Oldie but Goodie- Toward the Terra

Oldie but Goodie- Lupin III

Oldie but Goodie- Space Battleship Yamato

Space Battleship Yamato, or as many people know it as in the US as Star Blazers, was made in October 1974 and ran till March 1975. It was written by Leiji Mastsumoto and Yoshinobu Nishizaki. The manga came out a month after the anime was released and the ended a month after the show ended. The series episode director Noboru Ishiguro said low ratings and high production expenses forced producer Yoshinobu Nishizaki to trim down the episode count from the original 39 episodes to only 26. The 13 episodes would have introduced Captain Harlock as a new series character. Last week I did Mobile Suit Gundam, this is what inspired it. Space Battleship Yamato has inspired most Mech anime. That is pretty Epic.

Oldie but Goodie- Mobile Suit Gundam

Mobile Suit Gundam was first created in April 1979 it ran for under a year till January 1980. It ran 49 episodes and was the very first Gundam anime. Originally the show was going to have 52 episodes but was ended early because it was unpopular. Finally Bandi got the rights and started making model Gundams and the multiple spin offs and sequels.

Oldie but Goodie- Lone Wolf and Cub

Lone Wolf and Cub was first released in 1970 and finished six years later in 1976. The series ended with 28 volumes. It was written by Kazuo Koike and illustrated by Goseki Kojima. The Story fallows Ogami Itto and his one year old son Daigoro as they travel Japan as ronin. Before they started traveling Japan, Itto was a executioner (you can read about his exploits as an executioner in Sameri Executioner).

An Oldie but Goddie

Anime and Manga have been around for over 50 years. That is a lot of anime and manga. And there are some really good one in there. Now I'm not saying that all of the old anime is good, but there are some really good ones in there.