The Kabocha Wine

note: i did not watch majority of these, this is just a compile of some lists i found online

i will also not add any who are obviously offensive

In this new oportunity, I bring some animes that can be considered underated and even forgotten in time, and that ther deserve some love. Some of them are hidden gems but other are weird and old random series. But, they don't deserve to be forgotten completely.

Absolute vibes.

💫 Discover more 𝓐𝓔𝓢𝓣𝓗𝓔𝓣𝓘𝓒 anime! 💫
Intro: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/41050
1980-1984: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/60965
1985:1989: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/56117
1990-1994: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/60972
1995-1999: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/53730

I am attempting to curate the definitive catalog of THE most 𝓐𝓔𝓢𝓣𝓗𝓔𝓣𝓘𝓒 anime, found exclusively between the 80s and 90s!

Many millennials, Gen Z, or younger experience a 'longing' (often known as "anemoia") for the pre-internet world, when VHS tapes enveloped film in a comforting saturation, when stereos emitted synthpop, and when the warm sun caused the rippling seas to glisten just that much more.

This Interest Stack is curated to support members in finding entries which share highly specific or niche interests: that is: 80s-90s anime that boast a retro "aesthetic" prowess: an art style or color palette that evoke "vibes", "atmosphere", "ambiance", or "nostalgia".

These anime are brimming with screenshotable frames and GIF-worthy animations to suit any YouTube lo-fi mixtape, playlist of beats to study to, Pinterest feeds, or cater to anyone's longing for an ethereal bygone era.

Suggestions welcomed!

1990s, 1990's, 90s, 90's

1980s, 1980's, 80s, 80's

P.S. I really tried not to use the word "vaporwave". But yeah. That's pretty much what this stack is.

“Looking at still images from the blu-ray of this anime makes me want to cry. People throw around the word ‘aesthetic’—they throw is around a LOT—especially when talking about old anime on VHS; but, I have never seen Shounan Bakusouzoku talked about.” — Kenny Lauderdale

For most series the score is falling over time, however some special series it is rising over time.

This is the list of these series that used to be scored lower on MAL but have been rising in score over the years, excludes currently airing series and series where the score rise happened when the series was airing or within 5 years of its airing.

Source: Wayback Machine


Updated: 29th March 2024
Updated: 8th May 2024
Updated: 16th May 2024
Last Updated: 24th May 2024

Probably wont be updated anymore there was a change today (24th May 2024) in how the scores are calculated (?) and because of that everything in this list went back to lower scores again, so I'll probably leave this as it is currently to preserve the history before they edited the system (?)

Series that can be found, but no English subs are available, at least that I know.
Some of these may have dubs or subs in another language.

I made this list because I wanted to start watching more classic anime. In order to make this list, I needed to set my own parameters. For simplicity, I chose 1980 and 2001. After browsing through MAL by season from 1980-2001, these are the ones that looked fun. Some are well known, others have a specific genre tag that I usually enjoy. Therefore, this list contains a variety of genres: mahou-shojo, idol, romance, etc.
Hope you enjoy it <3

💫 Discover more 𝓐𝓔𝓢𝓣𝓗𝓔𝓣𝓘𝓒 anime! 💫
Intro: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/41050
1980-1984: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/60965
1985:1989: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/56117
1990-1994: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/60972
1995-1999: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/53730

I am attempting to curate the definitive catalog of THE most 𝓐𝓔𝓢𝓣𝓗𝓔𝓣𝓘𝓒 anime, found exclusively between the 80s and 90s!

This Interest Stack is curated to support members in finding entries which share highly specific or niche interests: that is: 80s-90s anime that boast a retro "aesthetic" prowess: an art style or color palette that evoke "vibes", "atmosphere", "ambiance", or "nostalgia".