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I'll second the VOTOMS recommendation. The second arc (basically the Vietnam War but with mechs) in the original series is some of my favorite mecha anime of all time.
 
Ensok said:
I think Galaxy Express 999 has also aged better than a lot of the other old classics from that era too. I'm sorry but Space Runaway Ideon is practically unwatchable for most of its duration.
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It starts off slow but after 10-15 episodes it gets pretty addicting as they flesh out the villains and explain the nature of how the Ideon and the ship work. It's definitely missing something compared to the best of 80s Tomino like Zeta Gundam or Dunbine, but the entirety of Be Invoked makes up for it with that ending.
 
Another product of the time I enjoy even though some don't is the very loosely based SF New Century Lensman anime, released in the US as Lensman: Secret of the Lens. Very loosely based on the 1930s-1940s era pulp space opera novels of E.E. "Doc" Smith, though it skews more in a Star Warsian direction. Main character from the novels Kimball Kinnison is a veteran agent of the Galactic Patrol and one of the elites who wields a Lens of Civilization, which grants their users powers that vary from person to person and serves as a forgery-proof form of ID. In the movie, he's an eager but naive teenager who has the Lens thrust upon him, and it more or less gives him Force powers. His friend and partner Buskirk is reimagined as a burly, hairy humanoid, his partner Clarissa is changed from a rather tough woman of action to a rookie who looks a bit like Princess Leia, etc., etc. Sci-fi purists in both Japan and the US hated the liberties it took and how it excluded the science and physics aspects of Smith's work that went along with the space fantasy, and Smith's daughter kicked up a lot of dust claiming the movie was illegally made without her or the Smith estate's consent. The Smith estate did sell off the rights to adapt Lensman, and the court case was tossed out on a technicality.

All that said, it's a fun romp.


Now, another pulp science fiction property that enjoyed some popularity in Japan was Edward Hamilton's Captain Future, about space-traveling scientist and adventurer Curtis Newton who. with the help of his professor mentor who's been a brain living in an atomic powered life-support system for a while and the two robot pals created by his father, fights villainy throughout space. Toei produced a 1978-9 53-episode series that adapted thirteen of the stories and they were shockingly faithful to the original tales.

 
Manga update for Manga fans: 29 years after it was made, Gekka no Kishi (Moonlight Shogi) is finally getting scanlated!
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One day, a young man named Himuro Shousuke shows up out of nowhere, claiming he wants to become a shogi master. When he is told that he must follow the appropriate channels to become a pro shogi player, he produces a recommendation from a highly respected master, Mikami Sankichi. Shousuke claims he trained with Sankichi in Kochi, and now he's ready to skip the early steps of becoming one of the elite. People are understandably skeptical, but Shousuke begins to beat the skilled players they match him up with. Some are unhappy about an outsider coming into their hierarchy at a high level, but will they be able to stop his rise? The future is full of the internal politics of the shogi world and exciting shogi matches!

Shogi fans, rejoice!

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One day, a young man named Himuro Shousuke shows up out of nowhere, claiming he wants to become a shogi master. When he is told that he must follow the appropriate channels to become a pro shogi player, he produces a recommendation from a highly respected master, Mikami Sankichi. Shousuke claims...
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Sorry for double posting, but thanks to the posters who keep posting about Bocchi the Rock! It's honestly one of the best series this season. Kinda like a mix of Watamote and Hitori Bocchi. God bless y'all!
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She's literally a creature of the Dark Continent that turns anything positive into a negative! Jesus Christ!
 
Commander X said:
Another product of the time I enjoy even though some don't is the very loosely based SF New Century Lensman anime, released in the US as Lensman: Secret of the Lens. Very loosely based on the 1930s-1940s era pulp space opera novels of E.E. "Doc" Smith, though it skews more in a Star Warsian direction. Main character from the novels Kimball Kinnison is a veteran agent of the Galactic Patrol and one of the elites who wields a Lens of Civilization, which grants their users powers that vary from person to person and serves as a forgery-proof form of ID. In the movie, he's an eager but naive teenager who has the Lens thrust upon him, and it more or less gives him Force powers. His friend and partner Buskirk is reimagined as a burly, hairy humanoid, his partner Clarissa is changed from a rather tough woman of action to a rookie who looks a bit like Princess Leia, etc., etc. Sci-fi purists in both Japan and the US hated the liberties it took and how it excluded the science and physics aspects of Smith's work that went along with the space fantasy, and Smith's daughter kicked up a lot of dust claiming the movie was illegally made without her or the Smith estate's consent. The Smith estate did sell off the rights to adapt Lensman, and the court case was tossed out on a technicality.

All that said, it's a fun romp.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=0p02d39TGHQ
Now, another pulp science fiction property that enjoyed some popularity in Japan was Edward Hamilton's Captain Future, about space-traveling scientist and adventurer Curtis Newton who. with the help of his professor mentor who's been a brain living in an atomic powered life-support system for a while and the two robot pals created by his father, fights villainy throughout space. Toei produced a 1978-9 53-episode series that adapted thirteen of the stories and they were shockingly faithful to the original tales.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=69N6rPl_g-ohttps://youtube.com/watch?v=f0OkbqkynOc
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Reminded a TV series got made based on this too!
 
Sergeant Major Buzzkill said:
4: Nope. Not sure where to start, but I'm thinking with Do You Remember Love.
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DYRL isn't a bad place to start but the issue with macross is that every series save 7 and Plus has two different versions so its always a question of which one to pick, the rule of thumb I use is go with the movies if you just are there for the music and mechs and watch the TV series if your interested in the world and or side characters. Speaking of which I wonder when the next series is gonna be announced since Delta is almost 10 years old at this point.

Also while on the subject on old school anime, can anyone vouch for the original Yamoto anime, I've only watched 2199 so far and I wonder if its worth sitting down to watch the original.
 
Kari Kamiya said:
Man, I dunno why I took so long to start Highschool of the Dead, it's pretty goofy thus far. Starts off as a serious zombie outbreak and within a few episodes stops taking itself seriously and goes for a balls-to-the-wall lulz fest with bouncy tits. The dub is a bit off-putting at times, though, but seems like even Sentai knew pretty quickly it was always meant to be dumb fun, so might as well become a gag dub.

Just hit me that Triage X is kinda like a sister series. Now that is some dumb fun titty action series I was happy I had picked out at random. Wish there'd be another season.
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That reminds me. I own Triage X on Blu ray. Should get to it. I also own Big Order and Fire Force S2 on Blu ray. I should watch them while watitng for the new episodes of Chainsaw Man and More Than a Married Couple, But Not Niggers.
 
Commander X said:
Now, another pulp science fiction property that enjoyed some popularity in Japan was Edward Hamilton's Captain Future, about space-traveling scientist and adventurer Curtis Newton who. with the help of his professor mentor who's been a brain living in an atomic powered life-support system for a while and the two robot pals created by his father, fights villainy throughout space. Toei produced a 1978-9 53-episode series that adapted thirteen of the stories and they were shockingly faithful to the original tales.
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The show was pretty big in europe and i think it was the first more adult anime on mainstream european TV,
there are also plenty of HD DVDs out there in decent quality.


Its also by far the anime with the best opening and the best soundtrack.(well the german soundtrack...)
 
I'm not exaggerating when I say Bocchi the Rock is Anime of the year. It knows how to use its medium to show character and there's no reason a show needed to go this hard
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Look at these stylistic choices and tell me it's not using the medium to its advantage
 
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Johnny Salami said:
I'm not exaggerating when I say Bocchi the Rock is Anime of the year. It knows how to use its medium to show character and there's no reason a show needed to go this hard
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Bocchi is really endearing even when she's cringy as shit. I love how bad her shirt was and how no one has the heart to tell her it's godaweful.

Also Pop Team Epic referenced a classic meme
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Commander X said:
Another product of the time I enjoy even though some don't is the very loosely based SF New Century Lensman anime, released in the US as Lensman: Secret of the Lens. Very loosely based on the 1930s-1940s era pulp space opera novels of E.E. "Doc" Smith, though it skews more in a Star Warsian direction. Main character from the novels Kimball Kinnison is a veteran agent of the Galactic Patrol and one of the elites who wields a Lens of Civilization, which grants their users powers that vary from person to person and serves as a forgery-proof form of ID. In the movie, he's an eager but naive teenager who has the Lens thrust upon him, and it more or less gives him Force powers. His friend and partner Buskirk is reimagined as a burly, hairy humanoid, his partner Clarissa is changed from a rather tough woman of action to a rookie who looks a bit like Princess Leia, etc., etc. Sci-fi purists in both Japan and the US hated the liberties it took and how it excluded the science and physics aspects of Smith's work that went along with the space fantasy, and Smith's daughter kicked up a lot of dust claiming the movie was illegally made without her or the Smith estate's consent. The Smith estate did sell off the rights to adapt Lensman, and the court case was tossed out on a technicality.

All that said, it's a fun romp.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=0p02d39TGHQ
Now, another pulp science fiction property that enjoyed some popularity in Japan was Edward Hamilton's Captain Future, about space-traveling scientist and adventurer Curtis Newton who. with the help of his professor mentor who's been a brain living in an atomic powered life-support system for a while and the two robot pals created by his father, fights villainy throughout space. Toei produced a 1978-9 53-episode series that adapted thirteen of the stories and they were shockingly faithful to the original tales.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=69N6rPl_g-ohttps://youtube.com/watch?v=f0OkbqkynOc
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The german intro for captain future has wonderful music:
 
Boy’s Abyss was the one manga that I actually caught up with in just two days that managed to both make my eyes watery and make my skin itch at the same time. Not too many psychological tragedy manga has been able to do that to me in a long time, and I’m surprised it was this one that did it.
 
Johnny Salami said:
I'm not exaggerating when I say Bocchi the Rock is Anime of the year. It knows how to use its medium to show character and there's no reason a show needed to go this hard
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Xenomorphs Are Cute said:
Becoming a Bocchad is the best thing I did this whole month. Binging the 6 episodes were absolutely worth it.
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I checked it out thanks to your posts, and I couldn't agree more, definitely a banger.
Also pic related is a good chunk of lolcows on here:
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