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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"An old man like me stands no chance fighting against a high school girl in her underwear" - Oshino Meme, Nekomonogatari (Kuro)

The first 'classic' anime that I remember seeing was "Alakazam the Great" about a monkey king who was basically a ne'er-do-well, thinking only of himself and what he ends up going through to earn the crown as King of the animal kingdom...

It was from 1960 and the Japan title was "Saiyuki". It was a cartoon movie that wasn't a slapstick cartoon and way different than anything I had seen up to that point... I can't believe how long ago that was. I think that I have a copy and might try and dig it out.

I watched it in a drive-in movie theater from the back seat of my parents car... I would have been abt 14-15 YO.

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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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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.

Thanks, Theowne...

Out of curiousity I started reading the 'Touch' manga and got to vol 10... It is catching and reminds me a lot of 'Cross Game'. I like themes like this... If there is an anime, I'll have to try and catch that as well...

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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.

The manga I'm reading only gave the suthor in Japanese, I think, so I wasn't aware of that...

I did find the anime and watched the forst ep. I think that I'll read it first and then maybe watch the anime...

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Damn you, Theowne.... sigh

I was up to 3:30 AM reading 'Touch'!!!

Like 'Cross Game', it so held my attention that I read up to chap. 62... And here it is, now 7:50AM and I have been up for 45 minutes and planning on reading some more before I lie down again...

Thank you....

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Ah, yes, I remember my own addiction the first summer I got into the series...

Whew, finished the 'Touch' manga... The last volume (10 eps) was different, especially the last ep.

but, overall, I enjoyed it...

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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.