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[TaKeRx]

My favorite show as a kid. Captain Tsubasa:

 

[Anteater]

I was too young when they showed a lot of the 80s animes, I only vaguely remember watching them:

Rokushin gattai

I was a bit older and Mashin Hero Wataru was a popular anime where I lived, so it was my favorite anime, and also Mister Ajikko (cooking anime) which I found hilarious.

Also Touch, Dr. Slump, Maison Ikkoku

and

Wingman!

 

[KillerMan91]

Like I said, was only able to watch it via subs

Why that is a problem =S

 

[Sickboy007]

Ufo Robot

Devilman

Heidi

Tiger Man

Orange Road

Lady Oscar

Captain Tsubasa

These were the cartoons of my childhood, running non stop on local tvs.

 

[polyh3dron]

First off, Tomino might be a terrible Gundam

What.

The original Mobile Suit Gundam movie trilogy is great as well as Zeta Gundam.

 

[Boss Doggie]

Why that is a problem =S

My list was made purely of nostalgia

What.

The original Mobile Suit Gundam movie trilogy is great as well as Zeta Gundam.

I guess the only Tomino Gundam I liked was Turn A

 

[Anteater]

Ninja Senshi Tobikage

and

 

[Vulcano's assistant]

Can't say 80's anime without Saint Seiya

 

[Boss Doggie]

Hilariously enough my introduction to Tobikage was NINJA ROBOTS NINJA ROBOTS

 

[giggas]

We're talking 80s anime and not a mention of Akira? Or are we just doing series and not movies? Saw Project Ako so I assumed movies too.

Akira and Ako were my firsts. Really changed my perception of cartoons. I was probably way too young to have watched Akira (maybe 4th grade?) and I can remember not really getting it but loving every single second of it. Thought about it for weeks. Still one of my all time favorites.

 

[Loofy]

Vampire Hunter D

Jungle Book

And remember the Christopher Columbus anime? if they made an anime out of every piece of history people would learn so much.
http://youtu.be/w4YuxMQuA5U

 

[ZoddGutts]

For people who may be looking for good action series with humor should check out these series.

City Hunter

Any other series of that nature would you recommend?

 

[FloppyDelux]

Ranma 1/2

Record of Lodoss War

Bubblegum Crisis

Akira

havnt been mentioned?

 

[TUSR]

Ranma 1/2
Record of Lodoss War
Bubblegum Crisis
Akira

havnt been mentioned?

I came to give people shit about not posting Ranma 1/2.

Like come on.

 

[Sickboy007]

70s italian anime openings are pretty much the best thing ever

Tiger Man

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_CS9Qx26ew

Daitarn 3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Do753B6gdj4

Galaxy Express

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fg66TREkVUE

 

[Darth Pinche]

I know this is from the 60's, but growing up in the 70's and 80's, this was the seminal show for me. Gateway drug for anime.

 

[Boss Doggie]

Oh right, Jungle Book Shonen Mowgli! Best animated adaptation of the book by far - none of that Disney-fication shit.

 

[Renoir]

Grew up with and thus loved:

Grendizer!

Nostalgia BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMB

METAMORPHOSE!!!!

 

[cj_iwakura]

Bubblegum Crisis?

Bubblegum Crisis.


MAD MACHINE!

 

[Boss Doggie]

If all of these old anime managed to go overseas, how come very few came to US?

 

[Renoir]

american sensitivity most likely stop a lot of those from coming in the US..
in France we watched most of those, when i came to FL most kids were watching Tom & Jerry couple years after the DBZ craze hit. that was in 1993.

 

[Shiv47]

Seen several faves mentioned (Touch, Patlabor, Ikkoku, Gatchaman, etc), so I'll throw in Crusher Joe and Venus Wars. Loved the Galaxy Express movies when I'd catch them on USA every Saturday or whatever it was. Those were the days.

 

[Lissar]

They Were Eleven is a surprisingly good movie. I'd highly recommend it.

I haven't seen the movie, but it's based on a manga by Hagio Moto, which is one of the few works she has translated into English. I recommend reading everything by her if you can find it!

 

[Sickboy007]

If all of these old anime managed to go overseas, how come very few came to US?

The US also had a healthy homegrown cartoon industry at the time, with most channels and majors producing their own shows.

 

[John Blade]

I am surprise no one have say this anime yet.
space runaway ideon

Dat Intro
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jnRvKPJf8o

Action Scene
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T29sIAsFutc

 

[Beth Cyra]

Grew up with and thus loved:

Grendizer!

Nostalgia BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMB

Was pissed this wasn't in the OP with all those other Mecha. Dizer is fucking amazing and Duke becomes Nagai's best lead, not to mention he has crazy super human powers. Need an update so bad, christ even Gaiking and Steel Jeeg got one, where is Dizer and Shin Great? Nagai? WHERE????

 

[ZetaEpyon]

Bubblegum Crisis?

Bubblegum Crisis.

MAD MACHINE!

I am now relistening to all the Bubblegum Crisis soundtracks.
So goddamn good.

 

[1st Course]

Future Boy Conan

<3 Studio Ghibli

Grew up with and thus loved:

This one also.

 

[Typographenia]

I haven't seen the movie, but it's based on a manga by Hagio Moto, which is one of the few works she has translated into English. I recommend reading everything by her if you can find it!

I haven't read the manga, but I got the general impression that it improved on the weakest aspect of the anime, in my opinion, by better giving a sense of the developing of relationships and tensions between the individuals on the ship. It wasn't done poorly in the movie, but it could have been handled much better with an additional 20-30 minutes.

 

[Infinite]

Wow this thread is pretty cool. A lot of stuff I remember.

 

[Infinite]

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[Router]

ULYSSES 31

 

[SonicMegaDrive]

The bulk of the anime that I own happens to come from this era, heh.

City Hunter is another pretty good one.

It's a show that somehow manages to be light-hearted and badass all at at the same time. Good, mostly self-contained stories. Think Miami Vice meets Lupin the Third. Great stuff.

 

[Boss Doggie]

Was pissed this wasn't in the OP with all those other Mecha. Dizer is fucking amazing and Duke becomes Nagai's best lead, not to mention he has crazy super human powers. Need an update so bad, christ even Gaiking and Steel Jeeg got one, where is Dizer and Shin Great? Nagai? WHERE????

We didn't get Grendizer in my country, only Mazinger

 

[C-Drive]

 

[cajunator]

These were two of the first animes I ever saw.

I don't know how they hold up. I liked them when I was a kid, but I haven't seen them in probably 25 years.

ffffffffffffuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuccccccccccccckkkkkkkkkkkkk yeah

UNICO, motherfuckers!

These were actually rereleased fairly recently on DVD by Eastern Star. I have watched them several times since then and they are as trippy and fucked up as I remembered.

 

[To Far Away Times]

Nausica and Akira

 

[Dennis]

Galaxy Express 999. Pure magic.

 

[KidA Seven]

Dragonball is GOAT.

 

[amishpriest99]

I guess the only Tomino Gundam I liked was Turn A

I do like most Tomino Gundam, but Turn A was my favorite.

 

[Vulcano's assistant]

Galaxy Express 999. Pure magic.

Is this based on the book by Kenji Miyazawa?

 

[amishpriest99]

ffffffffffffuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuccccccccccccckkkkkkkkkkkkk yeah

UNICO, motherfuckers!

These were actually rereleased fairly recently on DVD by Eastern Star. I have watched them several times since then and they are as trippy and fucked up as I remembered.

Oh fuck...I need to get this...forgot it was rereleased.

 

[wonzo]

the secret best 80's anime movie was Kenya Boy (from the director of HOUSE. yep, that one)

 

[jett]

My latin american bruddas will appreciate this post!

The original Dragonball is just the best.

Just straight up fun adventuring, no stupid bullshit like Z.

Captain Tsubasa/Super Campeones

Oliver and Tom bros forever

AND OBVIOUSLY

Saint Seiya! Badass show all the way through.

 

[TheyTookOurJobs]

Akira
Fist of the North Star
Riding Bean

 

[Raging Spaniard]

Pretty much what Jett said with the additions of:

Dash Kappei / Chicho Terremoto

Ranma 1/2

Ganbare Kickers / Supergol (If Im remembering this properly, they tried to pass this off as a Captain Tsubasa spinoff in Spain, lol)

Attack No1!

There were more, like City Hunter, Orange Road (Johnny y sus amigos! hahaha) but they werent shown often, or didnt get a huge following for one reason or another. Back then it was all pretty hazy and different local channels usually didnt carry over from state to state.

 

[pyrandes]

oh man, the wave of nostalgia from this thread. So many good series mentioned!

Used to own VHS copies of the lodoss wars OVAs (my first buy), but seen a lot of the others. I'll need to go rebuy Akira at some point.

Still need to see North Star and Saint Seiya. at least with north star I can watch over at CR... cant say the same about Seiya :/

 

[cajunator]

For people who may be looking for good action series with humor should check out these series.

City Hunter

Any other series of that nature would you recommend?

Bubblegum Crisis?

Bubblegum Crisis.


MAD MACHINE!

Oh man, Dirty Pair and BubbleGum Crisis. Have both series but I am NEVER getting rid of them. Talk about a nostalgia bomb.

 

[Raging Spaniard]

oh man, the wave of nostalgia from this thread. So many good series mentioned!

Used to own VHS copies of the lodoss wars OVAs (my first buy), but seen a lot of the others. I'll need to go rebuy Akira at some point.

Still need to see North Star and Saint Seiya. at least with north star I can watch over at CR... cant say the same about Seiya :/

Saiya is a bit hard to watch these days, it makes the padding and charging up of DBZ episodes seem tame by comparison ... and the downside is that the manga sucks, so yeah

 

[Duderz]

Is Riding Bean any good? I saw this video and basically said I MUST SEE THIS.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1NAhlVRaZ4