Stars: Rate. | Fun content on everything pop culture. He falls for bounty huntress Jane Flower, whom crime lord Necron wants dead, and tries to help her save her world. It’s simple to see why Ghibli is such a titan today just by looking at the first few minutes of this movie. Toshiko Sawada, 81 min Lum has the power of electricity and is incredibly jealous. It wouldn’t be true to the 80s if we didn’t have at least one cop show. Legend of the Galactic Heroes. Tarô Ishida, At first, the concept of the movie might be a bit confusing but give it a few minutes and it will grow on you i.e. Masahiro Tanaka, | Stars: A list of 278 films compiled on Letterboxd, including Urotsukidōji: Legend of the Demon Womb (1991), Doomed Megalopolis (1991), Urotsukidoji III: Return of the Overfiend (1993), Urotsukidoji V: The Final Chapter (1996) and Urotsukidoji IV: Inferno Road (1995). If you’ve got an anime elitist friend, then this show has undoubtedly been shoved down... 2. Toshiki Hirano Now this is the type of show one needs to survive in 202X and beyond. While many planets lived in peace, the planet Jerra has been ravaged by decades of war. 14. But the curse is that whenever Ranma is in contact with cold water, he turns into a girl and can only revert after touching hot water. Ganbare! | | Michie Tomizawa, Project A-ko is the typical love triangle of three school girls and their confrontations with aliens, giant robots, and women who look like burly men. You get some vampires, you get some modern looking technology, you get some 19th century technology. Some of the qualifying factors taken into consideration for a series being deemed great are, entertainment value, popularity, lasting appeal, quality of writing, originality and significance to the medium of anime. 100 min Toshio Furukawa, Unrated | Norio Wakamoto, Yuriko Yamamoto, Not Rated | | | Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love? | | And if you’re into urban legends I highly recommend you look into the background of this show, it gets a bit spooky. Stars: Mika Doi, Animation, Action, Adventure. Why? Yoshiaki Kawajiri Stars: Stars: There is an added visual interest when it comes to cooking anime shows. Mitsuo Iwata, The story is really touching and the mid-50s aesthetic of the town easily draws you in. 0–9 1983 anime OVAs‎ (2 P) 1984 anime OVAs‎ (10 P) 1985 anime OVAs‎ (30 P) 1986 anime OVAs‎ (30 P) 1987 anime OVAs‎ (45 P) 1988 anime OVAs‎ (39 P) I wouldn’t really recommend playing it in front of the whipper snappers. Michie Tomizawa, Issei Futamata, | 82 min Noboru Ishiguro, It almost seems like everything can be considered an anime these days. Doug Erholtz, Here is our list of the best old school anime of all time, consisting of anime from 1999 and before. How did it get so big? Satoko Kifuji, TV-PG Yoshiko Sakakibara, Kôichi Yamadera, Shinji Ogawa, Mitsuki Yayoi, However, before his first day on the job, he becomes embroiled in a network war, a legendary figure named EVE, and a plot to re-inhabit the Earth. Animation, Action, Fantasy. Lilly Browne, 100 min Mark Franklin, Not Rated But it is one thing for sure: fun to watch. An invasion from an ... See full summary », Director: Stars: For reasons I do not wish to disclose. 83 min Stars: Takeshi Aono, 90 min Hiromi Tsuru, 130 min Nobuyuki Furuta, Stars: | Nobutaka Nishizawa Stars: Yû Mizushima, Waka Kanda, You get the underdog story, you get the occasional super kick, but most of the time it’s just soccer with a lot of emotional build up behind it. Animation, Action, Drama. Shirow Masamune That’s all the plot this film needed, as something as miniscule as going to a doctor or stealing some crops just hit a bit different when it feels like real life. Jim Terry 4,899 A freelance reporter discovers that two killer androids are running loose and have a little girl for a kill target. Masato Kubota, | | | Here's our list of 20 of Japan's best anime movies, including 'Ghost In The Shell,' 'Akira,' and a number of Studio Ghibli must-sees. Miki Itô, Shigeru Chiba, Fu is kidnaped... See full summary », Director: And it still managed to find success. is a sports anime from the mid-80s and carries that all known formula: Protagonist is bad at a sport but feels an emotional drive to keep trying, and wouldn’t you know it they slowly improve; I will be Hokage, type of deal. I’d feel bad if this list was predominantly R-rated or giant robots, so here’s some more magical girl goodness. Wendee Lee, In a hell-torn Japan, where motorcycle gangs and violence overrun the country; one man named Violence Jack stands up to it all. | Stars: Yoshie Shimamura, Stars: Young kids today don't know how good '80s anime and '90s anime really was. | Hiroyuki Kitakubo, Stars: Stars: | Kazuhiko Inoue, | Osamu Dezaki | Michie Tomizawa, Stars: Hiroyuki Kitakubo, Mori Masaki Pamela Weidner, Chikao Ohtsuka, Not Rated | 20. Edit source History Talk (0) Share. Kunihiko Yuyama Mika Doi, 5. Stars: In a steam-punk, fairy tale-like rendition of the story of Icarus, we see an entire Industrial Revolution take place in mere minutes. If you buy something we may get a small commission at no extra cost to you. | Stacey Gregg, Osamu Saka, Stars: | Now this show was so big in the 80s that it actually had real world consequences. I mean just look at Totoro and Nekobasu. But this time he's got his biker gang called 'Trash' on his side and they have chosen to revolt against the authorities, and the police. Animation, Fantasy. | | Monica Rial, See titles to watch instantly, titles you haven't rated, etc, Megazone 23 Part II: Please Give Me Your Secret, Crying Freeman 2: Shades of Death, Part 1, Super Dimensional Cavalry: Southern Cross. 81 min 114 min Yasuomi Umetsu, 132 min Katsuhiro Ôtomo Animation, Action, Adventure. A collection of short stories, made by different animators with "robot" as the working title. Steve Bulen, Not Rated It actually has a diverse cast and is not set in Japan. Shigeru Chiba, Not Rated 86 min 8. | This post may contain affiliate links. | | Keiko Toda, 101 min Animation, Action, Fantasy. 18. Check the list here. In a dystopic pollution ridden future, the tank police fight for law and order and cause massive collateral destruction along the way. Noriko Ohara, Ace pilot Trava and his personal mechanic buddy Shinkai, on their way to mark an out-of-the-way planet, pick up Mikuru, a girl with no memory. A new ... See full summary », Stars: 60 min Chuck Denson Jr., Akiko Hiramatsu, Unrated Seizô Katô, And the 80s version of this anime ran for over 120 episodes so there’s a plenty here to keep you busy. The expendable crew of a corporate space vessel must stop a murderous shape-shifting alien organism that somehow got on board. 17. Animation, Biography, Drama. Director: | In an age where the strong rule over the weak, the survivors of the fallout struggle over the ... See full summary », Stars: Leo Morimoto, Ichirô Nagai, But yeah, Attacker You! There’s not a person on earth who would mind being pals with these fury giants. | Those born in the eighties might say anime such as "Cowboy Bebop" or "Cardcaptor Sakura" should be counted as classics, but while these series are fundamentally important to the art form of anime as a whole, would these series ever be considered the foundations of the medium? Director: Mari Iijima, Besides sounding like something a nice guy would say to Christianity, Macross is a show all about technology, mechs, space, guns… and there’s actually more to it! (Most ... See full summary », Directors: Hideyuki Tanaka, In short, it will make you fear women and vow celibacy. If you’ve seen modern shounen then you already get the general gist; strong man with mysterious past that gets revealed bit by bit goes around, kicks ass, bestows some plot bending miracles, and has us all screaming his name. But what about the shows that came out of a stricter era? Lara Cody, You throw them all in a pot, add some nudity, some superpowers, some fighting and voila you have yourself a Vampire Hunter D. It had to walk so that Castlevania could run! Once again, IGN’s readers voted in a poll to pick what the next Top 25 list we would tackle is, and this time around the best anime series won! Jason Beck, Why fear a demon when you can fear starvation? This show is considered one of the hidden gems of the 80s, as its story is immaculate, the soundtrack an absolute bop, and the enjoyment factor extremely high. WWWA Trouble Consultants Kei and Yuri team up with a petty thief to stop a mad scientist and his legions of mutated creatures. Vic Mignogna, Animation, Adventure, Comedy. Toshio Furukawa, TV-MA The background scenes are really superb and soothe your eyes. An index page listing Anime of the 1970s content. ‘Byousoku 5 Centimeter’ is an anime movie which has three parts or episodes with each episode being about 22 minutes in length. | Kenji Utsumi, Shigeru Matsuzaki, It is a visually stunning piece of art. | Hiromi Tsuru, | Kaneto Shiozawa, | A practitioner of the deadly martial art "Hokuto Shinken" allies with two children and an expert in "Nanto Suicho-Ken" to fight against the rivals who kidnapped his lover and threaten the prosperity of mankind. Chikao Ohtsuka, Not Rated Cobra, a famous space pirate with a psycho-gun hidden in his left arm, supposed dead for two years, is back in action. Director: The protagonists are all extremely likable so you feel like you have friends. Kyoko is pretty bomb as well, but if her dog ever starts talking she is done for. Stars: Arihiro Hase, Osamu Dezaki Can you guess who our protagonists are? Steve Bulen, Stars: Eiji Takanaka is a B Level hacker who has been accepted into EX. Animation, Action, Adventure, An orphan named Taro killed who Tein-Hei told her was the killer of his family. | Juji Matsuda, Director: Stars: Maria Kawamura, They wake up just to find out that the passengers are missing. A female mercenary team, armed with unique power armor suits, battle the forces of the corrupt mega-corporation, Genom in futuristic Tokyo. Michiko Kawai, Sayônara, ginga tetsudô Surî-Nain: Andromeda shûchakueki (1981) 3. | A powerful statement against war, Barefoot Gen is a disturbing story about the effect of the atomic bomb on a boy's life and the lives of the Japanese people. ! Director: | Animation, Action, Comedy. Masato Kubota, Not Rated Hiroyuki Yamaga So Gundam might have bigger guns, but Macross might just edge it out by atmosphere. And then other times you are just left in complete silence, which is somehow even more menacing. It’s an episodic series and I wouldn’t really recommend binging it all at once, but rather putting it on here and there just to see whether Ataru is still alive. Show Hayami, Unrated if you like such stuff. | A young girl requests the help of a vampire hunter to kill the vampire who has bitten her, and thus prevent her from becoming a vampire herself. An ambitious young farmer becomes an agent in a pointless war between two nations, and tragedy ensues. Directors: Kôji Moritsugu, Akira Kamiya, Animation, Action, Fantasy. Hiroyuki Okita, Because in Wicked City, aside from the normal boring humans, we also get demons. Oh boy, where to even start with this one. Issei Miyazaki, So it’s the task of Athena and her zodiac knights to make sure that doesn’t happen. Director: Stars: And they’re Gods, not really the good guys here. | Hiroyuki Sanada, Terrence Labrosse, TV-PG | Animation, Action, Fantasy. | | But I think it does it properly and is definitely worth watching multiple times. Yûsaku Yara, Michio Hazama, TV-14 The Best Anime Movies of the 1980s 1. And it is everything you expect it to be. Often times, the two get mixed with each other and that’s not exactly a bad thing. Masaaki Ôkura, By and way, if you’ve watched Mushishi, have you watched Kino no Tabi (Kino’s Journey) yet? But if you can get past that and feel like getting a gym membership you will rarely use, I would give the show a chance. The gods are from Greek mythology so fully expect Medusa and cooler Aquaman to show up at some point. No Image Title Award Type Eps Rating Average Reviews User Aired Ended; 1 Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu: AniDB Top 10: OVA 110 9.68 (3165) 8.77 (3272) 8.74 (17) 124 min Animation, Action, Drama. | Hidetoshi Ômori, Check out more on MAL this is definitely an odd 80s title that not many know about. Edit source History Talk (0) Share. Joan Baker, $0.55M, TV-MA Director: Great list. Masashi Ebara, | Yuusaku Godai, the classic perverted boy with a good heart and a terrible GPA is probably my favorite of the main cast. | Shigeru Chiba, Directors: Who knows! Cosmo Academy has set a test for ten of its applicants to survive on a spaceship for 2 months. Where the show does shine, especially considering how old it is, is how well the animation and music quality hold up to this day. Stars: Mixing various genres while introducing a bulk of audiences to the Japanese cyber Punk Aesthetic, this entry is the only one that all anime fans should at least be aware of. If that sequence of events doesn’t pique your interest at least a little, I will be surprised. | And although I have experienced it and wasn’t happy about it, they kind of have a point. | | Stars: Chiharu Kataishi, | During a time when shounen was still at its overpowered infancy, Fist of the North Star stepped up to the plate and gave us all of the head explosions a man could want. | | Shin'ya Ôhira Yoshiko Sakakibara, Not Rated Yoshiaki Kawajiri As far as the show itself is concerned, it’s like a more toned down version of modern sports anime. But the most frightening characters are by far the female ones, especially during umm intimate moments. Why? Yû Mizushima, 47 min Director: 4. Honestly I’m sold on this one. MyAnimeList has got you covered! Animation, Crime, Drama, With the blessing of the 108 Dragons, Yo and Emu marry and receive new names, Ron Tayan and Fu Ching Ran. Arihiro Hase, A pair of gals, a strong Vi and Caitlyn vibe for you League players, who are also called the Dirty Pair. Katsuhiko Nishijima Animation, Fantasy, Horror, Kyuuketsuki Miyu is a disturbing four episode long anime series about a young immortal vampire princess named Miyu and her protector/servant/best friend and more Larva. So a girl gets a visit from guys from outer space and has to deliver water to them, but then fights demons along the way. Yoshiko Sakakibara, R Mami Koyama, This show is probably the most peculiar one on here. Colin Bruce, 91 min As the show has seen many later installments and movies, like Goku in space, Angry green dude, “How not to raise your child” and Angry green dude II: The Electric Boogaloo. Stars: | Director: 2. Toshio Furukawa, Kôichi Hashimoto, 100 min 16. Will they just mess up your house, hit on some dudes, or repeatedly hit some dudes in the mouth? Director: Mayumi Shô, Not Rated Devilman faces the tortoise demon Jinmen and birdwoman Shiranu. The soundtrack is top notch, with an incredibly menacing atmosphere during certain tense scenes. But there is an eleventh member aboard. | | Animation, Action, Adventure. Angel's Egg (1985 Video) 4. | Stars: The three are about to … There’s very little dialogue so it really does just feel like a performance piece. | Animation, Action, Thriller, Doress, a Japanese "black projects" organization, has been gathering psionics and making biological weapons to "make Japan superior". It’s a very simple movie conceptually: you get these mercenary guys called the Crushers and they’re given an important job. | The sense of adventure and childlike curiosity typical of Ghibli is at full force here as well, as we see two children, Pazu and Sheeta, look for the legendary flying city Laputa while the government is hot on their heels. 70 min | An ex-cop turned private eye uses his bionic eye that can hack into any computer system in the world and his mechanical quarterstaff to fight organized crime. Stars: The art style is definitely a bit on the “uf” side. Yasuo Hasegawa, Tôru Furuya, I can’t explain why, but this show feels like the prequel to Treasure Planet. Animation, Action, Sci-Fi. Jun Hazumi, TV-MA Toshiko Fujita, Ichirô Nagai, 46 min Why? Animation, Action, Fantasy. An alien spaceship crash lands on Earth and her secrets lead to a desperate war against an alien enemy sent to retrieve the ship. 1960/70s: 1980s: 1990s: 2000s: 2010s: 2020s: 1980s [edit | edit source] Title Studio Media Premiere Date Time Bokan Series: Otasukeman タイムパトロール隊オタスケマン Tatsunoko Pro TV | Two agents, a lady-killer human and a voluptuous demon, attempt to protect a signatory to a peace treaty between the human world and the demon world from radicalized demons. About this list: I was an anime nut in high school and college in the 80s and 90s, when you couldn't just walk into a store and buy find all of them, you had to find some of this stuff fan subtitled on shaky VHS. Don’t let the word “saint” in the title deceive you. Shinji Ogawa, Unrated Lists of animated feature films released in the 1980s organized by year of release: Saki Takaoka, Unrated 99 min 19. Mika Doi, Not Rated 180 min Urusei Yatsura is the story of an alien girl, Lum, who comes to Earth and falls in love with a boy. So much nostalgia. Animation, Action, Sci-Fi. | Dave Couch, Stars: But now he is gone; merely a legend. Sure the source material is much longer than what could fit in a two hour movie. Run Sasaki, A warrior named Stick and a bunch of other rebels and soldiers must fight a deadly alien race and track down their ruler. | A superhuman outlaw courier and his female partner/manager are framed for the kidnapping of a millionaire's daughter.