Late 90s to 2000s Anime Appreciation thread

Serafos said:
Azumanga Daioh
Binzume Yousei
Digimon Adventure
Tanoshii Muumin Ikka

Theo1899 said:
Ever seen The Big O? It was pretty popular on Toonami when it came out.
The creators were like "Wouldn't it be cool if Bruce Wayne drove a 60s giant robot and had a cute android girl companion? Also the opening theme is Flash Gordon and the ending is fucking weird"

Catalano said:

did you understand the meaning of the ending? because my head is still spinning
the robots were cool though
for some reason, these 90s-00s anime have a weird ending, like gilgamesh or witch hunter robin, they're cool and all but they're so confusing

Theo1899 said:
Ever seen The Big O? It was pretty popular on Toonami when it came out.
The creators were like "Wouldn't it be cool if Bruce Wayne drove a 60s giant robot and had a cute android girl companion? Also the opening theme is Flash Gordon and the ending is fucking weird"

Jellybeanx said:
The most iconic 2000s anime and probably the most popular. I will always love this show !

TheNextDoor said:
The 2000s era features some of my favorite "underrated" shounen series like Hikaru no Go, Chrono Crusade and Kekkaishi:d

TRC_Randy said:
It was the best era of anime if you ask me. Over half of my top 100 anime are occupied by those from that period. My personal favs:
- Cromartie High School (2003)
- Monster (2004)
- Detective Conan (1996)
- Gundam 00 (2007)

Azulmagia88 said:
The late 90s to 2000s era is the best in my opinion most of my favorites are from then.
Here are some:
Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha (2004)
Shakugan no Shana (2005)
To Heart (1999)
Kimi ga Nozomu Eien (2003)
Seikai no Monshou (1999)

Pages_Pages said:
I am surprised that nobody has brought up Outlaw Star yet.


Anyway, I am rewatching The Big O and I am loving this show all over again.

Other favorites:
Cowboy Bebop
Mad Bull 34 (a bit of a dumpster fire, as far as a quality production is concerned, but the funniest thing I have ever seen from Japan)
Black Jack (OVA)
Kishin Douji Zenki
Gundam Wing

Some late 1980s series that continued into the 1990s:
Dragon Ball Z
Ranma 1/2 Nettohen
Warau Salesman
Oishinbo

Nemo_Niemand said:
Why only late 90s? Golden Age of anime starts in 70s.
Ok, here are some nice things from the Golden Age I've randomly recalled:
Lupin III.
Space Cobra.
Countless Gundams and countless Leiji Matsumoto series.
Kyou Kara Ore Wa.
Otokojuku.
Trigun.
Dominion.
Patlabor.
Taiho Shichau Zo.
Grappler Baki.
Hikaru no Go.
Rozen Maiden.
Azumanga.

MFDOOMED said:
This a post I can get behind! I've been rewatching anime from my childhood from the 90s and 2000's. I got a couple recommendations for you.



Zoids Chaotic Century- Just watched it in full subs front to back a month ago.
Definitely holds up. The CGI is still impressive, even for today. Apparently Xebec won a bunch of awards for their animation tech and the per episode cost was ridiculous. So when Zoids switched studios, the animation quality dropped to almost unwatchable. Surprisingly, not that much was edited for the dub. But the jokes hit harder in the OG JP dub.

Zoids New Century Zero- There is no way to watch it uncensored as of yet. But Ko Otani (you may know him from Gundam Wing and Outlaw Star) composed the music and the show is a great time from beginning to end. It really deserved a sequel.

Brigadoon: Marin to Melan- Found out about it on MAL. It is definitely a 7 out of 10 show but it is unique in a ton of ways. A preteen girl MC, a reverse isekai that involves robots and mecha, a mystery that is much better resolved in the manga than the anime, and best of all, Murder Mom. I love Murder Mom. She may well be my favorite character of the 2000s.

VS Knight: Lamune and 40 Fire- I found out about this show randomly on Youtube and I am still watching it now. If you want to bring back the old feeling of the 90's you owe it to yourself to watch this show. It even had Team Rocket before Team Rocket, as the baddies get launched away in an explosion and the anime came out a couple months before the first Pokemon.

Cyborg 009: The Cyborg Soldier- I rewatched this anime last year. It was easy to see why my kid self loved this show. It turned out my adult self still loves this show. Watch it with the sub so you can hear Norio Wakamoto deliver one of his best performances ever as Black Ghost. The show has a lot of episodic episodes, but whenever they focus on a serious arc, everything dials up to 11. Also, the official last episode is episode 48. The last three episodes was the mangaka working on creating a brand new arc to end the story. Unfortunately, he died before that could happen. But the last three episodes are a nice what if.

Yu Gi Oh- I have no interest in rewatching this show. But if you grew up in the 2000's, this show was inescapable. If you want a little darkness, check out Yu Gi Oh 0 season. There was an anime based on what Yu Gi Oh was about before cards and its some twisted stuff. I liked those story ideas better personally, but the heart of the cards will always win.

Medabots- 2 different seasons with different animation. It was a big deal if you were a kid in the 2000's. The second season had an amazing OP song. Definitely give it a listen.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mB24kdinVPk&ab_channel=cyandic

You already know about Digimon and Pokemon. There is nothing to say about those shows. But did you know the new Digimon show *Digimon: Ghost Game* is actually excellent. Like shockingly so. I wish I had a show this awesome when I was growing up. Spoiler warning. This show gets dark. Really really dark. From episode 13 onwards, you're gonna wonder if kids should even be watching things like this. Those kids are gonna be fine.

The Vision of Escaflowne- An incredible 10 out of 10 show. And isekai before it became overdone. The OG english dub is fantastic. The new one they did is trash. The Japanese dub is great as well. Shoujo, Mecha, and hot blooded action mixed into a fantastic show. Try to watch the remastered Blu Ray version if possible. The art is gorgeous. Please avoid the Escaflowne movie. It's not worth your time.

Scryed- Probably the most underrated 2000's show ever put out. If you watch the dub, Steve Blum might have his greastest VA role as the MC here. It's a show about people with super powers, but its more mature than it sounds. The Rivals final fight in this show is one of the greastest Rival fights ever animated. You could probably enjoy it even if you don't know the stakes. Also, the show's ost is fantastic.

Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water- Low key, a better show than NGE if you don't count the filler episodes. It was directed by Hideki Anno before NGE and Shiro Sagisu did the music. A lot of the stuff you enjoy in NGE is here. Anguish, Emotional Turmoil, sweet mecha action, and incredible art. Apparently, Anno drew a lot of frames himself because he wanted everything to be just right. Also, Studio Ghibli originally intended this to be their anime, so a lot of Ghibli story element are in it as well.

Hunter X Hunter 1999- Did you know HXH 2011 was a remake of another show? I found this show looking for something to scratch the itch for another great Togashi story. The OVA's got me into the manga and the rest was history. I watched the 1999 anime 2 years ago with the english dub and it's better than the 2011 version in a handful of ways. It's a great time. Tho I still give the edge to 2011.

Eureka Seven- A lot of older anime fans grew up watching this mecha anime. It's a romance between a human boy and alien. It takes its time and is enjoyable from beginning to end. If you like episodes 22 to 24, then you will know if the show is for you. Those are some of the best episodes this show has to offer. They even tried remaking them for a movie, but it didn't compare to the show.

Ania_BH said:
There are a lot of goody anime.. here are some and a bit mix of my favs:
Hajime No Ippo
Initial D First Stage
Legend of the Galactic Heroes
Gunsmith Cats
Trigun
Master Keaton
The Irresponsible Captain Tylor
Space Cobra
Magical DoReMi - It's pretty girly but worth a shot LMAO.

Here are some movies:
Angel's Egg
Memories
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
Akira
Jin Rou

mushi_Jyou said:


I could feel the passion just from reading your post, and am humbled by it. I really enjoyed your little review and trivia for each of the anime you listed. I actually would go read up on each anime that is in each reply in this thread to know more about them. Your little bits of information saved me some research time to understand what the anime is about, hahaha. Thank You~

NGL, most of the anime you listed, I have never heard of them. Glad to know there are so many great shows out there that has a place in at least one person's heart/mind.
Oh Yu Gi Oh, May the author rest in peace. It was really one of the wildest show from my childhood. Wild because of how big it grew! I remember buying the cards and trading them with my classmates! But I completely forgotten how the game is played now.

Actually HXH is on my to watch list. Have been there for sometime. I am actually reluctant to watch it because of it incomplete story. I know it will eat me alive to not be able to not complete a story that I started.
I thought HXH 2011 was a remake of the original HXH? They have the same characters and the same plot I thought? What another story was this a remake of?
Anyway~~ great news that the mangaka is continuing the HXH story!! Hope his health continues to improve too!

VampireLord1024 said:
Some that I've enjoyed:
https://myanimelist.net/anime/952/Magical_Nyan_Nyan_Taruto

https://myanimelist.net/anime/2166/Doujin_Work

Pages_Pages said:


I am surprised and kind of glad that someone mentioned these. Have you seen Stratos 4, by any chance? I am on the fence about it since the writer was behind Mouse (an anime which I hate beyond compare) and the Pico trilogy.

MFDOOMED said:



So Hunter X Hunter had a manga first, then the Hunter X Hunter 1999 show and OVA's. Those OVA's got me into the manga, but I didn't watch the OG show. Then they redid the show in 2011 because they had more stuff from the manga to animate. If you watch Hunter X Hunter 2011, it has a perfect ending. Unlike the manga, the show is about the MC looking for his dad. When the MC gets his answer, the show ends. There is some great stuff if you want to keep the story going, but you will definitely be satisfied with the anime ending.

Turn's out the Yu Gi Oh guy died trying to rescue a family in rough water. He died a hero.

Baamy said:
Digimon Adventure