Top 20 Gorgeous Adult & Violent Classic Anime That Are Beyond Awesome - Explored

Top 20 Gorgeous Adult & Violent Classic Anime That Are Beyond Awesome - Explored
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[@SxD1982]

I will never forget back in, I think it was in october of 1997 when I randomly stumbled upon Ghost in the Shell playing around 9pm on a friday night on a new channel called Teletoon. The next few weeks, they would play banger after banger. I was exposed to Ninja Scroll, Patlabor, Vampire Hunter D, Akira, etc. I was 15 yrs old and these animes challenged everything I had seen with superior story and art. Man How I miss the 80s and 90s.

[@UnluckyUnderground1]

But it was so light though! There are soo many more flix worthy

[@keithc187]

I hear ya. In hindsight watching so many stone cold classics in a row was a mistake because the future can never compare

[@fatrat137]

Thats on point ... Good memories

[@idkneo]

Here's the list Akira (1988) Nausica of the valley of the wind (1984) Vampire hunter D (1985) Heavy metal (1981) Ninja scroll (1993) Devilman: The birth (1987) Wicked city (1987) Angel cop (1989) Perfect blue (1997) Ghost in the shell (1995) American pop (1981) Fist of the North Star (1986) Golgo 13: the professional (1983) Guyver: out of control (1987) Berserk (1997) The end of Evangelion (1997) Serial experiments lain (1998) Jin-Ro: The Wolf Brigade (1999) Kite (1998) Mad bull 34 (1990) NGL most of these movies you can find without the video lmao. Kite is more of an hentai well if you get the other version btw.

[@SeraphoDarkness]

Thank you

[@jovanleonardi1574]

so many missing hyper violent anime, genocyber, demon city, md geist, battle angel, berserk, neon genesis evangelion, and samurai x

[@cocodojo]

@@jovanleonardi1574 Berserk (1997) is already mentioned, unless you mean the "other" Berserk...

[@jovanleonardi1574]

@@cocodojo no just missed it in the list

[@peytonmac1131]

Yet they forgot La Blue Girl.

[@AJ-wl1fj]

Ninja Scroll imo to this day has no equal. The greatest anime Ninja movie of all time and definitely undoubtedly inspired MANY of all the most popular anime series and movies today.

[@street1111]

It got me and friends looking into more anime

[@DespaceMan]

Agreed

[@All-Fur-Coat_No-Trousers]

I adore Ninja Scroll. I could never get into the series, but the movie is a masterpiece

[@codranine6054]

Also the series soundtrack is badass. Never had any other anime’s music saved.

[@GLACIOUS13]

Wow! So, I'm not alone. Loved the movie, not the series.

[@RARufus]

Yep, Ninja Scroll is an absolute masterpiece and classic.

[@Celtsryan]

So you don’t adore it then 😂

[@All-Fur-Coat_No-Trousers]

@@Celtsryan I was really specific, come on.

[@damianstarks3338]

80s and 90s anime never dies

[@thomaspeters1994]

Dragonball and yu yu hakusho

[@LOUIS-nx8jd]

@@thomaspeters1994 i have not seen yu yu hakusho, I will have to have a look :)

[@vsgvictorystrikegaming2229]

Thank you so much for mentioning The Guyver! I feel no one ever brings it up and it's one of the classics!

[@retrostoryteller]

Jeebus. Totally forgot about Akira being set in 2019. Dystopian future indeed.

[@cocodojo]

It wasn't Covid we should've been worried about, it was TETSUO!!!

[@voin3186]

If world War 3 had been fought in 1990 and humans didn't blow themselves up, we would have been at that tech level in 2019

[@Great_Watt]

And it got a 4k remaster re-release in cinemas here in the UK! In 2020 for some reason... No idea why they didn't do it in 2019..!!!

[@MrMementoMori]

Great list. I seen at least 15 of these.

[@TBoneTony]

You forgot about Urotsukidoji 1 and 3, Legend of the Overfiend and Return of the Overfiend. Even if Urotsukidoji 2 Legend of Demon Womb was a side story within 1 and Urotsukidoji 4 Infernal Road ended on a cliffhanger that remained unfinished in Urotsukidoji 5, I would say Urotsukidoji 1 and 3 are both important films.

[@erkderk1]

Awesome list. There are so many more!

[@cybro0079]

Ahhh the Memories, Great List!!!! Some truly Excellent Anime Movies and OVA'a Thanks !!!

[@fatrat137]

You've been putting in an insane amount of work in recently 👍

[@Reds_Scrapyard]

yeah... ChatGPT is busy 24/7

[@shenloken2]

I was born the same year as Golgo 13: The Professional! Nice to have arrived during the era of one of anime’s forgotten badasses Duke Togo!

[@anakinsol]

I remember playing the video game. I think it was on Super Nintendo but it's been so long I don't really remember if that's right.

[@jstiggs2002]

I've only seen 5 of these. Thanks for this list!!!!!

[@wej0w]

Thanks I needed this, I think I know most but there are still a few I havent seen. I figure since they are on the list togheter with some of my most beloved animes im certain they will be awesome.

[@alisonsmith4436]

Thank you ☺️

[@marcuspitts2482]

I've seen all but 2 in your list. I have 15 of them in my personal collection. So I say the following without hesitation. Your synopsis of the stories for these Manga is wofull!

[@DavidFranklin-mw2zf]

I didn't know about a few of these. A list to check out!

[@shaftomite007]

1- Akira 2- Ghost in the Shell 3- Ninja Scroll This will never change.

[@viceverse11]

Never

[@garethpowell9665]

Ghost in the shell wasn't that bad compared to others.

[@AJ-wl1fj]

Mine was inverse of that but still 👍🏽😂

[@user-ng1xj5fj2n]

I totally am ready for my kids to get old enough to enjoy these. Still gonna be at least 12 years but I'm ready!

[@AJ-wl1fj]

@user-ng1xj5fj2n I just finally reached that stage now... it's an amazing feeling be able to share with our children things that shaped our youth and experiences of the world. 🥲

[@gamingwhileitshot8040]

Very good list and very good descriptions of them 👍🏽

[@Gendo3s2k]

HORRIBLE descriptions of the list! Most of them get details completely wrong.

[@josephbelanger4655]

I saw/have most of these movies....love them all. Watch them whenever I can.

[@bunker7345]

All the classics Good Job

[@klakatyklak6826]

I remember renting a lot of these movies from Hollywood and blockbuster video in the 90s.

[@Arahansannihilation]

I grew up with this stuff but half of them wasn't on my radar. Maybe I wasn't so crazy about crazy anime back then. I should find and watch those now that I'm old.

[@susanlund6194]

Fist of the north star was was my first exposure to anime (though i was probably a little on the young side to be watching it), and i remember renting several of the others at the local video store (on VHS, which says something about my age...). Personally, i would add the Armitage movies to this list as well. Some of the action can be a little brutal, but they dive into some similar themes about what makes one "human" as Ghost in the shell. While Vampire Hunter D is quite good (it's a pretty decent adaptation of the novel), i actually prefer the second film, Vampire Hunter D:Bloodlust. The visuals are nothing short of stunning, and are closer to the style of the original illustrations of the novel series. This results in some very intense fight sequences that are also rather beautiful. Some of the more disturbing sexual content from the novel has been toned down in the film, and a few liberties get taken with the plot, but they make for good storytelling and development of the themes being explored. It's well worth the watch.

[@handstanddiarrhea]

This is basically a list of quintessential anime. A collection of must watch pieces of media.

[@cocodojo]

Indeed, its a list of must own anime if you really want to enjoy how great and varied anime was instead of the current crop of almost everything feeling sorta "samey". I've been collecting quite a few of them, but damn Berserk 1997 is nearly impossible to find atm.

[@handstanddiarrhea]

@@cocodojo I'm still buying the deluxe edition manga slowly. I get one volume with every paycheck. I'd love to get my hands on a physical copy of the 1997 anime, buy for now I'll stick to the digital copy, especially because I'm sure a hard copy would cost a small fortune.

[@cocodojo]

@@handstanddiarrhea you too? I've been getting 3 of the deluxe hardcopies roughly every month, so I'm now close to caught up with the current releases, because you know in this current day and age they want to erase and destroy everything that doesn't fit the current narrative's views. I'm still constantly checking for the 1997 anime if it ever pops up in new condition and either blu-ray or DVD format. I hope you complete your collection as well my friend!

[@AshRiot81]

Yep just good animated films, I don't even consider Nausica to be a violent anime

[@mythrandor2924]

Crying Freeman is still a favorite of mine.

[@blackphoenix2753]

I loved the whole series. Had all of them on VSH tapes.

[@DavidFranklin-mw2zf]

Heavy Metal is one of my favorites. I own both the original and the second creation.

[@andreaso8886]

Missing Cyber City Oedo here. And Monster City Shinjuku. One might also note Urusokidoji, but that one was only sick.

[@anakinsol]

I've seen most of these. This was my era of anime. I think it's the reason I have a hard time getting into most modern series. I'd add Riding Bean to the list and Sword For Truth. Both are short but sweat.

[@waylander73uk18]

Ninja Scroll is such a great movie.

[@yunusemreselcuk2128]

12:22 Motoko Kusanagi, not Kunasagi

[@MasterSethern]

What I find crazy is the amount of old school animes that have their stuff set 'in the future' which turns out to be pretty much right now, and we're nothing like what those animes thought we'd be. Lol.

[@fobgrvt]

Lain is actually pretty accurate in some regards. Quite a bit of the technology and society that it depicts are spot on.

[@GLACIOUS13]

So, I read through the comments and was reminded of other anime that I love but... ...none of the commentors mentioned, "Noir", "Madlax" or "El Cazador de la Bruja". Yet. EDIT: Haven't gone through the list again so, I don't know if anyone mentioned "Elfen Lied"? The opening for that was UNFORGETTABLE! Music also, EPIC

[@shrek9772]

Gantz, black lagoon check these out !!!!!

[@JustinHinzMagic]

Ninja Scroll was one of the first Anime I watched. It was around 8th grade for me. It was the most amazing thing I had seen for anime. What a great story and a love story at that. Very romantic. I suggest watching with your girlfriend.

[@nathanking4616]

God I feel old I owned half of these on vhs thank you for the memories 🤙

[@noneed4me2n7]

The Guyver manga is still ongoing. Wish someone would adapt all the later chapters beyond what’s been done over and over.

[@YeahitsMeSylvia]

I loved watching Heavy Metal and American Pop, another similar film I recommend is Rock and Rule(1983). Its not r rated, but still intended for an older audience, story was decent

[@billcox8870]

Mok was an interesting villain Edited for spelling mistake

[@Steven_Williams]

"My Name is Mok. Thanks A Lot". ( Rock and Rule)

[@billcox8870]

@@Steven_Williams I just corrected my spelling mistake of Mok. I use voice to text and I rarely proofread

[@Steven_Williams]

@@billcox8870 It's cool Dawg. 👍☺

[@Pduarte79]

Ninja Scroll, Ghost in the shell 95 and Street fighter 2 the animated movie, were my first dive into anime movies. 😎

[@tommaydag420]

Vampire Hunter D - the novels came before the movie, they were not inspired by it, also I don't believe it spun off into a series, there was a 2nd movie but that's it.. Not trying to get too nitpicky, but there were a few facts you list for other things that didn't really match up either. It's always good to be accurate with y our info! Anyways, glad people are still bring some of these old classics s to light.

[@gargoyleb]

I cannot begin to describe the impact Heavy Metal had in my formative years. I have the soundtrack on my phone.

[@T-bone1950]

If "American Pop" and "Heavy Metal" are included in this list, then the movies by Ralph Bakshi such as "Fire and Ice" or "Wizards" should be added.

[@Yroko]

5:47 100% those 2 movies were something else when i watched them as a kid. Evil wizard with a ww2 film projector scary the crap out of the elves and dwarves. While the mutants used "modern" weapons against them. Brings a whole new meaning to blitzkrieg

[@Pahricida]

The Majors name is Kusanagi though.

[@Gendo3s2k]

Motoko Kusanagi Edit: Sorry. Just got to it in the list. This guy gets way too many details wrong, and her name isn't the first one

[@CrippledKittens13]

MD Geist, Gal Force: Eternal Story, are my two additions to this list :)

[@cybro0079]

I was just thinking he missed MD Geist!!! Great Call!!!!

[@geekforlife003]

One that I think is overlooked is "Now and Then, Here and There" (1999). 13 episodes; reminiscent of "Nausicaa" to a degree. Very bleak and disturbing until near the end.

[@andybrooks7228]

I surprised Urotsukidoji: Legend of the Overfiend didn't make it onto this list.

[@OriginalOwner777]

A great list however I would have expected Battle angel alita to at least get a honorable mention.

[@lurkerrekrul]

One thing that often annoys me about Japanese anime is that if something is popular, there's not just one film series. There will be the original manga, then a film, a semi-sequel film, a TV show that retells the same story, a film reboot, a spinoff film, another series, more manga, a semi-sequel to the last film, but that is also kind of related to the original films, etc. I know, I know, just watch the original and be happy. Unfortunately, my brain doesn't work that way. If there's more content, I have this compelling urge to watch all of it to get the complete story.

[@mylesmulenga-uz6gd]

I love anime because they don't hold back on blood and Gore.

[@Steven_Williams]

I still have Ninja Scoll , Crying Freeman, Akira, Mad Bull , and Overfiend on VHS.

[@stratuvarious8547]

A couple good ones I rarely hear about: Crying Freeman and Iria: Zeiram the Animation.

[@GLACIOUS13]

AGREED! The animes - great. The live action - meh. IMHO

[@butlerwm]

While I don't recall the rating of the original Blood: The Last Vampire, I feel it deserves at least a mention. While there are 2 subsequent Blood movies and 2 series, the original does the best job of setting the stage for what could have been one of the best stories, ever. Sadly, the movie ends feeling like the pilot for additional story that never followed. The third movie, Blood-C: The Last Dark, started well, it quickly digressed into a rather boring and poorly animated affair. I keep hoping some studio will pick up where the original movie ended.

[@TheCrepusculum]

Does anyone know where you can watch this - not censored

[@ACivilizedGorilla]

You forgot Monster. It doesn't get better than that

[@MrBjnelson]

I wish it was released on blu ray. The Dvds are hard to find.

[@shelbourne2875]

What's the name of that anime on the thumbnail of the video?

[@user-sv8ls4tz7h]

13 titles seen 0 complaints.... best watch the ones I've missed! Though there are some ultra gore/action etc honorable mentions: Violence Jack 1988 Urotsukidoji: Legend of the Overfiend 1989 M.D. Giest (3 parts) 1986..... Any Ive forgotten to mention?!

[@sierrakobold6896]

Akita definitely does not have excessive violence, especially compared to actual gorey and violent anime of the 80s and 90s

[@juan54321]

Great video!!!!!!!

[@k3D4rsi554maq]

Indeed, it is!

[@13whizz]

No legend of the Overfiend? One of the best, and over the top mangas of all time. Leaves most of these choices in it wake.

[@NuclearBronsonRex]

Heavy Metal is a great movie I watched when I was a kid. What do you mean not meant for kids? Kids love that movie.

[@kajagoogoo9613]

Heavy Metal has a TON of voice cameos.😊

[@dyednur2856]

Nausicaa says it's PG. Is there a rated R version??

[@jamesnoland7821]

Sometimes you say things like "severe nudity" and that's a very odd application of the word, "severe", even though I admit it's technically correct. Who writes this things?

[@LoneTiger]

Honorable mentions: I would add _"Wings of Honneamise"_ hell of a movie.

[@peterwilhelm1555]

Surprised that " legend of the overfiend " failed to get any mention what so ever especially considering that it had four sequels with the fourth being a four part series , but maybe it was too graphic for you to watch 😆 I have witnessed several people be unable to finish even the first movie

[@dacksonflux]

I've seen the good ones 😜

[@cmonson1354]

Monster would have been a good one to add to this list.

[@user-nv7xl3pn8r]

Nausica of the valley of the wind isn't rated R it is actually rated PG13

[@dyslectische]

You don not know ? Even the Muppets show is today r standard. The Mothers today are change the shit

[@connorplushproductions491]

@@dyslectischeno such thing as a rated r muppets movie

[@zackjohnston-watson4874]

I don't think anything other than Princess Mononoke from Ghibli is R rated. And I might even be wrong about that.

[@simondavis750]

How did you miss the Urotsukidoji, legend of the overfiend series? That was out of control.

[@jetlox]

What about Blood: The Last Vampire and Grave of the Fireflies?

[@nadagainagain4987]

I recommend Violence Jack.

[@breakz360]

Bubblegum Crisis, Armitage the 3rd, Appleseed, theres another Guyver series, MD Geist, Lodoss, Kenshin - especially the OVAs, tekkamen blade? God it goes on forever. Whats the ones with giant bugs? Blue seed or something

[@heneedsomemilk4194]

Blue Gender

[@jeffryice3854]

Missed adding Crying Freeman other list.

[@arcyhicks8335]

Because of their visual style, I consider, along with Heavy Metal 2000, only 2 of the Heavy Metal chapters to be borderline anime. Also, while comparatively mild, Tank Police should've been mentioned.

[@OscillatorCollective]

When people ask me if I like anime…these movies make me say yes. Throw in a bunch of giant robots and kaiju and I’m over the moon.

[@JimiFilo]

The ending of Jin gutted me.

[@OMEGAPROTOMAN]

anyone know the name of the music that starts at 14:20?

[@ilshaguides]

2:28 Yeah, when I think of adult anime, I think "Studio Ghibli"

[@Ldy_Rezidvius]

I’m surprised Doomed Megalopolis was not on here. It’s pretty brutal and has perverse sexuality in it. But also I didn’t know the infamous scream that I’ve heard people use in their videos is from this show/movie. And also the priestess in here is Keiko who looks and sounds like Kikiyo from Inuyasha. It’s almost like she’s the same person expect, she’s the embodiment of the goddess of mercy in this movie.

[@ilpalozzo]

This video seems like it was written by someone who only skimmed a few wiki or by an ai

[@MAZZ0Murder]

Nausica of the valley of the wind seems to have influenced Final Fantasy...

[@stanleyteriaca2184]

Odd th half of the series you say is "R rated" are actually technically not, because not all of them had theatrical releases and were in the OVA format and not a movie format.

[@ph3lix004]

Some of these summary descriptions are very off

[@ejeckk]

"Heavy Metal" is not anime. It's adult Western animation.

[@82devnet]

I think you might have missed one lol Urotsukidoji: Legend of the Overfiend

[@nemesisenforcer3852]

Surprised that Legend Of The Overfiend is not on this list.

[@MrGoesBoom]

I find it funny that even today in 2024 that so many people have this idea ingrained in their heads that anything animated/cartoon is only for kids

[@honeybadger2371]

"AKIRA!" "AHHH LEAVE ME ALONE"

[@lordpablo1985]

What, no Violence Jack?

[@TheShuaib93]

How did cowboy bebop didn't make the list? Lol

[@housegroove76]

A list of adult Anime but no mention of the 2nd Patalabor movie is a severe oversight. A political motivated tale of revenge pitting the police force against the military in a civil war with about 90% of the runtime being dialogue between a few people is about as adult as you can get.

[@williamsullivan4614]

There's two that could've made this Top 20 List....Violence Jack and Urotsukidoji Legend of the Overfiend....talk about your graphic violence and sex scenes...those two I think tops them all.

[@raphwalker9123]

Geno cyber?

[@rogerthat4581]

AppleSeed ? Or something new The Blue Eyed Samurai

[@user-vz1tc2gw7v]

You didn't mention Iczer One

[@billcox8870]

Fist of the North Star is actually a series with 101 episodes.

[@23RedTechno]

Wrong Fist of the north star has 109 episodes in the first season season 2 has 43 also the manga had 27, vols Fist of the North Star (1986 film) is a retelling of the Manga and the first season combine and the OVA for it is a reboot . Fist of the Blue Sky is more a prequel series .

[@billcox8870]

I was going by what I found on aniwave.

[@cliffordyee745]

The script is hilarious sometimes

[@kennylc]

I think crying freeman deserved a mention

[@k3D4rsi554maq]

That's right.

[@JFomo]

Would like to see a modern (r18+) of Ninja Scroll