Koshigaya23

You went for the good stuff. Suncoast, too...they were like the go-to store for early anime collectors. How did you buy Ranma 1/2 and Slayers on VHS ? There are 70-odd episodes of the first seasons of Slayers and 160-some episodes of Ranma 1/2... That was the thing...a series like DBZ had an infinite number of episodes. So, I would buy mostly movies and OVAs. I remember seeing Martian Successor Nadesico in Sam Goody...like 15 tapes sold in 3 boxes. The price was like $199 for all. For series I never owned anything complete...just tapes with some episodes. It sucked because some tapes would end on a cliff-hanger two-part episodes...and I only had part 1; most tapes would show teasers of the next episode but that would be on the next tape. If the video store didn't have a tape, you had to mail order or search for the tape direct from the publisher (eg -- Animeworks, Central Park Media). That could take months for a tape to get out and required a credit card for purchase (I was a minor and couldn't do that). I don't recall eBay having much at that time and Amazon was still a growing co-op which was mostly in the media of books. Dark days. I bought all the Slayers seasons 1-3 in a single box set for $25 about 5-years ago...buying is much easier now...but...many older titles are yet to be released on BluRay. A lot of DVD releases have fallen out-of-print.

I started watching anime in the late-90s when I was about 12-years old. I'm now in my 30's and grateful to be able to buy a complete series on DVD or Blu-ray for $30-$59. However, when I first started collecting, most anime being sold was on VHS and LaserDisc. It sucked. Look-up pan and scan for starters in VHS. I remember wanting to own a whole series and having to pay 25.99 for 1 video with only 3-4 episodes. There was also the subbed VHS versus dubbed debacle. A dubbed anime was about $20-30; subbed was another 5-10 dollars. If you wanted a series like Urusei Yatsura...good luck...that was like 50 + videos for the whole series. What are your memories from the days of anime on VHS?

Strange you should ask a classic anime fan. I know of fights from 80's/90's anime titles that may match your description with: Ninja Scroll, Demon City Shinjuku, Shuten Doji, or possibly or Wicked City. It just seems like something that would be found in a Go Nagai or Yoshiaki Kawajiri.

Looks like the thread came back momentarily. In my opinion, the first Tenchi movie was a little slow. I get the idea that it's a romantic tale of how Noboyuki met Tenchi's mom and why Tenchi has power if his father is clearly just a goofy earth guy. The second movie was much better. It was marketed in N.A. under the title, Tenchi the Movie 2: Daughter of Darkness. It is basically a summary of the story of Tenchi in Tokyo minus the 26 slow episodes and the whole Tenchi in college bit. I honestly think that Shin Tenchi Muyo was just an after marketing of the second movie with less guff. To get into the Lupin series and like it means to abandon the idea of friendly Miyazaki Lupin. The manga was dark and the show starts off with Lupin like so. However sometime during production of series 2...The writers/animators (one of which was Hayao Miyazaki) suggested to tone down Lupin. After the first movie was made Lupin just got softer and more friendly. Not bad...but I liked the original Lupin a bit more. Great topic...I hope to read more.

Not too bad. The original character design is still there. In the Super Famicom game you can use hair as a weapon.

Yeah, the original OVA from the 90's was my reference (I also recommend the game for the Super Famicom...JP only...but excellent). I actually haven't watched a modern anime title since Inuyasha or Spirited Away. I joined the forums to be an accessory for those who want info on anime from the 60's-early 2000's. I'm a hand-painted cel kinda guy and have never been able to adapt to the newer designs, production, or trends. However, send me a link for the trailer. Ushio and Tora was a multi-million Yen seller manga in Japan.

This was a great topic thread...why did it defuse? Great post of favourite anime movies from the users. Surprised to see Project-Ako in a list that's not mine. Almost anything Ranma 1/2 I own and like. I think that one is the first movie. Anyway, here's my favourite anime movie list: - Biohunter - Wicked City - A Wind Called Amnesia - Project A-ko: Love & Robots - Psycho Diver - Ninja Scroll - My Neighbor Totoro -Lupin the lll: Farewell to Nostradamus - Perfect Blue - Fist of the North Star the movie - Street Fighter 2: The Movie - Lily C.A.T. - Lensman: Secret of the Lens - Venus Wars, Big Wars, Vampire Wars - Vampire Hunger D - Golgo 13: The Professional -GoShogun: Time Etranger Not all of these are gold -- they tend to be more subjective toward my taste in anime in general. I would recommend more than 6 out of the list, though.

Btw, nice suggestions everyone. Most are in my description but I'll post a few more. Favourite all-time anime are all mostly classics. If you haven't seen them...you need to. Here's a short list: A.D. Police, Project A-ko, Bubblegum Crisis, Burn Up!, Tenchi Muyo OVA 1 & 2, Tenchi Universe, Berserk TOS, Cybernetics Guardian, Kimagure Orange Road, Ranma 1/2, Lupin the Third (series 1,2, and the early movies), Maison Ikkoku, Gunsmith Cats, Video Girl Ai, DNA2, Irresponsible Captain Tylor, The Slayers, Dragon Half, Golden Boy, Cutey Honey OVA, Devilman OVA, Battle Angel, Dirty Pair, Ushio and Tora, the Slayers seasons 1-3, Magazine 23, Golgo 13: The Professional, Crusher Joe, M.D. Geist, Genocyber, EatMan, GoShogun, Cowboy Bebop, and many more!

Nice to see Trigun in there and Berserk. The original series from 97-98 was the best. Manga was great, too.

I joined as this forum is dedicated to anime, seems friendly, allows me to give output on classic anime, talk about my experience in animation, culture of anime in the U.S./Mexico, and isn't an elitist cult like NeoGAF. Other than : Akira, Studio Ghibli, Evangelion, and Dragon Ball (Z +)...what are your favourite classic anime titles?