Hokuto no Ken

Anime that involve a mature, smart and/or chill protagonist who knows what they're doing.

Not all animes are full of love or make you happy. But there are animes will make you feel excite, thrilled, and feel the adrenaline rush. Who wouldn't like action stories? Action shows can be always exciting, especially when it comes to anime. These are my recommendations and collection for action animes.

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.

if you've seen everything here tell me where you have so much time

Nuff said.

Every anime directed by Ichirou Itano. Also includes series he only partially directed (i.e. Patlabor ep. 6).

Anime adaptions of Weekly Shonen Jump manga

Some 80s anime with openings I really like. I'll probably add more to the list with time.

"When does it get good?" is a frequently asked question when watching a show that doesn't really caught your attention after a couple of episodes. A lot of series take their time to develop their plot, becoming something more of a gradual interest.

These series however, will probably engaged you just by the very first episode. They feature either outstanding action, an intrigue premise, an interesting character or just an overall feeling that it will get better and better the more you watch.

Mainstream older ones

[Please let me know of any errors]

Hello everyone, I will try to list here a long list of anime that have been broadcast on French television, being as faithful as possible.

The 80s represent the very first generation of successful Japanese cartoons to land on televisions of the time.
This wave is mainly marked by the youth program "Récré A2" broadcast from July 3, 1978 until June 29, 1988 on the Antenne 2 channel.

There are also some films and series that date from before 1978 in this list but they did not have a huge impact in France, the year 1978 especially marks the arrival of Grendizer [UFO Robo Grendizer] who was a real pop-cultural tidal wave for years, which we still see its influence today. It will of course be accompanied by equally cult anime throughout the 80s and 90s.

(Sorry for some missing anime, usually it's because they're not on MAL)

(And also I'm doing this whole thread by translating it on google translate, sorry in advance for the bad turns of phrase)

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

Shows to think about when going to the gym. Good Physiques and motivation required. Anime for Chads, if you will.
Don't let my ratings influence you, some you may enjoy more, others you may enjoy less.
Not adding second seasons or other things, as that would only clutter the list.

Kenshi vibes

(One of each franchise)

This is a part of a series of stacks that are about artistic tendencies in anime (and that border the fine line between sophisticated and pretentious).

This stack is a work in progress.

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The top 50 of the top 100 anime gathered from TV Asahi's Japan-wide survey, conducted with multiple age-groups, into the best animated series.



(https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2005-09-23/tv-asahi-top-100-anime-part-2)

In 2012, The Asahi Shimbun announced the 104 TV anime that they considered to be the most representative and memorable of all TV anime between 1963 and 2012. It's a good starting point for exploring general TV anime history, and the shows are all worth giving a shot. The list was not ranked, and ordered by release date.

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(i didn't include animes that aired simultaneously on spacetoon at the time like Naruto,One Piece ,Detective Conan,etc...)