| The further back in time you go, the bigger the pool is to choose from, and the greater number of anime that stands the test of time you may come across. That's my perspective as someone who also skews towards newer shows and wasn't around watching anime pre-2010. |
| Literally click on a random 80s OVA and watch it. |
| If you don't watch the influential stuff you won't really get context of newer stuff influenced by it. |
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| I would say watch great teacher Onizuka and school rumble. The reason is that they are fun to watch. Popular stuff is only relevant if you plan to socialize about it. |
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| Old stuff's pretty good imo. Very often better than new stuff. |
| MEA·MENTVLA·INGENS·EST |
| You shouldn't watch something just because people tell you too. You should only seek out shows that you're curious or interested about. |
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| Because there are a lot of really good anime that didn't come out within the last 15 years, and it would be a shame to miss them. That's really the only reason you should need, right? The year an anime is made shouldn't make any difference. It'll also be a really nice chance of pace, since every era of anime kind of has its own "feeling" to it. If you stick too closely to just the same kind of anime all the time, it's going to get boring fast. The best thing you can do is to make sure you watch a wide variety. Check out things you don't even think you'll like, and you might find a lot of pleasant surprises. That said, if you feel more comfortable with newer anime at the moment, there's nothing wrong with that either. You can branch out to older stuff any time. I would recommend skipping the original Sailor Moon for now. It's not a bad series by any means, but it's very long and very repetitive. If you're just getting into anime, there's a lot out there that's probably more worth your time. If you want to try some older stuff without committing to a long series, it might be better to start with movies, OVAs, or shorter series. |
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| Because high quality cell animation looks astonishing. |
No, this isn't my signature~desu. |
| Well, the main problem is being able to find those old anime series on the Internet, which can be challenging. I know where those old shows are posted, but I cannot share those links here...for legal reasons. |
| Firstly: why frame the question this way, as if a series being older is a bad thing? It's not. Secondly: Sailor Moon isn't even that old. Thirdly: WTF? 1995-2010?! How the hell are you suggesting 2010 anime are old? They most certainly are not! Now that said, if Sailor Moon looks like it interests you, just go watch it already! |
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| Because depriving yourself of good stuff just because it was made in the past is idiotic. |
| Because of 80's and 90's 𝓐𝓮𝓼𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓽𝓲𝓬. |
| i say if you do not feel like watching them then dont since there are lots of remakes coming out this days and those remakes will keep on being made for modern audience anyway so ye just watch the remakes instead |
| Do you have reasons to not watch older stuff? |
Cold-hearted orb that rules the night Removes the colours from our sight Red is grey and yellow white But we decide which is right And which is an illusion. |
| I never understood it, it would be like refusing to read a book because it was written before a certain date. You're there for the story/characters right? To be entertained. So if something exists that is right up your alley but the only thing preventing you from starting it is its date of origin then idk what to tell you. Like I'm sorry but if the main reason someone likes an anime is because of the flashy visual hype that gets their attention then why even bother engaging with a story when they can just watch tiktok edits with the subway surfer guy on the bottom half of the screen. |
| "I can fix her". Patron Saint of Lost Causes. Psych Ward-maxxing. without love it cannot be seen |
| When I said City Hunter is absolute cinema from episode 1 on that recommendations thread, I genuinely meant it. Trust me, just give the first episode a shot on Crunchyroll (Or pirate it), and you'll know pretty quickly if it's for you or not. It's one of those anime where you don't need to 3 episode rule it, as 1 episode is enough to know if you'll like the rest of it. |
Daviljoe193Nov 23, 2:57 PM
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| IDK, you don't have to...if you don't want to don't.....does what we say matter? Also do the 80s and 70s not exist for you lol? Anyway, the advantages it has compared to modern anime is one cell shade animation which does have a unique visual quality to it that does stand out and isn't really replicated by anything today. Of course, fans not familiar with older animation may not appreciate it. Regardless, you have some really good sakuga and character designs in the 80s and 90s, that are going to look very different from modern stuff. I would argue older character designs suffered less from same face syndrome compared to today. Genre wise, if you are a big fan of science fiction like me, the peak of that genre within anime was from the late 70s into the early-mid 2000s. Modern anime doesn't really cater to sci fi fans much, outside of rare occasions. The OVA market had a lot of short series, you can watch quickly and they generally are more uncensored than a lot of titles you see in the seasonal grind, though streaming is starting to open up things. I guess additionally some of the best shows I have seen in anime, like Legend of the Galactic Heroes, Full Metal Alchemst Brotherhood, Ghost in the Shell 95/SAC, Cowboy Bebop, Armored Trooper Votoms and Monster came out in those years so.....I mean yeah, wanting to watch good anime, would be a good reason to watch those decades lol. Honestly the 2000s and 80s are some of my favorite eras. |
BilboBaggins365Nov 23, 3:17 PM
| There are a lot more old gen anime that came before 1995. Like a LOT |
| Ignore what they said. Only watch what you feel like watching, not what people ask you to. Let me redpill you that anime fans are useless when it comes to getting new people deeper into the media, their "starter packs" are simply what they watched at the time. And depending on how normie they are, it's quite possibly that they barely watch any new stuff, and are just stuck on low-quality groups discussing those same oens because "those were the ones everyone watched". CrzNoww said: can u give me few reasons to enter the old gen world? If you need reasons, then don't. Keep watching newer stuff, just grabs seasonals you think are interesting and keep watching then every season (If you don't know what is a seasonal, let me know and I can teach you everything), then look for similar anime to the ones you liked the most. Do this until you've formed your tastes, a nice foundation, then the "spirit" of looking for older stuff will naturally appear in you, and naturally taking part on discussions will make you attracted to certain anime. |
thewiruNov 23, 4:53 PM
| You should watch them if you expect to like them. |
| その目だれの目？ |
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