Dororo to Hyakkimaru

World Masterpiece Theatre is a Japanese TV anime staple that showcases an animated version of a different classical book or story each year. It originally aired from 1969 to 1997 and then resumed in 2007. WMT series were originally produced by Mushi Production and Zuiyo Eizo, and then by the latter's successor Nippon Animation, and originally air primarily on Fuji Television.

The series has been known by various different names over the years, often reflecting changes to the sponsors, but "World Masterpiece Theatre" is the name most commonly used by viewers. Nippon Animation's official English name for the series is The Classic Family Theater Series.

(Source: Wikipedia)

impactful anime that exist in black and white

Classic 20th-century series and films that most old-school otaku have heard of and many older fans will cite as the reason they became a life-long weeb in the first place. Some have gotten sequels or modern reboots, while others have been relegated to the past and stand alone as fondly-remembered products of their time. If you want to take a journey through anime history, these shows are the place to start!

Additional info as requested by MAL staff:

Definition of classic: "A work of art of recognized and established value."

Criteria for this list: Were popular or well-known at some point during the 20th century, or were based on well-known source material of the time.

A comprehensive watch order of the Dororo series, which includes every entry of the Dororo franchise.
Original Guide: https://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=1866650

AEGC Interest Stack index: https://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=2017008

Includes very good anime that are older than 2010 and has less than 30k completed. Hidden gems.

one per year, and once per licence (to the best of my abilities)

Series referring to mythologies and religions.

As simple as the title suggest, a stack of anime that have a remake

For each series will add objective differences and my personal opinion
Haven't watched all of them but will add my thoughts as i watch

If you know of any other remakes hit me up with a comment :)

Anime about historical Japan

Part two of the list of anime released between January 1963 and January 2000 that are worth your time. (For better or worse).

Part One: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/30488
Part Three: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/30498
Part Four: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/30811

Note: Moderators had taken down the stacks before, since it was not wholly information based. I will post this as a note as to why such series are essential in order to defend them all as a blanket statement.

Most of the series featured have some sort of significance in terms of first best or darkest for their era which can be categorized by decennium or part of a decennium (early, middle, late). These are mixed around in order in order to give those who subscribed to list a challenge. While I could give an individual breakdown, I think some research is better left up to those who have subscribed to the stacks, since this allows for additional cultural insight into what was popular in Japan at the time, which is sometimes disconnected from the United States, as well as the rest of North America and Europe in many ways. For example, the Crayon Shin-Chan that aired in the United States and Canada is different to the one that aired in Europe, is different to the one that aired in Japan. By recommending to seek out Japanese versions of series, it grows understanding. I am not the first one to have thought of this. In the United States, there used to be a channel called ImaginAsian TV which had the same purpose of informing people about Japanese popular culture through anime. The San Francisco and San Diego PBS stations did the same thing and NHK World Japan carries this on through series like Little Charo and previously Maiko-san Chi no Makanai-san.

I think it is agreed upon that retro is a niche, but with handicaps on subject matter like availability.

Those series that had not one but TWO (or more!) anime adaptations!!

Disclaimer: I'm not sure that I know every anime that fits this criteria so I will add those that I already know about and add more as I see more of this (dm me or comment in my profile if you want me to add an specific item, stick to the rules down below tho). This will prolly need more parts due to the 50 items limit per list, any new part will be linked at the end of this description. This is not a recommendation list, there's some adaptations that I wouldn't recommend but they're included since it fits the topic of the list, as it's purpose is giving visibility to these type of cases.

Rules:
-Has to be at least 2 anime adaptations (regarding of length/episode number/format..) of the same original media (manga, novel, game, etc).
-Sequels don't count, so won't be added (you can search sequels for an adaptation on your own by clicking the name of the item to go to it's page). I do this to reduce the amount of items per list due to the 50 item limit per stack, in this way there's less parts needed for continue this 'project'.

Anime that have a reboot/remake or recut.
Not all remakes, but notable ones that interest me.

According to leaks, after the Ranma 1/2 and Yaiba remakes, more than 20 classic anime will be getting remakes.

American Live Action Remakes:
Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005) [Not an anime] → Avatar: The Last Airbender (2024)
Ghost in the Shell (1995) → Ghost in the Shell (2017)
Battle Angel Alita (1993) → Alita: Battle Angel (2019)
Death Note (2006) → Death Note (2017)
One Piece (1999) → One Piece (2023)
Cowboy Bebop (1998) → Cowboy Bebop (2021)
Jujutsu Kaisen (2020) → Jujutsu Kaisen (TBA)

Extended List:
Cyborg 009 (1968) → Cyborg 009: The Cyborg Soldier (2001)
Black Jack (1993) → Black Jack (2004)
Toward the Terra (1980) → Toward the Terra (2007)
Ghost in the Shell (1995) → Ghost in the Shell 2.0 (2008)
Neo Human Casshan (1973) → Casshern Sins (2008)
Birdy the Mighty (1996) → Birdy the Mighty: Decode (2008)
Mazinger Z (1972) → Mazinger Edition Z: The Impact! (2009)
Blood+ (2005) → Blood-C (2011)
Ushio to Tora (1992) → Ushio to Tora (2015)
Pokemon (1997) → Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! (2017)
Blame! (2003) → Blame!: The Movie (2017)
Ashita no Joe (1970) → Megalo Box (2018)
Gegege no Kitarou (1968) → Gegege no Kitarou (2018)
Osomatsu-kun (1966) → Osomatsu-san (2018)
Captain Tsubasa (1983) → Captain Tsubasa (2018)
Blade of the Immortal (2008) → Blade of the Immortal (2019)
Saint Seiya (1986) → Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac (2019)
Boogiepop Phantom (2000) → Boogiepop and Others (2019)
Hori-san to Miyamura-kun (2012) → Horimiya (2021)
Bastard!! (1992) → Bastard‼ Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy (2022)
Tokyo Mew Mew (2002) → Tokyo Mew Mew New (2022)
UFO Robo Grendizer (1975) → Grendizer U (2024)
Bartender (2006) → Bartender: Glass of God (2024)
One Piece (1999) → One Piece Log: Fish-Man Island Saga (2024)
Versailles no Bara (1979) → Versailles no Bara (Movie) (2025)
Anne of the Green Gables (1979) → Anne Shirley (2025)
Ghost in the Shell (1995) → The Ghost in the Shell (TBA)
Akira (1988) → Akira (Shin Anime) (TBA)
Legendary Brave Swordsman Yaiba (1993) → Shin Samurai-den Yaiba (TBA)
Fist of the North Star (1984) → Hokuto no Ken: Fist of the North Star (TBA)
Reborn! (2006) → Reborn! (TBA)
Steins;Gate (2011) → Steins;Gate: Reboot (TBA)
Lupin III (1971) → Lupin the IIIrd the Movie (TBA)
Cat's Eye (1983) → Cat's Eye (TBA)
Devil May Cry (2007) → Devil May Cry (TBA)
Tokyo Ghoul (2014) → Tokyo Ghoul (Rumored)

For anime which have 20+ episodes and only one opening and one ending

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
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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 (?)

Osamu Tezuka was a Japanese manga artist, cartoonist, animator, and film producer. His prolific output, pioneering techniques, and innovative redefinitions of genres earned him such titles as "the father of manga," "the godfather of manga" and "the god of manga." Additionally, he is often considered the Japanese equivalent to Walt Disney, who served as a major inspiration during Tezuka's formative years.

Tezuka began what was known as the manga revolution in Japan with his New Treasure Island published in 1947. His legendary output would spawn some of the most influential, successful, and well-received manga series including Tetsuwan Atom, Jungle Taitei, Black Jack, and Hi no Tori, all of which won several awards.

This list includes Must Watch Anime Adaptations of God of Manga Osamu Tezuka's Works

World Masterpiece Theater is a Japanese TV animated series that showcased an animated version of a different classical book or story each year from 1969 to 1997 and from 2007 to 2009.


(Source: Wikipedia)

A basic recommendation of anime classics starting from the important year 1963 when Astro Boy debuted. Only one anime per franchise allowed, and selection is partly based on watchability, so you can get right into what seems interesting.

This is the first part of five, this part covers 1963–1974

Part 2 (1975–1986): https://myanimelist.net/stacks/57265
Part 3 (1987–1998): https://myanimelist.net/stacks/57268
Part 4 (1999–2010): https://myanimelist.net/stacks/57273
Part 5 (2011–2022): https://myanimelist.net/stacks/57279

In the first years of this part much anime was black and white. During all the years experimental and pioneering anime paved the way for franchises, companies, and the industry as a whole. 1969 was an especially strong year for anime (Sazae-san, Dororo, Tiger Mask, Attack no.1, Puss in Boots, Himitsu no Akko-chan, Moomin, The Flying Ghost Ship, Animerama 1).