Maison Ikkoku

Anime that were dubbed in its entirety by Ocean Productions, a Canadian based dubbing group in Vancouver, Canada.

There are some rare cases like Megaman NT were dubbed but not fully and I decided to exclude those. Dragonball Z was also dubbed by Ocean Prod. at one point in time but they didn't dub episodes 68-122 (To stay ahead with Funimation's dub). Z Kai also has a full dub but that will never see the light of day so I won't include that on these lists either.

the 50 TV anime from before 2000 with the highest average score on MAL.

I've tried to keep it to one season/entry per show, and excluded series that finished airing after the end of 2000.

Recommendations of different works from 70, 80 and 90s.

Collection of series that feature Enka songs or songs from prominent Enka singers as theme songs or as part of the series.

List of featured artists

Yashiro Aki (八代亜紀)
Miyako Harumi (都はるみ)
Matsubara Nobue (松原のぶえ)
George Yamamoto (山本譲二)
Kobayashi Sachiko (小林幸子)
Hino Mika (日野美歌)
Minami Haruo (三波春夫)
Hosokawa Takashi (細川隆史)
Kitajima Saburo (北島三郎)
Shimakura Chiyoko (島倉千代子)
Tendou Yoshimi (天童よしみ)
Yoshi Ikuzo (吉幾三)
Michiya Misashi (三橋美智也)
Kashima Hiromi (鹿島ひろ美)
Ishikawa Sayuri (石川さゆり)
Suizenji Kiyoko (水前寺清子)
Nakamura Mitsuko (中村美律子)
Kawanaka Miyuki (川中美幸)

If you've got a few minutes or an hour to spare make them worthwile by watching an episode of these anime.

These shows and Ovas have episodes that are mostly self contained and you get a full story in under an hour at maximum so you can watch them without having to commit to watching multiple episodes in one sitting.

Sounds like a good deal right?

I'll pobably make a part 2 cause there's a lot more good episodic format anime out there that did not make it here.

Part Three of the retro sensation that is gripping the nation! For better or worse these are the anime worth your time from days gone by.

Part One: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/30488
Part Two: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/30490
Part Four: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/30811

Note: Moderators had taken down the stacks before, since it was not wholly information based. I will post this as a note as to why such series are essential in order to defend them all as a blanket statement.

Most of the series featured have some sort of significance in terms of first best or darkest for their era which can be categorized by decennium or part of a decennium (early, middle, late). These are mixed around in order in order to give those who subscribed to list a challenge. While I could give an individual breakdown, I think some research is better left up to those who have subscribed to the stacks, since this allows for additional cultural insight into what was popular in Japan at the time, which is sometimes disconnected from the United States, as well as the rest of North America and Europe in many ways. For example, the Crayon Shin-Chan that aired in the United States and Canada is different to the one that aired in Europe, is different to the one that aired in Japan. By recommending to seek out Japanese versions of series, it grows understanding. I am not the first one to have thought of this. In the United States, there used to be a channel called ImaginAsian TV which had the same purpose of informing people about Japanese popular culture through anime. The San Francisco and San Diego PBS stations did the same thing and NHK World Japan carries this on through series like Little Charo and previously Maiko-san Chi no Makanai-san.

I think it is agreed upon that retro is a niche, but with handicaps on subject matter like availability.

Recommended for older viewers that want an alternative to shows and movies set at Anime High School. Casts in these anime are primarily over 18 and most are intended more for adult audiences, even if they're silly or light-hearted in nature. (Big obvious exception: Dragon Ball Z.)

The following should be included in at least each series:

- Romance/Hint of Romance
- Adventure
- MC is Female


Part 2: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/33274

A list of the anime Bird and Trixie are talking about in their podcast We watch anime for summer 2023

Summer 2023 watchlist announcement https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fH8I-HaiEzg
The podcast on youtube https://www.youtube.com/@WeWatchAnime1

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These anime take their time to develop, but once they do, there is no turning back.
Some might appear to have no plot or continuity, taking even entire seasons to develop.

Some of these are tagged as such in AniDB, some others are from my experience watching them.

I am only adding the first season/entry of each franchise

Second part - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/34260
For people bored of slowness - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/33498

An assorted stack of anime series that revolves around characters living in dorms or apartments. The hostel setting may or may not be the direct plot point of the anime.

For anime with sequels, only the first seasons of each have been included in the stack. The genres include (but are not limited to) Slice-of-Life, Comedy, Drama, Sports, and Romance.

Prominet member of Vancouver anime scenes

based on his YT series: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuCjDb3AP-cTKX_jghvRYxLMyQpwihAJR&feature=shared

sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1F83J8K7jZ9smMxPC8iow2MSEB6DfRObn/edit#gid=457076431

Tired of anime about high schoolers? Have you outgrown it? Here are some anime about adults! Primarily featuring adults. At least, anime that I have seen. Ones worth watching!

I refuse to add "Senpai ga Uzai Kouhai no Hanashi" (My Senpai is Annoying) because the main character is characterized as having a childlike personality, and that's exactly what we're trying to escape.

A list of some notable anime from the 70's & 80's. Since many grew up with anime in the 90's or later, this list features some well known and culturally significant anime that are underappreciated due to their age and relative obscurity.

It's perfect for anyone that wants to dive into older anime but has no idea where to start

Part 2: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/42282

Minimum score: 7.60.
Productions related to a previous one are excluded, excep remakes, reboots, and some other special cases.
Best of the 90s: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/40264