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Akio Sugino is hailed as one of the most prominent animation directors and character designers in the industry, known in Japan as one half of anime's "golden combo" alongside Osamu Dezaki. Their frequent collaborations led to many of the early defining works in the medium, and are iconic masterpieces that have significantly held up over time. Sugino's output was integral to legitimizing anime as an art form and turning itself more distinct from Western animation, evolving and reimagining his Mushi Pro, Tezuka-inspired roots.

Sugino's character art replicates Greek sculptures of the old, appropriating its design philosophy to Japanese animation by paying heed to anatomical correctness. Sugino's characters have imposing presences that are accentuated by their long limbs, broad shoulders, and chiseled facial features. Upon seeing a Sugino-designed character you are immediately given the impression of a walking legend, an almost mythical feeling to their appearance on the screen.

This interest stack tracks down his iconic career and features a selection of his most valuable contributions as a character designer. Works are in chronological order.

Additional Sugino sources:
A 6-part interview that focuses on his career: https://karageko.com/2019/07/14/the-other-half-of-the-golden-combo-akio-sugino-interview-mushi-production-era-part-1/
A shorter interview that also talks about Dezaki: https://karageko.com/2022/02/16/akio-suginos-brief-reflections-on-a-long-career/

𝗔 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝟭𝟵𝟴𝟬𝘀 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗷𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝗚-𝟭𝟯 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘃𝗲
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Featuring little to no dialogue and/or characters and the experience is carried by the music and/or visual atmosphere.

Part 1 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/311
Part 2 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/5128
Part 3 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/8036
Part 4 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/8173
Part 5 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/9135
Part 6 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/9240
Part 7 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/9448
Part 8 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/9461
Part 9 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/20874

Welcome to my Obscurity series, which I hope will help you delve deeper into the depths of anime, particularly the classics.

The criteria here is simple: Anime released in 2001 or earlier, with under 35,000 MAL Members, and which I've rated a 7 or higher.

I'm also not including anything that I've already included on my Good Stuff list: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/9517

It is perhaps worth noting that I rate things entirely on gut feeling. It's just, "I like that, that was good, it gets a 7.", that's the whole process. I can also find enjoyment in just about anything and there's very little that bothers me.

Ascend: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/9834
Descend: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/9615

Tags: Old, Obscure, Oldtaku, Retro, Underrated, Hidden Gems

Mystery in an isolated place with a limited number of characters.

There are not many space thrillers, so I thought I would make a list.

Even if the anime is part of an anthology, it will still be included. An example would be “Memories”, where only the first story “Magnetic Rose” is a space thriller.

Good Anime movies which require no prior knowledge

The Year 24 Group (24-nen Gumi/Nijuuyonen Gumi, also called the Fabulous Year 24 Group/Hana no 24-nen Gumi or the Magnificent Forty-Niners), is a group of manga artists who rose to prominence in the early 1970s. They are credited with introducing complex themes such as psychology, sexuality, and politics into shoujo manga, which until that point was primarily simple stories for little girls written by men who would migrate to male demongraphics as they gained notability.

Their name comes from the year 1949, or the 24th year of the Showa era, in which several members were born. Which artists merit inclusion is a matter of opinion, with the strictest including as few as just Hagio, Oshima, and Takemiya, and the most liberal including mangaka influenced by them and those who worked as their assistants.

These are the animated series and films based on works by the Year 24 Group, or which they were somehow involved.

Space: the final frontier. The ultimate aspiration for Humanity´s willingness to deal with the unknown (at least until a multiverse is confirmed). And who is Humanity´s best friend in such an endeavor? Spaceship is.

And thus, Spaceship is:
- Lost in space.
- Trying to leave Earth.
- Trying to return to Earth.
- Trying to go from A to B.
- Wandering aimlessly.
- Trying to go to where no man has gone before.

Or similar scenarios.

While doing so, Spaceship is also:
- Trying to survive.
- Facing adversities.
- Dealing with the unknown.
- Facing its enemies, foreign or domestic.

All in the name of whatever mission Spaceship might have.

Spaceship is love. Spaceship is life.

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This stack might include entire franchises; since I do not want to bloat it with all of their elements, I will only include the first one or the most significant one and comment as needed.

Also I am intentionally censoring certain words because Facebook and Twitter traumatized me.

If you have suggestions for this stack, let me know.

List of shojosei anime that has Latin American Spanish dub. This first part is going to cover shojosei anime that originally aired in the 60's, 70's, 80's and 90's.The stack is going to be updated if some title is missing or hasn't been dubbed or is been dubbed.

Part 2: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/24766
Part 3: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/36163

Movies from before 2000 that are not tied to other series

Anime Movies from the 70s & 80s.
Other Movies: Doraemon Movie 07: Nobita to Tetsujin Heidan, Saint Seiya: Shinku no Shounen Densetsu, Little Nemo, Penguin's Memory: Shiawase Monogatari.

Standalone Animes Movies & OVAs from the 80s & 90s that I want to watch.
Only a few notable ones are apart of a series.
Two of the movies are from the 1970s.

More: Twilight Of The Dark Master

Recommendations of different works from 70, 80 and 90s.

Anime that feature transgender (trans girls, trans boys, non-binary, and/or intersex) characters.

Part 2: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/37484
Part 3: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/55294

Here are Shoujo series where one of the main characters is male.

LGBTQ+ characters outside of boy's love or girl's love anime. I know there are more (Sailor Moon, Banana Fish, etc.), but I was just pulling from shows I've watched. I tried to avoid headcanons.

Manga Version: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/37019

This series are pieces in the history of the medium, inovating or creating something new in the medium.

Descriptions in progress.