Mirai Shounen Conan

A jump back in time to the nostalgic old days before the year 2000 💖

I'd only say there are a couple here where it is a spoiler to know, so they will be at the end of the list. Let me know if you think I should change the stack to have a spoiler warning. But I don't think it's necessary.

Either way, these are various PA works that I think are interesting, some overall good while others lean more into their environment than anything else.

Anime that has been mentioned/recommended by Tatsuki Fujimoto (Chainsaw Man, Fire Punch).
Part 2 Here: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/25288
Non-Anime List Here - https://boxd.it/otwIu

Some things aren't on this list, such as:
- Adventure Time
- Anpanman Movies
- Game of Thrones
- Guillermo Del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
- Kowasugi! Too Scary!
- Miffy the Rabbit
- Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure
- South Park
- The Amazing Digital Circus
- The Star in The Garden of Women (Book/Movie)
- Vanilla Story

- (Ghibli?) Works by Takahata Isao
- (Ghibli?) Works by Suzuki Toshio

- Wants to see FLCL Shoegaze

Anime that focuses on the importance of the natural world on its own terms and/or the ramifications of negligent human interactions with the world.

Now let me preface, the title is a bit reductionist, we shouldn't feel obligated to label what something is or isn't. Rather, the media below at the very least has an idea in it that is tangental to eco-politics whereas other works or more directly critiquing a specific topic (say wars effect on the environment).

Either way all of these works have something in them that might add to your perspective of the subject.

Also feel free to message me if you wanna talk or recommend me something. I'm always down to learn/hear a new perspective.

Anime Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki had a major role working on prior to Studio Ghibli's foundation in 1985. Collected in chronological order.

This is a stack of the best Anime from the 1970s. In short order, this decade was known for Mecha, Literary, and a bit of Sports Anime. This decade is frequently seen seen as laying the framework for the coming decade. Very notably, the beginnings were planted of a genre that will go on to become very popular in the 1980s: Mecha.

Along with Mecha, there was a huge focus sci-fi, especially in space. Much of this type of anime would come from a studio known as, Sunrise. This studio came into being after Osamu Tezuka, the father of manga, left his own studio, Mushi Production to work on personal projects. Without him, Mushi Pro ran into financial problems, leading to its bankruptcy in 1973. Former employees formed two new companies out of the ashes of the old company: Madhouse and Sunrise, two of the most influential Anime Studios to date.

And while Mecha seemed to be appealing to boys (Shonen), some Shojo (girl anime) also became quiet popular during this time. Both leaning very heavily on merchandising with in some cases the help from Bandai. For television outside of Japan, many animation for kids was censored of anything seen as political or sexual.

Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata made a series of literary anime with Nippon Animation. Taking influence, literary and story-telling anime were made by many other studios. After leaving Nippon Animation, Miyazaki continued making popular anime, including Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro. This anime was a movie installment of the anime series Lupin III which started a few years earlier, and now is a long running series that has spanned decades with varying success.

There were additionally, some sports anime sprinkled throughout the decade also, following the popularity of sports on TV in Japan.

And then there's The Belladonna of Sadness. It was a first look into the world of Avant Garde for many. No words can accurately describe the experience of the Anime.

And that is a quick walk through of the 1970s. I will be releasing a stack for the best anime of the 1980s next week, so stay tuned. :)

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About List:
Anime is listed by a balance of popularity and score around time of release to give a more retro vibe, as opinions on anime seems to change notably over time, be it nostalgia or something else. Seems to be especially the case with Mecha Anime. But, regardless, the rating around the time is included for your own viewing.

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For those looking for good anime from the 60s, I don't plan on making a stack for the 1960s as of yet, but here is what would likely be included:

Tiger Mask
Sasuke
Dororo
Star of the Giants
Muumin
Astro Boy
Puss-in-Boots (Nagagutsu wo Haita Neko)
Kamui the Ninja: Stories Other Than the Legend (Ninpuu Kamui Gaiden)
Attack No.1

(v. 0.6.88 - 4646)

Anime from 1970-1979
Personal Watchlist
Everything Ashita no Joe and up are a definitely watch, everything below is a maybe watch.

Yes that series has a game/ is a game. As I collect anime games I want to help people find games for series they enjoy. No this is not related to mobile games, maybe I’ll do a stack for those in the future though🤔 These are tied to Console and PC systems, I won’t list specifics though but searching “[insert series] game” will help you find it. There will be multiple parts coming out!

They really don't get talked about enough. This also might be an attempt to revive dead fandoms.

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.

from here:
https://w.atwiki.jp/sakuga/pages/100.html

This part covers 1943-1983
Part 2 coming soon, whenever I finish it.

I'm not knowledgable about all of these, as the list wasn't originally made by me, so some entries are missing detailed descriptions. Sorry about that.

Just some classic physical cels and hard work.

Disclaimer: some of these i'm not 100% positive if they include cels so let me know if i added something i shouldn't have (I put most suspect at the bottom).

Try to get the blu-ray or 4K of these works, if possible (after you've checked them to see if you like them), because the high resolution scans clean and really help bring out the texture of some of these backgrounds. And yes it looks better on physical media than streamed even if it's HD (if that's something that matters to you).

Ordered somewhat by aesthetic preference.

Anime for people who hate anime. This list was made based on recognizability to Western audiences, lack of fanservice, and lack of typical anime tropes.

Astonishing quality of the animation work list. Appreciation for talented animators who created visually stunning and mesmerizing anime to watch with our naked eyes (try to update as soon as possible)

the essentials classics of the 80's and 90's

Complete list of works where Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata had some form of involvement prior to founding Studio Ghibli.

This is a companion to the Studio Ghibli list which can be found here: