Alps no Shoujo Heidi (1979)

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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)

Complete list of works where Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata had some form of involvement prior to founding Studio Ghibli.

This is a companion to the Studio Ghibli list which can be found here:

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 1: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/35053

Heidi, the classic children’s novel by Swiss writer Johanna Spyri was published in two volumes in 1880 to 1881 (Heidi: Her Years of Wandering and Learning and Heidi: How She Used What She Learned). It is about the events in the life of the 5-year-old girl Heidi in her paternal grandfather's care in the Swiss Alps.

"One of Switzerland's best-loved exports, the little mountain girl Heidi, was a cult figure in her younger years but she disappeared from public life decades ago. Johanna Spyri's heart-warming story was based on the real-life adventures of Heidi Schwaller, 92, who grew up near Chur in the Swiss Alps."
(Source: swissinfo | Heidi looks back on a life less ordinary by Clare O'Dea https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/culture/heidi-looks-back-on-a-life-less-ordinary/6536244)

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Tags: Heidi, Clara, Swiss Alps, Mountain, Based on a True Story

Resources:
Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heidi
Brittanica: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Johanna-Spyri

Original Creator: Johanna Spyri
https://myanimelist.net/people/45545/Johanna_Spyri
https://www.heididorf.ch/en/heidithek/johanna-spyri/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johanna_Spyri
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Johanna-Spyri

Alps no Shoujo Heidi Watch Order Guide: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/51698

Alps no Shoujo Heidi Watch Order:
(1 TV Series, 1 Special, 3 Movies, 1 ONA, 1 CM)
1. Alps no Shoujo Heidi Pilot (1967) | Special | 1 episode x 5 min. - Alternative Version
2. Alps no Shoujo Heidi (Jan 6, 1974 to Dec 29, 1974) | 52 episodes x 25 min. per ep. - Alternative Version / Full Story / Other
3. Alps no Shoujo Heidi (1979) (Mar 17, 1979) | Movie | 1 episode x 1 hr. 47 min. - Summary
4. Alps no Shoujo Heidi: Alm no Yama-hen (Aug 21, 1996) | Movie | 1 episode x 1 hr. 28 min. - Summary
5. Alps no Shoujo Heidi: Heidi to Clara-hen (Aug 21, 1996) | Movie | 1 episode x 1 hr. 29 min. - Summary
6. Teinenpi Shoujo Heidi (May 2009 to Jul 2010) | ONA | 8 episodes x 3 min. per ep. - Other
7. Teinenpi Shoujo Heidi CMs (May 25, 2009 to Jun 1, 2010) | CM | 4 episodes x 30 sec. per ep. - Other

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Heidi: https://myanimelist.net/character/8827/Heidi

Original Creator: Spyri, Johanna https://myanimelist.net/people/45545/Johanna_Spyri
Genres: Drama
Theme: Historical

Tags: Heidi, Clara, Swiss Alps, Mountain, Based on a True Story, Nippon Animation, Johanna Spyri

For more Heidi anime, check: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/50727

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Anime available in youtube with spanish dub (it will cover dubs from Latin America and Spain) and spanish subs. Also it'll try cover complete series, not those incompletes within few exceptions. This first part covers anime from 60's to 80's. It includes the links of the series and films.

Part 2: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/52451
Part 3: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/54177
Part 4: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/54279

This is a list that includes anime of course and some other entries here that most people probably don't know that it's anime.

Also everything here is spoiler free so don't worry about spoilers.

This is the first part of this interest stack series.