| Rose of Versailles is a great show with great characters and tons of tragedy. It's from 1979 and I think it was very well done considering it's age. Plus if you're a history buff, this is even more enjoyable. (Pssst my signature is this show) Area 88 is also pretty good that tackles war in a grimy and depressing way. The English dub for it is slightly underrated. Really not a bad dub. I also enjoyed Horus no Daibouken. All the way back from 1968 and it still manages to do things that break the mold even for it's age. It has a great opener to the film with simple yet elegant character designs and Beowulf and Viking vibes to boot. PS. I'm not an retro anime elitist, I just like enjoying anime from all eras like a true lad. Also, I wanted to make a positive old anime thread, most of time retro anime come up, it's something like why is underappreciated, why don't people watch it or some elitist trying to push their opinions on others. |
LoknirAug 28, 2019 8:04 AM
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| Ayashi no Ceres. It's more of a shoujo or josei though, may not suit everyone. |
| Hadashi no Gen, it's a movie, but I really liked it, the atmosphere was amazingly executed. I actually got the chills while watching it, ngl. |
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| Is Rose of Versailles considered less well known??? It's basically the go-to for people who like vintage shoujo. Which is already a niche group, I guess. I barely ever step out of my circle so I don't know how fandom at large works. I've been hearing a lot of good things about Horus no Daibouken lately and I really need to get around to watching that. I would like to recommend Kin no Tori, which is an older movie with really great animation and a ton of cute character designs (the Witch is my wife... I love her...). It's a fairly standard family fantasy film but very well made and I had a good time watching it. As for something a bit more recent than that(mid-80s), I really liked the Deimos no Hanayome OVA, even though it does require a working knowledge of the manga to really get. It makes me wish that they had made a full series... It's very pretty and well put together. |
| Random choice - Kikou Ryohei Mellowlink. Even some fans of Votoms are skipping it. Another random choice - Sabu to Ichi Torimono Hikae. It's only partially translated, it's in black and white, it has almost no animation, it has live action scenes that doesn't match very well with the animated one, the stories are simple and sometimes naive...but the voice acting, the themes and the atmosphere are great. |
alshuAug 28, 2019 8:10 AM
| I think Kaiba is underrated. Probably because of its art style. But story is great. |
| Only those who are born in 90's here might know Trouble Chocolate. Dunno how I feel if I watch it right now. |
 Kickstarter for Rokujouma is fully funded. Good work everyone. Lets wait for the result of our hard work together. |
operationvalkyri said: FUCK YEAH, my favorite Miyazaki film I've seen so far. Castle of Cagliostro is the name.I really liked the Miyazaki Lupin III movie. Great characters. |
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| Definitely "Sasurai no Taiyou," which has been fully fansubbed since last month. Also, "Uchuusen Sagittarius" is another classic that very few have seen. |
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| All of my "on hold" anime, I love them and plan on rewatching and finishing them. |
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NeoAnkara said: Never heard about it before, sounds good tbhOnly those who are born in 90's here might know Trouble Chocolate. Dunno how I feel if I watch it right now. |
sceptre777 said: anne of green gable 1979 , macross 1982. shows with incredible production quality. Yeah, I've see SDF Macross from '82. It's some heavy shit man. |
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Loknir said: operationvalkyri said: FUCK YEAH, my favorite Miyazaki film I've seen so far. Castle of Cagliostro is the name.I really liked the Miyazaki Lupin III movie. Great characters. Yeah, the less known Lupin III movie... |
| You already mentioned it but Area 88 is fantastic, I even own the manga released by Viz forever ago as comic books. I'm not sure it counts as not well known but the Patlabor movies are great, the first especially. |
  ♡ Harder Daddy ♡ |
| Romeo's Blue Skies or any of the other WMT series. Also, the 90's Moomin adaptation is pretty good. |
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| Most of those oldies were popular in Europe, airing in prime time slots at popular TV channels Even so, if I have to dig deeper I liked two movies: Age of the Great Dinosaurs:  About a boy, a girl and her little brother who suddenly are transferred back to the jurassic era and are hunted by a T-Rex. Later they are transferred to the Ice Age, meeting humans and the T-Rex is still hunting them.! Shotaro Ishinomori was also involved. Usually such movies you'd expect to be educational, without much violence, memorable music, character development, symbolism or artistic merit. This movie mentions indeed many interesting 70s facts about dinosaurs. But at the same time it has also all of the above! Perhaps the movie that traumatised me the most as a kid. In the end I felt sorry for the T-Rex, despite the cruelties he did: killing a triceratops mother and eating her cubs, her grown triceratops son later on who sacrifices himself to save the kids and was the only cub that survived. Trex kills later many humans too who put a maiden sacrifice to appease him. Today no sane tv broadcaster would show this on kids TV morning slot Adrift in the Pacific  A 1 hour movie by Toei, based on Jules Verne novel about a group of 15 boys stranding on an island and having to find the means to survive. Frictions arise and they split into 2 groups. Later they meet a girl castaway who warns them about some criminals who killed her parents and have landed on the island too. The kids must unite again, face the new danger and find a way to escape the island. One of the best adventure movies I've seen. I lament the fact that nothing similar is played nowadays. As if killings in an adventure movie based on a book are so taboo for kids. This is one of the movies that shapes characters. |
| If we're going to claim Rose of Versailles is not well known then I'll throw in Angel's Egg. Probably one of those anime you can dedicate the less than the 2 hours required watching and leave with a rather nice feeling at the end. |
I'm also filled with pure-hearted ulterior motives. |
| I mean technically almost all retro anime are not very well known. I thought Rose of Versailles was one of the most well known anime from the 70s (here in europe it is), but if that pop up in this thread then I probably have too many to list :>. But I'll limit myself to the Animerama 'trilogy', conceived by the godfather of anime, Osamu Tezuka. https://myanimelist.net/anime/3038/Senya_Ichiya_Monogatari https://myanimelist.net/anime/2755/Cleopatra https://myanimelist.net/anime/3220/Kanashimi_no_Belladonna They have fantastic visuals, probably among the most beautiful anime movies I've seen, and even moreso for their time, as well as pretty interesting stories/settings/themes and an intriguing soundtrack that was arguably ahead of its time. They are not very well known even among some older anime fans, probably because going back to the late 60s and early 70s is too far even for a lot of retro fans, and MAL randomly treating them as porn by giving them a hentai tag doesn't help either. I've been protesting this tagging for years, to no effect, but it's really one of the biggest disgraces of the DB. They aren't porn, they are simply artsy, beautiful movies that happen to include some nakedness and sex. It's like treating Basic Instinct, or any contemporary HBO series as 'porn'. It's ridiculous. Just because something is X-rated doesn't make it porn, but somehow MAL is unwilling to make that distinction. They also are historically significant as the first animated movie with an X-rating, with the first of the trilogy coming out 3 years before Fritz the Cat which was the first american X-rated animated movie. Not to mention the cool and weird mix of animation techniques and styles used in them. I really can't recommend them enough to anyone who loves beautiful retro anime. Especially Cleopatra was delightful and very funny as well, but they are all worth a watch if you ask me. |
| I probably regret this post by now. |
| Romeo no Aoi Sora and Mirai Shounen Conan (and Akage no Anne, but i didn't finished yet). |
HeruruMeruru said: Well known by wolfaboos and Scandinavean people, but Ginga Nagareboshi Gin. It's just your standard 80's shonen... But all the characters are dogs, and it's just as crazy awesome as it sounds. You forgot to mention that the antagonists are bears. There is hardly anything cooler than a dogs vs bears battle shounen :> I definitely enjoyed that show a lot. It's no surprise it is one of the only 80s TV anime with a score over 8 on MAL. |
| I probably regret this post by now. |
operationvalkyri said: I really liked the Miyazaki Lupin III movie. Great characters. Cagliostro is not NOT known. Anything done by Miyazaki is well known and loved. |
| Mermaid's Scar(1 ep.45 min 1993) an adaptation of Ningyo Shirizu(Mermaid Saga) written by Rumiko Takahashi(Inuyasha, Ranma 1/2, Maison Ikkoku) which the series Mermaid Forest(13 ep. 24min 2003) is also based on. |
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Pullman said: I mean technically almost all retro anime are not very well known. I thought Rose of Versailles was one of the most well known anime from the 70s (here in europe it is), but if that pop up in this thread then I probably have too many to list :>. But I'll limit myself to the Animerama 'trilogy', conceived by the godfather of anime, Osamu Tezuka. https://myanimelist.net/anime/3038/Senya_Ichiya_Monogatari https://myanimelist.net/anime/2755/Cleopatra https://myanimelist.net/anime/3220/Kanashimi_no_Belladonna They have fantastic visuals, probably among the most beautiful anime movies I've seen, and even moreso for their time, as well as pretty interesting stories/settings/themes and an intriguing soundtrack that was arguably ahead of its time. They are not very well known even among some older anime fans, probably because going back to the late 60s and early 70s is too far even for a lot of retro fans, and MAL randomly treating them as porn by giving them a hentai tag doesn't help either. I've been protesting this tagging for years, to no effect, but it's really one of the biggest disgraces of the DB. They aren't porn, they are simply artsy, beautiful movies that happen to include some nakedness and sex. It's like treating Basic Instinct, or any contemporary HBO series as 'porn'. It's ridiculous. Just because something is X-rated doesn't make it porn, but somehow MAL is unwilling to make that distinction. They also are historically significant as the first animated movie with an X-rating, with the first of the trilogy coming out 3 years before Fritz the Cat which was the first american X-rated animated movie. Not to mention the cool and weird mix of animation techniques and styles used in them. I really can't recommend them enough to anyone who loves beautiful retro anime. Especially Cleopatra was delightful and very funny as well, but they are all worth a watch if you ask me. Thanks for the recommendations. They look very interesting. Might try it sometimes. I myself have many retro in my hard drive to watch right now. Wish I have more time. |
| The world is not beautiful. Therefore, it is. |
| I'm sorry for constantly mentioning this in the forums, but I really liked watching Uta Kata and its OVA sequel. I might have to re-watch it again cuz I'm still unsure whether it's a new favorite for me (I mean I'm recommending it so much lol), but I definitely think the main series deserves more than its 6.80 average rating. The only thing I didn't like about it were the fanservice shots, but otherwise it's highly underrated. Fellow Madoka Magica fans, give this one a shot please. Dunno if you would call this retro, but screw it, it's almost the 2020s and early 2000s anime are gonna be considered retro soon anyway |
Fario-PAug 31, 2019 10:19 PM
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| My picks would be: Goglo 13 (movie from the 80s), the Original Bubblegum Crisis, Armor Hunter Mellowlink is another really awesome show that's been overlooked sadly, Riding Bean if I remember is a very 80/90s aesthetic that was a good watch, Cyber City Oedo 808, and one of my personal favorites Record of Lodoss War. |
__DuckieAug 31, 2019 10:45 PM
Pullman said: I mean technically almost all retro anime are not very well known. I thought Rose of Versailles was one of the most well known anime from the 70s (here in europe it is), but if that pop up in this thread then I probably have too many to list :>. But I'll limit myself to the Animerama 'trilogy', conceived by the godfather of anime, Osamu Tezuka. https://myanimelist.net/anime/3038/Senya_Ichiya_Monogatari https://myanimelist.net/anime/2755/Cleopatra https://myanimelist.net/anime/3220/Kanashimi_no_Belladonna They have fantastic visuals, probably among the most beautiful anime movies I've seen, and even moreso for their time, as well as pretty interesting stories/settings/themes and an intriguing soundtrack that was arguably ahead of its time. They are not very well known even among some older anime fans, probably because going back to the late 60s and early 70s is too far even for a lot of retro fans, and MAL randomly treating them as porn by giving them a hentai tag doesn't help either. I've been protesting this tagging for years, to no effect, but it's really one of the biggest disgraces of the DB. They aren't porn, they are simply artsy, beautiful movies that happen to include some nakedness and sex. It's like treating Basic Instinct, or any contemporary HBO series as 'porn'. It's ridiculous. Just because something is X-rated doesn't make it porn, but somehow MAL is unwilling to make that distinction. They also are historically significant as the first animated movie with an X-rating, with the first of the trilogy coming out 3 years before Fritz the Cat which was the first american X-rated animated movie. Not to mention the cool and weird mix of animation techniques and styles used in them. I really can't recommend them enough to anyone who loves beautiful retro anime. Especially Cleopatra was delightful and very funny as well, but they are all worth a watch if you ask me. And I removed Kanashimi no Belladonna from my PTW because of the hentai tag! MAL really needs to improve on this because I'm going to miss lots of interesting anime that way. Is Belladonna even a Tezuka anime though? I can find Dezaki in the staff list but not Tezuka. |
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| Oniisama e... It's basically Rose of Versailles' younger sister. A shoujo high school melodrama adapted from a '70s Riyoko Ikeda manga by Osamu Dezaki. It's a pretty big improvement over the source, and just a great anime if you like that style of drama. |
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| Play Super Smash Brothers Ultimate....? |
| Jolyne Kuujou + Steel Ball Run Universe = Billie Eillish |
| Mirai Shonen Conan, a great adventure anime with awesome characters, from 79, the animation is smooth and the atmosphere is incredible. |
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holysauron said: Pullman said: I mean technically almost all retro anime are not very well known. I thought Rose of Versailles was one of the most well known anime from the 70s (here in europe it is), but if that pop up in this thread then I probably have too many to list :>. But I'll limit myself to the Animerama 'trilogy', conceived by the godfather of anime, Osamu Tezuka. https://myanimelist.net/anime/3038/Senya_Ichiya_Monogatari https://myanimelist.net/anime/2755/Cleopatra https://myanimelist.net/anime/3220/Kanashimi_no_Belladonna They have fantastic visuals, probably among the most beautiful anime movies I've seen, and even moreso for their time, as well as pretty interesting stories/settings/themes and an intriguing soundtrack that was arguably ahead of its time. They are not very well known even among some older anime fans, probably because going back to the late 60s and early 70s is too far even for a lot of retro fans, and MAL randomly treating them as porn by giving them a hentai tag doesn't help either. I've been protesting this tagging for years, to no effect, but it's really one of the biggest disgraces of the DB. They aren't porn, they are simply artsy, beautiful movies that happen to include some nakedness and sex. It's like treating Basic Instinct, or any contemporary HBO series as 'porn'. It's ridiculous. Just because something is X-rated doesn't make it porn, but somehow MAL is unwilling to make that distinction. They also are historically significant as the first animated movie with an X-rating, with the first of the trilogy coming out 3 years before Fritz the Cat which was the first american X-rated animated movie. Not to mention the cool and weird mix of animation techniques and styles used in them. I really can't recommend them enough to anyone who loves beautiful retro anime. Especially Cleopatra was delightful and very funny as well, but they are all worth a watch if you ask me. And I removed Kanashimi no Belladonna from my PTW because of the hentai tag! MAL really needs to improve on this because I'm going to miss lots of interesting anime that way. Is Belladonna even a Tezuka anime though? I can find Dezaki in the staff list but not Tezuka. As it says in the 'Background' column on the entry's page: "It is the third and final film in the Animerama trilogy conceived by Osamu Tezuka, but it is the only one to be neither written nor directed by him." So yeah, his fingerprint is involved but not very directly. The film is also the artsiest and most abstract of the trilogy, which might be a good or bad thing depending on your taste. I personally still liked it quite a lot, but probably a bit less than the other two. |
| I probably regret this post by now. |
Pullman said: holysauron said: And I removed Kanashimi no Belladonna from my PTW because of the hentai tag! MAL really needs to improve on this because I'm going to miss lots of interesting anime that way. Is Belladonna even a Tezuka anime though? I can find Dezaki in the staff list but not Tezuka. As it says in the 'Background' column on the entry's page: "It is the third and final film in the Animerama trilogy conceived by Osamu Tezuka, but it is the only one to be neither written nor directed by him." So yeah, his fingerprint is involved but not very directly. The film is also the artsiest and most abstract of the trilogy, which might be a good or bad thing depending on your taste. I personally still liked it quite a lot, but probably a bit less than the other two. Well, seeing as I like artsy and abstract stuff I think it might be right up my alley. Also thanks for reminding me to read the background columns to see if there's something interesting in there. |
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| definitely Area 88, pretty obscure even by elitist standard |
| Just the other day watched They Were 11 which is a good movie. Don't think it's going to change your life or anything, but if you want to check out something that basically nobody has seen, it's worth an hour and a half of your time. |
| You have shit taste, and then I have taste so shit it makes your taste look good |
| Kekkaishi, It was one of the first anime cd that i bought and it's great. |
| "This is boring...I'm bored..." |
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