Anime Recommendations
Tags/Genres: Retro, Philosophical, Comedy, Gender Swap, Political, War.
Background
ππππ ππππ π΄ πππ π πππ, πππππ πππ ππππ π πππππ πππππ. it was common to label 'otakus'nehative stereotypes (Κα΄α΄’Κ, α΄ΚΙͺΚα΄
Ιͺκ±Κ, Ιͺα΄α΄α΄α΄α΄Κα΄, ΙͺΚΚα΄κ±α΄α΄Ι΄κ±ΙͺΚΚα΄, α΄α΄α΄) so most people, even if they had a small curiosity for the medium would avoid association to it and those who openly enjoyed it.
My upbriging was heavily influence by genxers, it was throuh them that I was introduced to manga/anime.Like most kids of the 90s, I too accidentally put in a tape thinking it was DBZ only to be shocked by hentai. Every video store had at least one asshole who would switch tape labels to trick people into renting the wrong copy
Personally, I love anime,though these days I do not use the self identifier 'otaku'.I'm simply passionate because I got started in my early childhood. My mother and I would watch magical girl series like Cardcaptor, Magic Knight Rayearth and Sailor Moon together.
Dragon Ball was a huge phenomenon in the 90s, people would gather to catch new episodes. Between that and YuYu Hakusho it was hard not to be a fan of Shounen series.
Since streaming was not yet a thing, I got my fix by visiting SunCoast, Borders and local Video Stores and bookshops since they often carried selected titles.
Taping was also a popular method of obtaining episodes for rewatch. By connecting a VCR to the TV one could record whatever was being aired by inserting a blank tape into the VCR and hitting the record button. Like a retro form of 'screen recording'. Home recorded anime tapes can be found for sale on the internet. The closest we had to 'streaming' was TIVO which introduced 'live pausing/rewinding', a format which is now how we most commonly consume media. It was a step ahead from standard VCR taping because tapes were not needed, the copies of programs were all 'digital'. However, rewatch capability was limited and content would be deleted after a certain date.
In the early 90s, Syfy (then sci-fi) premiere a 'Saturday anime' block; it was controversial due to the amount of mature series aired. α΄α΄α΄‘α΄Κα΄ κ± α΄Κα΄ Κα΄α΄α΄ 90κ± α΄‘α΄ α΄‘α΄Κα΄ ΚΚα΄κ±κ±α΄α΄ α΄‘Ιͺα΄Κ α΄Κα΄ α΄Κα΄α΄Ιͺα΄Κα΄ α΄κ° α΄Κα΄ 'α΄α΄α΄Ιͺα΄Ι΄ α΄α΄Κα΄α΄α΄Ι΄ ΚΚα΄α΄α΄' α΄α΄α΄Ι΄α΄α΄Ιͺ, α΄Ι΄α΄ α΄α΄Κα΄α΄α΄ ΚΚ α΄Κα΄ α΄α΄κ±α΄ ΙͺΙ΄κ°Κα΄α΄Ι΄α΄Ιͺα΄Κ α΄Ι΄Ι’ΚΙͺκ±Κ Κα΄Ι΄Ι’α΄α΄Ι’α΄ α΄Ι΄Ιͺα΄α΄ ΚΚα΄α΄α΄. Ιͺα΄ α΄‘α΄κ± α΄κ°α΄α΄Κ 2000κ± α΄Κα΄α΄ α΄Ι΄ α΄Ι΄α΄xα΄α΄α΄α΄α΄α΄ α΄xα΄Κα΄κ±Ιͺα΄Ι΄ α΄κ° α΄Ι΄Ιͺα΄α΄ α΄κ± α΄ α΄α΄α΄α΄Κα΄Κ α΄α΄α΄ Ιͺα΄ α΄α΄α΄Ι’Κα΄ α΄Κα΄ α΄α΄α΄α΄Ι΄α΄Ιͺα΄Ι΄ α΄κ° α΄α΄Κα΄Ιͺα΄Κα΄ α΄α΄α΄ΚΙͺα΄α΄Ι΄ α΄α΄Κα΄α΄ Ιͺκ±Ιͺα΄Ι΄ Ι΄α΄α΄α΄‘α΄Κα΄κ± α΄‘ΚΙͺα΄Κ κ±α΄α΄Ι΄ κ±α΄α΄Κα΄α΄α΄ α΄α΄ α΄ΙͺΚ α΄Κα΄ΙͺΚ α΄α΄‘Ι΄ α΄Ι΄Ιͺα΄α΄ ΚΚα΄α΄α΄κ±. Κα΄Κα΄ Ιͺκ± α΄ κ±Κα΄Κα΄ α΄Κα΄Ιͺα΄Κα΄ κ°Κα΄α΄ α΄ΚΚ α΄Κα΄α΄α΄ κ±α΄α΄α΄ α΄κ° α΄Κα΄ α΄α΄κ±α΄ Ι΄α΄κ±α΄α΄ΚΙ’Ιͺα΄ α΄Ι΄Ιͺα΄α΄ ΚΚα΄α΄α΄ α΄κ° Κα΄α΄α΄ α΄Κα΄Ι΄. Ιͺκ° Κα΄α΄ α΄‘α΄Κα΄ Κα΄ΚΙ΄ Κα΄α΄ΙͺΙ΄α΄ α΄Κα΄Ι΄α΄α΄κ± α΄Κα΄ Κα΄α΄ κ±α΄α΄Κα΄α΄ α΄α΄ Κα΄α΄α΄ α΄‘α΄α΄α΄ΚΙͺΙ΄Ι’ Κα΄α΄α΄α΄α΄α΄Ιͺα΄Ι΄ , α΄‘ΚΙͺα΄Κ Κα΄α΄α΄Κ α΄Ι΄ α΄‘α΄κ± Κα΄α΄Ι’Κα΄ α΄Ι΄α΄ α΄α΄α΄α΄Ι΄ α΄α΄ α΄Κ ΚΚ α΄Κα΄ ΙͺΙ΄α΄α΄ΚΙ΄α΄α΄Ιͺα΄Ι΄α΄Κ α΄Ι΄
Personally, I love anime,though these days I do not use the self identifier 'otaku'.I'm simply passionate because I got started in my early childhood. My mother and I would watch magical girl series like Cardcaptor, Magic Knight Rayearth and Sailor Moon together.
Dragon Ball was a huge phenomenon in the 90s, people would gather to catch new episodes. Between that and YuYu Hakusho it was hard not to be a fan of Shounen series.
Since streaming was not yet a thing, I got my fix by visiting SunCoast, Borders and local Video Stores and bookshops since they often carried selected titles.
Taping was also a popular method of obtaining episodes for rewatch. By connecting a VCR to the TV one could record whatever was being aired by inserting a blank tape into the VCR and hitting the record button. Like a retro form of 'screen recording'. Home recorded anime tapes can be found for sale on the internet. The closest we had to 'streaming' was TIVO which introduced 'live pausing/rewinding', a format which is now how we most commonly consume media. It was a step ahead from standard VCR taping because tapes were not needed, the copies of programs were all 'digital'. However, rewatch capability was limited and content would be deleted after a certain date.
In the early 90s, Syfy (then sci-fi) premiere a 'Saturday anime' block; it was controversial due to the amount of mature series aired. α΄α΄α΄‘α΄Κα΄ κ± α΄Κα΄ Κα΄α΄α΄ 90κ± α΄‘α΄ α΄‘α΄Κα΄ ΚΚα΄κ±κ±α΄α΄ α΄‘Ιͺα΄Κ α΄Κα΄ α΄Κα΄α΄Ιͺα΄Κα΄ α΄κ° α΄Κα΄ 'α΄α΄α΄Ιͺα΄Ι΄ α΄α΄Κα΄α΄α΄Ι΄ ΚΚα΄α΄α΄' α΄α΄α΄Ι΄α΄α΄Ιͺ, α΄Ι΄α΄ α΄α΄Κα΄α΄α΄ ΚΚ α΄Κα΄ α΄α΄κ±α΄ ΙͺΙ΄κ°Κα΄α΄Ι΄α΄Ιͺα΄Κ α΄Ι΄Ι’ΚΙͺκ±Κ Κα΄Ι΄Ι’α΄α΄Ι’α΄ α΄Ι΄Ιͺα΄α΄ ΚΚα΄α΄α΄. Ιͺα΄ α΄‘α΄κ± α΄κ°α΄α΄Κ 2000κ± α΄Κα΄α΄ α΄Ι΄ α΄Ι΄α΄xα΄α΄α΄α΄α΄α΄ α΄xα΄Κα΄κ±Ιͺα΄Ι΄ α΄κ° α΄Ι΄Ιͺα΄α΄ α΄κ± α΄ α΄α΄α΄α΄Κα΄Κ α΄α΄α΄ Ιͺα΄ α΄α΄α΄Ι’Κα΄ α΄Κα΄ α΄α΄α΄α΄Ι΄α΄Ιͺα΄Ι΄ α΄κ° α΄α΄Κα΄Ιͺα΄Κα΄ α΄α΄α΄ΚΙͺα΄α΄Ι΄ α΄α΄Κα΄α΄ Ιͺκ±Ιͺα΄Ι΄ Ι΄α΄α΄α΄‘α΄Κα΄κ± α΄‘ΚΙͺα΄Κ κ±α΄α΄Ι΄ κ±α΄α΄Κα΄α΄α΄ α΄α΄ α΄ΙͺΚ α΄Κα΄ΙͺΚ α΄α΄‘Ι΄ α΄Ι΄Ιͺα΄α΄ ΚΚα΄α΄α΄κ±. Κα΄Κα΄ Ιͺκ± α΄ κ±Κα΄Κα΄ α΄Κα΄Ιͺα΄Κα΄ κ°Κα΄α΄ α΄ΚΚ α΄Κα΄α΄α΄ κ±α΄α΄α΄ α΄κ° α΄Κα΄ α΄α΄κ±α΄ Ι΄α΄κ±α΄α΄ΚΙ’Ιͺα΄ α΄Ι΄Ιͺα΄α΄ ΚΚα΄α΄α΄ α΄κ° Κα΄α΄α΄ α΄Κα΄Ι΄. Ιͺκ° Κα΄α΄ α΄‘α΄Κα΄ Κα΄ΚΙ΄ Κα΄α΄ΙͺΙ΄α΄ α΄Κα΄Ι΄α΄α΄κ± α΄Κα΄ Κα΄α΄ κ±α΄α΄Κα΄α΄ α΄α΄ Κα΄α΄α΄ α΄‘α΄α΄α΄ΚΙͺΙ΄Ι’ Κα΄α΄α΄α΄α΄α΄Ιͺα΄Ι΄ , α΄‘ΚΙͺα΄Κ Κα΄α΄α΄Κ α΄Ι΄ α΄‘α΄κ± Κα΄α΄Ι’Κα΄ α΄Ι΄α΄ α΄α΄α΄α΄Ι΄ α΄α΄ α΄Κ ΚΚ α΄Κα΄ ΙͺΙ΄α΄α΄ΚΙ΄α΄α΄Ιͺα΄Ι΄α΄Κ α΄Ι΄
Series WatchedπΊ
1989
- πΆπππ πΌπππππππ π΄π’π
1992
- πππππ & ππππ
1996
- πππππ πΌπππππππππ πΉ
- πΌππππππ πππππππππ π½πππππππ
1998
- π²ππ πππ’ π±ππππ
- π²πππππππππ ππππππ
- π²πππ π²πππππ
- πππππ πΌπππππππππ πΉ ππ π*
- ππππππ π΄π‘πππππππππ π»πππ
*There's a third series consisting of OVAs taking place 500yrs into the future. 'Saber Marionette R' released in mid to late 90s.
1999
- πΏππ ππππ ππ π·ππππππ
- πΏππ ππ πππππ
- π·πππππ π‘ π·πππππ
- π±ππ πΎ
- π΄π‘πππ ππππ
- π±πππ πΆπππππ
- πΈπππππππ ππ’ππππ
- 10 ππππ’π π πππππππ
- πΎππ πΏππππ
2000
- π΅ππππ’ π²ππππ’ (π£π©π π©)
- π²ππππππππ πππ πΆππππππ
- π±ππππππππ πΏππππππ
- πππππ£π
- πππππ πΌπππ-ππππ ππππ
- πΆππππππππππ
- π πππππππ
- πππ’ππππ
- πππππππππ** **Video Game of this series is called: ππ’π©π±πΆ π π©π¬π¬π‘
2001
- π΄ππππ πΌπππππ π°πππππ
- π°ππππππ π»ππ’ππ
- πΆππππ‘π’ π°πππππ
- π΅ππππ π±πππππ
- ππππππ πΊπππ
- π.π²ππ.ππ
- π·πππππππ
- πΏπππππ ππ ππππππ
- ππππ πΌπππππ
- π πππππππ: πππ 2ππ πππππ
- πΏππππππ π°πππ
2002
- π΅πππ πΌππππ πΏππππ
- πππππππππ
- π²ππππππ
- .ππππ//ππππ
- πΊπππ ππ π±ππππππ (πΉπππ: πΊπππ ππ π±ππππππ)
- πΏπππ πππ
- πππππ π·πππππ πππππ
- πππππππ
- π½πππππ
- πΆππππ πΈπ πππ πππππ: πππππ π°ππππ π²ππππππ‘
- πΆππ π±ππππππ
2003
- ππππ'π ππππ
- .ππππ//ππππππ ππ ππ ππππππ
- πΊπππ'π πΉππππππ’
- π.π.ππ«π€π’π©
- π³.π½.π°ππππ
- π»πππ π΄π‘πππ
- πππππ π±πππ
- πΊππππππ ππππ
- πΌπ’ππππππ π³ππππππππ π»πππ
- πππππ πππππππππ 99
- π΅πππ πΌππππ π°ππππππππ
- π²πππππ π²ππππππ
- πΆπππππππππ πΆπππ
- ππ ππ πππππ
2004
- πΏπππππππ π°ππππ
- πΆππππ πΈπ πππ πππππ: πππππ π°ππππ π²ππππππ‘ 2ππ πΆππ
- πππππππ π²πππππππ
- πΌππππππ
- πΆππππ£
- ππππππ πππππ
- πππ.π΅πππ
- π±ππππ π°ππππ
- π΄ππππ π»πππ
- πΊππππ, πΏππππππ πΌπππππ’
- π±πππππ
- πΆπππππππππ: πππ π²ππππ ππ πΌππππ π²πππππ
- πππ£ππ πΌπππππ
- π³ππππππ πΏπππ
- ππππππ’πππ: πΌπππ πΏππππ
- π³ππππππ’ ππ πππ ππππππ πΌπππππ (πΊπππππ£πππ ππ πΌπππ)
- πππππππ 7
2005
- π°π! πΌπ’ πΆππππππ (π―π¦π‘π¦π π²π©π¬π²π°π©πΆ ππ¬ππ²π©ππ―)
- π½πππππ!:πΌπππππππ π½πππ πΌπππ
- ππππππππ: πππ πππππππππ
- π΄πππππ πππππ
- π·ππππ’ π‘ π²πππππ
- ππππππππ π²πππππππππ πππππππ
- π±ππππππ πππππππ’
- π΄π’πππππππ 21
- π»πππππππ
- π΄ππππππππ πΆπππππ
- π±ππππ+
- π·πππ πΆπππ
- π±ππππ π²ππ
- πΏπππππππ πΊπππ
2006
- π΄πππ πΏπππ‘π’
- πΎππππ π·πππ ππππππ π·πππ π²πππ
- πΆππππππ
- π±ππππ π»πππππ
- πππ πΌπππππππππ’ ππ π·πππππ πππ£ππππ’π
- π½πππ
- π‘π‘π‘π·ππππ (has ocassional crossovers w/ Tsubasa)
- π³ππππ π½πππ
- π²πππ πΆππππ
- π³ πΆπππ’πππ
- π·πππππ ππππππ
- π±ππππ ππππππ
- π·πππ πΆπππ: ππ π πΌππππππ
- πππ ππππππππ ππ
- πΊππππππππ
- π±ππππ π±ππππ π±πππππππ
2007
- π½πππππ ππππππππ
- ππππ’π πΌππππ
- πΆπππππ π»πππππ
- π²πππ’ππππ
- π°ππππππππππ
- π΄π π²ππ£ππππ π³π π»π π±ππππ (πΆπ’π°, π±π₯π’ π±π¦π±π©π’ π¦π° π π¬π―π―π’π π±)
- π³ππππ πΌππ’ π²ππ’
- πΆπππππ 00
2008
- πππππ πππ ππππ
- πππππππ π ππππππ (πππ πππππππ)
- π²πππ πΆππππ π2
- ππππ π΄ππππ
- π ππππππ πΊπππππ
- π‘π‘π‘π·ππππ: πΊππ
- π±ππππ π±πππππ(ππ²π―π¬π°π₯π¦π±π°π²π§π¦)
- π²πππππππ ππππ
- π·πππ πΆπππ: πππππ π ππππππ
2009
- πΈπππ’ππππ: π΅ππππ π°ππ
- πππ ππππππ π±πππππππππ
*Sadly in 2009 life complications made it hard to keep up.
2010
- π³πππππ
- π±πππ ππ ππππ
- π±ππππππππππ πΈπΈ
- π·πππ ππππππ ππ πππ π³πππ
2011
- πππππ'π πΆπππ
- π±πππ π΄π‘ππππππ
- π³ππππππ ππππππππππ
- π½π.6
2012
- π°ππππππ
- π±ππππ ππππ πππππππ
- π³πππ πΌπππππ ππ π°ππππππ (might be a bit weird for some)
- πΏππ’πππ-πΏπππ
2013
- πππ£ππ πΌπππππ -2013-
- πΊπππ π»π πΊπππ
- πππ π³ππππ ππ π πΏπππ πππππ
2014
- πππππ π³ππππ’
- π½π πΆπππ, π½π π»πππ
- ππππ’π πΆππππ
- π°ππππ ππ πΊπππ
- π±ππππ π±πππππ: π±πππ ππ π²πππππ
- πππππ π³πππππ’ ππππ
- πΏπππππ’ππ πππ πΌππ‘ππ
- πΏππ’πππ-πΏπππ 2
- πππππ π΅ππππππ This was the year I got 'back into' anime.
2015
- π³πππππ! π΅2 (ππ₯π¬ & ππ’π«)
- ππππππ ππ πππ π΄ππ
- πΎπππππππ
- πΆππππππ
- πΆπππππ πΈπππ π±ππππππ πΎππππππ
2016
- π³πππππ! π΅2 (ππ’π±π°π²)
- πΌπ’ π·πππ π°πππππππ
- π±ππππ πππππ’ π³πππ
- πΊπππππππ ππ πππ πΈπππ π΅πππππππ
- πππππ & ππππ 2
- π°πππππππππ
- πππππ π΅ππππππ: πππππππ
- π±πππππ (2016)
- π³ πΆπππ’πππ: π·πππππ
2017
- π±ππππ π²πππππ
- πππ π°ππππππ πΌππππ π±ππππ
- π²πππππππ ππ πππ ππππππ
- π»πππππ πππππ π°πππππππ
2018
- π πππππ π΄πππππππππ
- ππππ’π πΆππππ: ππ
- π³ππππ'π π»πππ
- π±: πππ π±ππππππππ
2019
- π³ππππ ππππ’ππ
- π±πππππππ
2020
- π³πππππππππ
- πΉπππππππ πΊπππππ
2021
- πππ πππππ π΄πππ ππππ πππ : πππ πππππππππ
2022
- πππ’ π‘ π΅πππππ’