10 Rated R Insanely Brutal Anime From 80's and 90's (The Golden Era!)

[@in_the_pines]

This is why i love this channel so much. You guys aren't afraid to get into the niddy griddy regardless of how youtube is trying to make the platform so PG/bland. Keep bringing the spice guys! #1 source for discovering hidden gems

[@LoneWolfHustle]

Yeah I just found this channel and love it

[@biker944]

I love this channel

[@Z1LT01D]

pg!? try typing in nude news in youtube and tell me that the platform is trying to be pg lmao

[@biker944]

@@Z1LT01D or hentai

[@in_the_pines]

@@Z1LT01D I never said that loopholes didn't exist

[@chuckbossart]

Ninja Scroll should be on this list, one of the best from the 90s

[@Powermad-bu4em]

Absolutely. Plus Biohunter and Twilight Of The Dark Master.

[@bryango5979]

bioboosted armor guyver should also be part of it.

[@LoneWolfHustle]

Agree

[@thenordicgamer237]

Literally went to comment the exact same thing, easily my favourite anime movie, unfortunately don't make them as good as that anymore

[@Vorador47]

ninja scroll is great, but it wasn't super violent or gory, was surprised fist of the north star didn't make the list.

[@DirtyMardi]

Man, these aren’t for kids, says a man who watched these as a kid

[@MikeLAslade]

Facts. I had seen all of these and many more by my 10th birthday.

[@Aeon1989]

I know right? I saw Wicked City and Bio Hunter by chance on HBO or Cinemax back when I was a kid when I was supposed to be asleep for school lol

[@crewie94]

For real, the world of Violence Jack was in my nightmares as a wee kiddo. Now I find it a really challenging watch but I enjoy it for its positives. It has an incredibly potent emotional effect with minimal dialogue, it's really quite special.

[@MikeLAslade]

@thomas forsyth I had a shirt with manga man on it

[@skyguy5763]

Add ninja scroll and fist of the north star and this was my childhood!😅

[@damianstarks3338]

80s and 90s anime never gets old.

[@justinratcliffe947]

It's the best

[@damianstarks3338]

@@justinratcliffe947 damn right.

[@aztecklover69]

best looking anime in my opinion:)

[@damianstarks3338]

@@aztecklover69 and you would be right.

[@maxvicious6456]

The Anime from the 1980s and 1990s are timeless.

[@Evilatem]

Urotsukidoji: Legend Of The Overfield is NOT R-rated. It's porn.

[@aldente3868]

The 80's was the Golden time when Japan had the money to do what ever the hell the wanted and so the truly creative minds in anime had total freedom to fly or die. No need to follow trends. No need to please a particular audience. No need to stick to one universal art style. No pressure to do kawaii shit. Just making what ever the hell they wanted and see if it succeeded on its own merit. When it was a hit it was glorious and even if it was a miss then it's a beautiful miss.

[@reikun86]

It’s a shame their economy burst in the 90s.

[@WAFFLEooFILMS]

.... 😑 man yeah I miss those days.

[@quintessenceSL]

It was also a time when Japan was relatively free from pressures to assimilate to western norms. It was by Japanese for Japanese, and wasn't filtered by the cultural upheavals elsewhere that had nothing to do with them. Mishima weeps in his grave.

[@poleaxed6447]

Some of it was because their censorship laws hadn't kept apace with the media and early on it had minimal to no regulations.

[@NationChosenByGod]

@@reikun86 And whose fault was it?

[@derekkizzee7940]

Thought Ninja Scroll should have made the list.

[@TheHeadInHands]

ya know honestly Ninja Scroll, as awesome as it is, is pretty well known in the US/West and at the trail end of the golden age. i can see them omitting it just on the fact its most people's introduction and wishing to dive deeper into the gorey golden age stuff. im surpised no lily cat or baoh on the list though.

[@ranzigerkaefer]

Ninja Scroll isnt very brutal....

[@residentrump3271]

"Not quite the right direction. The way to hell is...RIGHT HERE!"

[@thomasfurey00]

Best Anime of all

[@LoneWolfHustle]

@@ranzigerkaefer 🤔

[@Anonymous-cn6zl]

I love the 80's and 90's art style; some of them closely resemble real humans back then

[@user-xh6ju3pg8c]

No they actually some sort of don't but I get it

[@user-xh6ju3pg8c]

Lol no

[@amuroray9115]

No. Only these Seinen do. I can recommend anime that don’t look like this

[@That80sGuy1972]

Anime used to be about giving a realistic look. Now anime has an "anime" look that is standardized so multiple artists can work on the same animation. You know how they all seem to be made by the same artist now? Nope, it's legions of artists drawing the exact same way.

[@SheonEver]

@@That80sGuy1972 It's just like everything now - go with what's most popular, even if literally everyone else is, too.

[@officialFredDurstfanclub]

Overfiend is one of the most epic, enticing and entertaining things I’ve ever seen. The backstory, the art, the characters, the music. It’s all so well done. It just happens to also be pornography

[@ArcherSuh4721]

Legend of the Overfiend makes me think of the English author JG Ballard and how some of his works like the novel Crash (a dark and explicit book about perverts who get their rocks off by getting into car crashes) and the short piece Why I Want To F*ck Ronald Reagan (which is exactly what the title suggests) were considered obscene pornography by some people. Most artists would say, "No, it isn't!" and defend their projects by bringing up the artitic merit and so on, but Ballard always would respond with answers like, "Yes. It's obscene pornography. That's exactly what I was going for." And it's the same with Legend of the Overfiend. It's both art and pornography.

[@officialFredDurstfanclub]

@@ArcherSuh4721 it’s like Caligula. A grand, sweeping epic with an all star cast (in the Japanese version lol), excellent sets/art and music. And hardcore porn. Lots of it

[@keithchamp]

There's definitely a very degenerate dark theme in alot of Japanese anime....like Kite uncensored....wow that got intense and... disturbing in a few scenes

[@mikebrighindi]

I was really hoping it made the list, it's a classic 🤘😄 I snagged a VHS copy from my dad's closet when I was around 13😂

[@omegaweapon116]

Vampire Hunter D was also gory and super violent. I remember seeing it on the Syfy channel as a kid. That was my introduction to anime back in the 90s. After that, I eventually did see Kite, Demon City Shinjuku, Baki the Grappler, Akira, Ninja Scroll, Ghost in the Shell, etc.

[@darthgraggus2690]

I am surprised that this video did not mention Vampire Hunter D. That one was a CLASSIC. 🕷

[@neetuverma1726]

Cause it's mentioned in the other video about gory anime. This one is only for cyber punk and sci-fi but you should watch the other video too, it's good

[@mattmclain8902]

“This four-part anime series is full of political incorrectness that can EASILY offend uptight audiences.” Me: “Fuck yeah it will.”

[@trifeloco]

Me: Man Fuck the uptight audiences! 😈

[@tylerdordon99]

I've seen that Anime I remember it being so ridiculous and the main guy was like a sex predator lol.

[@somethingsomething9008]

Damn your so edgy

[@carlosrueda9204]

You finished the list with legend of the overfiend and violence jack. As it should. Phenomenal choices

[@marjanperveinis8355]

There are actually 11 anime in this video 1:19 Apocalypse Zero 3:08 Demon City Shinjuku 4:40 Mad Bull 34 6:15 Devilman: The Birth 7:50 Wicked City 9:32 Angel Cop 11:16 Crying Freeman 12:48 Kite 14:21 Genocyber 16:00 Urotsukidoji: Legend Of The Overfield 17:31 Violence Jack

[@OzonoOzono]

thank you, time is invaluable

[@Scallycowell]

Thnx m8

[@franciscop1192]

Urotsukidoji eh? I liked 😅

[@kensfw9597]

Thankies

[@Muluc-lx2de]

Thx dude

[@zer0sum642]

I watched Urotsukidoji: Legend of the Overfiend at a party in 1989. Back when the material was termed Japanimation. All the guys were like, “Hell, yeah!” and all the girls were uneasy and huddling together wondering wtf they were watching. I’d only seen Akira up to this point so it was quite a leap forward in content.

[@EximiusDux]

Wow that must have been an odd experience, unless it was a censored edition. That movie contains a lot of content that is explicit and purely sexual. Something people tend to watch in private.

[@ThatGuy-sw2xe]

Did this movie involve people getting demon-penises implanted in them? I remember a movie like this.

[@EximiusDux]

@@ThatGuy-sw2xe It was the worlds first Japanese tentacle horror porn, based on a comic book by the first guy to do tentacle stuff. So yes. It was that movie.

[@zabnorg]

I remember hearing someone describing it in the break room of the trade school I was in at the time. It was pretty much the most insane thing any of us had ever seen, and we loved it. The teenage mind...

[@laurilahti9863]

Megumi yaku is hot

[@andrewa6625]

Ah the 80s and the 90s were the good old times. Fist of the North Star and Street fighter 2 were the first anime with mature content that I watched at age 9 and it made feel like a grown up.

[@JacrostheWHite]

Streetfighter rocked my jox - that opening! lol

[@Dagoth_Ur_1]

Same here, with the edition of Guyver and possibly a part of one of the Overfiends..I'm not sure, older sibling.

[@LowellLucasJr.]

Man 90% of this list is in my collection! These are masterpieces everyone should enjoy! Also, special note: Demon City Shinjuku and Wicked City were written by the same creator who also created Vampire Hunter D- which Kawajiri would also direct later for Vampire Hunter D Bloodlust!( Both the author and Kawajiri are great friends as well!)

[@andrearossi3198]

I think demon city is a prequel to wicked city

[@pillarheights1130]

no shit they have the same plot almost.d

[@AlexisCardona]

My collection as well !!

[@YanChanEx]

oh man, genocyber was such a mind-blowing series that stuck in my mind for YEARS. i'm so glad this anime made the list!

[@Bullboy_Adventures]

Hate to be "that guy" but it's a bit of a knock off devilman

[@sentualstrong6699]

@@Bullboy_Adventures it’s original not a knock off.

[@captnwinkle]

Found this Anime rental store back in mid 0o's in college. Rented it and I was like WTF in a good way

[@Mawuli12345]

💀💀💀💀

[@Oldestbook]

Genocyber would have had huge potential, if only it had been at least 10 episodes it would have explained everything much better and given a more complete ending, too bad, artistically and cinematically it is a masterpiece

[@Makoto03]

I love 90s era anime. Such beautiful hand drawn animation.

[@That80sGuy1972]

Because that was anime, a dead art form. Modern anime is mostly team-created cartoons in the "anime" style of mere looks. It won't be long before artists are completely phased out and replaced with CGI coders, replacing actual animators altogether. There are programs that perfectly create original works of classic composers, as in perfectly mimicking their style... with the only human involved is the listener. There are children born now who will not see any actual art created in their time... aside from calling memes "art", which will devolve (yes, can go lower than what they are now) into the online version of infant scribbling. I hate to say it but we need to nurture OG weebs (weebs before "weeb" was a word) to bring back anime.

[@floorboss]

The Japan studio that did the Finalizations for _Transformers the Movie (1986),_ like when Devestator attacks Auto Bot city! And the whole begging sequence- All Hand Drawn AWESOMENESS !!!!! & _Fist of the North Star_ & Both _Vampire Hunter D_ movies (especially BLOODLUST) should be noted.

[@crazycoonass666]

Ahhh... Legend of the Overfiend. The reason my mother quit renting me anime from Major Video.

[@willlaw1672]

you seen the uncut version

[@nicolapesce8911]

I saw the OVAs, man they're crazy

[@crazycoonass666]

@@nicolapesce8911 Uncut version was absolutely insane.

[@EximiusDux]

It's practically "hentai" so no wonder, haha.

[@makavelimusolini1036]

Lol not as bad as 8 year old me renting faces of death 1. Thought it was a futuristic science fiction movie with a t Robocop like lead. Turns out the guy wearing the "helmet" was on a death row electric chair 😆. This was my first experience with documentaries in the late 80's. This was not a nat g/discovery Channel docu lol 😆.

[@Ulrich_von_Jungingen]

Instead of the thought provoking, exciting, visually amazing animations of the 80s and 90s, now we have thousands of high school pedo loli trash animes. I really wish they would go back to making anime for adults with adult characters.

[@sotothankyouidied]

preach

[@Ulrich_von_Jungingen]

@@sotothankyouidied Ha ha sorry man my mistake :P.

[@sotothankyouidied]

@@Ulrich_von_Jungingen Its all good

[@AESTHETICCosmopolitan]

Trueee I get the point of high school anime, they were fun to watch till a point, but they overdone it so much it losts its flavor and became bitter, to the point there is no anime for mature audiences. Just slice of life clones at best or ridiculous shit with futuristic swords and whatnot. It's infantilizing and not good!

[@letitiayates5361]

There’s still many anime for adults out there. Devilman Crybaby on Netflix is a great example.

[@javiermauricio8377]

The 80's and 90's were a time where anime directors were high on cocaine

[@darkness138]

1:34 Apocalypse Zero 3:22 Demon City Shinjuku 4:57 Mad Bull 34 6:30 Devilman - The Birth 8:04 Wicked City 9:45 Angel Cop 11:25 Crying Freeman 12:57 Kite 14:31 Genocyber 16:14 Urotsukidoji - Legend of the Overfiend 17:33 Violence Jack

[@Corrupted-file]

Very nice. 🤘

[@donald8607]

Thank you

[@BakuranTV]

Berserk should be on the list

[@darkness138]

@@BakuranTV I agree but it isn't so I didn't put a time stamp for it.

[@giovannysilva7735]

Ty for the list, as a dyslexic is so much easier to copy and paste than try to spell it my self ;)

[@TheRealNormanBates]

1:20 Apocalypse Zero 3:08 Demon City Shinjiku 4:41 Mad Bull 34 6:16 Devil Man: The Birth 7:51 Wicked City 9:32 Angel Cop 11:16 Crying Freeman 12:49 Kite 14:23 Genocyber 16:00 Urotsukidoji: Legend of the Overfiend 17:24 Violence Jack Extra mentions: Fist of the North Star Megazone 23: Part 2 (particularly the space battle sequence) Lily C.A.T. Barefoot Gen Midori

[@tigercloud6945]

Ty for the list.

[@connorlake44]

Literally came to comments looking for this. Thanks, and bump.

[@kensfw9597]

Cameforthis lowkey

[@donemiro3513]

Where i can see those?

[@TheRealNormanBates]

@@donemiro3513 quite a few of them are on KZbin. You can also google them. Go to Blu-ray.com to see if they’re on Blu-ray. Otherwise, google “(movie title, date, 720p)” if you arrrr up for other options. 😉

[@lordgargamel4124]

Legend of the overfiend. Those “tentacles” where giant p**ises. Lollol! Unfortunately i have seen that one. Its ridiculous.

[@playsthetics]

This is the type of anime I grew up on. When I was a kid, anime was for adults.

[@tacandshoot53]

Same for me grew up in switzerland was born end 94/beginning 95. But was 5/6 as these anime aired late night on tv and me and my aunt watched them they were so scary i liked them! :D hahaha

[@enigmatic247]

Underrated comment lol but its true though. None of this stuff was for kids at all but we still watched it anyway

[@hermask815]

And? Guess you’re a decent member of society. No irony.

[@nightmarefanatic1819]

I'd stay over at my cousin's house Friday night's and we'd watch the Action Channel's Animidnight which had these kind of movies completely uncut. Blew our 14-year-old minds

[@laurilahti9863]

The day when forbitten was not forbitten

[@russelledwards001]

When we were kids it was Akira, fist of the North Star and project a-ko

[@mac_lak]

Akira is not so violent, compared to most of these animes...

[@spidey36854]

Vampire hunter d, macross plus, record of lodoss war, devil hunter yoko

[@ladynikkie]

Don't forget wrath of the Ninja that was my very first violent anime

[@Slappaccino]

@@spidey36854 macross is unmatched. so good.

[@vvvmarko]

I would like to see Baoh on this list, it is such a brutal anime from a golden era. I loved every single one of this animes, there is so much more.

[@masterklaw4527]

Most fans of Baoh know what else the creator is famous for.

[@PulpVision]

@@masterklaw4527You mean,"Jo Jo Bizarre Adventure?"

[@garytucker3563]

YES! Baoh, nice one too! Definitely deserved a mention.

[@gillespendragon]

Nice one Baoh, I will also add up Guyver

[@TheDarthpsi]

Gotta praise the Japanese culture for not folding to western politics.

[@ArkaeaFCL3]

I think its funny how you keep saying that PC is not present in these animes. Who's watching anime while hoping its PC?

[@-Siculus-Hort-]

npc's? sjw's?

[@poleaxed6447]

@@-Siculus-Hort- Well hopefully they'd have a heart attack watching this stuff and leave the rest of us in peace.

[@SSJFutureGohan62093]

It’s good that you haven’t discovered that crowd yet. Keep yourself pure.

[@phatlewt2932]

They're not "hoping" it's pc, they're demanding it.

[@splinterinthemind5158]

PC...?

[@roenjervigilla6956]

80s and 90s anime still has the best storyline & coolest animations compare today.

[@firaxolegirein9816]

All generation have good and bad things. 👍 Do you read manga?

[@backintime100yearago8]

80s 90s anime is good for adults now only for kids

[@grau1032]

No let’s be honest 80s and 90s anime had the worst plot and characters. The best anime back then had good animation and visuals but lacked substance

[@50TBRD]

This is practically all my favorite anime.

[@berserklover897]

1:34 Apocalypse Zero 3:22 Demon City Shinjuku 4:57 Mad Bull 34 6:29 Devilman: The Birth 8:04 Wicked City 9:45 Angel Cop 11:27 Crying Freeman 12:58 Kite 14:31 Genocyber 16:15 Urotsukidoji: Legend of the Overfiend 17:35 Violence Jack

[@ActionBastard88]

Nice name and pfp

[@jasontoddler1598]

If people were more open minded we could have better animes 😥

[@SouthwestD313]

No Ninja Scroll?

[@stockvillain]

This is the anime I was raised on.

[@lukasjozef1774]

80-90 were the Golden era for Anime. From 21st century the anime sucks, I stopped watching anima about 20 years ago. Akira, Ghost in the Shell, Ninja Scroll, Urotsukidoji, Dominion tank Police, The Fist of the north star, New Angel, 3x3 Eyes, Memories from Katsuhiro Ottomo, Lensman, etc,etc...those were real anime not the rubbish they making today, the anime died with 20th century. Ahh I miss the 80-90 so much.

[@DeKay1980]

I've seen almost every Anime you've mentioned. Lily C.A.T., Genocyber, Cybercity Oedo....golden Times.

[@khanofkhans6546]

You missed out on cowboy bebop and samurai Champloo then. Two absolute gems made by the same guy. I was born in 85 so I've been a longtime fan and am definitely biased towards the 80s and 90s anime scene. But I would say you can still include 2000 to 2008 as part of the 80s and 90s golden Era quality. There were many great ones made then, but also was the beginning of the current anime quality out there so it's a mix of good and bad.

[@DeKay1980]

@@khanofkhans6546 born '80. Yea i agree with you although i haven't seen much fromm 2000 on.

[@nathanielduncan4692]

@@khanofkhans6546 he missed monster as well.

[@lukasjozef1774]

@@khanofkhans6546 Nah I saw it at least 20 years ago and its rubbish. Anime dies with 20th century.

[@PandorasCrate0]

You forgot a few: Psycho Diver, Bio Hunter, Twilight of the Dark Master.

[@bianca_cascade]

Man...I'd seen all of these before the 9th grade!! I love it

[@MrFarnanonical]

80s and 90s anime was the best for sure. Especially the full length movies. Not many series could afford animating on 1s.

[@NewYork975]

Damn good Anime list, reminding me of my youth, but Fist of the North Star has got to be squeezed in there somewhere.

[@MikeLAslade]

Yeah they did a good job for scratching the surface. They should just call this volume 1, too many classics not on this list.

[@scottlarmore5038]

I mean, even though it’s kind of tame compared to Violence Jack, they should have included Akira, at least.

[@Jucelegario]

Can you post a list of the animes mentioned in this video? I don't want spoilers before watching them. Thanks in advance.

[@TheRailer92]

@@Jucelegario Apocalypse zero Demon City Shinjuku Mad Bull 34 Devilman: The birth Wicked City (edgy) Angel cop Crying Freeman Kite (edgy) 2 eps Genocyber Urotsukidoji: Legend of the Overfiend Violence Jack (edgy) 3 eps

[@Jucelegario]

@@TheRailer92 Thank you!

[@andrewquick4176]

Devil Man both The Birth And The Devil Bird plus Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust are my absolutely favourite

[@ranger_hben8657]

The quality and the amount of care that was put into older anime makes it so good. now a lot of it is about getting the newest season out as fast as possible.

[@That80sGuy1972]

Yep. Anime used to mean "A Japanese-made animation that goes so far above and beyond being a cartoon that it's almost a live-action movie with great special effects." Now it just means "Maybe Japanese but definitely a cartoon drawn in the 'anime' style."

[@karanvarma5789]

Weebs destroyed anime nobody. Else. It was good when people called it japanese cartoon.

[@imsentinelprime9279]

@Zold your joking right.

[@GoonCartoons]

My favorite time for anime !!❤😂😂🎉🎉🎉🎉😢😢😢😮

[@semignome]

Devilman is my all time favorite manga it has no limits I love it. Devilman: apocalypse is the darkest movie I’ve ever seen

[@josephzamer5802]

"..its full with political incorrectness...", all what we want!!!

[@Fridaey13txhOktober]

"...reeee!" Except politically correct sad sacks!

[@000neuro4]

Agreed

[@marklarizzle]

PC is a very unhealthy thing. It spreads. Things like these shows are clean. They are free of what can only be described as evil.

[@pr0faker]

you must be able to stomach the gory fights and finishes and sexual explicit content. but... thats why we're all here?

[@admontblanc]

@@marklarizzle PC is the real covid-19, and those who catch the virus become NPC.

[@mrselection7814]

Just imagine The Rock in a Hard R live action version of Mad Bull

[@bubbleguminserts_surprizeguma]

Cena is better. The Rock is too Disney.

[@acexxxoasis]

You mean like in the other guys lol

[@bubbleguminserts_surprizeguma]

@@acexxxoasis That movie was off the hook hilarious 🤣😂

[@AnnettesVlogCorner]

I love Anime..❤ I don't mind the gore, comedy etc... They are so fun to watch..... 👍

[@monwil3296]

Yet you still get some genius out there calling Anime cartoons 😔

[@darksi226]

Very entertaining. I’ve only seen a couple of these. Now I have more on my watch list. Thanks!

[@williamj.dovejr.8613]

We need a revival of this era!

[@lconfig2117]

The sad part is, these movies would still have an audience, today. Unfortunately, we live in an age of moral busybodies who must ban everything they don't like, rather than simply not watching it.

[@Bullboy_Adventures]

Remember, all these probably wouldn't have existed without the devilman and violence jack Mangas.

[@gr8gmr]

Demon City Shinjuku! I remember seeing that on the Sci-Fi channel. Gosh, I miss Saturday Anime on Sci-Fi!

[@Dave-oc9zg]

"MD Geist" and his sequel "MD Geist Death force" can be added to this list.

[@asendorfyt]

Political incorrectness? Count me in! Shut up and take my money!

[@kernsanders3973]

Yeah wtf, they surely chose the wrong narrator for this one. Political Correctness does not mix well with anime or in fact anything that is decently written at all. Also her going on that giving kids voice acting job in a movie is the equivalent to actual fucking crime was hilarious, guess we should go take all movies that are not intended for children that has a kid as an actor in the movie and go burn them and arrest the creators. Narrator should stay on her twitter bubble and keep thinking that is how everyone in the world thinks lol.

[@JamesDavis-vj7ql]

My list: 1. Ninja Scroll 2. Hokotu No Ken (F.O.T.N.S) 3. Violence Jack 4. Devil Man 5. Berserk 6. The Judge 7. Wiked City 8. GenoCyber 9.The Guyver 10. M.D. Geist 11. Angel Cop 12. Akira

[@robertwhitlow8957]

don't forget angel cop!

[@JamesDavis-vj7ql]

@@robertwhitlow8957 Oh Yeah!!! Thanks Almost Forgot 👍...

[@robertwhitlow8957]

the judge was pretty cool. dark myth and doomed megalopolis, obligatory!

[@DrunkJester]

I was gonna be disappointed if the overfiend wasn't listed but you did forget to mention there were 3 movies all up. Oh Guyver should of got a mention as well.

[@johnrandolph1989]

I love political incorrectness in my anime. Hence I love Mad Bull 34.

[@justinratcliffe947]

Mad Bull 34 is awesome. Got it on dvd

[@NukeA6]

You're gonna love Space Adventure Cobra.

[@kittycatcat6962]

No Ninja Scroll...booooo

[@taipan8021]

"Kite", reminds me of a Negative version of the Move "the Professional"

[@bdrive5663]

Wow Literary every anime on this list is part of my first few years discovering anime at my local video stores. With Demon City Shinjuku and Urotsukidōji: Legend of the Overfiend being two of the first three Anime I ever saw, just after Akira. It seemed that anime could be a medium for any type of content that main stream (especially American) Movies couldn't or wouldn't even touch at the time. Also I don't think anyone can ague that old 80'-90's anime was, in general, animated so much more inventively and artisticly than the stuff we get now. Wow I just realized how old writing that makes me.

[@Corrupted-file]

😂

[@pranavsohoni3270]

You see first Hentai/Anime same time.

[@Corrupted-file]

@ANIME IS DEAD No, not at all….I agree with everything he said. Urotsukidoji was the first Anime I ever saw as a Marine in Japan, I own an original copy, and a four disk set with different versions of it from the director. I was laughing at him saying how old it makes him feel. Should’ve explained my post.

[@neetuverma1726]

I've seen them all and even more and Yes old-school, cyber, pulp fiction animes are guilty pleasures of mine. New gen anime can't even match those old anime vibes

[@alonsoalejandroperaza3722]

I Was Born- In 1976 --- And The 1980's and 1990's We're My Best Years As ...A Kid Growing Up. And Cartoons... We're Everything .... To .."Me

[@SkittleXero]

Haha I was going to say Amon: The Apocalypse of Devilman but that came out in 2000. The Demon fights before and when Akira fights Amon just damn.

[@janhaisenko5061]

I've seen Wicked City, Crying Freeman, Violence Jack and Urotsukidoji back in the 90's when I was about 14-16 Years old and especially Urotsukidoji (don't forget part II and III !) influenced me the most. Based on the Manga by the king of tentacles himself Toshio Maeda it is the most disturbing yet fascinating Anime I've ever seen. 5/7

[@scoobydoobydoooo]

God there is some shit in those urotsukidoji films. My young teen self remembers the sex scenes more than anything.

[@floorboss]

Both of the _Vampire Hunter D_ movies are on KZbin in HD (no adds). "Blood Lust" has some of the Best Hand drawn art ever ... Like the OG Japanese studio that did the Finalizations for _Transformers the Movie 1986._ The whole 'planet eating' beginning sequence. And when Devestator attacks Auto-bot City. Legendary Hand drawn art!

[@LdotMillward]

I remember glimpsing my first manga/anime as a kid on late night TV, amazed thinking wtf is this. Was hooked after that, secretly setting the vcr to record it 💥💥💥

[@Basketcase642]

I love Apocalypses Zero, fun fact is Harara is a man, his body was transformed by the armor since it possesses a female soul

[@neetuverma1726]

But " Don't be so sure MOTHER FUCKER" in the middle of the video got me😂 I didn't remember Lucifer saying something like this that in this scene 😂😂😂😂

[@Vengeful_Wyvern]

Wicked City is the only one of these I’ve seen but I’m extremely curious to see the others now. Only problem with WC was that Maki had a badass entrance but was almost immediately turned into a damsel in distress until the last scenes.

[@darmal8770]

Have you seen the live action film? It is outrageous. You'll never look at pinball machines again!

[@geraldwarren6438]

@@darmal8770 I saw the live action 🎬 version but like the anime wayyy better.

[@ReignSupreme2014]

Haven't watched yet, but I bet Legend of the OverFiend is on this list.

[@davidgomersall7185]

I watched it aged maybe 14. It had accheived this legendary status as I think there had been a recent round of "BAN THIS SICK FILTH" tabloid hysteria going on. Frankly, I thought it was a bit lame, kind of clichéd and, while it had some way out there imagery, it was so OTT as to be kind of funny. Still, well done to the self appointed moral guardians of the press who successfully steered me in its direction 👍

[@muder0989]

Good luck! I mean that sincerely a copy of the ova is over 500$

[@marcomaceo3559]

Interesting how the English dub, although very graphic, is actually slightly censored. The Japanese dub, released in the states, has full on penetration without any mosaics.

[@mr.d6779]

This isn't anime - before it became mainstream, it was labeled Japanamation back then; current anime is the crap that caters to western ideologies and has strong censorship.... the 80s and 90s was a great time as you could find all of the uncensored versions of these at the video rental stores or the movie stores in the mall...

[@TheHeadInHands]

japanimation is where its at. many fond memories of going to Suncoast Video to spend my allowance on crazy vhs tapes.

[@mr.d6779]

@@TheHeadInHands Suncoast was my shit! I've been watching "anime" since the 70s, but my first purchases were: The Fist of the Northstar movie, Vampire Hunter D, and Akira - all from Suncoast! Fun times!

[@TheHeadInHands]

@@mr.d6779 first anime I watched was Vanpire Hunter D on the sci-fi channel when they did “Saturday anime” in the mornings before MST3K. First movie I bought was Ghost in the Shell.

[@Phreal95]

Best thing about all these animes is that you can watch em for free on youtube.

[@GonZoSoundStudio]

17:04 WHAT !? Can't find any information about some Japanese underage dubbing actors😱

[@1977dobermann]

Seems to me like political correctness affects quality storytelling...

[@Corrupted-file]

No doubt.

[@carlosrueda9204]

Great list. I laugh when they offended at that one scene in goblin slayer. Nothing compared to this

[@scottlarmore5038]

Seriously, that goblin slayer scene didn’t even make me flinch. I was raised on Anime like Akira and Violence Jack, goblin slayer ain’t shit.

[@carlosrueda9204]

@@scottlarmore5038 I don't even think tentacles are a stereotype anymore. Not saying that was my preference. It was what they animated back in the day

[@bigtstyle123]

I would love to see you do gritty 80s crime thrillers that have unfortunately been overlooked. Like Vice Squad or Relentless.

[@hoboy1]

Haha, good old Urotsukidoji. I remember getting hold of it on VHS and taking it to a friends' house so three of us could watch it like it was some mysterious forbidden tape. It was an awesome experience but in retrospect we were naughty little bastards to be watching it at around age 13.

[@galedribble9535]

I haven’t heard the word “Urotsukidoji” in like 20 years

[@db3crashcoursecinema]

MDGEIST and GENOCYBER Are mostly hard to find now and are worth Hundreds of Dollars to get on Ebay,and also LEGEND OF THE OVERFIEND,which was Taken away from me at a Government School Center years ago for showing it in My Dorm in a Packed room on a Saturday Night in the late 90's!!!!

[@eliek2014]

I remember thinking Violence Jack and Legend of the Overfeind had to be hentai but nah. They are legit anime.

[@batzgameguru]

Wicked city also had a live action movie lol

[@willyword3413]

Oh shit I didn't know that

[@batzgameguru]

@@willyword3413 yeah but its not as wild as the anime movie lol

[@ryusantos6145]

Seen it. To me the live action Wicked City was a massive drop in quality over the animated version.

[@willyword3413]

@ I was just checking it out before thx for that. Also been watching Mr H reviews of hell raiser. Does the whole comic series. Some cool stuff check it out.

[@TruculentSheep]

Devilman is an extended exercise in unstable irony - once you know when the anime is deliberately camping it up, and when it's being sincere, it becomes very, very enjoyable. This is why KZbin vids poking fun at the two Devilman OVAs from the 80s are missing the point - it's meant to be camp as Christmas. That's half the point. (Also: Violence Jack should be in Mortal Kombat ASAP.)

[@MikeLAslade]

Thank god for the manga. I was always bummed that there was 2 back then

[@charlesnewman6468]

I believe the reason why some animes back then and now are gory is to show the somewhat realistic side of human behaviours; I'm no expert on Psychology or Philosophy, but I think this is how one person would look if sliced like this or what they would say if this or that happened. Yes, I know seeing dead or killing children and r****g women is very wrong, I think it is kind of a lesson. Now I will respect those who hate the sight of blood or gore or whatever, some people are like that and you are my friend. I accept you. So that's my opinion. I hope it was okay.

[@maxfurstenberg6300]

Fist of the North Star and Ninja Scroll! Great vid!

[@ZeroVoiceActing]

Good Lord, the amount of edge Lords in these comments is staggering. Lol All of these anime a great and damn near masterpieces, but apparently they attract edge Lords like flies. Lolol

[@maicalk5405]

it's ironic that while PC culture can be annoying the lengths they'll go to prove it are so off the wall, they become the very thing they hate which is obnoxious

[@stevemaxwell7692]

2 movies that should of been on the list Fist of the North Star and BAOH 2 must see movies.

[@pranavsohoni3270]

Their is Channel Named Shishi who have created on List in This List Dist Of North Star Movie in No.2.

[@Ihave10billionsubs]

How is Fist of the North Star not on here? Classic, hyper violent anime from the 80s. One of my all time favorites.

[@jilhaneyisaiahdanielb.8878]

NANI?! 🤯🤯💥💥💥

[@ToriZealot]

Exactly!

[@JaseD83]

Can't leave out Vampire Hunter D. That and Crying Freeman are what got me into the genre in the late 90's. Oddly enough they aired on cable tv at around 1030 pm on either friday or saturday night. I cant remember the channel now, but I still watch the VHS copies.

[@caddy8436]

Bullshit. Public access in Philly aka channel 48 did. Erthing from Fist of the North Star to Ecw was on tap

[@talynhastime9343]

I wish they still made ultra-violent uncensored anime by the handfuls, but like video games and comic books in the States, anime was accused of corrupting the youth so they had to crack down on it by the late 90s. Sigh.

[@crombajaa]

They were all so beautiful! One of the best sci-fi punk era!

[@Yarkoonian]

6:11 they really tied nades to his nads.

[@bobbdoomutub7308]

Midori: The Girl in the Freakshow / Shojo tsubaki: Chika gento gekiga (1992) should be on this list

[@ElMalito187]

Violence Jack is Akira Fudo aka Devilman set in an alternate time-line/universe. The actual sequel to Devilman is Devilman Lady.

[@adamblackfoot46]

Uhm you forgot Baoh and M.D Geist too

[@glennhoward4183]

Fist Of The North Star!!!... Where is it? Lord Jagi is one of the greatest villains EVER to grace not just Manga viewers screens, but viewers of ANYTHING with a villain in its god damn screens!

[@superboy1986X]

The movie doesn’t do the series justice, it’s not all that great. As a hardcore fotns fan I wouldn’t include it in this list, it’s not as gory.

[@glennhoward4183]

@@superboy1986X Well, needless to say that I'd totally and utterly disagree with that entire statement by you, but hey... We're all entitled to our own opinions, and yours would be a valid one in some peoples eyes I suppose, so fair play to you!

[@IAC.STUDIO]

I was about 10 when I convinced my dad to rent out legend of the overfiend. Just as things started getting crazy in one of the earlier scene my mum walks in and looks at the shock on our faces then looks at the tv. My poor dad was in big trouble that evening! I was a 'Manga' fan forever after!

[@heavenbent4pleather83]

Your dad sounds cool

[@silviangc8486]

I watched Urotsukidoji last night after watching this list. And yeah, uhhhhh, YEAH.

[@88Cardey]

Fist of the north star, Guyver, Ninja Scroll and Akira were my introductions to manga.

[@Ris3451]

11:01 "...and political correctness is completely absent here..." The good old times.

[@doublep1980]

The ''Crying Freeman'' live-action movie with Mark Dacascos is frikin' awesome, one of the few good live-action adaptations of a manga/anime and directed by Christophe Gans who also did ''Brotherhood of the Wolf'' again with Marc Dacascos (also Vincent Cassel & Monica Belluci) and also the first ''Silent Hill'' live-action movie. The live-action ''Crying Freeman'' is basically a hommage to John Woo with amazingly choreographed fights and slow-motion shootouts. Generally speaking Christophe Gans is a talentend director, highly recommend checking out these 3 movies. (just don't bother with the ''Silent Hill 2'' movie which is directed by another director and crap.)