Does G Gundam count as a classic? Wait, who am I kidding, of course it's a classic. Watch G Gundam. It is what happens if you hire someone to make a Gundam series and they think you told them to make the most racist Super Robot show ever.

>>67319
I'm sorry but did you just call Tequila Gundam racist? Because I believe the word you were looking for was "AWESOME".

Also, wasn't necessarily looking for just more mecha shows. Seriously, throw some obscurity at me. I'm interested in whatever you have. If it's a good show I won't be afraid to try it. I mean hell, I'm in the process of trying to find a dub of Beast King GoLion so I can watch the uncensored original.

Galaxy Express 999. I saw the compilation movie when I was a kid with no fucking clue what "anime" meant, and it tugged my naive little heartstrings.

I remember enjoying Iria back in the day. But I was young then and I can't swear my fond memories for it weren't just lack of experience. Same with Record of Lodoss War....I actually went back and rewatched that recently, and it was still pretty good, except the animation on the bigger creatures (if you can call it that) was ridiculous.

The original Dragonball was fun.

Legion Of Galactic Heroes if you have no life.

>>67329
>Legion
>implying it's long
Just stop.

>>67331
Legend, Legion, that glorious bitch be 110 episodes long. That counts as LONG.

>>67332
Yeah holy fuck though, it's great.

>>67331
You think that's bad, you should hear me, a brain damaged Canadian, try and pronounce the names.

>>67332
Not really,, I mean episodes are only 20 minutes long, something like The Sopranos or The Wire is much longer. Or to compare it of others more similar, any Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica, Stargate, etc

When you compare it to the length of other anime, well it's longer than most but at the same time isn't particularly long, considering that most shows that go beyond 100 episodes go on for considerably longer.

But we are talking anime rather than HBO Original Programming or whatever else you want to compare it to. Really, anything longer than 26 episodes is pretty long.

The 80s might be hard considering it was the time when almost everyone in the west seemed to be hiring out japanese studios to make stuff like CBN and SuperBook. Whole lot of super robots, with the occasional Dr Slump.

>>67337
Already seen LOGH and its side stories. Well, except Gaiden. Working on that.

>>67344
Come on, there have to be other kinds of shows beyond mecha that were made during that decade. There was too much money floating around for there not to be.

Space Adventure Cobra

Is Vision of Escaflowne old enough to count as retro yet? (My perspective on this is a little skewed.) If so, and you haven't seeing it. That would be my suggestion.

> 2011
> There are people haven't already watched Escaflowne

imma just rattle off some of my faves some might be newish i never really check to see when they came out
Yu-Yu Hakusho
Giant robo the animation
Black jack 21
Fist of the North Star
Cromartie High School

Record of Lodoss War. One of those classics everyone should have watched by now. But it should be mentioned in the thread.

The Slayers is pretty fucking awesome stuff. Plus, if you watch the dub, half of the cast is the cast of Pokemon and also Crispen Freeman.

The original Ghost in the Shell, Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade (not THAT old but it looks/feels like one), any Leiji Matsumoto (Harlock, Emeraldas, Galaxy Express), old Miyazaki (Nausicaa, Castle in the Sky, Kiki, Porco Rosso), Akira, Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honneamise, old Lupin...

that's a start, I guess

You owe it to yourself to watch Gundam 0080. It's only 6 episodes, but it's probably the best thing to ever come out of the Gundam franchise.

I'm finally watching Outlaw Star. Its pretty sweet, lots of action, cool space ships, neat environments.

The way the story is structured is kind of odd, not the kind of thing you'd see these days. It takes a long time for them to even GET the freakin' space ship, as in several episodes, and almost half the series to get the core cast aboard said ship, even long STILL to set up what their searching for/what the end game is.

This certainly isn't a bad thing since everything's paced very well and the characters are excellent. Its just very different from the way many animes are structured these ways where the main cast and the overall premise/goal of the show is summed up within the first few episodes.

>>67480
Outlaw Star's continues to have one of my favorite conclusions of any anime in that they find the Leyline, have their epic battle, make out like bandits... Aaaaand then Gene gets arrested for the illegal launch from the first episode. AND THEY'RE STILL IN DEBT, AFTER ALL OF THAT.
It's just a hilarious moment of snapping an epic, over-the-top sci-fi climax back to the realm of reality.

I freaking love Outlaw Star. This is making me want to rewatch the series. I'd love to read the manga, too, but I can't seem to find it...


"It was you who broke my Meissen Plate."

>>67493

It differs heavily from the show. It kinda comes from the earlier days of manga-to-anime adaptations where the story of the manga wasn't nearly as important and a lot of faffing about was allowed compared to now.

All I've ever found are around the first three chapters. The art is interesting, but kinda amateurish at times, looks a little DeviantArt. I'll try to track it down.

If you want to go very, very back in time, maybe this blog can help you:
http://skarohuntingsociety.blogspot.com/
They have the original versions of series like Cutey Honey, Casshan, Cyborg 009, among others.

I never really cared for Outlaw Star when it was on, but a year ago or so, someone on /a/ offered up a Livestream session and I decided to join in. Watching it with the diehard fans, and reading all the comments and in-jokes and catchphrases they wrote as the episodes aired, made it just hugely enjoyable.

Oh, and seconding Escaflowne, it has really good music.

>see Do You Remember Love?
>nostalgia implode

G Fucking Gundam
Yu Yu Hakusho

A friend of mine just passed all the Saber Marionette J series (including J Again and J to X) in the latinamerican dub. This is gonna be a HUGE NOSTALGIA RUSH for me.

I'm also FUCKING FINALLY watching Gunbuster for the first time.

Initial impressions are a little... surreal, if that makes any sense. I'm hyper aware that this is the "first" of several common anime art/design/storytelling devices that pop up again and again not only in GAINAX work, but everywhere.

Its like watching a very old comedy movie: the style and tone is one you recognize, but everything is presented in a very basic way. You have to take a minute to wrap your head around the fact that how your used to seeing things in modern offerings of the genre came from the old film's specific stylings. Its a little trippy.

I just got around to watching Totoro for the first time.

God damn Miyazaki. How is it that you can make a movie where nothing happens and I can still be grinning like a motherfucker through the whole thing?

>>69694
maybe you have shit taste?

>>69692
Well, the first half of Aim for the Top! Gunbuster is a blatant homage to Aim for the Ace!, an old tennis sport manga/anime. It starts doing its own thing halfway through.

>>69702
Oh, you!

>>69692
Gunbuster isn't just Gainax's first of many, it's practically the only thing they've ever made. They just keep re-fucking-making it.

>>69708
Yep. Gainax really loves bildungsroman stories. The only popular Gainax stuff that aren't adaptations and coming-of-age stories I can think of is Panty and Stocking, and maaaybe Honneamise.

>>69703
I suppose I should give that a watch too if I have time then...

Shin-Hakkenden (galactic adventure, deep story, and a huge cast of heroes you actually give a damn about)

Shin Hakkenden Opning HD

Cooking Master Boy...drools.

中華一番OP & 遊戲王(Maki)

Dual! Parallel Trouble Adventure (Tenchi meets Evangelion. The results are...bizarre to say the least)

[HD] Dual! Parallel Trouble Adventure Opening

Power Stone (probably one of the best anime based on a video game if not THE best)

Power Stone - Opening 2 - Ashita ni Todoke

Ranma 1/2 (if you haven't seen it all ready the comedy still holds up)

And whatever was posted before this

>>69745
I'm assuming this person watched the shit out of AXN back in ye olde days.

I just recently saw Wings of Honneamise and liked it quite a bit. I would describe it as kind of like a Ghibli movie but with more mature themes.

If your swedish then the dub of Silver Fang. Its so bad its good.
And when your done or not swedish then the original Ginga Nagareboshi Gin.
Ginga Nagareboshi Gin opening
Its like this epic samurai drama but with dogs.
After the origin story that is.

>>69753
In case you enjoyed AXN:

My brotha!!!!

In case you didn't:

I respect your tastes and hope we can get along regardless of you not enjoying my suggested programs.

If, like me, you were raised on Tom Clancy before ever watching anime, Gasaraki is a superb choice.

I also second Outlaw Star and suggest Record of Lodoss War.

Detonator Orgun (short OVA series)
X (movie is from mid-90s more or less, tv series from early 2000s)
Oh! My Goddess (OVA)
Maho Tsukai Tai
Bastard!!

>>67368
Well since OP brought up Macross Plus, I suppose it counts... More or less the same timeframe, no?