| Haru no uta from the 1930s. But if that doesnt't count, then Sazae san from 60s |
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| Taro Urashima, one of the oldest known Japanese animated shorts to exist coming from way back in 1918. There was a point in my fandom years ago where I was curious of what the earliest animated titles from Japan were like, so did a fair deal of research and watched what I could find. At least at the time I dabbled into things, Taro Urashima was the oldest known anime to exist. But came to learn there have been a few older shorts that have been discovered since that time. |
| The oldest anime I've seen is Namakura Gatana. It's one of the oldest anime ever made. It's a 4-minutes short comedy, made in 1917. |
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| For me, it should be the Gundam series, since 1979. |
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| Dragon Ball It was released in 1986. |
| I've watched all the oldest anime shorts in the DB (unless they're lost media of course). All in all a bit more than 150 entries from the 1910s - 1950s. One of the earliest notable anime I've seen that breaks the mould of pre-war animation and is a precursor of the anime industry that would start to pop up 5 years later with Astro Boy, was Hakujaden from 1958 (https://myanimelist.net/anime/4513/Hakujaden). It was the first feature-film of Toei and the first ever from Japan to be produced, and the second anime movie to be shown in the US. For the most part the 60s are where anime and the industry started to form in the way we know it but it's interesting to look at the 1950s precursors to that development. |
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| I don't really watch old anime, partly because they're harder to access and partly because there are so many good anime to watch from the previous 20 years. I loved Legend of the Galactic Heroes and it's probably the oldest anime I've watched (outside of stuff I watched as a kid like Dragonball). The outdated aspects and jankiness only added to the charm of the series. If anyone can recommend me an older anime of the same calibre of Logth I'd be interested in checking it out. |
| I think the oldest anime that I have watched is probably doraemon |
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| Ashita no Joe which came out in the 70s. |
| It was probably Doraemon, Dragonball and Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam |
| Kanashimi no Belladonna from 1973 but I hated it. Not because it was old, it was just a bad movie. |
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| Have watched only 1 episode of this https://myanimelist.net/anime/3900/Ougon_Bat?q=Golden%20bat&cat=anime |
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| Just from checking my completed list, the oldest anime I have watched is "Angels Egg" - a truly amazing film. |
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| Doraemon and Mobile Suit Gundam (1979) |
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| probably sono bisque doll wa koi wo suru |
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| there's some random OVA i watched from 1960s, but it doesn't really count, so probably Kaze no Tani no Nausicaa |
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| Le Singe Musicien (1878) would be the oldest, unless Passage de Vénus (1874) is considered stop-motion. |
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| Astroboy manga (1951), it's was in my town's library, I read it around 2014 |
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| The oldest thing that I've finished is the Sonic the Hedgehog OVA by Studio Pierrot that aired in 1996. |
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| I've watched Namakura Gatana (1917) because it's the oldest anime MAL has a date listed for. But the oldest anime that isn't just a short clip I have watched is Andersen Douwa: Ningyohime (1975) |
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| Probably Hanaori. some short from 1968 I groupwatched. |
XRYSNCH said: The oldest one I've seen is One Piece. I don't like old anime because of its art style. Would I watch something even older? Probably not. I find new animes style boring and souless (with few exceptions), it's fun how perception works.. To answer the question it was an anime from 1929 (Kobutori) for MAL challenge 2017. If we except this one it's probably an anime from 70s. |
| I've watched a lot of those 1910-1970 shorts, but in in terms of fully fledged anime as in TV series or feature length cinematic movie: Momotarou: Umi no Shinpei (Sacred Sailors, 1945) - first feature length movie made in Japan Jungle Taitei (Kimba the White Lion, 1965) - Broadcast in a re-cut version (shorter) on German children's TV when I was in the target group ... loved it to pieces. Doubles as first TV anime in color. Ashita no Joe (Tomorrow's Joe, 1970) - Oldest TV show I've watched as an adult. Worth it. shironeko13 said: Sorry to nitpick here. OVA are direct to video releases for home video systems such as VHS or LaserDisk. Which did not exist before the 1970s. The oldest OVA proper is Dallos (1983). I think what you've watched are shorts which were typically shown at festivals or before feature length movies in cinemas.there's some random OVA i watched from 1960s, but it doesn't really count, so probably Kaze no Tani no Nausicaa |
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| Rose of versailles which came out in fall 1979 |
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| Honey bee Hutch, Tentou Mushi no Uta, Ninja Hattori and Astro boy. I watch only parts of them a long time ago so i dont put em in my list |
| Ashita no Joe (1970) followed by Hokuto no Ken (1984). |
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| This thing: https://myanimelist.net/anime/4398 Anime still looked very much like disney cartoons back then I'll admit I don't like anime of that age much as I prefer more modern series (think 90s, 00s, 10s) |
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| probably berserk 90s adaptation or maybe some hentai who knows |
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| Dragon Ball (the first one, where Goku was little kid) |
| I think it was "Astroboy" (1963) I didn't even realize it was that old and I also saw the 1970+ version. |
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| Katsudou Shashin from 1911, so far the oldest anime. Due to curiosity. |
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| Probably Serial Experiment Lains, Doraemon, and Crayon Shin-chan. |
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| Technically it was Speed Racer or Gatchaman (Speed Racer is older, but I watched more episodes of Gatchaman). But the first one I watched to completion was the original DragonBall from 1986. That may change later though, I plan to watch Rose of Versailles later on. |
| Probably Kanashimi no Belladonna from 1973. |
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