I will never forget back in, I think it was in october of 1997 when I randomly stumbled upon Ghost in the Shell playing around 9pm on a friday night on a new channel called Teletoon. The next few weeks, they would play banger after banger. I was exposed to Ninja Scroll, Patlabor, Vampire Hunter D, Akira, etc. I was 15 yrs old and these animes challenged everything I had seen with superior story and art. Man How I miss the 80s and 90s.

Ninja Scroll imo to this day has no equal. The greatest anime Ninja movie of all time and definitely undoubtedly inspired MANY of all the most popular anime series and movies today.

Here's the list Akira (1988) Nausica of the valley of the wind (1984) Vampire hunter D (1985) Heavy metal (1981) Ninja scroll (1993) Devilman: The birth (1987) Wicked city (1987) Angel cop (1989) Perfect blue (1997) Ghost in the shell (1995) American pop (1981) Fist of the North Star (1986) Golgo 13: the professional (1983) Guyver: out of control (1987) Berserk (1997) The end of Evangelion (1997) Serial experiments lain (1998) Jin-Ro: The Wolf Brigade (1999) Kite (1998) Mad bull 34 (1990) NGL most of these movies you can find without the video lmao. Kite is more of an hentai well if you get the other version btw.

I adore Ninja Scroll. I could never get into the series, but the movie is a masterpiece

80s and 90s anime never dies

Jeebus. Totally forgot about Akira being set in 2019. Dystopian future indeed.

Thank you so much for mentioning The Guyver! I feel no one ever brings it up and it's one of the classics!

You forgot about Urotsukidoji 1 and 3, Legend of the Overfiend and Return of the Overfiend. Even if Urotsukidoji 2 Legend of Demon Womb was a side story within 1 and Urotsukidoji 4 Infernal Road ended on a cliffhanger that remained unfinished in Urotsukidoji 5, I would say Urotsukidoji 1 and 3 are both important films.

Great list. I seen at least 15 of these.

I was born the same year as Golgo 13: The Professional! Nice to have arrived during the era of one of anime’s forgotten badasses Duke Togo!

Awesome list. There are so many more!

1- Akira 2- Ghost in the Shell 3- Ninja Scroll This will never change.

Ahhh the Memories, Great List!!!! Some truly Excellent Anime Movies and OVA'a Thanks !!!

I remember renting a lot of these movies from Hollywood and blockbuster video in the 90s.

I've only seen 5 of these. Thanks for this list!!!!!

I didn't know about a few of these. A list to check out!

Thanks I needed this, I think I know most but there are still a few I havent seen. I figure since they are on the list togheter with some of my most beloved animes im certain they will be awesome.

You've been putting in an insane amount of work in recently 👍

Crying Freeman is still a favorite of mine.

Thank you ☺️

I saw/have most of these movies....love them all. Watch them whenever I can.

12:22 Motoko Kusanagi, not Kunasagi

This is basically a list of quintessential anime. A collection of must watch pieces of media.

I've seen all but 2 in your list. I have 15 of them in my personal collection. So I say the following without hesitation. Your synopsis of the stories for these Manga is wofull!

Heavy Metal is one of my favorites. I own both the original and the second creation.

Very good list and very good descriptions of them 👍🏽

I grew up with this stuff but half of them wasn't on my radar. Maybe I wasn't so crazy about crazy anime back then. I should find and watch those now that I'm old.

Fist of the north star was was my first exposure to anime (though i was probably a little on the young side to be watching it), and i remember renting several of the others at the local video store (on VHS, which says something about my age...). Personally, i would add the Armitage movies to this list as well. Some of the action can be a little brutal, but they dive into some similar themes about what makes one "human" as Ghost in the shell. While Vampire Hunter D is quite good (it's a pretty decent adaptation of the novel), i actually prefer the second film, Vampire Hunter D:Bloodlust. The visuals are nothing short of stunning, and are closer to the style of the original illustrations of the novel series. This results in some very intense fight sequences that are also rather beautiful. Some of the more disturbing sexual content from the novel has been toned down in the film, and a few liberties get taken with the plot, but they make for good storytelling and development of the themes being explored. It's well worth the watch.

Ninja Scroll is such a great movie.

All the classics Good Job

What I find crazy is the amount of old school animes that have their stuff set 'in the future' which turns out to be pretty much right now, and we're nothing like what those animes thought we'd be. Lol.

Missing Cyber City Oedo here. And Monster City Shinjuku. One might also note Urusokidoji, but that one was only sick.

The Guyver manga is still ongoing. Wish someone would adapt all the later chapters beyond what’s been done over and over.

The Majors name is Kusanagi though.

So, I read through the comments and was reminded of other anime that I love but... ...none of the commentors mentioned, "Noir", "Madlax" or "El Cazador de la Bruja". Yet. EDIT: Haven't gone through the list again so, I don't know if anyone mentioned "Elfen Lied"? The opening for that was UNFORGETTABLE! Music also, EPIC

I surprised Urotsukidoji: Legend of the Overfiend didn't make it onto this list.

Gantz, black lagoon check these out !!!!!

God I feel old I owned half of these on vhs thank you for the memories 🤙

One that I think is overlooked is "Now and Then, Here and There" (1999). 13 episodes; reminiscent of "Nausicaa" to a degree. Very bleak and disturbing until near the end.

Ninja Scroll was one of the first Anime I watched. It was around 8th grade for me. It was the most amazing thing I had seen for anime. What a great story and a love story at that. Very romantic. I suggest watching with your girlfriend.

I've seen most of these. This was my era of anime. I think it's the reason I have a hard time getting into most modern series. I'd add Riding Bean to the list and Sword For Truth. Both are short but sweat.

Ninja Scroll, Ghost in the shell 95 and Street fighter 2 the animated movie, were my first dive into anime movies. 😎

I cannot begin to describe the impact Heavy Metal had in my formative years. I have the soundtrack on my phone.

Does anyone know where you can watch this - not censored

I loved watching Heavy Metal and American Pop, another similar film I recommend is Rock and Rule(1983). Its not r rated, but still intended for an older audience, story was decent

Vampire Hunter D - the novels came before the movie, they were not inspired by it, also I don't believe it spun off into a series, there was a 2nd movie but that's it.. Not trying to get too nitpicky, but there were a few facts you list for other things that didn't really match up either. It's always good to be accurate with y our info! Anyways, glad people are still bring some of these old classics s to light.

I love anime because they don't hold back on blood and Gore.

While I don't recall the rating of the original Blood: The Last Vampire, I feel it deserves at least a mention. While there are 2 subsequent Blood movies and 2 series, the original does the best job of setting the stage for what could have been one of the best stories, ever. Sadly, the movie ends feeling like the pilot for additional story that never followed. The third movie, Blood-C: The Last Dark, started well, it quickly digressed into a rather boring and poorly animated affair. I keep hoping some studio will pick up where the original movie ended.

I still have Ninja Scoll , Crying Freeman, Akira, Mad Bull , and Overfiend on VHS.

Heavy Metal is a great movie I watched when I was a kid. What do you mean not meant for kids? Kids love that movie.

What's the name of that anime on the thumbnail of the video?

"Heavy Metal" is not anime. It's adult Western animation.

A great list however I would have expected Battle angel alita to at least get a honorable mention.

anyone know the name of the music that starts at 14:20?

One thing that often annoys me about Japanese anime is that if something is popular, there's not just one film series. There will be the original manga, then a film, a semi-sequel film, a TV show that retells the same story, a film reboot, a spinoff film, another series, more manga, a semi-sequel to the last film, but that is also kind of related to the original films, etc. I know, I know, just watch the original and be happy. Unfortunately, my brain doesn't work that way. If there's more content, I have this compelling urge to watch all of it to get the complete story.

You forgot Monster. It doesn't get better than that

Nausica of the valley of the wind isn't rated R it is actually rated PG13

All this...and Elfen Leid didn't make the cut?!

MD Geist, Gal Force: Eternal Story, are my two additions to this list :)

Akita definitely does not have excessive violence, especially compared to actual gorey and violent anime of the 80s and 90s

This video seems like it was written by someone who only skimmed a few wiki or by an ai

If "American Pop" and "Heavy Metal" are included in this list, then the movies by Ralph Bakshi such as "Fire and Ice" or "Wizards" should be added.

When people ask me if I like anime…these movies make me say yes. Throw in a bunch of giant robots and kaiju and I’m over the moon.

You did neon genesis evangelion hella dirty . You explained the plot for the ending of the show . People who have never seen nge are gonna be so lost to what’s going on . They’re not gonna want to give this amazing 10/10 show a try .

Honorable mentions: I would add _"Wings of Honneamise"_ hell of a movie.

Heavy Metal has a TON of voice cameos.😊

Monster would have been a good one to add to this list.

A couple good ones I rarely hear about: Crying Freeman and Iria: Zeiram the Animation.

Nausicaa says it's PG. Is there a rated R version??

Sometimes you say things like "severe nudity" and that's a very odd application of the word, "severe", even though I admit it's technically correct. Who writes this things?

No legend of the Overfiend? One of the best, and over the top mangas of all time. Leaves most of these choices in it wake.

13 titles seen 0 complaints.... best watch the ones I've missed! Though there are some ultra gore/action etc honorable mentions: Violence Jack 1988 Urotsukidoji: Legend of the Overfiend 1989 M.D. Giest (3 parts) 1986..... Any Ive forgotten to mention?!

I've seen the good ones 😜

Nausica of the valley of the wind seems to have influenced Final Fantasy...

Surprised that Legend Of The Overfiend is not on this list.

The ending of Jin gutted me.

How did you miss the Urotsukidoji, legend of the overfiend series? That was out of control.

Odd th half of the series you say is "R rated" are actually technically not, because not all of them had theatrical releases and were in the OVA format and not a movie format.

Missed adding Crying Freeman other list.

What about Blood: The Last Vampire and Grave of the Fireflies?

What, no Violence Jack?

Surprised that " legend of the overfiend " failed to get any mention what so ever especially considering that it had four sequels with the fourth being a four part series , but maybe it was too graphic for you to watch 😆 I have witnessed several people be unable to finish even the first movie

Some of these summary descriptions are very off

2:28 Yeah, when I think of adult anime, I think "Studio Ghibli"

Because of their visual style, I consider, along with Heavy Metal 2000, only 2 of the Heavy Metal chapters to be borderline anime. Also, while comparatively mild, Tank Police should've been mentioned.

How did cowboy bebop didn't make the list? Lol

I think you might have missed one lol Urotsukidoji: Legend of the Overfiend

I recommend Violence Jack.

"AKIRA!" "AHHH LEAVE ME ALONE"

I’m surprised Doomed Megalopolis was not on here. It’s pretty brutal and has perverse sexuality in it. But also I didn’t know the infamous scream that I’ve heard people use in their videos is from this show/movie. And also the priestess in here is Keiko who looks and sounds like Kikiyo from Inuyasha. It’s almost like she’s the same person expect, she’s the embodiment of the goddess of mercy in this movie.

Geno cyber?

I find it funny that even today in 2024 that so many people have this idea ingrained in their heads that anything animated/cartoon is only for kids

AppleSeed ? Or something new The Blue Eyed Samurai

A list of adult Anime but no mention of the 2nd Patalabor movie is a severe oversight. A political motivated tale of revenge pitting the police force against the military in a civil war with about 90% of the runtime being dialogue between a few people is about as adult as you can get.

thought Heavy Metal was all western studios who animated the anthology

There's two that could've made this Top 20 List....Violence Jack and Urotsukidoji Legend of the Overfiend....talk about your graphic violence and sex scenes...those two I think tops them all.

Bubblegum Crisis, Armitage the 3rd, Appleseed, theres another Guyver series, MD Geist, Lodoss, Kenshin - especially the OVAs, tekkamen blade? God it goes on forever. Whats the ones with giant bugs? Blue seed or something

I haven’t watch this video yet, but if it’s missing ninja scroll, I will be so pissed

You didn't mention Iczer One

Would like to see a modern (r18+) of Ninja Scroll