same time.) There is something different about the stuff they made back then, that's really all I'm saying.
manfestival
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The golden age, when they drew their vehicles/mechs and it looked glorious
Robotech is what truly got me into anime. Seeing that macross plus(I believe) gif is so glorious. I get sad knowing that I used to watch shows where everything was animated compared to the 3d crap we get now. It is almost depressing at times.
For me, the pinnacle of late 80s/early 90s near future anime for me was Patlabor -- especially the movies. The simple fact that Mamoru Oshii directed and Kenji Kawai produced the soundtrack makes for a simply kickass movie, but the art design by Hajime Katoki combined with that buttery smooth high budget animation just... it makes the movies absolutely wonderful.
This two minute clip captures the mood of the second movie very, very well. It also has dat wonderful ethereal Kawai vibe to it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dmlwhaEEgE
This two minute clip captures the mood of the second movie very, very well. It also has dat wonderful ethereal Kawai vibe to it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dmlwhaEEgE
The Omega Man
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Yep, at work, otherwise I would have dropped the knowledge.
ultraspank
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ultraspank
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best opening of the entire show.
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
I so miss that series. D: They had some badass music back then.
John Blade
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Some good 80s and 90s anime on the list below which need to watch if you have the chance.
Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket
Escaflowne
Iria-Zeiram The Animation
GunSmith Cats
The Iresponsible Captain Tylor
Nadia The Secret of Blue Water
Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket
Escaflowne
Iria-Zeiram The Animation
GunSmith Cats
The Iresponsible Captain Tylor
Nadia The Secret of Blue Water
patrickthehedgehog
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What....disgust?!
robot
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Corpsepyre
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Tekkaman Blade is such an awesome series. It's kind of dumb and cliche, but goddamn does it have style and manly tear moments the whole time. Great supporting cast too!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3l6UrTqR55E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3l6UrTqR55E
YesNOnoNOYes
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Yessssss
I just rewatched macross plus actually. Was a bit surprised at how moe-free it is. Glorious.
Android18a
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Some good 80s and 90s anime on the list below which need to watch if you have the chance.
GunSmith Cats
Came to say this one. Will also double up to recommend Ranma 1/2 and Maison Ikkoku wholeheartedly. Also, if you like cyberpunky stuff, Armitage III isn't awful.
XGRaViSmOrSX
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Here are some of my favorites that havent been mentioned.
Vampire Hunter D:
Battle Angel:
Armitage III:
a bunch of my other favs have already been named like patlabor, akira, macross, gunsmith cats..etc. I really only watched anime until the late 90s. Since then I really haven't watched much as nothing has really been too interested. I usually just rewatch old OVA's or films from these series.
Vampire Hunter D:
Battle Angel:
Armitage III:
a bunch of my other favs have already been named like patlabor, akira, macross, gunsmith cats..etc. I really only watched anime until the late 90s. Since then I really haven't watched much as nothing has really been too interested. I usually just rewatch old OVA's or films from these series.
Record of Lodoss War
Such a great show and character design. I wish anime would stop using the same character designs over and over again, make new one's and maybe use some older designs like i.e. Record of Lodoss War. What a waste.
Anyway back to topic
Tenchi Muyo
Trigun
Slayers
Cowboy Bebop
Berserk
Kidou Senkan Nadesico (Martian Successor Nadesico)
Ghost in the Shell
cj_iwakura
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Of course, it's the only one. You must be imagining that there was anything else.
Not Spaceghost
Spaceghost
You will listen to my words very carefully.
Watch
GUNBUSTER
Watch
GUNBUSTER
NipplesAndToes23
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Damn, how the fuck were Yu Yu Hakusho and the original Dragonball not mentioned in the first page let alone the op? Apparently not on this page either.
From the protagonist saying he doesn't take orders from a woman to his buddy saying if he wants a woman he needs to rape her to a female officer being told to act more like a woman by several different characters, yes, disgust.
Not to mention that terrible idol's songs.
entremet
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Lots of nostalgia here.
Everyone kinda knows those. Those are super obvious pics.
Everyone kinda knows those. Those are super obvious pics.
Gentleman Jack
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Good taste here. Come read this post for good taste.
