Fist of the North Star and Akira are the only two I specifically know are from the 80’s and also kick ass.
Loved this series back in the late 80s!
In a dystopic and cyberepunkish Tokyo, IA robots are getting rogue. Perhaps that pesky technological GENOM corporation has something to do with the issue.
Bubblegum Crysis (1987) Dir. Katsuhito Akiyama
Awesome aesthetics and mechanical design: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbqlEUu3sSY
Great chases and music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9_zfJ153q8
Charismatic characters. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKlxIAa5Tsg
In my country several pirated episodes were distributed with adhoc subtitles and spanish dubbling. Sadly the original series was never finished, but it inspired a complete anime series under the same premise.
There is this funny cop show, “You’re under arrest”. (Taiho Shichauzo) It got into animation media on the mid 90s, but its based on a 80s manga.
Two female cops and many funny characters, and great vehicle chases.
Legend of the galactic heroes
The mysterious cities of gold
I think anime animation quality peaked in the 1980s. There have been great ones before and after, but I’ve watched a lot from this period and I think the most impressive series (as far as animation quality goes) might be Zeta Gundam. The visual quality in a TV series is just unreal!
I’m currrently watching Gunbuster.
Earliest anime memory was vampire hunter d on tbs. I still have a soft spot for that movie.
Mine was Mazinger Z. At the time it broadcasted, all we have was these naive 1930s/40s american Merry Melodies, or Hanna’s Barbera Yogi bear. Watching a japanese dude driving that gigantic colorful robot, and fight a mechanical monster by the name of “Genocidal R-4”, who destroys entire cities, was pure insane. It was a funny show for the age I watched it.
