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[Onemic]

Just wondering what GAF thinks are the best golden age anime shows they've watched(70's to early 00's) After coming out of the current anime thread dissapointed by the fact that anime is still pretty much dead I want to try and watch as many old school anime shows that I couldn't watch or didn't know about in the past. What are your favourite golden age shows and why? What show would you say is a must watch for any anime fan? Discuss what old school shows sucked and were amazing, do it GAF!

I'll start off

Samurai Champloo(technically not golden age, but it's so good I'm including it anyway)

Dragonball

Cowboy Bebop

Spoiler

......Naruto, early episodes only

 

[Jex]

Just wondering what GAF thinks are the best golden age anime shows they've watched(80's to early 00's)

What about the golden 70's?

 

[Dresden]

 

[hosannainexcelsis]

After coming out of the current anime thread dissapointed by the fact that anime is still pretty much dead

Just because Guilty Crown sucks doesn't mean anime is dead. Stop only seeing what you want to see. Check out this thread for reference.

 

[Instro]

GOLDEN AGE

 

[See You Next Wednesday]

I'm kinda interested in seeing The Mysterious Cities of Gold

It's on netflix & one of the most constantly well user-reviewed shows on the site.

People make it seem like it was a classic hidden gem from the 80's.

 

[Haly]

Underappreciated classics:

Yoiko

Yami to Boshi to Hon no Tabibito

Earth Maiden Arjuna

 

[AAK]

Avatar the Last Airbender

Best Anime show I've ever seen bar none.

 

[7Th]

What about the golden 70's?

Golden Age: 50's-70's
Shit Age: 80's-10's

 

[A Pretty Panda]

Watched a couple of episodes when I was younger but it wasn't until recently that I sat down and watched the whole thing. Took 3 days straight to get through 112 episodes. Loved every minute of it.

 

[Instro]

Anime really went to shit when they started coloring it.

 

[Jex]

I think the OP wants shows that are actually good. So we have to look back to the era of hand drawn animation to find stuff like Mad Bull 34. Interestingly this is based on a manga by the guy who made the renowned Lone Wolf And Cub series.

It's actually really accessible as well, because it's set in New York city and centres around a couple of wise cracking detectives. It's got a really remarkable dub as well.

 

[Lafiel]

Some more classics from the "golden age" that more people need to watch here.

 

[bigboss370]

Yu Yu Hakusho

 

[Takao]

Usually Golden Ages refers to a decade with a predominant style.

OP lists 2 decades, and 3 shows will incredibly varying styles...

 

[7Th]

Remember when Magical Girl anime wasn't shit?



Fuck this modern sentai-wannabe shit.

 

[Onemic]

What about the golden 70's?

that too!

Just because Guilty Crown sucks doesn't mean anime is dead. Stop only seeing what you want to see. Check out this thread for reference.

I wrote anime off as dead before the guilty crown post, I just wanted to know about the current status of the industry and based on the replies I got, it hasn't changed. That link you posted wasn't among the replies I got form the anime thread, so of course I was going to continue thinking the genre dead.(and lets be real here, it pretty much is compared to how it was back in the day)

Thanks for the link though, I'll check some of those shows out.

 

[hosannainexcelsis]

SHOW ME THE ANCIENT JAPANESE MAN SPIRIT

Pinnacle of anime right here, folks.

 

[Momo]

Samurai Champloo is not from the golden age

 

[duckroll]

Oh! Oh! Golden Age anime? I love me some Golden Age anime!

 

[Fireye]

If I had to pick 5 shows that I'd be forced to watch over and over again, I think they'd be these:
Revolutionary Girl Utena ('97)
Martian Successor Nadesico ('96)
Escaflowne ('96)
Macross ('82)
His and Her Circumstances ('98)

 

[Londa]

Remember when Magical Girl anime wasn't shit?



Fuck this modern sentai-wannabe shit.

This was before sailormoon?

 

[LeleSocho]

Platinum Age

 

[MetatronM]

Just wondering what GAF thinks are the best golden age anime shows they've watched(70's to early 00's)

...so...almost the entire history of TV anime, minus the last 5 years?

 

[Onemic]

Some more classics from the "golden age" that more people need to watch here.

Mad bull and Garzeys look really interesting, will check em out. What's garzeys wing about?

 

[PdotMichael]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Masterpiece_Theater

If you cut House Foods World Masterpiece Theater-shows only top animes.

 

[Reknoc]

Mad bull and Garzeys look really interesting, will check em out. What's garzeys wing about?

A wing, that belonged to Garzey.

 

[LeleSocho]

...so...almost the entire history of TV anime, minus the last 5 years?

hmmm... Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann was only 4 years ago so '70 to late '00

 

[hosannainexcelsis]

Mad bull and Garzeys look really interesting, will check em out. What's garzeys wing about?

It cannot be described; only experienced. Be sure to watch the English dub; it's pretty much the best anime dub ever created.

 

[drunkendonuts]

 

[joelseph]

Cowboy Beebop? LOL

Everything by Bakshi

 

[survivor]

hmmm... Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann was only 4 years ago so '70 to late '00

And Tatami Galaxy was only last year. Might as well include this decade as well.

 

[Jhriad]

Cowboy Bebop

I'd throw Planetes in there but that's way too new to be listed. Heck, Bebop is probably too new.

 

[hosannainexcelsis]

And Tatami Galaxy was only last year. Might as well include this decade as well.

And Usagi Drop was this year.

 

[Takao]

Mad bull and Garzeys look really interesting, will check em out. What's garzeys wing about?

Garzey's Wing is about the plight of Chinner.

 

[duckroll]

And Tatami Galaxy was only last year. Might as well include this decade as well.

Fate/Zero is this season, let's put it in anyway.

 

[Wazzim]

Watch it if you like cars/racing.

 

[Hellsing321]

And Usagi Drop was this year.

If we're mentioning Usagi Drop we might as well mention the superior Noitamina show

Wandering Son/Hourou Musuko

 

[S. L.]

ahh back in the day when anime still had heart and soul

 

[joelseph]

 

[Fari]

Classics. All of them. I find most of the modern stuff far too creepy to enjoy.

 

[Jex]

What Garzey's Wing is about ? I think many have asked themselves that question after watching it.

It's the story from the creator of one of the greatest anime creators of all time, Tomino. It's the work that he's always wanted to tell: The Byson Well Saga. It needs no introduction or explanation.

 

[Coxy]

Irresponsible Captain Tylor
Captain Harlock
Gundam 0080 War in the Pocket
08th MS Team
G Gundam
Blue Gender
Planetes
The Complete and Utter Bastard!!
VOTOMS
Layzner
Outlaw Star
Excel Saga

 

[Giolon]

As far as I'm concerned, you can't beat 80s whimsical anime.

Also from the same era and great:

 

[LeleSocho]

And Tatami Galaxy was only last year. Might as well include this decade as well.

oh yeah totally forgot about it...

 

[hateradio]

Golden Boy

 

[SoilBreak]

Da Garn

Birdy OVA

Gad Guard

Now and Then, Here and There

Patlabor

 

[The Boat]

Trigun

Vision of Escaflowne

Serial Experiments Lain

 

[Jo Shishido's Cheeks]

No images (silly iPad here) but am I really going to be first to post...

Macross Plus!

and also

Neon Genesis Evangelion(!?)

.....wow!

 

[hateradio]

No images (silly iPad here) but am I really going to be first to post...

Macross Plus!

and also

Neon Genesis Evangelion(!?)

.....wow!

They're classics, so they don't need the mention.