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arren18
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Obviously that title can be taken in many ways depending on what you consider a classic, but let's think of it as a nice way of saying "old". So basically, a thread older series (like early 90s or before) that you like!
I haven't really seen much in the way of very old shows. Apart from the Dragon Ball manga and various Ghibli movies, all that springs to mind is Dirty Pair. There are plenty of others I'd like to get into, but it hasn't happened yet.
By the way, fans of older anime and manga might enjoy this tumblr: http://80sanime.tumblr.com/ - watch out, there is some NSFW content at times.
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Yeah, I haven't watched much classic anime at all. I discovered anime around 2000-2001 and naturally began to watch what was around then. As Arren says most of the pre-2000 stuff I have seen is Ghiblis or things so close to the 1999-2000 point that it's not really 'classic' in style - Akira, NGE, Utena, GitS, Bebop, that era.
When I do catch anime from the 70s and 80s I find it quite jarring as the eye style and particularly the more limited animation methods seem so crude to me now. I think if you watch Nausicaa and then a TV show from the same year it tells you how superior Miyazaki's style was (despite the obvious differnce in movie production values).
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quote:
Originally posted by Saddletank
When I do catch anime from the 70s and 80s I find it quite jarring as the eye style and particularly the more limited animation methods seem so crude to me now. I think if you watch Nausicaa and then a TV show from the same year it tells you how superior Miyazaki's style was (despite the obvious differnce in movie production values).
Don't be too hard on the visuals in older material! I know it isn't so pretty, but it's not like studios don't still cut corners all the time. Besides, I've developed a bit of a liking for older art, or newer stuff that shares a similar style - perhaps because of the tendency for modern anime to look a bit too similar to each other.
Ah, and I've remembered other examples of old things I've seen - parts of Ranma 1/2 and Lupin III. I enjoy both of those, as they have a certain charm that is often lacking nowadays, with the industry largely catering to a very niche market.
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Apart from Ghibli, the anime series I have enjoyed the most tend to be slice-of-life series from the 80s. I enjoy them for a different reason than Ghibli - I like their down-to-earth nature and slow pace, which makes them great for sitting down at the end of a long day. Two of my favourites are "Touch" and "Maison Ikkoku", the former being a coming-of-age series and the latter being a 100-episode romantic comedy. I personally tend to prefer the simple art style of this period to the modern television aesthetic. Although I've more or less gotten out of anime apart from Ghibli as a hobby, I can still go back and watch these anytime and get the same enjoyment.
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Theowne
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That's no surprise - Cross Game was written by the same author (Mitsuru Adachi) and has a lot of similarities. Some people jokingly say that Adachi has written the same story a dozen times throughout his career.
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Ah, yes, I remember my own addiction the first summer I got into the series... 
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Theowne
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The ending of the series definitely becomes a complete baseball drama (losing a bit of the slice-of-life balance) and the payoff maybe a little underwhelming. I remember thinking it wasn't quite a "home run" ending.
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