classic_anime - Profile (original) (raw)
on 15 January 2004 (#1903500)
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This is an LJ community for fans of classic anime. What is "classic anime"? My completely arbitrary definition is anything from the premiere of Astro Boy / Tetsuwan Atomu in 1963 up until, oh, say, 1990; the formative years of what the world would come to recognize as "anime." The problem with that definition is that there are a few Japanese animated TV shows and films that were released before 1963, and there are remakes and retro-styled new series that were released after 1990.
As I said, it's completely arbitrary. But you know it when you see it. ASTRO BOY, GIGANTOR, PRINCE PLANET, MARINE BOY, ASTEROID MASK, TOMORROW'S JOE, STAR OF THE GIANTS, GATCHAMAN, SKYERS 5, PREHISTORIC BOY RYU, CUTEY HONEY, MAZINGER Z, GETTA ROBO, ATTACK NO. 1, SALLY THE WITCH, CYBORG 009, SPEED RACER, DORORON ENMA-KUN, GREAT MAZINGER, GRANDIZER, GAIKING, GETTAIGER THE COMBO-CAR, RAIDEEN, KUM-KUM, BABEL II, MARVELOUS MELMO, JUNGLE EMPEROR/KIMBA THE WHITE LION, HONEY HONEY, TRITON OF THE SEA, SPACE BATTLESHIP YAMATO, SPACE PIRATE CAPTAIN HARLOCK, DANGUARD ACE, STARZINGER/SPACEKETEERS, GALAXY EXPRESS 999, MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM, GALAXY CYCLONE BRYGER, SUPER SPACE FORTRESS MACROSS, ORGUSS, SOUTHERN CROSS, MOSPEADA, GOLION/VOLTRON, ALBEGAS, DEVILMAN, GE GE GE NO KITARO, GIANT GORG, VIFAM, CAPTAIN FUTURE, GUYSLUGGER, VOLTES V, FUTURE BOY CONAN, FAMOUS DETECTIVE HOLMES, CREAMY MAMI, MINKY MOMO, MAGICAL EMI, PELSIA, GOSHOUGUN, GALACTIC GALE BAXINGER, LENSMAN, GALACTIC WHIRLWIND SASURAIGAR, THUNDERBIRDS 2086, MAPLE TOWN, NANAKO SOS, BISMARCK, LASERION, L.GAIM, WINGMAN, GALIENT, MECHADOCK, GALATT THE GREAT, LUPIN III, DR. SLUMP, DRAGONBALL, Q-TARO, STEP JUN, THE PUMPKIN WINE, DANCOUGAR, DIRTY PAIR, URUSEI YATSURA, CAT'S EYE, NAUSICAA, LAPUTA, URASHIMAN, ACROBUNCH, TEKKAMAN, and many others all fit the criteria. If you watched anime in the 70s or 80s your favorite shows are definitely "classic".
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