Andersen Douwa: Ningyohime

Visual presentation and exploration of romance or relationships.

Films with dramatic/abstract visual portrayal of emotional struggle.

Sometimes, you just want to see cute characters suffer.
I think I got a good amount of anime here. So, I'm closing suggestions for the stack unless the anime is from the Summer 2023 season or newer. If you have an anime that fits that, send me a message and I'll check it out.

These anime and donghua feature members of a royal family. They may be rulers, royal heirs, or people who have become royalty by other means, such as marriage, divine decree, or simply taking the throne. In rare cases, an exceptional individual will actually build their own kingdom from the ground up. While some characters enjoy the wealth and privilege their position affords them, others may be trying to distance themselves from their royal responsibilities. More tragic figures include survivors of fallen kingdoms and exiled royals fighting to survive and, in some cases, reclaim what they have lost.

Tags for searchability: Kings, Queens, Princes, Princesses, Emperors, Empresses, Demon Kings, Demon Queens, Maoh

Collection of historical semi-realistic or realistic works that detail the historical events of Europe or daily life of people in European historical context.

Collection of series that feature mermaids as characters or as a theme of the series.

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

Pre-1990 films with talking animals, excluding Ghibli.

This is a stack of the best Anime from the 1970s. In short order, this decade was known for Mecha, Literary, and a bit of Sports Anime. This decade is frequently seen seen as laying the framework for the coming decade. Very notably, the beginnings were planted of a genre that will go on to become very popular in the 1980s: Mecha.

Along with Mecha, there was a huge focus sci-fi, especially in space. Much of this type of anime would come from a studio known as, Sunrise. This studio came into being after Osamu Tezuka, the father of manga, left his own studio, Mushi Production to work on personal projects. Without him, Mushi Pro ran into financial problems, leading to its bankruptcy in 1973. Former employees formed two new companies out of the ashes of the old company: Madhouse and Sunrise, two of the most influential Anime Studios to date.

And while Mecha seemed to be appealing to boys (Shonen), some Shojo (girl anime) also became quiet popular during this time. Both leaning very heavily on merchandising with in some cases the help from Bandai. For television outside of Japan, many animation for kids was censored of anything seen as political or sexual.

Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata made a series of literary anime with Nippon Animation. Taking influence, literary and story-telling anime were made by many other studios. After leaving Nippon Animation, Miyazaki continued making popular anime, including Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro. This anime was a movie installment of the anime series Lupin III which started a few years earlier, and now is a long running series that has spanned decades with varying success.

There were additionally, some sports anime sprinkled throughout the decade also, following the popularity of sports on TV in Japan.

And then there's The Belladonna of Sadness. It was a first look into the world of Avant Garde for many. No words can accurately describe the experience of the Anime.

And that is a quick walk through of the 1970s. I will be releasing a stack for the best anime of the 1980s next week, so stay tuned. :)

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About List:
Anime is listed by a balance of popularity and score around time of release to give a more retro vibe, as opinions on anime seems to change notably over time, be it nostalgia or something else. Seems to be especially the case with Mecha Anime. But, regardless, the rating around the time is included for your own viewing.

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For those looking for good anime from the 60s, I don't plan on making a stack for the 1960s as of yet, but here is what would likely be included:

Tiger Mask
Sasuke
Dororo
Star of the Giants
Muumin
Astro Boy
Puss-in-Boots (Nagagutsu wo Haita Neko)
Kamui the Ninja: Stories Other Than the Legend (Ninpuu Kamui Gaiden)
Attack No.1

(v. 0.6.88 - 4646)

Kumiko Oosugi is a japanese singer and actress, she is known as one of the "Four Kings of Anime Music" due to her countless and valuable contributions to the scene of anime music over her long career spanning over 50 years.

This list is a collection of series that I view are essential when it comes to experiencing Kumiko Oosugi as an artist through her work on anime series. Ordered on how important and big role of the experience her performance plays in the series as a whole.

This stack is intended as a guide for people interested in the artist and their works and wanting to be able to experience the most important performances and the works of the artist and the experience that these works and performances provide to the audience as a part of a series or a film.

The Four Kings:

Mitsuko Horie - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/9754
Ichiro Mizuki - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/15851
Kumiko Oosugi - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/24461
Isao Sasaki - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/24460

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Satoko Yamano - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/38010

Every Japanese anime movie that were dubbed in Arabic and aired on official Arabic tv channels

I add what I remember

Every cinema or direct to video anime film that came out between 1970 and 1979.

1960s: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/34959
1980: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/34002

Part 2: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/35092

Missing on MyAnimeList:
- Yongyusu 용유수, "Do-ra-on beon-gae-a-tom" 돌아온 번개아톰 (The Return of Lightning Atom), South Korea, 1971.
- Yongyusu 용유수, "Wangjahodonggwa Nangnanggongju" 왕자호동과 낙랑공주 (Prince Ho-Dong and Princess Nak-Rang), South Korea, 1971.
- "Shin Kyojin no Hoshi" 新巨人の星 (New Star of Giants: The Movie), Japan, 1977.
- Ichikawa Kon 市川崑 (1915-2008), "Hi no Tori" 火の鳥 (The Phoenix), Japan, 1978 (live action mixed with animation).
- Song Jeong-hun 송정훈, "Dongmul Bomulseom" 보물섬 (Animal Treasure Island), South Korea, 1979.

Disclaimer: There are a few hentai movies, that could be counted as well:
- Miwa Takateru 三輪孝輝 & Takakuwa Shin'ichirō 高桑慎一郎, "Yasuji no Pornorama: Yacchimae!!" ヤスジのポルノラマ やっちまえ！！ (Do It! Yasuji's Pornorama), Japan, 1971.

Co-Produced Western films by Japanese animation studios:
- Arthur Rankin Jr. (1924-2014) & Jules Brass (1935-2022), "The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians", Japan, USA, 1970.
- Arthur Rankin Jr. & Jules Brass, "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town", Japan, USA, 1970.
- Arthur Rankin Jr. & Jules Brass, "Here Comes Peter Cottontail", Japan, USA, 1971.
- Arthur Rankin Jr. & Jules Brass, "The Enchanted World of Danny Kaye: The Emperor's New Clothes", Denmark, Japan, USA, 1972.
- Arthur Rankin Jr. & Jules Brass, "Mad Mad Mad Monsters", Japan, USA, 1972.
- Arthur Rankin Jr. & Jules Brass, "Marco", Japan, USA, 1973.
- Arthur Rankin Jr. & Jules Brass, "The Year Without a Santa Claus", Japan, USA, 1974.
- Arthur Rankin Jr. & Jules Brass, "Rudolph's Shiny New Year", Japan, USA, 1976.
- Arthur Rankin Jr. & Jules Brass, "The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town", Japan, USA, 1977.
- Arthur Rankin Jr. & Jules Brass, "The Hobbit", Japan, USA, 1977.
- Charles Swenson & Fred Wolf, "The Mouse and His Child", Japan, USA, 1977.
- Arthur Rankin Jr. & Jules Brass, "Jack Frost", Japan, USA, 1979.
- Arthur Rankin Jr. & Jules Brass, "Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July", Japan, USA, 1979.

Mentionable East Asian anime movies:
- Payut Ngaokrachang ปยุต เงากระจ่าง (1929-2010), "Sutsakhon" สุดสาคร (The Adventure of Sudsakorn), Thailand, 1979.

A list of classic Toei Animation films. Some are better than others but, in general, they are interesting titles to see and analyze from different perspectives, especially, from the perspective of the history of anime and its international distribution.

This list includes those anime films distributed on VHS, DVD and Blu-Ray in Mexico. Currently, due to the death of the home format in Mexico, they are all discontinued editions, but they are collectible pieces for every Mexican anime fan.

- Part 1: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/46625
- Part 2: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/46626
- Part 4: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/46628

Anime inspired by the works of Danish author Hans Christian Andersen.

Andersen, Hans Christian: https://myanimelist.net/people/16309/Hans_Christian_Andersen

Roles:
Hans Christian Andersen: https://myanimelist.net/character/156535/Hans_Christian_Andersen

Tags: H.C. Andersen, Fairy Tale

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Resources:
https://www.andersenstories.com/en/andersen_fairy-tales/list
https://andersen.sdu.dk/vaerk/register/eventyr_e.html

Wikis:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Christian_Andersen
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Christian_Andersen#Works
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Christian_Andersen_bibliography
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0026153/

Check the Interest Stacks Repository club for more:
Fairy Tales, Folktales and Folklores: https://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=2170508
Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales: https://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=2173215