Ancient Anime

[Clephas]

A list of old/classic anime you personally recommend.  Pre-2008 is the  basic requirement. 

 

The Third: Aoi Hitomi no Shoujo

Legend of the Galactic Heroes

Heroic Age

Noir

Ai Yori Aoshi

The Slayers (first three anime series)

Madlax

Full Metal Panic

 

[Okami]

I don't really think that pre-2008 can count as ancient, I mean that's not even 10 years old, and there is alot of anime pre-2008 that are still pretty popular like Zero no Tsukaima, Shakugan no Shana, Higurashi, Death Note, Code Geass and many others.

 

The ones I personally found to be the best pre-2008 are:

 

Zero no Tsukaima

Vandread

Code Geass

Simoun

Shuffle! (While I dislike VN I think anime is great)

Elfen Lied

 

But there are many more that I think are very good and that I would recommend.

[Monmon]

City Hunter

Captain Tsubasa

Cyborg Kurochan

Doraemon

Crayon shinchan

Cat's eye

uwahhh all my recommendations r really old yet it still fun to watch. 

[Down]

>pre-2008

>old

Pre-2000 would start to be acceptable for "old" =o

 

Also, Clephas, you already made that thread not even 6 months ago

[Heizei_koukousei]

Here's a little bit of something for everyone from my vast list of pre 2008 favorites

 

Darker than Black

Mushishi

.hack//Sign

Paradise Kiss

Ouran High School Host Club

Air

Trigun

[Tenkuru]

Off the top of my head, 

Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora

Sola

Now and There, Here and Then

 

[arakura]

hmmmmm...

 

I think I have to go with

 

Maison Ikkoku (1984~)

Yu Yu Hakusho (1992)

Kare Kano (1998)

Ghibli - everything (if I had to pick one that has a more classic feel, I'd go Porco Rosso ^^)

 

 

I guess I consider old to be a little older than 'pre-2008'. I think before 2001 could be called 'old'. 2004 is probably the start of what I'd still consider a fairly current anime. I guess that's wrong, but it's nothing like watching Yu Yu Hakusho or even Kare Kano (barring tragic money issues)

[Life]

The two I thought of off the top of my head are Saikano and Kimi ga nozomu ein.

[Freestyle80]

pre-2008 huh i assume its the completed ones....i guess it'd be:

Yu Yu Hakusho

Kekkaishi

Hungry Heart:Wild Striker

FMA(old one)
Elfen Lied

Karin

Higurashi

GetBackers

School Rumble

Black Cat

 

uh cant think of any more

[Darklord Rooke]

Tenchi Muyo

Azumanga Daioh

Ah! My Goddess

You’re Under Arrest

Full Metal Panic

Samurai X: Trust and Betrayal

[Undying]

Gonna recomend some that weren't mentioned

 

Record of Lodoss war

Touch!

DNA2

Macross super dimentional fortress

Juuni kokuki

GTO

Initial D

Hajime no ippo

Crest of the stars/Banner of the stars

 

 

I think Touch is mandatory for those who like old romance anime, is one of my favorites til today, for those who dont like the old style they should check Cross Game that is almost like a remake by the same autor, the story is different, the character different, but all the similar setpieces are there.

 

 

 

 

 

[Silvz]

Shoujo Kakumei Utena :3

[Fiddle]

I assume we aren't mentioning DBZ since it goes without saying, right?

 

Apart from that, Great Teacher Onizuka.

[Kenshin_sama]

.hack//Sign

Code Geass

FLCL

Fruits Basket

Gintama (it at least started before 2008)

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni

Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha

Kiki's Delivery Service

Welcome to the NHK

Ouran High School Host Club

Rurouni Kenshin

Samurai Champloo

Spirited Away

Shakugan no Shana

Shuffle

The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya

Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann

 

Some of these have been mentioned before, but I'll leave them there to reinforce the recommendation.

[edwd2]

Ashita no Joe (1970)

Uchuu Senkan Yamato (1974)

Ie Naki Ko (1977)

Rose of Versailles (1979)

Mobile Suit Gundam (1979)

Macross (1982)

Hokuto no Ken (1984)

Maison Ikkoku (1986)

Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu (1989)

Romeo no Aoi Sora (1995)

Detective Conan (1996)

Shoujo Kakumei Utena (1997)

Berserk (1997)

Hi no Tori (2004)

[zoom909]

There are several "ancient" anime on my MAL list, but is there any way to show/sort by the dates of those shows?

[Chocolat]

Elfen Lied

Sailor Moon

Spirited Away

The sea prince and the fire child

The melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya

RomeoxJuliet

Princess Tutu

Kiki's delivery service

[Kosakyun]

Why am I not seeing any Ranma 1/2?

 

Also...

Rurouni Kenshin

Love Hina

Ah! My Goddess

Yu Yu Hakusho

Sailor Moon

Voltes V

Daimos

Cardcaptor Sakura

 

Can't remember more oldies. It's been too long.

[darkninj12]

Video Girl Ai

DNA^2

Desert Punk

[Fiddle]

Ashita no Joe (1970)

Uchuu Senkan Yamato (1974)

Ie Naki Ko (1977)

Rose of Versailles (1979)

Mobile Suit Gundam (1979)

Macross (1982)

Hokuto no Ken (1984)

Maison Ikkoku (1986)

Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu (1989)

Romeo no Aoi Sora (1995)

Detective Conan (1996)

Shoujo Kakumei Utena (1997)

Berserk (1997)

Hi no Tori (2004)

Now this is a proper use of the word "ancient". I've barely seen any of them, though. -_-

[Chewy]

City Hunter

Captain Tsubasa

Cyborg Kurochan

Doraemon

Crayon shinchan

Cat's eye

uwahhh all my recommendations r really old yet it still fun to watch. 

Doraemon was an essential part of my early childhood. I grew up watching it

[Kosakyun]

Doraemon was an essential part of my early childhood. I grew up watching it

 

I wasn't even able to watch one episode lol.

[skelebunny]

Anime movies:

Akira

Ghost in the Shell

Ninja Scroll 

...and most of the old Ghibli movies.

[Chewy]

I wasn't even able to watch one episode lol.

Why couldn't you?

[Kosakyun]

Why couldn't you?

 

As a kid, I was busy too.

I couldn't match Doraemon's airing time.

I really need to watch it someday.