Recommend me the best 80s anime
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No, I just looked it up and it looks awesome. I do want to finish the UC Gundam stuff first though.
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I love akira.
I have a little book shelf shrine dedicated to it.
Wish they would do something with the franchise
even if it was terrible like people were
projecting the us remake to be.
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This x 10
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Some French asshole is making a live action version. The trailer has a white Tetsuo talking and wearing Kaneda's jacket.
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Didn't it go out of print ? That could be the reason why it's spiked in price.
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Did someone say Robotech? This is the epitome of my childhood. Me sitting glued to the tv set watching the greatest space opera of all time. Of course the original Macross anime had more content which was edited for the American audience, it was Robotech that introduced me to the genre. No other series means as much to me.
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Yeah, it was just pure luck that I happened to find it on the 'bay when I did. Pretty pricey but well worth it. Fully remastered and English subtitled to boot. Misa Hayase never looked so good!
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In college with no money.
Check Ebay and Amazon Marketplace for used ones. I am rewatching my set for the 5th time and I love this show. I wish it included the OVA Love,Live,Alive like the Japanese release did but I found a good fansub out there.
I got the Animeigo Macross set on day 1. It came in a different Box and had a special motion card included. Now I paid $250 bucks for that!! Later on it was I think $100.00 via Robotech.com
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Yeah, I'll definitely have to keep an eye out. In the meantime, I'm getting the first Dirty Pair box.
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wow, you weren't joking. i remember buying it a few years ago for like, 30 bucks maybe on amazon?
too bad the show doesn't live up to the hype.
i'd honestly rather re-watch stardust memories again, if only for the slick animation.
too bad the show doesn't live up to the hype.
i'd honestly rather re-watch stardust memories again, if only for the slick animation.
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Yeah it's a shame.Ever since bandai call it quits on selling anime,any gundam release has gone up in price.I sill like to get gundam the 8th ms team and war in the pocket still,but man those prices.Id just wish some other company could 'get rights again for a dvd/bluray release.
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tough i believe this is more early 90's...
Battle Angel Alita
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tough i believe this is more early 90's...
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Man, those Gundam DVD sales are insane. So glad I bought them all when they were new.
Still wish they would have released ZZ and Victory.
ZZ's first half is almost unwatchable but it really redeems itself when it decides to take itself seriously.
Victory is a LOT better than its critics give it credit for. Very bleak at times, but I still really liked it.
Both were part of that classic UC era of Gundam releases.
Stardust Memory has aged surprisingly well. It still looks really good and has some really great charater dynamics. I remember not liking how it broke continuity with all the technology it introduced and then had to also erase from the storyline, but once I decided to just accept it and get over my Gundam fanboy mindset, it's pretty great. Although I still like War in the Pocket more because of its stronger ties to the original series and its passing fanservice acknowledgements to Mobile Suit Gundam.
8th MS Team didn't leave much of an impression on me when I watched it, and felt Shiro was kind of a bad choice for a lead character, but I'd have to give it a watch again to see if I have a different impression.
Thinking about Gundam reminded me of G Gundam, which then reminded me that Yasuhiro Imagawa directed that series.
And then I was reminded of Yasuhiro Imagawa's masterpiece, Giant Robo: The Animation. Which, not coincidentally, is the reason I chose Taiso as my online handle.
WATCH GIANT ROBO: THE ANIMATION IF YOU HAVEN'T.
It's pretty fucking rad.
EDIT: Some of this stuff we're talking about is not 80s animation. Don't care. Still awesome.
Still wish they would have released ZZ and Victory.
ZZ's first half is almost unwatchable but it really redeems itself when it decides to take itself seriously.
Victory is a LOT better than its critics give it credit for. Very bleak at times, but I still really liked it.
Both were part of that classic UC era of Gundam releases.
Stardust Memory has aged surprisingly well. It still looks really good and has some really great charater dynamics. I remember not liking how it broke continuity with all the technology it introduced and then had to also erase from the storyline, but once I decided to just accept it and get over my Gundam fanboy mindset, it's pretty great. Although I still like War in the Pocket more because of its stronger ties to the original series and its passing fanservice acknowledgements to Mobile Suit Gundam.
8th MS Team didn't leave much of an impression on me when I watched it, and felt Shiro was kind of a bad choice for a lead character, but I'd have to give it a watch again to see if I have a different impression.
Thinking about Gundam reminded me of G Gundam, which then reminded me that Yasuhiro Imagawa directed that series.
And then I was reminded of Yasuhiro Imagawa's masterpiece, Giant Robo: The Animation. Which, not coincidentally, is the reason I chose Taiso as my online handle.
WATCH GIANT ROBO: THE ANIMATION IF YOU HAVEN'T.
It's pretty fucking rad.
EDIT: Some of this stuff we're talking about is not 80s animation. Don't care. Still awesome.
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The DVD set was $31.48 last week even (http://camelcamelcamel.com/Mobile-Suit-Gundam-Legends-Complete/product/B001K98MLE). That's one of the craziest price spikes I've seen on Amazon. It must've just gone OOP/Amazon just ran out of its inventory of the set, and now third-party sellers are moving in with the price-gouging.