Favorite "old school" anime

[rocklobster]

They say no one watches old school anime. Let's prove "them" wrong. List your favorite oldies but goodies. Here are some of mine (note, by old school, I mean pre-1990s):
Ranma 1/2
Speed Racer (watch it on Crunchy Roll!)
Astroboy
Galaxy Express 999 (watch it on Crunchy Roll!)
Captain Harlock

[TheSubtleDoctor]

It's kinda sad, but the only thing I can think of is Dragonball Z. Really dug it back in the day. Pre-90s is before my anime time.

Wait!

Nausica and Totoro!

[Song_of_Storms]

[SIZE="1"]Okay, so most of these are't really old school...

ToHeart

Here is Greenwood!

Any of the early Gundam/Macross

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[EricTheFred]

Kimagure Orange Road
Urusei Yatsura
Sorceror Hunters
Mama is a 5th grader (Based upon a very small number of fansubs available, but it is great!)
Speed Racer of course
Space Battleship Yamato
I could keep typing, but you get the idea...

[Roy Mustang]

Macross (by the date giving in the thread, Macross and the Macross movie: Do you remember love are the only old school Macross series.)

Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam

Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket

Captain Harlock

Fushigi na Koala Blinky (aka: Blinky the Wonderful Koala or Noozles in the USA).

Bubblegum Crisis

Kimagure Orange Road

Little Nemo - Adventures in Slumberland

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[battletech]

You probably mean american release . The only series I can think of that has not been mentioned is "Legendary Armor Samurai Troopers"(Ronin Warriors). It was aring in Japan in 88. P.S. Every Gundam made before 1990.

[Roy Mustang]

You probably mean american release.

If you are meaning Macross series, then no. I wasn't going by the US release date.

Macross came out Oct of 1982, Macross movie: Do you remember love came out July of 1984, The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Flash Back 2012 came out June of 1987, but I don't count that one. Its just collection of music videos from The Super Dimension Fortress Macross animated television series.

The next thing that came out for Macross in Japan was The Super Dimension Fortress Macross II: Lovers, Again and it was release May 1992 for the 10th Anniversary of Macross.

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[rocklobster]

Ronin Warriors is all kinds of awesome. I can't believe I forgot that series. Now that series should definitely be picked up by Syfy.

[Fish and Chips]

My Neighbor Totoro, actually, believe it or not.

[Radical Dreamer]

Sailor Moon. Always. XD

[ShiroiHikari]

Old school anime is mostly all I watch these days!

That being said, favorites include:

- Voltes V (1977-1978)
- Space Runaway Ideon (1980-1981)
- Hyakujuu Ou Go-Lion (1981-1982)
- Mobile Suit Gundam movie trilogy (1981-1982)
- Armored Trooper Votoms (1983-1984)
- Double Zeta Gundam (1986-1987)
- Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket (1989)

PS Sailor Moon doesn't count yet because it came out in 1992. XD

[Warrior 4 Jesus]

Future Boy Conan all other Miyazaki or Studio Ghibli productions are too recent to be considered 'old school'.

[Agape]

Voltron
Thundercats
Ronin Warriors
Robot Carnival
Vampire Hunter D
DBZ
Tekkaman Blade
Sailor Moon( have to admit)
Speed Racer
Gundam
Akira
The Guyver
8th Man After

The further back I go the harder it is for me to recall the classics. I'm not that old either so you really can't expect too much before the 90's. I have more though, just can't remember.

[Blitzkrieg1701]

I actually watch more "old school" anime than new ones, generally. Part of it is 'cos I'm still catching up on all the cool stuff I saw on the shelves of blockbuster or the back pages of EGM but never actually watched. But also, I prefer Sci-Fi to Fantasy, so a lot of the older stuff just seems more appealing than a lot of the newer anime.

That rant aside:

Robot Carnival
Neo-Tokyo
Super Dimension Fortress Macross
Castle of Cagliostro
Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise
Mobile Police Patlabor

And there's a LONG list of other old school anime I still want to watch but either don't have yet or simply haven't seen enough to form an oppinion of.

[guitargeekette]

Rurouni Kenshin is amazing, that it is. Hands Down.

[Roy Mustang]

Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise
Mobile Police Patlabor

Rats, I knew that I forgot about those two on my list.


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[Mr. Hat'n'Clogs]

I think the only anime old enough to be on this list that I've seen is Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind.

Oh, and I've seen a couple clips of Victory Gundam! Though I don't know if that's old enough to count.

[Roy Mustang]

Oh, and I've seen a couple clips of Victory Gundam! Though I don't know if that's old enough to count.

If you want to know, it came out in 1993.


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[Mr. Hat'n'Clogs]

That's what I thought, so I guess it doesn't count.

[That Dude]

Castle of Calogstrio
Castle In The Sky
Nausicaa
Robotech, The Macross Saga
Project Ako
I know I have more but I'll have to look through and see what I've seen in the oldschool catagory.

[ilikegir33]

Any and all 80s Ghibli films (especially Nausicaa, Grave of the Fireflies, My Neighbor Totoro and Castle in the Sky)
Science Ninja Team Gatchaman (just look at my avatar)
Robot Carnival
Area 88 - the OVA series
Akira
Otaku no Video: Graffiti of the Otaku Generation
Assemble: Insert (no other anime is so overlooked and underrated)

[ShiroiHikari]

That's what I thought, so I guess it doesn't count.

It will in a few years though, haha.

[Mr. Hat'n'Clogs]

Wait! Kiki's Delivery Service is just old enough(1989), and I've seen it.

[blkmage]

One day, I will be able to say Legend of Galactic Heroes.

But that day is not today. Or anytime in the next few months, it seems.

[GAINAX]

GunBuster, one of my favorite series of all time.
Nadia as well, but the island arc kills me.

[Adie]

3000 Leagues in Search of Mother. I haven't been able to find the whole series (*cries*), but the episodes I watched were amazing.

Also: Robot Carnival, Gauche the Cellist, and any pre-90's Studio Ghibli film. :)

[Maokun]

I was raised by old anime! No one can beat me.

Saint Seiya
Captain Tsubasa
The Flying House
Superbook
Mazinger Z
Voltron
Arbegas
Hutch the Honey Bee
Seton no Banner
Heidi
Cuore Monogatori
Ranma 1/2
3000 Leagues in search of Mother
Gekko Kamen
Tom Sawyer
Grimm Brothers' Tales
Dragon Ball + Z
Magic Knight
Samurai Pizza Cats
Speed Racer
Astroboy

AMongst many others

[shooraijin]

No one said Maison Ikkoku! Augh! Also picked up One-Pound Gospel on VHS off eBay over the weekend -- it hasn't come yet.

[Blitzkrieg1701]

Oh wait, I know what would beat everything on this list: Momotaro's Divine Sea Warriors. It's Japan's first feature length animated film and predates the first airing of Astro Boy by nearly 20 years. Granted, it's also an INCREDIBLY creepy propaganda about a bunch of cute animals who join that army and fight off the evil, western ogres, so I probably shouldn't speak too highly of it...

[Sheol777]

My Neighbor Totoro
Akira
Grave of the Fireflies
Armored Trooper Votoms