12 Savage 80's Anime For People Who Think Anime Is Just For Kids!

[@Y2Kaynen87]

The 80s and early 90s will always be the golden age for anime.

[@docblade3270]

A lot of freedom of creation and crazy stuff!

[@Tiberon098]

80s anime was my first exposure to the genre.

[@Y2Kaynen87]

@@Tiberon098 My first exposure to anime was finding it in the Saturday Sci-fi channel back in 95. I was 7 back then.

[@richarddixon8365]

@@Y2Kaynen87 Lol. Same with me. Sci fi channel was the shit back in the day.

[@maurish8043]

@GamebroTV 1998 were the most classics made outlaw star berserk neom genesis and many other more

[@kitsunelee007]

I sorely miss the creativity, freedom and zeal anime in the 80's and 90's had, nothing now can touch the raw, powerful, chaotic, and dare I say innocence anime from that time is made from.

[@spookysuki518]

Agreed!

[@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812]

Plus it really seems like the stories had way better ideas and imagination than today.

[@amuroray9115]

They were the opposite of innocent

[@amuroray9115]

@@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812 a lot of money was thrown at people to go crazy and make whatever anime they wanted. Even if it was violent nonsense. It was a zany period I’m very fond of

[@Nimbereth]

Everything is polictical correct now.

[@robertoacevedo6247]

Im 55 yrs old, grew Up watching Mazinger z ,Great Mazinger , Devilman, and all Go Nagai creations, I actually collect all the mechas, also one of my favorite is captain Harlock, Macross, Yamato,and many other Anime classics, but Akira, Princes Mononaki, Vampire Hunter D, Ninja Scroll, and all that you showed here are in a total different league. Thank you for a great video.

[@cookeecutkk]

In my 50s as well. Well said. I would also add Patlabor to the mix - especially the 2nd film.

[@snoeplau2126]

Mazinger Listo! Pilder Ahora!

[@nitrokid]

Super Robots are tight!

[@helioselexandros]

I went to theaters with my friend to see princess mononoke when it came out. Its one of my favorite i watched with my 13yo son recently and he loved it also.

[@amdteng]

You gotta give credit to people who are into synthwave for sharing some 80s adult themed animes by creating fan made music vidoes. Thx to them, I think it helped introduced back forgotten animes to the public.

[@nicocontreras5366]

Yeah like Vampires from The Midnight.

[@KageNoTora74]

Elfen Lied, Gantz, Fist of the North Star and Bubblegum Crisis certainly weren't kid friendly.

[@Joshua_N-A]

Then there's Perfect Blue which is a psychological horror.

[@2a2777f2g]

Paprica?

[@masteurmitchell1351]

Fist of the north star was my first love

[@michaeljavier870]

Neither is JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure.

[@-Siculus-Hort-]

ninja scroll, akira...

[@richarddixon8365]

Wicked City, Ninja Scroll and Angel Cop come to mind.

[@Sarahc-mn1tr]

Ninja scroll us awesome. One of 2 animes i own

[@George_Benetton]

Don't forget... Genocyber

[@richarddixon8365]

This is was a perfect list as they only did the 80s. Only two I'm not familiar with is Crying Freeman and Baoh the Caller. I forgot about the two anthologies Neo Tokyo and Robot Carnival. Some of the best ever.

[@richarddixon8365]

@@George_Benetton I think that came out int the nineties and why its not on the list. Classic anime as well

[@richarddixon8365]

@@Sarahc-mn1tr Yep. One of favorites. This list has me want to buy all of them.

[@AevasHouse]

Anyone that thinks Anime is for kids has never actually seen anime. “Way too much gore for todays standards” uh i have to disagree with you on that one chief

[@joysonekka7927]

They are kids lol

[@unsungno1]

What, you didn't want to throw them in the deep end with Urutsukidoji: Legend of the Overfiend?

[@gm9984]

They gotta doggiepaddle before they can swim

[@NecrochildK]

XD Because that was explicitly hentai, not just simply dark, adult anime.

[@narcodium]

Honestly the story sucked. All the anime listed here have a very artistic, adult quality. What you’re saying is like comparing Braveheart to texts chainsaw massacre

[@jerometruitt2731]

That or La Blue Girls

[@jerometruitt2731]

@@narcodium and yet Texas Chainsaw Massacre is a classic nontheless

[@Onibocho11]

Vampire Hunter D and Devil Man have been two of my favorite anime movies since the 80’s.

[@marilynknepper1953]

Vampire Hunter D , Ninja scroll, Fist of the North Star, Crying Freeman. Good stuff

[@danybey4182]

Well I was born in 99 but same

[@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812]

Ninja Scroll, Bio-Hunter, Midnight Panther, Ninja Resurrection and Space Adventure Cobra are some of my firsts and favs.

[@Slappaccino]

You should check out the Vampire Hunter D novels if you haven't. The films are good, but the books are better.

[@Onibocho11]

@@marilynknepper1953 music to my ears! Now you’re talking!

[@nseven1117]

fun fact, baoh is made by the creator of jojo's bizarre adventure hirohiko araki

[@alekies]

14:00 I knew I was getting Star Platinum vibes there

[@schizoidboy]

They used to show some of these anime on cable channels all the time. I saw Robot Carnival on the Sci Fi channel when they still showed anime on it. I miss those days.

[@ladynikkie]

I remember first seeing it on Showtime they showed anime late at night between midnight to 5:00 in the morning

[@Shadowrulzalways]

Ok see now a days nobody thinks that about anime. The only anime aimed at children are Kodomo-muke (means “For Children”) This is the confirmed demographic of anime and manga: Kodomo-muke (for children) Shojo (for teen girls) Shonen (for teen boys) Josei (for adult women) Seinen (for adult men) Hentai (anime porn) Now before ya’ll start to try and disagree about Shonen, the word Shonen does mean “boy” and in a broader sense it can mean boys of all ages. But when it comes to Shonen being used in context of manga or anime, it mainly refers to it’s narrow sense. In the narrow sense, it refers only to boys of the age equivalent to junior high school students to high school students. And in Japan, junior high school students are 12-15 years of age. High school students are 15-18 years of age. So Shonen’s main demographic of manga and anime are early to late teenage boys. Just in case you still don’t agree, I will post links to various sources confirming that. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shōnen_manga en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shōnen_Jump%2B tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ShonenDemographic www.animenewsnetwork.com/interview/2019-02-11/weekly-shonen-jump-editor-in-chief-hiroyuki-nakano/.143096 manga.fandom.com/wiki/Shōnen_manga wiki.kidzsearch.com/wiki/Weekly_Shōnen_Jump bakuman.fandom.com/wiki/Weekly_Shōnen_Jump www.hxchector.com/anime-and-manga-types/

[@britishwordplay4335]

Urorsukidoji Legend Of The Overfiend tops all Adult Mangas

[@MastemaJack]

I think they did put that one on a list maybe the rated R anime list they did. I do remember seeing it on list someone made.

[@seagrey75]

Masterpiece

[@Helaw0lf]

It was okay. I will have to look up the other OVAs in that series. Berserk to king of Seinen for me.

[@mr.d6779]

M.D. Geist, Madbull 34, Fist of the Northstar movie, and Golgo 13 are all 80s anime and could also be added to the list; I've been watching anime since the 70s - first one was Science Ninja Team Gatchaman in Japan or Battle of the Planets in the U.S.; I have to say that the best period for anime (Japanimation back then) had to be mid 80s to the mid 90s - there was just so much creativity without trying to appeal to Western ideologies....

[@vodkawhisperer3923]

why tf are they not on this list ??? they arether first i thought of

[@amuroray9115]

What kind of western ideologies ?

[@teqkniq7164]

Md gheist shouldn't be here I'm sorry. The rest tho 👌

[@TheRealNormanBates]

@@teqkniq7164 yes it should. If you watch *M.D. Geist* as Roy Batty's backstory (especially considering that the character design is modeled off of Rutger Hauer) it makes it that much cooler. It may not be the best written anime, but it is essentially *Mad Max* boiled down to it's hardcore essence.

[@OldSchoolGenius]

Haha, this reminds me of my younger day. Our art teacher though anime were cartoons, so imagine her supprise when we were allowed to show Ninja Scroll in class before summer break.

[@masteurmitchell1351]

Lol I knw that was a good day

[@brianvalencia7717]

Yea, i'm sure ur teacher's jaw dropped in shock & amazement.

[@AniSepherd972]

should have played wicked city lol

[@seanisao3812]

Hahahahahahaha

[@EternalEmperorofZakuul]

But anime is a cartoon

[@theranmafan]

Oh my God... you listed the one Anime (Baoh) I've been looking for since I saw it as a kid almost 30 years ago! I could NEVER find out what it was called until you used that one helicopter scene which I'd been using to try and identify the series. Thank you!!!!

[@richardhalligan7900]

For me: The Guyver AD Police Wicked City Monster City Akira Legend of the Four Kings The Professional Golgo 13 Crying Freeman Cybercity

[@Auron710]

I was looking for a Guyver comment. Loved the OG anime, Ive not seen the one they remade but apparently the remake more closely followed the manga than the OG series did. Anime was all kinda cool and violent (except actual kids shows like pokemon and stuff of course), and I never thought about it til now but yeh, for a good 15 years or so, most of its really tame now. the devilman crybaby series on netflix was great and hand drawn like the good old days but one can argue its an 8/90s anime still which is why it was still in those tones.

[@nightmare-nightmarenightma1147]

Even though it came out in the early 90's, Genocyber is pretty graphic

[@TheRealNormanBates]

that and *The Men Behind the Sun* almost made me puke. That scene with the kids and the attack helicopter is pure nightmare fuel. Same thing with "that scene" from *Megazone 23, Part 2*

[@darchangeldavid]

I had the privilege of watching all of this in the 80s. Damn I miss the 80s and early 90s. We will never have cool stuff like this come out now with all the Twitter BS in place.

[@jerometruitt2731]

When you do have a cool anime come out they are fucking censoring it now with blacked out shadows.

[@gphjr1444]

Flashbacks to preteen me in the 90s seeing anime on Sci-Fi channel and seeing Vampire Hunter D where a guy is bounced around like a rag doll and has his head exploded. And THANK YOU for over a decade I couldn't remember the name of the anime where the giant robot falls on its creator. Robot Carnival!!

[@GankbotShuk]

Saturday Night Anime on Sci-Fi. First place I saw Vampire Hunter D as well. Also Iria.

[@jerometruitt2731]

The yearly anime marathon on sci fi channel is where I initially got bit by the anime bug as well. Although the reality is us 80s kids were actually watching anime long before and just didn't realize it. Most of the popular cartoons of the 80s, like the real ghostbusters, thundercats, inspector gadget, transformers etc were all animated by japanese studios and some like Voltron and Robotech were just american adaptations of japanese anime.

[@Schregger]

I forgot about the horrific idea that is the American Akira remake... why did you have to remind me?

[@danieldelaparra7708]

Saint Seiya was an anime that caused a huge impact here in Mexico (as well as some countries of Europe and Latin America) due to its violence and mature subjects. It was released uncensored in public tv during a time where the highest level of violence you could watch on a “cartoon” was Donatello throwing a Foot Soldier into a trash can (back then people didn’t even know the concept of “anime”, it was just a “cartoon with Japanese writing”. I remember it was in national news when the first episode aired and within the first 4 minutes there was a scene of the hero chopping the ear off his enemy. Despite the initial controversy Saint Seiya became a huge success, the most popular anime in these countries until Dragon Ball was aired in the late 90’s. Too bad the US missed Saint Seiya due to the terrible dub and the censorship

[@ensotao1]

we had saint seiya in U.S.

[@K.O.pro_]

Some more honorable mentions: Fist of The Northstar, Golgo 13, MD Geist, Legend of The Overfiend, 8 Man After, Guyver, Doomed Megalopolis, and anything made by Madhouse for that matter, lol.

[@jonmegarton8078]

Ninja Scroll, AD Police, Angel Cop

[@mrknopper]

80's and 90's anime are the best.

[@charleswalker8262]

Robot Carnival was the MAIN reason WHY I WATCHED.........and fell in LOVE in Anime.

[@AniSepherd972]

the artwork on the doll story 💖

[@ildzbildz4]

Dude, in wicked city the main guy has a gun so powerful it knocks him off his feet almost every time?!!!! That was the coolest thing back in the day!

[@AniSepherd972]

read blame manga, its gun recoil is so powerful mc gets his hand almost ripped off. and the mc is the strongest android in that universe

[@Melodyofthesea78]

@@AniSepherd972 Blame is meh.

[@lukedraper4100]

Hell yes always cracked up everytime

[@themadatheist1976]

Madbull 34 should be on the list, including Ninja Scroll.

[@BrianHealy]

NS came out in 1993

[@Melodyofthesea78]

Golgo 13 is a good one I enjoyed it. Also Space Adventure Cobra and Fist Of The North Star. Space Adventure Cobra is like a mix between Star Wars and James Bond.

[@markgiles6720]

Shame mad bull isn't on dvd

[@themadatheist1976]

@@markgiles6720 thought Manga Video did?

[@markgiles6720]

@@themadatheist1976 not sure but I'm guessing manga entertainment lost the licence for it

[@BossRossTube]

Vampire hunter D 25 yrs later an im still waiting on a live action or series come netflix an give the ppl what they need

[@yumejunk4859]

Vampire Hunter D Bloodlust is a masterpiece.

[@adamcappella8088]

They almost always ruin anime with a live action version. Let's be happy they haven't tried

[@nathanielduncan4692]

@@adamcappella8088 yeah let's.

[@daniel-zh9nj6yn6y]

@@adamcappella8088 I hope they're still going to make live-action One Piece, I want to watch the first episode, just to see how bad it is.

[@jerometruitt2731]

@@adamcappella8088 the get it right sometimes too though. Ruroni Kenshin live action is awesome.

[@stanimirgeorgiev.87]

These animes are times better than today's "modern" classic animations and any animations ever. I have recognized the Japanese as masters of animation. Especially Akira is the best animation ever made.

[@gm9984]

Baoh has gotta be one of my favorite anime ever, all cheesy 80s glory aside lol. I feel like hirohiko araki was inspired by classic 80s movies like firestarter, terminator, predator and prolly others too

[@victorrain]

Yeah! Crying Freeman and Wicked City!!!

[@Orgendorfer]

Remenber putting the tape in the vcr? After you waited 3 months for it to be imported? And then the manga video logo came on screen? Damn...makes me all nostalgic and stuff

[@richarddixon8365]

Yep. Greatest anime studio of all time. No comparison at all.

[@MikeLAslade]

Logo appears and that quick snip of music that accompanies it plays followed by the preview of titles mixed together with kmfdm playing.

[@jerometruitt2731]

This comment made me smell the plastic from opening a new VHS bro

[@BlackPhillip666]

11:36 Kubrick's Space Odyssey came out in 1968.

[@mr.mammuthusafricanavus8299]

Akira is so amazing that I eventually bought all 6 volumes of the Manga. I think it is really cool to see how much their art transforms over the course of the 6 volumes. I'd like to add: Md Geist from 1986 I was also going to mention Jin Roh: Wolf Brigade but was surprised to note it came out in 1999 :P

[@themadatheist1976]

Hehe, Crying Freeman, watched that in college. Can't remember what that monster is from, maybe Wicked City?

[@OscillatorCollective]

This era is still my favorite period.

[@jerometruitt2731]

Ditto

[@veronicarodriguez9917]

I love 80's and 90's anime! I wantched almost all of the titles shown in here during my teens and 20's, except for Violence Jack and Robot Carnival, my total favourite is Vampire Hunter D, the newest movie, Bloodlast, it's excelent, too!

[@madestmadhatter]

If you still haven't seen robot carnival they have it on peacock for free.

[@Haywood2]

Vampire Hunter D has a place in my heart. My first anime ever. I was watching what I thought was a cartoon and then they started bleeding and had a mature theme. They need to make more of this anime.

[@MetalMe55iah]

I'd add md geist and legend of the overfiend to this list if they arent on it already

[@jesseowenvillamor6348]

@@theebrock834 *hear hear

[@KiloCharlieOne]

Legend of Overfiend. Oof.

[@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812]

Dude MD Geist was one of my first anime.

[@MastemaJack]

Most live action movies, regardless of where the movie is made, are tame compared to a lot of adult anime.

[@Yangpeiling-de-zhangfu]

No one agrees with you. Only live-action Japanese movies are bad and tame compared to anime. The Japanese film industry is terrible. American movies are much better. The best movies are all American movies.

[@MastemaJack]

@@Yangpeiling-de-zhangfu well you are easily wrong with no one agreeing with me. I didn't say anything about movies being bad.

[@johnlawful2272]

@@MastemaJack chill both are awesome and both draw inspiration from the other

[@MastemaJack]

@@johnlawful2272 kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJLZiKeVrd90qbc Trust I am now that this dude is home.

[@cntryboy_corb]

I’m a grown man and there’s a lot of old anime that I can’t handle my mind too fragile 💯

[@hihowrya370]

Fun fact : Baoh is created by the same person who created Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, Hirohiko Araki.

[@GarouLady]

I was in my late teens when the Sci-fi channel went live, when we have the BIG metal satellite dishes folks, and they showed an entire week of Starwars trilogy, the original, and then a whole week of japanese anime, of which I got to see Robot Carnival, Silent Mobius, and Bubblegum Crisis. ohh those were the good days.

[@alteredpenguin2073]

Project Ako, 8th Man after, Cyber City Oedo, Appleseed, Dominion

[@tims6046]

Surprised Legend of the Overfiend wasn't on this list at all. It's definitely consider widely the most adult anime of the 80s

[@yvesderamaut7440]

Urotsukidoji

[@silversurfer8935]

Oh gawd, I still haven't recovered

[@cplcummins]

So damaging I asked to go home from a sleep over..

[@baconthegatewaymeat9131]

I remember getting VHS from japan with no subs or dubs, and just trying to piece the story together with just what you could see on screen.

[@OO1O11O1]

did you really say "a space odyssey" came after "Angel's egg"?!

[@madskillz808]

During the late 90's, you could pinpoint when the publics view on anime changed. It went from "Manga? You mean those violent sex cartoons from japan?" To, "anime? You mean like pokemon?" It was so sudden, one wonders why pokemon wasn't responsible for many broken necks, along with all the epilepsy.

[@yuwish6320]

Cybercity Uedo is basically Suicide Squad 30 years earlier. I'm really enjoying these videos. So very glad I bought all these years ago. Who knows when they might get reprintings.

[@tommyhatcher3399]

I hate modern anime and it's all because of the fans. They try to shame good old horror-themes as "edgy" but they only shame themselves in my eyes because they are the one's who can't take this stuff seriously because they don't take themselves serious. Probably terrified of the anger and confusion all humans feel but they never in their lives took a moment to reflect on it. Breaks my heart when I watch a good review of something, only to see an entire section or character get wrote off with no reasons besides "edgy lol."

[@TheJereld]

I'm a huge fan of Vampire Hunter D! I remember seeing the censored version on Nickelodeon when I was young. The sequel is even better!

[@KiloCharlieOne]

Between 91’-93’ me and my friends hit comic shops and traded for fansubs to get our hands on these.

[@OnecoolNoah]

AKIRA is Hands Down ,one of the most brilliant masterpieces in Anime

[@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812]

Probably the first on most lists.

[@kummakummakummakummakummac8606]

"This anime has way too much gore by todays standards" - Ah I think I'll start with this one. Lol.

[@coreymerrill3257]

I find that so many write it all off as just hentai .ANY sex makes them say " SEE, ITS JUST ANIMATED PORN" . Disregarding the previous 45 minutes of plot devices,action, horror and many other facets ...and the following time as well.

[@nathanielduncan4692]

To be fair I thought wicked city was a hentai as well.

[@legionaireb]

Only 2 words are needed to prove Anime is not 'just for kids.' Akira. Urotsukidoji.

[@gabrielhughes8221]

Right so true

[@concernedcitizen1395]

at least honorable mention should go to Alita Battle Angel ,Ghost in the Shell , and Grave of the Fire Fly's

[@markclincy4353]

Yes, I remember those anime films. Especially,Crying Freeman ,Robot Carnival,Wicked City and Akira.

[@Kopie0830]

Thanks for reminding me of animes that I watched as a kid, but forgot the titles. Time download them in my collection...

[@Joshua_N-A]

Animation is a medium, not a genre. Same goes to manga or comics.

[@GOD2GINO4EVER]

My favorite Japanese anime from Japan; Mobile Suit Gundam, Cowboy Bebop, Dragon Ball Z ,Dragon Ball super🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@caspar_gomez]

I think it would be better if you said the names of the movies more times, i.e instead of saying "by watching THIS" say "watching Violence Jack"

[@paulmusky6157]

I was born in the 80s I got these still all on VHS now DVD n Blu ray U forgot ninja scroll mad bull 34 series 3x3 eyes macross plus fist of the north star the most violent anime movie of all time n series street fighter nothing beats the VHS version before they show the trailer s especially the cyber punk collection always play the manga theme song always 3 different versions I was so glad to be born in the 80s today's anime is good but they down tone heaps on the violence n abuse language there are still some out there now but no way near when I was a kid that's true golden Age of anime the anime the style the stories the violence the language n adult scenes that's want it was all about there was nothing like it there's no theme song any more in today's anime as there was back in the kick ass 80s mmmmmmaaaaaannnnnnggggaaaaaa manga wants happening the future is now the true manga fans from the beginning of the 80s will no want I AM talking about the one the only manga

[@TheFarmersLife]

I remember being a kid up late one night and I don’t know what channel but I caught Vampire Hunter D on tv. I don’t think I’d seen an anime yet. Mind blown. Cartoons can be for grown ups.

[@stanimirgeorgiev.87]

I used to grow up knowing that anime was always for adults. But I grew up in the 90's when anime was not so common, there were few of them and they were all brutal, they were on Manga Zone: "Fist of the North Star", "Akira", "Di the Vampire Hunter", "Tank Police", "Crying Freeman", "Genocyber" , "Battle Angel Alita". All were for adults. I love them. I respect them. They are not just my childhood. But they played a key role in my personal development.

[@genxsisbeats389]

So Cybercity is basically suicide squad

[@Ninzumecha]

When trying to describe Cyber City to others, I said just that

[@MrGrofonja]

Perfect Blue, i watched that at wrong age...still hunting me

[@femsplainer]

To be fair I don't think there's a "right" age to watch PB. It's kinda seriously messed up on multiple levels. Like Grave of the Fireflies it's one of those movies that I really love, but never want to watch ever again.

[@TrionAlpha]

Robot carnival was “relatively unknown”in the United States? This was on almost every Saturday on the Sci-Fi channel in the 90s.

[@kitsunelee007]

I was wondering the samething

[@jerometruitt2731]

True but I think you overestimate the popularity of the sci fi channel in the early days.

[@CockneyRebel1979]

I believe 'Akira's' rated 'Fifteen' here in the U.K., and 'Fifteen'-rated movies, while not quite as brutal and as cussword-filled as movies what have been granted our top rating of 'Eighteen', are still definitely not for kids, by any stretch of the imagination!

[@damionneranginui6546]

Ninja scroll, fist of the north star and guyver are a few more. I've seen most of these you outlined.

[@shaunince6336]

I'll keep it going, so many more that you can easily say is not for the kiddies. M.d Geist Golgo 13 3x3 eyes Genocyber A.D.Police

[@CockneyRebel1979]

'Wicked City' definitely earns its 'Eighteen' rating, and then some! Like you said, the sex, the violence, the gore and the horror are non-stop. Not to mention, in the Streamline Dub version, the language in it's bloody dire! Absolutely dire!

[@Ninzumecha]

Yes! I never understood why Oedo 808 didn’t get more love. A great list, Kawajiri was 👌. Really appreciate you sharing the knowledge of what I think is the cream of the crop within anime. On a side note, some of your pronunciations seem a bit off to me, like Go Nagai for example. Your content makes up for it though 😊✌️

[@CockneyRebel1979]

Manga and Animé definitely ain't "just for kids". In fact, most Manga and Animé ain't for kids at all- (period, point-blank!)

[@aedwardsss]

In the 80s, we had pg 13 movies, which had melting Nazis, exploding heads, automatic weapons, and a fun near incest, near rape scene in an otherwise fun time travel romp. In the 90s censorship craze, anime was the only place to find adult themes.

[@madestmadhatter]

I'm trying not to be rude, like legitimately praying for strength, but God help me if you keep on insulting the animation of these movies and shows by referring to them as lesser than today's.

[@darrellwilliams1714]

Alot of these used to play on Saturdays on sci-fi channels back in the day.

[@wyldelf2685]

Plus a lot of those official anime studios also crank out serious animeporn often using a lot of legitimate anime voice actors , , , , "LA Blue Girl" series from late 1990's fits this description , , , ,👍👽

[@carrieredman8492]

Lol whoever said Anime is for kids your in for a big surprise lol some of the anime back then and now is not for kids like Tokyo Ghoul, Berserker, and many many others are not for kids at all lol

[@MaskedRiderChris]

Heh, most anything by Go Nagai is not even remotely kid friendly, and bless him for it! But if you want to watch "Devilman: The Birth" and its followup, seek out the subbed version, because the dub is positively wretched. Ditto for "Vampire Hunter D". Well, OK, until really recently, as in the last 8 or 10 years or so (if that), it was a given that anime dubs generally suffered from awful voice acting and less than accurate translations most of the time. This is making me want to seek out most all of these series/movies now, since I remember them all well. I'm surprised that "Hokuto no Ken" ("Fist of the Northstar") didn't make it onto this list at all, however, because it's pretty intensely violent and bloody.

[@richarddixon8365]

You are right. Fist of the North Star is definitely a classic and deserved to be on here. A great list. Shows how much greatness was in this era that I forgot about that one.

[@saiyanprince989]

Nice video but some of them pronunciations though. Ouch.

[@Wagoo]

Aye, some painful ones. Guess he mostly watches filthy dubs :|

[@BurnRoddy]

And then there's Yokohama Kaidashi Kiko which is probably the most adult Anime I've ever watched despite having zero violence and virtually no plot.

[@jackkramer9101]

Robot Carnival is one of the best things ever...I remember watching this on cable the early 90's. Kind of a golden age of TV for me. The steampunk Giant Robots are EPIC.

[@senpaiiikatana8473]

I’m a huge violence jack fan but when I first seen it I couldn’t believe how brutal the three films are

[@harshmeena4]

*80's and 90's anime quality looks so dark and disturbing!* 🗿

[@tinyhowie]

These are my childhood memories. They aren't wrong you know.

[@kitsunelee007]

And to think this was our childhood and yet we turned out for all intensive purposes better then most. Shows to go you how freedom and personal responsibility is the best way to raise children and for ppl to live by in general

[@HeathcliffeMcHarris]

I used to sneak over to linger on the cover of crying freeman in blockbuster as a child

[@UaghBrian2000]

I watched most of these titles in the mid 90s on Network One(N1),Sci-fi Channel, and through video rental.The adult scenes were censored on tv by pixelation but I knew what was going on. This was back before anime became mainstream and all the disrespect of classic anime came to be. Good times

[@alexandermarinin7036]

AD Police Files - one of deepest and most brutal cyberpunk anime series ever, you definitely should check it

[@noidont8149]

if anime is was just for kids than why did they hand it to me in the same type of brown paper bag they gave you wen you rented porn back in the day

[@shawnphillips8349]

Man I remember seeing Violence Jack as a youngster, loved it. I've seen about 6 or 7 of the others but I gotta get my hands on these movies

[@Gintan66699]

Anime IS for kids.

[@theunknownone5663]

I keep hearing him say the anime is not that great, but considering that it is all hand drawn and so detailed it is incredibly good even by today's standards.

[@mariannasanfilippo6965]

I Love you channel Marvelous Videos 💐🌸🌷🌹🐙

[@Mr2at]

Loved the 80's for animation. The pinnacle was Akira. Cant watch the dumbed version.

[@EmHotep4520]

They don't make good anime like that, these days. Rare at best.

[@Yogizilla]

Awesome picks! Surprisingly I have watched or am at least with most of these. I do want to note that you mention animation standards not comparing to today's standards and, sure, that is fair. Most anime today is computer assisted though and the labor that went into the classics shows.. and I think it helps carry the grittier stories better. Also, the same could be said for Akira. Love the story and overall art style but the faces always threw me off. It would seem the artist struggled drawing faces or had a very strange signature when it came to faces.. Still kind of bugs me but I can appreciate the uniqueness of it. Anyone else feel this way?? I feel we are more apologetic for Akira due to its influence on the art and genre alike.

[@AJVonDoom]

Excellent suggestions as always. Thanks for the list.

[@felforgedaxe9793]

I saw Vampire Hunter D as a kid and have watched anime ever since.

[@craigjomaia]

Urotsukidoji; Legend of the Overfiend belongs on this list.

[@gabrielhughes8221]

Yeah that's really for adults to watch.

[@britishwordplay4335]

Nagumo turds all over these. Chojin RULES

[@ehermo]

Need an uncut 4K UHD release of that.

[@rook9309]

It mostly wasn’t for kids at all during that era

[@tomlimburg2578]

To my mind, nothing beats the Dirty Pair!