48 min In a hell-torn Japan, where motorcycle gangs and violence overrun the country; one man named Violence Jack stands up to it all. Animation, Action, Adventure. Stars: Miki Itô, Who cares? Stars: An invasion from an ... See full summary », Director: Director: | 57 min The gods are from Greek mythology so fully expect Medusa and cooler Aquaman to show up at some point. Hiromi Tsuru, 6. How is that not one of the best concepts for a slice of life comedy you have ever heard? Edie Mirman, Not Rated You get some vampires, you get some modern looking technology, you get some 19th century technology. David Jarvis, Animation, Biography, Drama. Animation, Action, Adventure. A female mercenary team, armed with unique power armor suits, battle the forces of the corrupt mega-corporation, Genom in futuristic Tokyo. Well in this world they’re called Trouble Consultants, and seem to help with everything. Angel's Egg (1985 Video) 4. A list of 28 films compiled on Letterboxd, including Patlabor 2: The Movie (1993), Perfect Blue (1997), Grave of the Fireflies (1988), Porco Rosso (1992) and Kiki's Delivery Service (1989). Keiko Toda, Director: Heidi Lenhart, Votes: If you’ve got an anime elitist friend, then this show has undoubtedly been shoved down... 2. Bubblegum Crisis came out in 1987 by studio ARTMIC that despite the issues that it has in terms of plot holes and the occasional Engrish showing up, Bubblegum Crisis remains one of the anime titles that has the 80’s written all over it. Animation, Sci-Fi. Hideyuki Tanaka, Terrence Labrosse, TV-PG The two sides form a deal not to mess with each other’s mojo until. The background scenes are really superb and soothe your eyes. Hayato Ikeda, | Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love? Mika Doi, Its story takes place seven years after its prequel and is very quick to throw us into the action. In four episodes, a ... See full summary », Stars: With the abundance of new anime that is available to us these days, sometimes it's nice to kick your feet back and check out some classics. The thing that sets Macross apart is that its world isn’t entirely just gloomy. I don’t know what else to tell you, because you’ll either think it’s weird and immediately want something else to watch, or you’ll dive in head first and immediately want a hug. Animation, Action, Sci-Fi. | Adam Matalon, 25 min | 71 min Norio Wakamoto, An alien spaceship crash lands on Earth and her secrets lead to a desperate war against an alien enemy sent to retrieve the ship. Kazuki Yao, He falls for bounty huntress Jane Flower, whom crime lord Necron wants dead, and tries to help her save her world. Hiroyuki Yamaga Satoshi Dezaki, 86 min 60 min 13. 1980s; 1990s; 2000s; 2010s; 2020s; 2030s; Subcategories. Director: Kumiko Takizawa, TV-14 Tomoharu Katsumata Best 1980s Anime: Our Top 25 Picks Of Movies & TV Series 1. Why? | Search over tens of thousands of anime on AniList, the most comprehensive anime database. Lum has the power of electricity and is incredibly jealous. Mine Matsuki, 91 min A new ... See full summary », Stars: Stars: A slight warning, as this show may look innocent enough on the surface. During a time when shounen was still at its overpowered infancy, Fist of the North Star stepped up to the plate and gave us all of the head explosions a man could want. So a girl gets a visit from guys from outer space and has to deliver water to them, but then fights demons along the way. Tarô Ishida, Stars: Yû Mizushima, 82 min Animation, Action, Fantasy. Mari Iijima, Watching Dragon Ball is honestly just a blast from the past at this point. Stars: If you buy something we may get a small commission at no extra cost to you. Yoshiko Sakakibara, 0–9 1983 anime OVAs‎ (2 P) 1984 anime OVAs‎ (10 P) 1985 anime OVAs‎ (30 P) 1986 anime OVAs‎ (30 P) 1987 anime OVAs‎ (45 P) 1988 anime OVAs‎ (39 P) Akiko Hiramatsu, Unrated Here is our list of the best old school anime of all time, consisting of anime from 1999 and before. Colin Bruce, 91 min Janice Chaikelson, Stars: | Takashi Nakamura, Mori Masaki Director: | Kei Tomiyama, | Yoshisada Sakaguchi, Masako Katsuki, Join the online community, create your anime and manga list, read reviews, explore … Michie Tomizawa, Kyôko Tongû, 18A Edit. Mixing various genres while introducing a bulk of audiences to the Japanese cyber Punk Aesthetic, this entry is the only one that all anime fans should at least be aware of. Stars: Animation, Action, Sci-Fi. Animation and Walt Disney Television Animation outsourced Japanese, Korean and Taiwanese studios to help animate many original animated series for network syndication such as Transformers, Inspector Gadget, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Muppet Babies, DuckTales and … I wouldn’t really recommend playing it in front of the whipper snappers. Can you guess who our protagonists are? Stars: | Yasuomi Umetsu, Shigeru Matsuzaki, Honestly I’m sold on this one. Shigeru Chiba, Those born in the eighties might say anime such as "Cowboy Bebop" or "Cardcaptor Sakura" should be counted as classics, but while these series are fundamentally important to the art form of anime as a whole, would these series ever be considered the foundations of the medium? Animation, Action, Horror, High school student Sho happens to come across a mysterious metal object that causes his body to become enveloped in a weapon-encrusted suit of armor, changing him into a being called The ... See full summary », Director: Yûsaku Yara, As the show has seen many later installments and movies, like Goku in space, Angry green dude, “How not to raise your child” and Angry green dude II: The Electric Boogaloo. Stars: Directors: Mika Doi, | Will they just mess up your house, hit on some dudes, or repeatedly hit some dudes in the mouth? It wouldn’t be true to the 80s if we didn’t have at least one cop show. Director: The screwball cops of Special Vehicles Section 2 Division 2 must investigate and stop a spree of rampaging construction robots. Rintaro Stars: Katsuhiko Nishijima Stars: Saki Takaoka, Unrated Fumoon (1980) 8. In the early 1980s, CBN Cable aired an English dub of the Christian-themed anime series Superbook and The Flying House. Iona Morris, TV-PG Sharon Holm, Of course, that all goes to hell and now everyone wants to murder everyone. | And the 80s version of this anime ran for over 120 episodes so there’s a plenty here to keep you busy. | 121 min Hiromi Murata, But what about the shows that came out of a stricter era? There’s very little dialogue so it really does just feel like a performance piece. | Great list. 18. 20. What are "classics"? This category has the following 7 subcategories, out of 7 total. Chiharu Kataishi, | 124 min Doug Erholtz, | Animation, Action, Adventure. You get a show with dozens of characters, all of whom you get to know in a plot that you don’t see coming. | A freelance reporter discovers that two killer androids are running loose and have a little girl for a kill target. Animation, Action, Horror. Kôsei Tomita, TV-PG The movie depicts Japan during the World War II era and how two children just try to live day to day. It’s based in an alternative timeline of Earth where a person has yet to be sent into space. Kunihiko Yuyama Besides sounding like something a nice guy would say to Christianity, Macross is a show all about technology, mechs, space, guns… and there’s actually more to it! A young swordsman ventures into a disaster stricken Shinjuku, Tokyo, to try and stop a powerful man, who has made a deal with the demon realm, from opening a portal that will allow demons to cross over to the human world. 5. Anime television series, specials, films, OVAs, and ONAs first released from January 1, 1980 through December 31, 1989. Michael Rudder, Mitsuo Iwata, Atsuko Fukushima, In a steam-punk, fairy tale-like rendition of the story of Icarus, we see an entire Industrial Revolution take place in mere minutes. Stars: Directors: Now this is the type of show one needs to survive in 202X and beyond. Although My Neighbor Totoro is far from void of any sad emotions, its overall feeling of childhood wonder and optimism just cheer you up. Sure the source material is much longer than what could fit in a two hour movie. Minky Momo was among the first in the magical girl genre. Maria Kawamura, Edit source History Talk (0) Share. But there is an eleventh member aboard. Arihiro Hase, Chuck Denson Jr., Ichirô Nagai, A list of 278 films compiled on Letterboxd, including Urotsukidōji: Legend of the Demon Womb (1991), Doomed Megalopolis (1991), Urotsukidoji III: Return of the Overfiend (1993), Urotsukidoji V: The Final Chapter (1996) and Urotsukidoji IV: Inferno Road (1995). Animation, Action, Fantasy. Yasuo Hasegawa, | Mami Koyama, Stars: Amongst the many sad and brutal shows I have listed here, it’s good to lighten up the mood a bit. Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur (1980) 7. 70 min | I personally just love the unadulterated gore and violence that happen throughout the show. Shôji Kawamori | Two agents, a lady-killer human and a voluptuous demon, attempt to protect a signatory to a peace treaty between the human world and the demon world from radicalized demons. | Well, you take some Star Wars and then you mesh it with some Game of Thrones, add classical music to taste and voila. Often times, the two get mixed with each other and that’s not exactly a bad thing. Kumiko Mizukura, Mika Doi, Vic Mignogna, Denica Fairman, TV-PG Masashi Ebara, Fun content on everything pop culture. 9 Daichouhen Doraemon by Fujio F. Fujiko (1980-2004) Rating: 8.35 In approaching fans of manga or anime, you would be hard-pressed to find someone who does not recognize the beloved robot cat. And the inclusion of some political wars, so it’s not just aliens go pew pew but we get some drama and betrayal as well. Nobuyuki Furuta, Keiko Toda, | Sayônara, ginga tetsudô Surî-Nain: Andromeda shûchakueki (1981) 3. 130 min Kyoko is pretty bomb as well, but if her dog ever starts talking she is done for. Directors: Animation, Action, Adventure. Shigeru Chiba, Toshio Furukawa, 55 min David Born, Stars: Takeshi Kusao, Tesshô Genda, Eiji Takanaka is a B Level hacker who has been accepted into EX. | For reasons I do not wish to disclose. It’s also exempt from the power cliffing and over the top battles so it is a lot easier on the eyes and the soul. Stars: I can’t explain why, but this show feels like the prequel to Treasure Planet. 60 min Takeshi Aono, 90 min This list of "Top 100 Anime Series Of All Time" will feature what I consider to be the 100 greatest anime series ever made. Osamu Saka, | Where the show does shine, especially considering how old it is, is how well the animation and music quality hold up to this day. Chiharu Kataishi, And if you aren’t very well versed in history, the exploration of the new world will sound like a grand adventure that will take your mind off our current affairs. Animation, Action, Fantasy. Kazuhiko Inoue, Space captain Harlock, the latest in a family of proud aerial warriors, begins his journey to free the oppressed Earth from the despotic Illumidas Command. Hidetoshi Ômori, Noriko Ohara, But if you can get past that and feel like getting a gym membership you will rarely use, I would give the show a chance. Beau Billingslea, | if you like such stuff. Kôsuke Meguro, TV-PG 10. | It’s simple to see why Ghibli is such a titan today just by looking at the first few minutes of this movie. 14. 25 min Catherine Battistone, $0.06M, TV-PG Toshiko Fujita, An elite anti-terrorist agent battles terrorists threatening Japan, but a mysterious third player is involved in their own way. A superhuman outlaw courier and his female partner/manager are framed for the kidnapping of a millionaire's daughter. And if you’re into urban legends I highly recommend you look into the background of this show, it gets a bit spooky. Political tension is also a plot device in the story, so unless little Bobby has mastered The Art of War, maybe put on some old school Cartoon Network and watch this in the other room. The movie belongs to the drama and romantic genre. This is one of those 80s anime movies that shows that you don’t need any supernatural elements to tell an amazing story. Kôji Morimoto, Mami Koyama, | Masaaki Ôkura, That’s right, today we’re looking at the best anime series, movies, and OVAs that came out during the 80s! Shin'ya Ôhira 17. As far as the show itself is concerned, it’s like a more toned down version of modern sports anime. A secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath who can only be stopped by two teenagers and a group of psychics. Nobuaki Fukuda, Akira Kamiya, Animation, Action, Fantasy. Hisayuki Toriumi Animation, Adventure, Comedy. And they’re Gods, not really the good guys here. 8. About this list: I was an anime nut in high school and college in the 80s and 90s, when you couldn't just walk into a store and buy find all of them, you had to find some of this stuff fan subtitled on shaky VHS. It’s an episodic series and I wouldn’t really recommend binging it all at once, but rather putting it on here and there just to see whether Ataru is still alive. | There’s not a person on earth who would mind being pals with these fury giants. Tetsurô Sagawa, | However, before his first day on the job, he becomes embroiled in a network war, a legendary figure named EVE, and a plot to re-inhabit the Earth. Noboru Ishiguro Directors: Hiroko Kasahara, Animation, Action, Fantasy. 4,899 Animation, Crime, Drama, With the blessing of the 108 Dragons, Yo and Emu marry and receive new names, Ron Tayan and Fu Ching Ran. List of Mecha anime/1990s < List of Mecha anime. Yoshiaki Kawajiri Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (And Don't Come Back!) Osamu Kamijô, Director: Animation, Action, Adventure, An orphan named Taro killed who Tein-Hei told her was the killer of his family. In short, it will make you fear women and vow celibacy. Stars: | Prepare yourself for a lot of Ghibli. | TV-Y7 15. Not quite as iconic as your Bad Batz Maru s' or your Hello Kittys , the cute blue robot is perhaps the next closest to reaching international design recognition. The sense of adventure and childlike curiosity typical of Ghibli is at full force here as well, as we see two children, Pazu and Sheeta, look for the legendary flying city Laputa while the government is hot on their heels. Stars: Oh boy, where to even start with this one. | A practitioner of the deadly martial art "Hokuto Shinken" allies with two children and an expert in "Nanto Suicho-Ken" to fight against the rivals who kidnapped his lover and threaten the prosperity of mankind. The only constant theme is that of religion, with many symbols and allegories popping up. Check out more on MAL this is definitely an odd 80s title that not many know about. Toshio Furukawa, Kiyoshi Kobayashi, Not Rated | He fights violence with violence. You throw them all in a pot, add some nudity, some superpowers, some fighting and voila you have yourself a Vampire Hunter D. It had to walk so that Castlevania could run! The characters are also more interesting and fun than you might think at first glance. Rate. It’s also a studio Ghibli film so you can rest easy knowing that the animation and soundtrack aren’t lacking in the slightest. Toshiko Fujita, Leo Morimoto, Shirow Masamune Animation, Action, Adventure, In the next century, a reconfiguring ship (think "Transformer" with a pilot) called Macross carries fifty thousand refugees within its hold as it returns to Earth pursued by giant humanoid ... See full summary », Directors: Mitsuki Yayoi, The elders send them to Macau to find out who's behind a new attack. Hiraku Takemura, Like damn. Tsuneo Tominaga Animation, Action, Adventure, Peace was brought to the land by Kenshirô years ago. 114 min | Why fear a demon when you can fear starvation? Juji Matsuda, Some of the qualifying factors taken into consideration for a series being deemed great are, entertainment value, popularity, lasting appeal, quality of writing, originality and significance to the medium of anime. | An index page listing Anime of the 1970s content. Devilman faces the tortoise demon Jinmen and birdwoman Shiranu. Naoko Watanabe, | | So if you want some of that shounen-esque blood boiling action, give it a watch. Nozomu Sasaki, | Stars: Satoshi Dezaki | Kenji Utsumi, | Seiji Kumagai, Not Rated Annemarie Lawless, Stars: Yoshiaki Kawajiri 16. Shigeru Chiba, Not Rated | Yûsaku Yara, They wake up just to find out that the passengers are missing. | Animation, Fantasy. Director: | Hiroyuki Kitazume, Tsubasa would later on even inspire people to give the sport a try, not just from Japan either. So you can see where a lot of the conflict and the comedy comes from. Yoshie Shimamura, Once again, IGN’s readers voted in a poll to pick what the next Top 25 list we would tackle is, and this time around the best anime series won! | This then sets up the world in which we find our protagonists, as well as hinting at the overall tone and end-point of the story. Akira Kamiya, 100 min Mîna Tominaga, | | (Most ... See full summary », Directors: | Animation, Action, Comedy. But it is one thing for sure: fun to watch. Toshiko Fujita, In case you’ve watched almost all of the shows on this list, Crusher Joe should serve as a good under-the-radar type of 80s show. I can’t say what the show is about as it’s an art piece, left to be interpreted however you like. | | An ambitious young farmer becomes an agent in a pointless war between two nations, and tragedy ensues. That’s all the plot this film needed, as something as miniscule as going to a doctor or stealing some crops just hit a bit different when it feels like real life. | Keiko Hanagata, Then he and his father fall into a river and Ranma ends up cursed, sure. Hiroyuki Kitakubo, It’s like we take our protagonist, Ranma, and make him adept at martial arts, okay. | The expendable crew of a corporate space vessel must stop a murderous shape-shifting alien organism that somehow got on board. A secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into ... 2. After killing the son of a powerful oil tycoon, an infamous hit-man becomes the target of American soldiers and superhuman killers. But yeah, Attacker You! Why? 99 min Stars: | Gross: | Animation, Action, Crime. Masato Kubota, So Gundam might have bigger guns, but Macross might just edge it out by atmosphere. A powerful statement against war, Barefoot Gen is a disturbing story about the effect of the atomic bomb on a boy's life and the lives of the Japanese people. Stars: Taro's ... See full summary », Director: (1980) 5. | But now he is gone; merely a legend. 81 min David Thomas, Animation, Action, Adventure. Director: Show Hayami, | Osamu Dezaki | Especially the good old 1980s, you know with traditional animation and all those weird dance moves? But I think it does it properly and is definitely worth watching multiple times. | Steve Bulen, Not Rated And it is everything you expect it to be. Mayumi Shô, Not Rated | Kôji Moritsugu, $0.55M, TV-MA William Roberts, Sandy Clubb, Ataru has the wandering eyes of an anime old man sensei. Sure, humanity isn’t in the best spot ever. MyAnimeList has got you covered! Bin Shimada, And although I have experienced it and wasn’t happy about it, they kind of have a point. | It’s a very simple movie conceptually: you get these mercenary guys called the Crushers and they’re given an important job. Masako Katsuki, A young biker stumbles onto a prototype motorcycle with a hidden function that has a link to the true nature of his world. Animation, Action, Sci-Fi, In the distant future, mankind has colonized other planets in the universe. Director: Stacey Gregg, Video games, movies, TV shows, cartoons, anime, toys, comics, and so much more. Wendee Lee, 11. 9. The story is really touching and the mid-50s aesthetic of the town easily draws you in. Cobra, a famous space pirate with a psycho-gun hidden in his left arm, supposed dead for two years, is back in action. Check the list here. | "Project A-Ko", "Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies", "Lupin III: The Fuma Conspiracy", "Urotsukidôji I: Legend of the Overfiend", & "Night on the Galactic Express" are … 12. Stars: | 46 min 7. Don’t let the word “saint” in the title deceive you. Stars: 19. Because everything was drawn by hand, the cyber-punk world of Akira is just as amazing now as it was decades ago. Director: Yû Mizushima, Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise. Hiroyuki Yokoyama Shinji Ogawa, | It has that slice of life aesthetic and considering it ran for 96 episodes, you can bet your bottom dollar that you grow with these characters. Stars: Pamela Weidner, Gorô Naya, Arihiro Hase, Anime of the 1980s Astro Boy /Tetsuwan Atom (remake) The Blue Bird Cyborg 009 The Movie: Legend of the Super Galaxy Doraemon continued to air on TV and received movies throughout the 1980s Gigantor /Tetsujin Nijuhachi-go (remake) God Sigma The … | MoreTop Airing Anime 1 Shingeki no Kyojin: The Final Season; 2 Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu 2nd Season Part 2; 3 Yuru Camp Season 2; 4 Jujutsu Kaisen (TV) 5 Holo no Graffiti While many planets lived in peace, the planet Jerra has been ravaged by decades of war. ! Dave Couch, | The soundtrack is top notch, with an incredibly menacing atmosphere during certain tense scenes. Action, Animation, Sci-Fi, Amid a supposedly simple escort mission, Joe and his crew experience a failure during their warp travel. There’s a land of dreams in this universe that has started drifting from Earth, so Momo has to pay us a visit and just make sure everyone’s having a good old time. | | Gross: A warrior named Stick and a bunch of other rebels and soldiers must fight a deadly alien race and track down their ruler.