Akira is THE film. Phenomenal first pick on your part. It had a profound impact on myself. Every youth should watch it. The manga to me, is even better than the film (my favourite manga/graphic novel of all time). The greater philosophical implications, combined with stronger exposition, makes it an even more profound experience in my opinion. I can't believe you have the full colourized release of the manga! You do a great service for the current generation by stoking their appetite with all this awesome content from days gone by. Your unbridled enthusiasm that you exhibit in every video on your channel is nothing short of infectious. Keep up the great work Johnny, you represent us Canucks well. I always look forward to watching your content every week. AKIRA LIVES
Heh, good to know. I was wondering why a body builder would have an Akira poster in their background. Then again, I'm a total geek and lift as well - you are to thank for you great advice!
Much respect, man. 80s/90s anime is the best IMO. So many groundbreaking films that changed the way I looked at animation forever. For me the nostalgia comes from films such as Tekkaman Blade, Bubblegum Crisis, Cutie Honey, Devil Hunter Yoko, Gunsmith Cats, and Plastic Little to name a few.
I gotta toss in one of my favorites....Vampire Hunter D. Absolutely adored it growing up. Also kinda nice to have this video since it gave me some new stuff to check out that I honestly knew fuck all about previously \m/
The original one was a letdown for me. I got into anime in the late 90´s. I watched the trailer for Bloodlust and got the DVD for the original and it hasn´t stand the test of time at all. However, Bloodlust is AMAZING. Not just a great anime/horror/action movie but a great movie overall.
nuasicca is what really got me into anime, I remember I saw it on cartoon network in 2003 when spirited away came out they had a Miyazaki movie on every night. I stayed up all night till my eyes burned
1.Princess Mononoke 2.Perfect Blue 3.Castle Of Cagliostro 4.Nausicaa 5.Tokyo Godfathers 6.CowBoy Bebop The Movie 7.Spirited Away 8.Roujin Z 9.Neon Genesis Evangelion 2.22 10.One Piece: Adventures in Alabasta “The Desert Princess a/t Pirates” Wrote lots of stuff about these movies, so here we go: You’ll see lots of the same movies everywhere and my list isn’t much different in many regards, but the Miyazaki, Satoshi Kon, Watanabe, Anno and Otomo movies are simply the cream of the crop. There’s no way anyone can deny it ;-) Mononoke is absolutely my most favorite Ghibli/Miyazaki movie. The story, the world, Joe Hisaishi’s music, the voice acting, the art, the characters, the CGI....everything is just so epic. Can’t wait for it’s blu-ray release…..I’m really counting the days! :-p Perfect Blue is almost my no.1, because it’s just something entirely different, done with so much style and finesse. It made a really a big impact on me when I first saw this. Just seeing such a deep story like this done in animation (who knew that they could do something like this in animation, I sure as hell didn’t back then), literally blew of my socks off. Castle of Cagaliostro is just complete fun….and with a very interesting story that really spoke to my imagination as a kid. That big castle with all the secret doors, secret rooms, dungeons, the complex waterways Lupin swims through to reach the castle…..all the mystery…and then that big fight in the clock tower at the end. Great stuff and still one of my favorites, plus it holds up so well even though it’s quite old. Nausicaa comes very close to Mononoke and I love it for all the same reasons you mentioned in your episode. Tokyo Godfathers is probably the most fun you’ll ever have with a Satoshi Kon movie. His other movies are masterpieces as well, but they can be rather hard to swallow sometimes. Tokyo Godfather is a much easier watch, but it still has that briljant touch that only Kon movies had. Plus great, GREAT characters; there are lots of live-action movies out there that don’t feel as human as this anime can be at times. Cowboy Bebop: The Movie is here, because it is the perfect movie counterpart to the tv-series. It has everything a Cowboy Bebop movie should have with a bigger budget and with even better animation. Sure, the stories in the tv-series are better, but as a movie it has a lot of the things we know and love about the series. Roujin Z has a special place in my heart. It might be strange that I put this before Akira, but for me it’s the better of the two. This Otomo story just speaks more to me then Akira’s. It has a totally outrageous and weird story concept, but this is an anime…..so we can expect a little bit of kookiness here and there. We all know and love the Evangelion series (I expect). But the 2.22 movie really caught me by surprise. It was just sooo epic and really blew me away…I love it so much (haven’t seen 3.33 yet though, so I don’t know how it compares). It’s like the Empire Strikes Back of the Evangelion saga for me. The One Piece movie just had to be in here, because the Alabasta Arc is such a fantastic part of the One Piece world. Sure…the tv-series version is better and with a much more detailed story. But this has all the epicness that a movie version brings with it (like with Cowboy Bebop). Plus…I just f**kin’ love One Piece and it’s characters.
The Berserk Golden Age Arc Trilogy is awesome. I literally recommend it to anyone...granted you have the stomach or the resilience to handle the gore and shock appeal. It's essentially the Evil Dead of anime movies.
Great list! My list is probably an explosion of Ghibli. Naussicaa, Totoro, Mononoke, and Spirited Away top my list. Closely followed by old school favs like Ninja Scroll, Ghost in the Shell, Jin Roh, Perfect Blue, Paprika and etc. New school favs are also on my list such Sword of a Stranger, Summer Wars and Place Promised in Our Early Days.
Great List! Here's my top 10. 1.The End of Evangelion 2.Angel's Egg 3.Akira 4.Perfect Blue 5.Princess Mononoke 6.Macross: Do You Remember Love? 7.Patlabor: The Movie 8.Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind 9.Ghost in the Shell 10.Spirited Away
Hey HappyConsoleGamer. Awesome review on some amazing Anime titles. I'm now 37 and coincidentally my list is almost identical to yours :) Your top two are my all time favorites and I also highly recommend them to everyone. A short mention to some of my best classics are Vampire Hunter D, Macross Plus - Movie Edition, Gunnm aka Battle Angel Alita and Doomed Megalopolis. I'm thinking of doing my top 10 as well. Great channel man and keep up the great informative work.
I've been hoping you'd do this episode for a long time. We seem to share a somewhat similar taste in anime. Also I am SO glad Honneamise was on your list. I've seen that film several times and I still interpret something different with every viewing. Here are my top 10 Non-Ghibli Anime Films (This week) 1) LUPIN III: THE CASLTE OF CAGLIOSTRO 2)GHOST IN THE SHELL 3) ROYAL SPACE FORCE: THE WINGS OF HONNEAMISE 4) GALAXY EXPRESS 999 5) PERFECT BLUE 6) URUSEI YATSURA 2: THE BEAUTIFUL DREAMER 7) SUPER DIMENTIONAL FORTRESS MACROSS: DO YOU REMEMBER LOVE? 8) THE GIRL WHO LEAPT THROUGH TIME 9) AKIRA 10) A NIGHT ON THE GALACTIC RAILROAD (Honorable mentions include VAMPIRE HUNTER D: BLOODLUST, MILLENNIUM ACTRESS, THE WOLF CHILDREN, and PATLABOR 2.) Here are my top 10 favorite Studio Ghibli films. 1) PRINCESS MONONOKE 2) LAPUTA: CASTLE IN THE SKY 3) WHISPER OF THE HEART 4) MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO 5) PORCO ROSSO 6) THE WIND RISES 7) SPIRITED AWAY 8) ONLY YESTERDAY 9) NAUSICAA OF THE VALLEY OF THE WIND 10) POM POKO For the record, Mononoke is my favorite anime film by far as well as one of my favorite films in general. Also ranking Ghibli films is almost impossible!
OMG Great list, man! I'm so glad you put Project A-ko on the list! It opened the doors for so many people in the anime industry. Artists like Kia Asamiya and Atsuko Nakajima to voice actors like Megumi Hayashibara (her career started here) and Emi Shinohara (Sailor Jupiter). Plus, Shuichi Ikeda, the voice of Char, lends his voice for a female parody of that same character! And let's not forget the character Mari... It's the fun factor trivia stuff that makes this so great. With the change in copyright infringement laws, I doubt something like this could be made today. I will definitely check out Arion! Old school is the best school!
My Top 10...in no particular order 1. Vampire Hunter D - Bloodlust 2. Demon City Shinjuku 3. Venus Wars 4. Casshan Robot hunter 5. Howells Moving Castle 6. Gundam Wing - Endless Waltz 7. Macross Plus 8. Gall Force - Eternal Story (guilty pleasure) 9. Spirited Away 10. LILLY C.A.T. (amazing anime homage to Alien...so much fun!)
nice top ten mate here is mine both ova movies and theatrical movies 10)macross 7 the movie 9) space adventure cobra 8) macross plus the movie edition 7)mobile suit gundam millers report 6) lupin to hell with nostradamue 5)ninja gaiden 4) gatchaman the movie 3)death and rebirth neo genesis evangelion 2)full metal alchemist 1) macross do you remember love there my top 10 movies and usualy watch 1-2 of them every month
Project A-ko is finally getting a blu-ray release now 7 years later. Would love to see some more anime content from you. Maybe some of your favorites from within the last 20 years.
Project A-ko is absolutely one of the best anime of all time, with some of the smoothest traditional animation I've ever seen. And so fun! I got chills hearing you talk about it.
1. The end of evangelion 2. Princess Mononoke 3. Jin Roh 4. 5 centimeters per second 5. The wind rises 6. Only yesterday 7. Grave of the fireflies 8. Castle in the sky 9. Ghost in the Shell
20 min is too much time! 10. Springan 9. Millenium actress 8. Beatiful dreamer 7. Girl who leaped through time 6. spirited away 5. only yesterday 4. Howls moving castle 3. Akira 2. Castle Cagliostro 1. Naussicaa and the Valley of the Wind (best movie ever! Love the art-style and terrain! Great story and it seemed to get better every time I watch it) MVHH
Fantastic picks! Dirty Pair, excellent TV show as well. Venus Wars was great. Galaxy Express 999 and even Project A-ko! A few I have not seen yet and I am seeking out Arion - The Crush of Olympus right now. It must have been an exciting time being alive in the 80's when all of these films were first being put out. Great stuff.
You listed most of my favorite anime movies hcg.First time i heard about akira was through a cousin of mine.When i seen a ad for akira on back of a comic book i bought it on vhs.Let's just say,i was blown away it was nothing like i have ever seen before.My top ten would be these. 1.Akira 2.The Dagger of Kamui 3.Vampire Hunter D 4.Macross DYRL 5.Gundam Char's Counter Attack 6.Project A-ko 7.Ghost in the Shell 8.Cowboy Bebop the Movie 9.Ninja Scroll 10.Lupin The 3rd Castle of Cagliostro
Great fucking video, Johnny! I really enjoyed your picks and your love for these films come alive so well through your enthusiasm! I think top tens about anime films are one of the most "better" concepts to build off off. I just think that other people's love for the genre will encourage them to not "hate" on your list, but make them want to share their own nostalgic picks and overall we'll all gain a lot more knowledge about hidden gems and why certain films need to be recognized.
I've been watching this vid in bits-and-pieces over the past few days . . . thankful for your having put this together, clearly a labor of love! Can't wait to watch the ones I haven't seen (most of the list, in truth).
10: Space Firebird 2772 9: Venus Wars 8: Project A-Ko 7: City Hunter: Magnum of Love's Embrace 6: Char's Counter Attack 5: Gravestone of the Fireflies 4:Wings of Honemise 3: Laputa 2: Akira 1: Macross: Do You Remember Love?
Top 10 in no particular order: Howl's Moving Castle, Princess Mononoke, Samurai X: Trust + Betrayal, Ninja Scroll, Sword of the Stranger (ending sword duel is the best I've seen in an anime), Grave of Fireflies, Vampire Hunter D (nostalgia factor as was my first), Spirited Away, and yes, Akira.
You are my anime brother! I've also seen Arion, and I loved it too. Same with Do You Remember Love. Nausicaa is my favorite Ghibli movie as well. Your video brought back a ton of great memories. Thanks.
Agreed that Otomo's drawing skills are godly. I too was completely floored by his architectural designs, his vehicles designs, etc etc. no matter the "camera angle" (or point of view) of each panel, everything is always drawn perfectly in perspective and feels solid. the guy single-handedly attracted my attention to anime with the Akira manga. The movie is really good but still pales in comparison to the manga. Also for all the canadians on here : does anyone remember the very first iteration of "Teletoon at Night", in Teletoon's first year I think? Man that was edgy back then! every saturday night they had an anime movie and we got treated to many great ones : Wings of Honneamise, Ninja Scroll, Patlabor... all great movies I still watch. Man that was an exciting time for television for a pre-teen like I was at the time! They also had these great stop-motion animation bumpers that were slightly disturbing and creepy. that really gave the program an extra dose of character, a creepy and cool aura. I'm so nostalgic towards that era, it was so good :'(
So happy you had Akira at #1! I'm excited to check out some of the movies on your list. A couple of anime films that come to mind are: Spirited Away Metropolis Macross Plus and especially Evangelion 2.22
Most of your list I remember seeing on the sci fi channel when they use to show anime on a Saturday afternoon I was 13 at the time and when I saw Galaxy express 999 and Project Ako, my view at looking at anime changed forever. Still miss Samurai Troopers
1.Akira 2.Wings of Honneamise 3.Ghost in the Shell 4.Perfect Blue 5.Char's Counterattack 6.Armitage 7.Grave of the Fireflies 8.Memories 9.Dead Leaves 10.Summer Wars
I haven't seen too many anime films in my life, but this vid kinda sparked my interest. Now I feel like getting back into it and discovering the greatness I have overlooked. Thanks, Johnny! Among my favorites are Princess Mononoke, Ghost In The Shell, Akira, Street Fighter animated movie, Ninja Scroll, Spriggan and Fist Of The North Star aka Hokuto No Ken.
Great video! Another great Otomo anime is Robot Carnival. I noticed some Robot Carnival artwork in that Otomo art book you showed. My top 5: 1. Fist of the North Star 2. Akira 3. Vampire Hunter D 4. Robot Carnival 5. Golgo 13 - The Professional
Amazing List Johnny!! Someone else who has seen Venus Wars and loved it!!!! Halleluiah!!! Akira is one of those shows that I could never really finish, to be honest either it disturbed me so much or just made my stomach sour. No denying the influence this film has had on Anime in the west but not one for me. Loved the video man, now.....Anime Series!!! GO!!!
I'll have to check out some of those, I always enjoy 80s anime but it's often hard to find good recommendations of them. My top 10 is: 10. Wings of Honneamise 9. Spirited Away 8. Summer Wars 7. Castle in the Sky 6. Your Name 5. Ghost in the Shell 4. Nausicaa 3. Akira 2. End of Evangelion 1. Princess Mononoke
Fantastic list, and includes a lot of my all-time favourites as well. I APPLAUDED when you included Project A-Ko (especially when you mentioned its influence in AP's Ninja High School) and Wings of Honneamise in there - they are a big part of why I'm a fan of anime. And of course Akira blew me away with the detail in art and and ground-breaking animation, as well as the stellar soundtrack and fantastically crafted story adaptation compared to the absolutely HUGE one in the manga. Sadly, I haven't seen Nausicaa out of all the Ghibli films (my favourite out of those is Laputa) or any of the Macross films (was never really into that or Gundam), and I only know Dirty Pair from the Toren Smith and Adam Warren comics from Eclipse and Dark Horse. A couple of my favourite anime films has to be Ghost in the Shell:Innocence, but that may be because I felt it was such a MASSIVE improvement over the first GitS film, which was just okay. Also, I loved the first Mobile Police Patlabor film for the compelling story and the fine balance of seriousness, whimsy and action in the tone (the following two were a bit too 'heavy' for me). Both are manga adaptations by Mamoru Oshii, who has a really polished and metallic (if at times very minimalist) style in his work. Again, great list, Johnny - will definitely try to seek out Nausicaa and Arion.
1. Akira 2. Fist of the north star 3. Grave of the fireflies 4. Spriggan 5. Coo 6. Lupin the 3rd: castle of cagliostro 7. Spriggan 8. Wicked city 9. Five star stories 10. Howls moving castle
My top Ten, In no particular order: Nausicaa, Macross DYRL, Dirty Pair: Project Eden, Royal Space Force the Wngs of Honnêamise, Spirited away, Ghost in the Shell, My Neighbor Totoro, Grave of the Fireflies, Akira, and Project A-ko.
It's funny how a lot of your titles are almost the exact same for myself. Of course they're not the same but I know most of the titles you talked about. I'm about 43 and I think we are about the same age. From some of your other videos I think youre from Canada, I'm from Los Angeles, but back in those days that magical moment when anime invaded the Americas and introduced a whole generation to Japan's art. I remember asking my dad to buy me the VHS tape of Wings of Honneamise for like $90 dollars! And that was in the 1980's! Even though it was difficult to find it was truly magical when you found those gems that are still awesome today (Galaxy Express 999, Macross, etc.). Thanks for sharing your memories. Brought some of my own back as well.
I love your top 10 haha! so many wonderful films on here, some I haven't seen but know of and want to see! Venus wars, Galaxy Express 999, seen half of it, I have to see the rest. Project A-ko, I love Project A-ko, definitely in my list. Arion, haven't heard of it, but I do need to check it out now. Need to see Macross, and Naussicaa, Honneamise. And of course, Akira, awesome picks there Johnny! my list would take some time to think of =P but some of these are on there.
This video is great. It's probably your best yet. Your love and enthusiasm for this subject makes me love anime myself. I really enjoy it but am completely oblivious to many of these films and many series in general. There are many big animes from the 70's, 80's and 90's I've never even heard of or just recently (Harlock). I will definitely check out some of the movies on your list. I've seen a few but like I said, never even heard of many of them. Thanks for this video. More videos like this!
Great List I can't wait til you do Top 10 OAVs/OVAs 1. Macross Do You Remember Love? 2. Royal Space Force: Wings of Honneamise 3. Arcadia of My Youth 4. Akira 5. Princess Mononoke 6. Ninja Scroll 7. Ranma 1/2 Nihao My Concubine 8. The End of Evangelion 9. Vampire Hunter D Bloodlust 10 Redline
Rewatching this now like I do with so many of your awesome videos Johnny and damn man your passion and enthusiasm is so infectious. Now I want to watch Gundam and Macross and all the rest, get into a lot of the anime I missed from a different generation. Your channel is a real inspiration to me just to get excited about cool things and enjoy video games, anime, movies, and all the rest. Easily one of my favorite and most watched channels on youtube, been watching your videos since 2013 and thanks for all of that man.
Man Im 26 and i feel like I have been into anime forever... but you talking about series like this makes me feel like a baby. Lol Cool list though, I wanta check some of these movies now.
I'd have to put down Jin Roh: The Wolf Brigade in the top three in my list if not number one. Glad to hear more people talk about Venus Wars. Really dig your taste in movies and will have to pick up the ones on your list I haven't seen.
I really respect the fact you put Akira over Macross DYRL. DYRL is probably my favorite anime film ever, but I to this day can not get over the artistry that Katsuhiro Otomo has, he's by far my favorite mangaka artist ever. I truly feel that movie deserves the top spot. It's such a wonderfully detailed film, all of his art is a feast. Great pick!
***** Start with Macross Do You Remember Love since it's more of a refined version of SDF Macross, then I'd recommend Macross Zero (a prequel to SDF Macross set during the Unification Wars) , Macross Plus, Macross Frontier and Macross Delta. Macross II is non canon, and Macross 7 is sort of the ugly duckling of the series, I only really liked it for the music. Honestly, Robtech the Macross Saga was awesome when I was a kid, but I can't in good faith recommend it over the orignal Macross series. Robotech is three animes all haphazardly pasted together and re-dubbed into a singular storyline. If that sounds like a mess, you'd be right.
Aleksandros robotech macross saga is the ultimate..the voice actors..the robotech theme by ulpo minucci was god like. What jm saying is ...is tht macross with the minucci soundtrack and voice actors in ebglish were absolutely unmatched. The rest of robotech fails..harmony gold fails. Original macross should be untouched. Wil die with me as one of my favourite things in this world
I couldn't stop myself to insult you while watching this video, I'm so jealous of your collection. You're a real otaku. I think that the japanese production in the 80s was a huge big deal compared to this days, it was really emotional and poetic and the execution was so good. THX for this video it reminded me lot of souvenirs
I don't like any of the Gundam movies at all but you've convinced me to watch char's counterattack again, great list man lot of classics Venus Wars was pimp a real hidden gem, surprised to see no Otomo stuff assumed I'd be seeing at least Ghost in the Shell, Jin Roh, the Patlabor movies or Angel's egg with yoshitako amano seem right up your alley, I really like the late Satoshi Kon's works Perfect blue is one of my favourite movies of all time and so is Millennium actress, Mamoru Hosoda's The Girl who leapt through time and summer wars are modern classics as well. Thanks for some recommendations I'll be sure to check them out, I really dig the anime videos hope to see more preferably on some of those art books you got there.
TOp 10 anime films 10.Nausica and the valley of the end 9. Macross The Movie: Do You Remember Love? 8. Gundam 0083: The Last Blitz of Zeon 7. Char's Counterattack 6. Wolf Children 5.The Ideon: Be Invoked 4. Ghost in the Shell: Solid State Society (I prefer the Stand alone complex continuity over the original) 3. One Piece: Dead End Race 2. Grave of the Fireflies 1. The End of Evangelion (Yeah, I'm one of those guys who still likes NGE)
How can anyone not be one of those guys who still likes NGE. Oh yeah I forgot that all the weebs always bitch about how NGE is a bunch of cry baby's overcoming their emotions. Clearly though they don't understand the complexity of NGE and they don't deserve to.
Lightspeeds Man, almost everyone with a brain likes NGE. And is not nostalgia, I watched the series for the first time not five months ago. The rebuilds suck by the way.
My personal favorite anime movies include: 10) Interstella 5555 (Not sure how much it counts but it's here) 9) Jin Roh: The Wolf Brigade 8) Fist of the North Star 7) Cowboy Bebop: The Movie 6) Ninja Scroll 5) Berserk Golden Age Arc II: Battle for Doldrey 4) Samurai X: Trust and Betrayal 3) Evangelion 2.22: You Can (Not) Advance 2) Spirited Away 1) Ghost in the Shell
I had a gut feeling about that giant stack of movies, right from the beginning of the video. Great list, lotta great movies I grew up with and some other ones I missed. Thanks for sharing!
Here's my personal list. More than 1 Miyazaki's entries, couldn't choose one. 10) Spirited Away 09) Grave of the Fireflies 08) Macross Plus (I consider the 4 parts as a single movie) 07) Princess Mononoke 06) Venus Wars 05) Metropolis 04) Ghost in the Shell: Innocence 03) Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind (I want that BD edition!!!) 02) Akira 01) Ghost in the Shell
Man I'm 8 years late but...Project A-ko. I loved Project A-ko. I'm 9 years younger than you but my first anime films at the age of 11 in order were Lensman, Vampire Hunter D and Project A-ko. I should also say I'm glad you spoke about Venus Wars. I feel like I'm losing my mind when talking about my favorite anime because no one I've talked to seem to know of A-ko or Venus Wars.
Great list Johnny must check out some of these that I didnt know of till now :) Gotta agree with Akira it's simply a masterpiece of animation! I personally love the Studio Ghibli films, Princess Mononoke has been in my Top 5 since I first seen it. :) Loved hearing you talk about your passion for Anime Johnny :)
What a great video, Johnny :) I have to say I much preferred the Akira re-dub to the original, as it follows the actual dialogue which the original release didn't really try all too hard to do!
Yeeeeah! Akira! Rightful #1! (watched it again last week.) I just commented on your Top 10 Films about how there was no anime, until I saw this in the 'Up next' section. I'm going to watch some of these for sure! Venus & Macross first. I love a mature/seinen/dark theme, personally. I expected GITS, since it influenced even the Matrix, but that was mid-90s & your list is hardcore 80s. Thanx, Johnny. Edit: I felt Nausicaa was pretty much a spiritual pre-cursor to Mononoke. They're both commentary on industry vs environment, but Mononoke had more glitz! I really tried to watch Nausicaa for a long time during the period of my life when Mononoke was my #1. When I finally did, I felt underwhelmed because Mononoke was already so amazing.. I should rewatch again someday, it's got more of an emotional edge to it, if I remember correctly. Ghibli never fails. But I disliked Totoro... Heh.
I haven't really come across a lot of anime movies I've been a fan of, I'm more into anime series. However, I've watched some that I really liked. Here are my 10 favorite anime films: 1. Princess Mononoke 2. Grave of Fireflies 3. Spirited Away 4. Paprika 5. Summer Wars 6. 5 Centimeters Per Second 7. The Place Promised in Our Early Days 8. Bleach: Diamond Dust Rebellion 9. Bleach: Memories of Nobody 10. Naruto: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow.
Awesome video dude. I have always liked anime but I've only ever really seen what was aired on toonami. You really inspired me to go and watch these great films.
My personal fav top 10: Macross: Do you remember love (the perfect edition version on Laserdisc) Street Fighter: The Animated Movie (unedited Laserdisc version) Lupin the Third: Castle of Cagliostro Ghost in The Shell: Perfect Edition (only on Laserdisc) Evangelion 2.0 Akira the criterion collection (blu ray) Battle Angel Slayers: The Motion Picture Vampire Hunter D Megazone 23
Some of my favorites (many of these could be number 1, depending on my mood). 1.Akira (Amazing hand-drawn animation that is yet to be surpassed. People complain about the story, but I look at this film more as a mood piece. The mood is one of impending doom, and I think this is hard to pull off in animation. From the moment the film starts, your transported into the nightmarish Neo-Tokyo until it's destruction). 2.Spirited Away (Miyazaki is not only a brilliant artist, but a brilliant storyteller) 3.Ghost In The Shell 4.Perfect Blue 5. My OCD is going nuts trying to decide on my favorites, so I'm going to stop right here.
10. Vampire Hunter D 9. Perfect Blue 8. Macross Plus: Movie Edition 7. Samurai X: Trust & Betrayal 6. Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz 5. Akira 4. Dragon Ball Z: Broly, The Legendary Super-Saiyan 3. Cowboy Bebop: The Movie 2. Ghost in the Shell 1. X
I really appreciate you making this list, for an anime fan who wasn't around during the time many of these films came out it's awesome to have a list of movies to experience for the first time
Holy crap! Thanks for helping me find Galaxy Express 999. I rented that in mid eighties and have been trying to find out what it was for years. This is the one. I'm 38 years old and must have rented this in the early eighties along with Voltron or something like that. Awesome! mystery solved!
I just checked out Akira and it was fucking excellent. Probably my favorite anime now. I came back to this video to find a movie for tonight. You're a homie, Johnny.
You chose a lot of older films than I would have, but at least we can agree on number 1. Call me weird, but I've preferred the re-dub of Akira since I got it on DVD years ago. The original was decent, and what I grew up with, but the re-dub just seems to fit better with the high quality of the animation. Fun video! :)
Great picks! Your hardcore with the Macross as I am with Space Battleship Yamato. I have all 3 TV series on and the movie collection on laser disc, VHS, and DVD. I remember finally getting that perfect box set Animeigo released on Macross TV. I had to preorder it back 2001. it was so awesome to finally have the full non-Robotech version of that show after Streamline Pics never finished that "Perfect Collection" on VHS in the 90's. Always wanted to try Wings of Honneamise. My favorite senseless violence movies were Fist of the North Star and the Professional (Golgo 13)
Great vid Johnny! Some good titles that I haven't heard of as well. Anime is such an expansive medium and there's always so much to learn. Akira used to be my number 1 for the longest time until around 2001 something not too cool happened in my brain. Now every time I watch it, I have violent seizures and wind up in the hospital. No joke. Hasn't happened w/ anything else besides Akira. Totally forgot about the comic though. I'll have to pick that up!
nice, original movies, heres my list 10.naruto shippuden the movie 9. full metal alchemist: the movie 8.paprika 7.ghost in the shell 6.grave of fireflies 5.arion: the crush of Olympus 4.cowboy bebop:the movie 3.Royal space force: The wings of honneamise 2.vampire hunter D: bloodlust 1. Akira
1. Summer Wars (not only is it my favourite anime movie, its my overall favourite movie) 2. Redline 3. The Girl Who Leapt Through Time 4. Wolf Children Ame and Yuki (basically studio madhouse is my favourite) 5. Cowboy Bebop at Heavens Door 6. Howl's Moving Castle 7. Spirited Away 8. One Piece Film Z 9. One Piece Strong World 10. Dragon Ball Path To Power
Ghost in the Shell (1 & 2), Vampire Hunter D Bloodlust, Nausicaa, Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Appleseed (original), Street Fighter 2: The Movie, Akira, The End Of Evangelion, Paprika and Spirited Away are some of my all time faves.
My top 10 in no order: Spirited Away Lupin III: The Castle Of Cagliostro Metropolis Ghost In The Shell Grave Of The Fireflies Paprika Naussicaa Of The Valley Of The Wind Pokémon The First Movie Lupin III: Secret Of Mamo Laputa: Castle In The Sky
1. Castle of Cagliostro (Lupin the III) 2. Pokemon: The First Movie (my mom took me to it on opening day after preschool let out!) 3. Castle in the Sky 4. Hokuto no Ken- The Movie 5: Princess Mononoke 6.Naussicaa of the Valley of the Wind 7.Memories 8. Spirited Away 9.Howl' Moving Castle 10.Akira I need to see more anime, lol
Akira, Macross: Do You Remember Love, and Whisper of the Heart are some of my all-time faves. That's a good list and definitely gave me some ideas about what to watch next.
My top 10: 1.Akira 2.Ghost In The Shell (1995) 3.Wolf Children 4.Sword Of The Stranger 5.Kara no Kyoukai 6.Spirited Away 7.The Girl Who Lept Through Time 8.Redline 9.My Neighbor Totoro 10.The Garden of Words My list is a bit more modern since im a newer anime fan, but i've got to watch some of the pre-90s stuff you mentioned :D
Hey, Johnny! Just wanted to let you know that Galaxy Express 999 changed my life, too. In fact, I reached out to you some time ago asking if you'd talk about Captain Harlock on the channel. You told me to do it, and I think I can identify that as the moment I started thinking of actually making content. Now I run the world's largest English-speaking Leijiverse community in the world on Facebook. I won't link here but you can find it on my channel if you care to look. Just wanted to say thanks for pushing me to do that!
I literally just watched Char’s Counterattack in theaters tonight for Gundam’s 40th anniversary. I remember rushing home as a kid to watch Gundam Wing and Seed as a kid, and it’s crazy to think that I got to see some of that show’s origins in a movie theater in 2019.
Akira is THE film. Phenomenal first pick on your part. It had a profound impact on myself. Every youth should watch it. The manga to me, is even better than the film (my favourite manga/graphic novel of all time). The greater philosophical implications, combined with stronger exposition, makes it an even more profound experience in my opinion. I can't believe you have the full colourized release of the manga!
You do a great service for the current generation by stoking their appetite with all this awesome content from days gone by. Your unbridled enthusiasm that you exhibit in every video on your channel is nothing short of infectious.
Keep up the great work Johnny, you represent us Canucks well. I always look forward to watching your content every week.
AKIRA LIVES
been subbed to both of you for awhile, I thought I was in the comment section of one of your videos when I saw your icon!
Wow thank you! I think Rob Man has been watching your videos as he is more buff than me these days lol, but big thank you! :D
Heh, good to know. I was wondering why a body builder would have an Akira poster in their background. Then again, I'm a total geek and lift as well - you are to thank for you great advice!
Fuarkk Omar you love HCG too? Respect levels over 9000
I saw Akira when I was a kid. I didn't really get it...just thought it was weird.
Much respect, man. 80s/90s anime is the best IMO. So many groundbreaking films that changed the way I looked at animation forever. For me the nostalgia comes from films such as Tekkaman Blade, Bubblegum Crisis, Cutie Honey, Devil Hunter Yoko, Gunsmith Cats, and Plastic Little to name a few.
I gotta toss in one of my favorites....Vampire Hunter D. Absolutely adored it growing up. Also kinda nice to have this video since it gave me some new stuff to check out that I honestly knew fuck all about previously \m/
The original one was a letdown for me. I got into anime in the late 90´s. I watched the trailer for Bloodlust and got the DVD for the original and it hasn´t stand the test of time at all. However, Bloodlust is AMAZING. Not just a great anime/horror/action movie but a great movie overall.
dude!!! vampire hunter D and fist of the northstar are the best.!!
Yes. Vampire Hunter D is what got me into anime as a young teenager.
you should make a list :p
Have you guys or A.O.S. checked out Urotsukidōji, Ninja Scroll or any of the old school cyber punk collection!
nuasicca is what really got me into anime, I remember I saw it on cartoon network in 2003 when spirited away came out they had a Miyazaki movie on every night. I stayed up all night till my eyes burned
Thank you Johnny, your anime suggestions are life changing.
1.Princess Mononoke
2.Perfect Blue
3.Castle Of Cagliostro
4.Nausicaa
5.Tokyo Godfathers
6.CowBoy Bebop The Movie
7.Spirited Away
8.Roujin Z
9.Neon Genesis Evangelion 2.22
10.One Piece: Adventures in Alabasta “The Desert Princess a/t Pirates”
Wrote lots of stuff about these movies, so here we go:
You’ll see lots of the same movies everywhere and my list isn’t much different in many regards, but the Miyazaki, Satoshi Kon, Watanabe, Anno and Otomo movies are simply the cream of the crop. There’s no way anyone can deny it ;-) Mononoke is absolutely my most favorite Ghibli/Miyazaki movie. The story, the world, Joe Hisaishi’s music, the voice acting, the art, the characters, the CGI....everything is just so epic. Can’t wait for it’s blu-ray release…..I’m really counting the days! :-p
Perfect Blue is almost my no.1, because it’s just something entirely different, done with so much style and finesse. It made a really a big impact on me when I first saw this. Just seeing such a deep story like this done in animation (who knew that they could do something like this in animation, I sure as hell didn’t back then), literally blew of my socks off.
Castle of Cagaliostro is just complete fun….and with a very interesting story that really spoke to my imagination as a kid. That big castle with all the secret doors, secret rooms, dungeons, the complex waterways Lupin swims through to reach the castle…..all the mystery…and then that big fight in the clock tower at the end. Great stuff and still one of my favorites, plus it holds up so well even though it’s quite old. Nausicaa comes very close to Mononoke and I love it for all the same reasons you mentioned in your episode.
Tokyo Godfathers is probably the most fun you’ll ever have with a Satoshi Kon movie. His other movies are masterpieces as well, but they can be rather hard to swallow sometimes. Tokyo Godfather is a much easier watch, but it still has that briljant touch that only Kon movies had. Plus great, GREAT characters; there are lots of live-action movies out there that don’t feel as human as this anime can be at times. Cowboy Bebop: The Movie is here, because it is the perfect movie counterpart to the tv-series. It has everything a Cowboy Bebop movie should have with a bigger budget and with even better animation. Sure, the stories in the tv-series are better, but as a movie it has a lot of the things we know and love about the series.
Roujin Z has a special place in my heart. It might be strange that I put this before Akira, but for me it’s the better of the two. This Otomo story just speaks more to me then Akira’s. It has a totally outrageous and weird story concept, but this is an anime…..so we can expect a little bit of kookiness here and there.
We all know and love the Evangelion series (I expect). But the 2.22 movie really caught me by surprise. It was just sooo epic and really blew me away…I love it so much (haven’t seen 3.33 yet though, so I don’t know how it compares). It’s like the Empire Strikes Back of the Evangelion saga for me.
The One Piece movie just had to be in here, because the Alabasta Arc is such a fantastic part of the One Piece world. Sure…the tv-series version is better and with a much more detailed story. But this has all the epicness that a movie version brings with it (like with Cowboy Bebop). Plus…I just f**kin’ love One Piece and it’s characters.
The Berserk Golden Age Arc Trilogy is awesome. I literally recommend it to anyone...granted you have the stomach or the resilience to handle the gore and shock appeal. It's essentially the Evil Dead of anime movies.
Great list! My list is probably an explosion of Ghibli. Naussicaa, Totoro, Mononoke, and Spirited Away top my list. Closely followed by old school favs like Ninja Scroll, Ghost in the Shell, Jin Roh, Perfect Blue, Paprika and etc. New school favs are also on my list such Sword of a Stranger, Summer Wars and Place Promised in Our Early Days.
Can't believe you said Venus Wars... Underrated
Arguably the best top 10 for anime I have ever seen in youtube, good job bro
Ninja scroll is my all time favourite animation, weird in places but still really good.
Fantastic film. File alongside Afro Samurai for awesomeness!
Great List! Here's my top 10.
1.The End of Evangelion
2.Angel's Egg
3.Akira
4.Perfect Blue
5.Princess Mononoke
6.Macross: Do You Remember Love?
7.Patlabor: The Movie
8.Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
9.Ghost in the Shell
10.Spirited Away
Hey HappyConsoleGamer. Awesome review on some amazing Anime titles. I'm now 37 and coincidentally my list is almost identical to yours :) Your top two are my all time favorites and I also highly recommend them to everyone.
A short mention to some of my best classics are Vampire Hunter D, Macross Plus - Movie Edition, Gunnm aka Battle Angel Alita and Doomed Megalopolis. I'm thinking of doing my top 10 as well.
Great channel man and keep up the great informative work.
*This* is how all Top Ten lists should be - entertaining, qualified, and infused with personality. Great video!!
I've been hoping you'd do this episode for a long time. We seem to share a somewhat similar taste in anime. Also I am SO glad Honneamise was on your list. I've seen that film several times and I still interpret something different with every viewing. Here are my top 10 Non-Ghibli Anime Films (This week)
1) LUPIN III: THE CASLTE OF CAGLIOSTRO
2)GHOST IN THE SHELL
3) ROYAL SPACE FORCE: THE WINGS OF HONNEAMISE
4) GALAXY EXPRESS 999
5) PERFECT BLUE
6) URUSEI YATSURA 2: THE BEAUTIFUL DREAMER
7) SUPER DIMENTIONAL FORTRESS MACROSS: DO YOU REMEMBER LOVE?
8) THE GIRL WHO LEAPT THROUGH TIME
9) AKIRA
10) A NIGHT ON THE GALACTIC RAILROAD
(Honorable mentions include VAMPIRE HUNTER D: BLOODLUST, MILLENNIUM ACTRESS, THE WOLF CHILDREN, and PATLABOR 2.)
Here are my top 10 favorite Studio Ghibli films.
1) PRINCESS MONONOKE
2) LAPUTA: CASTLE IN THE SKY
3) WHISPER OF THE HEART
4) MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO
5) PORCO ROSSO
6) THE WIND RISES
7) SPIRITED AWAY
8) ONLY YESTERDAY
9) NAUSICAA OF THE VALLEY OF THE WIND
10) POM POKO
For the record, Mononoke is my favorite anime film by far as well as one of my favorite films in general. Also ranking Ghibli films is almost impossible!
I'm so jealous you got to see Akira in theaters!
OMG Great list, man! I'm so glad you put Project A-ko on the list! It opened the doors for so many people in the anime industry. Artists like Kia Asamiya and Atsuko Nakajima to voice actors like Megumi Hayashibara (her career started here) and Emi Shinohara (Sailor Jupiter). Plus, Shuichi Ikeda, the voice of Char, lends his voice for a female parody of that same character! And let's not forget the character Mari... It's the fun factor trivia stuff that makes this so great. With the change in copyright infringement laws, I doubt something like this could be made today. I will definitely check out Arion! Old school is the best school!
My Top 10...in no particular order
1. Vampire Hunter D - Bloodlust
2. Demon City Shinjuku
3. Venus Wars
4. Casshan Robot hunter
5. Howells Moving Castle
6. Gundam Wing - Endless Waltz
7. Macross Plus
8. Gall Force - Eternal Story (guilty pleasure)
9. Spirited Away
10. LILLY C.A.T. (amazing anime homage to Alien...so much fun!)
nice top ten mate here is mine both ova movies and theatrical movies
10)macross 7 the movie
9) space adventure cobra
8) macross plus the movie edition
7)mobile suit gundam millers report
6) lupin to hell with nostradamue
5)ninja gaiden
4) gatchaman the movie
3)death and rebirth neo genesis evangelion
2)full metal alchemist
1) macross do you remember love
there my top 10 movies and usualy watch 1-2 of them every month
I loved Akira. What a great film. AMAZING!!!
Project A-ko is finally getting a blu-ray release now 7 years later. Would love to see some more anime content from you. Maybe some of your favorites from within the last 20 years.
P.S. Thanks for turning me on to Dirty Pair.
Project A-ko is absolutely one of the best anime of all time, with some of the smoothest traditional animation I've ever seen. And so fun! I got chills hearing you talk about it.
1. The end of evangelion
2. Princess Mononoke
3. Jin Roh
4. 5 centimeters per second
5. The wind rises
6. Only yesterday
7. Grave of the fireflies
8. Castle in the sky
9. Ghost in the Shell
I love princess mononoke
20 min is too much time!
10. Springan
9. Millenium actress
8. Beatiful dreamer
7. Girl who leaped through time
6. spirited away
5. only yesterday
4. Howls moving castle
3. Akira
2. Castle Cagliostro
1. Naussicaa and the Valley of the Wind (best movie ever! Love the art-style and terrain! Great story and it seemed to get better every time I watch it)
MVHH
Fantastic picks! Dirty Pair, excellent TV show as well. Venus Wars was great. Galaxy Express 999 and even Project A-ko! A few I have not seen yet and I am seeking out Arion - The Crush of Olympus right now. It must have been an exciting time being alive in the 80's when all of these films were first being put out. Great stuff.
You listed most of my favorite anime movies hcg.First time i heard about akira was through a cousin of mine.When i seen a ad for akira on back of a comic book i bought it on vhs.Let's just say,i was blown away it was nothing like i have ever seen before.My top ten would be these.
1.Akira
2.The Dagger of Kamui
3.Vampire Hunter D
4.Macross DYRL
5.Gundam Char's Counter Attack
6.Project A-ko
7.Ghost in the Shell
8.Cowboy Bebop the Movie
9.Ninja Scroll
10.Lupin The 3rd Castle of Cagliostro
Yes, Dagger of Kumai!
Great fucking video, Johnny! I really enjoyed your picks and your love for these films come alive so well through your enthusiasm! I think top tens about anime films are one of the most "better" concepts to build off off. I just think that other people's love for the genre will encourage them to not "hate" on your list, but make them want to share their own nostalgic picks and overall we'll all gain a lot more knowledge about hidden gems and why certain films need to be recognized.
Great classics, thanks for sharing. Project A-ko was one of the first I saw on SciFi channel. Akira wow that movie is intense.
I've been watching this vid in bits-and-pieces over the past few days . . . thankful for your having put this together, clearly a labor of love! Can't wait to watch the ones I haven't seen (most of the list, in truth).
10: Space Firebird 2772
9: Venus Wars
8: Project A-Ko
7: City Hunter: Magnum of Love's Embrace
6: Char's Counter Attack
5: Gravestone of the Fireflies
4:Wings of Honemise
3: Laputa
2: Akira
1: Macross: Do You Remember Love?
Top 10 in no particular order: Howl's Moving Castle, Princess Mononoke, Samurai X: Trust + Betrayal, Ninja Scroll, Sword of the Stranger (ending sword duel is the best I've seen in an anime), Grave of Fireflies, Vampire Hunter D (nostalgia factor as was my first), Spirited Away, and yes, Akira.
Old school FTW!!
You are my anime brother! I've also seen Arion, and I loved it too. Same with Do You Remember Love. Nausicaa is my favorite Ghibli movie as well. Your video brought back a ton of great memories. Thanks.
This is awesome. I'm right in the middle of discovering old school anime. The IQ of the whole genre in general is almost shocking.
Agreed that Otomo's drawing skills are godly. I too was completely floored by his architectural designs, his vehicles designs, etc etc. no matter the "camera angle" (or point of view) of each panel, everything is always drawn perfectly in perspective and feels solid. the guy single-handedly attracted my attention to anime with the Akira manga. The movie is really good but still pales in comparison to the manga.
Also for all the canadians on here : does anyone remember the very first iteration of "Teletoon at Night", in Teletoon's first year I think? Man that was edgy back then! every saturday night they had an anime movie and we got treated to many great ones : Wings of Honneamise, Ninja Scroll, Patlabor... all great movies I still watch. Man that was an exciting time for television for a pre-teen like I was at the time! They also had these great stop-motion animation bumpers that were slightly disturbing and creepy. that really gave the program an extra dose of character, a creepy and cool aura. I'm so nostalgic towards that era, it was so good :'(
So happy you had Akira at #1!
I'm excited to check out some of the movies on your list. A couple of anime films that come to mind are:
Spirited Away
Metropolis
Macross Plus
and especially Evangelion 2.22
Most of your list I remember seeing on the sci fi channel when they use to show anime on a Saturday afternoon I was 13 at the time and when I saw Galaxy express 999 and Project Ako, my view at looking at anime changed forever. Still miss Samurai Troopers
1.Akira
2.Wings of Honneamise
3.Ghost in the Shell
4.Perfect Blue
5.Char's Counterattack
6.Armitage
7.Grave of the Fireflies
8.Memories
9.Dead Leaves
10.Summer Wars
I haven't seen too many anime films in my life, but this vid kinda sparked my interest. Now I feel like getting back into it and discovering the greatness I have overlooked. Thanks, Johnny!
Among my favorites are Princess Mononoke, Ghost In The Shell, Akira, Street Fighter animated movie, Ninja Scroll, Spriggan and Fist Of The North Star aka Hokuto No Ken.
Great video! Another great Otomo anime is Robot Carnival. I noticed some Robot Carnival artwork in that Otomo art book you showed. My top 5:
1. Fist of the North Star
2. Akira
3. Vampire Hunter D
4. Robot Carnival
5. Golgo 13 - The Professional
Amazing List Johnny!!
Someone else who has seen Venus Wars and loved it!!!! Halleluiah!!!
Akira is one of those shows that I could never really finish, to be honest either it disturbed me so much or just made my stomach sour. No denying the influence this film has had on Anime in the west but not one for me. Loved the video man, now.....Anime Series!!! GO!!!
I'll have to check out some of those, I always enjoy 80s anime but it's often hard to find good recommendations of them.
My top 10 is:
10. Wings of Honneamise
9. Spirited Away
8. Summer Wars
7. Castle in the Sky
6. Your Name
5. Ghost in the Shell
4. Nausicaa
3. Akira
2. End of Evangelion
1. Princess Mononoke
Fantastic list, and includes a lot of my all-time favourites as well. I APPLAUDED when you included Project A-Ko (especially when you mentioned its influence in AP's Ninja High School) and Wings of Honneamise in there - they are a big part of why I'm a fan of anime. And of course Akira blew me away with the detail in art and and ground-breaking animation, as well as the stellar soundtrack and fantastically crafted story adaptation compared to the absolutely HUGE one in the manga.
Sadly, I haven't seen Nausicaa out of all the Ghibli films (my favourite out of those is Laputa) or any of the Macross films (was never really into that or Gundam), and I only know Dirty Pair from the Toren Smith and Adam Warren comics from Eclipse and Dark Horse.
A couple of my favourite anime films has to be Ghost in the Shell:Innocence, but that may be because I felt it was such a MASSIVE improvement over the first GitS film, which was just okay. Also, I loved the first Mobile Police Patlabor film for the compelling story and the fine balance of seriousness, whimsy and action in the tone (the following two were a bit too 'heavy' for me). Both are manga adaptations by Mamoru Oshii, who has a really polished and metallic (if at times very minimalist) style in his work.
Again, great list, Johnny - will definitely try to seek out Nausicaa and Arion.
1. Akira
2. Fist of the north star
3. Grave of the fireflies
4. Spriggan
5. Coo
6. Lupin the 3rd: castle of cagliostro
7. Spriggan
8. Wicked city
9. Five star stories
10. Howls moving castle
Good list Johnny! I haven't see ALL of those films but only a couple.
I have Akira on DVD. It's indeed a classic and I liked the redub.
My top Ten, In no particular order: Nausicaa, Macross DYRL, Dirty Pair: Project Eden, Royal Space Force the Wngs of Honnêamise, Spirited away, Ghost in the Shell, My Neighbor Totoro, Grave of the Fireflies, Akira, and Project A-ko.
It's funny how a lot of your titles are almost the exact same for myself. Of course they're not the same but I know most of the titles you talked about. I'm about 43 and I think we are about the same age. From some of your other videos I think youre from Canada, I'm from Los Angeles, but back in those days that magical moment when anime invaded the Americas and introduced a whole generation to Japan's art. I remember asking my dad to buy me the VHS tape of Wings of Honneamise for like $90 dollars! And that was in the 1980's! Even though it was difficult to find it was truly magical when you found those gems that are still awesome today (Galaxy Express 999, Macross, etc.). Thanks for sharing your memories. Brought some of my own back as well.
I love your top 10 haha! so many wonderful films on here, some I haven't seen but know of and want to see! Venus wars, Galaxy Express 999, seen half of it, I have to see the rest. Project A-ko, I love Project A-ko, definitely in my list. Arion, haven't heard of it, but I do need to check it out now. Need to see Macross, and Naussicaa, Honneamise. And of course, Akira, awesome picks there Johnny! my list would take some time to think of =P but some of these are on there.
I still love this video, and rewatch it all the time. Thanks, John.
This video is great. It's probably your best yet. Your love and enthusiasm for this subject makes me love anime myself. I really enjoy it but am completely oblivious to many of these films and many series in general. There are many big animes from the 70's, 80's and 90's I've never even heard of or just recently (Harlock). I will definitely check out some of the movies on your list. I've seen a few but like I said, never even heard of many of them. Thanks for this video. More videos like this!
Great List I can't wait til you do Top 10 OAVs/OVAs
1. Macross Do You Remember Love?
2. Royal Space Force: Wings of Honneamise
3. Arcadia of My Youth
4. Akira
5. Princess Mononoke
6. Ninja Scroll
7. Ranma 1/2 Nihao My Concubine
8. The End of Evangelion
9. Vampire Hunter D Bloodlust
10 Redline
Rewatching this now like I do with so many of your awesome videos Johnny and damn man your passion and enthusiasm is so infectious. Now I want to watch Gundam and Macross and all the rest, get into a lot of the anime I missed from a different generation. Your channel is a real inspiration to me just to get excited about cool things and enjoy video games, anime, movies, and all the rest. Easily one of my favorite and most watched channels on youtube, been watching your videos since 2013 and thanks for all of that man.
Nice list! 3 films with yasuhiko yoshizaku art designs, I love that guy! Talked about some movies I wouldnt have expected!
Man Im 26 and i feel like I have been into anime forever... but you talking about series like this makes me feel like a baby. Lol
Cool list though, I wanta check some of these movies now.
I'd have to put down Jin Roh: The Wolf Brigade in the top three in my list if not number one. Glad to hear more people talk about Venus Wars. Really dig your taste in movies and will have to pick up the ones on your list I haven't seen.
I really respect the fact you put Akira over Macross DYRL. DYRL is probably my favorite anime film ever, but I to this day can not get over the artistry that Katsuhiro Otomo has, he's by far my favorite mangaka artist ever. I truly feel that movie deserves the top spot. It's such a wonderfully detailed film, all of his art is a feast. Great pick!
***** Start with Macross Do You Remember Love since it's more of a refined version of SDF Macross, then I'd recommend Macross Zero (a prequel to SDF Macross set during the Unification Wars) , Macross Plus, Macross Frontier and Macross Delta.
Macross II is non canon, and Macross 7 is sort of the ugly duckling of the series, I only really liked it for the music.
Honestly, Robtech the Macross Saga was awesome when I was a kid, but I can't in good faith recommend it over the orignal Macross series. Robotech is three animes all haphazardly pasted together and re-dubbed into a singular storyline. If that sounds like a mess, you'd be right.
Aleksandros robotech macross saga is the ultimate..the voice actors..the robotech theme by ulpo minucci was god like. What jm saying is ...is tht macross with the minucci soundtrack and voice actors in ebglish were absolutely unmatched. The rest of robotech fails..harmony gold fails. Original macross should be untouched. Wil die with me as one of my favourite things in this world
I really like Readline, Castle in the Sky, anything Lupin the III, Vampire Hunter D, Paprika, Summer Wars and the Mobile Suit Gundam Movie Trilogy.
I started watching irresponsible captain tylor because of you. Your recomandations are good.
I couldn't stop myself to insult you while watching this video, I'm so jealous of your collection. You're a real otaku. I think that the japanese production in the 80s was a huge big deal compared to this days, it was really emotional and poetic and the execution was so good.
THX for this video it reminded me lot of souvenirs
I don't like any of the Gundam movies at all but you've convinced me to watch char's counterattack again, great list man lot of classics Venus Wars was pimp a real hidden gem, surprised to see no Otomo stuff assumed I'd be seeing at least Ghost in the Shell, Jin Roh, the Patlabor movies or Angel's egg with yoshitako amano seem right up your alley, I really like the late Satoshi Kon's works Perfect blue is one of my favourite movies of all time and so is Millennium actress, Mamoru Hosoda's The Girl who leapt through time and summer wars are modern classics as well. Thanks for some recommendations I'll be sure to check them out, I really dig the anime videos hope to see more preferably on some of those art books you got there.
TOp 10 anime films
10.Nausica and the valley of the end
9. Macross The Movie: Do You Remember Love?
8. Gundam 0083: The Last Blitz of Zeon
7. Char's Counterattack
6. Wolf Children
5.The Ideon: Be Invoked
4. Ghost in the Shell: Solid State Society (I prefer the Stand alone complex continuity over the original)
3. One Piece: Dead End Race
2. Grave of the Fireflies
1. The End of Evangelion (Yeah, I'm one of those guys who still likes NGE)
Honorable mention: DBZ Broly: The Legendary Super Saiyan and Full Metal Alchemist: The Conquerer of Shambala( I haven't sat through brotherhood yet.)
How can anyone not be one of those guys who still likes NGE. Oh yeah I forgot that all the weebs always bitch about how NGE is a bunch of cry baby's overcoming their emotions. Clearly though they don't understand the complexity of NGE and they don't deserve to.
AWWW YIISSSS!!! Your number 1! Mine as well. Even better than Akira for me. I wonder why it's not in this list though (HappyConsoleGamer's)..
Lightspeeds Man, almost everyone with a brain likes NGE. And is not nostalgia, I watched the series for the first time not five months ago. The rebuilds suck by the way.
My personal favorite anime movies include:
10) Interstella 5555 (Not sure how much it counts but it's here)
9) Jin Roh: The Wolf Brigade
8) Fist of the North Star
7) Cowboy Bebop: The Movie
6) Ninja Scroll
5) Berserk Golden Age Arc II: Battle for Doldrey
4) Samurai X: Trust and Betrayal
3) Evangelion 2.22: You Can (Not) Advance
2) Spirited Away
1) Ghost in the Shell
I had a gut feeling about that giant stack of movies, right from the beginning of the video. Great list, lotta great movies I grew up with and some other ones I missed. Thanks for sharing!
Here's my personal list. More than 1 Miyazaki's entries, couldn't choose one.
10) Spirited Away
09) Grave of the Fireflies
08) Macross Plus (I consider the 4 parts as a single movie)
07) Princess Mononoke
06) Venus Wars
05) Metropolis
04) Ghost in the Shell: Innocence
03) Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind (I want that BD edition!!!)
02) Akira
01) Ghost in the Shell
Man I'm 8 years late but...Project A-ko. I loved Project A-ko. I'm 9 years younger than you but my first anime films at the age of 11 in order were Lensman, Vampire Hunter D and Project A-ko. I should also say I'm glad you spoke about Venus Wars. I feel like I'm losing my mind when talking about my favorite anime because no one I've talked to seem to know of A-ko or Venus Wars.
Great list Johnny must check out some of these that I didnt know of till now :) Gotta agree with Akira it's simply a masterpiece of animation! I personally love the Studio Ghibli films, Princess Mononoke has been in my Top 5 since I first seen it. :) Loved hearing you talk about your passion for Anime Johnny :)
What a great video, Johnny :) I have to say I much preferred the Akira re-dub to the original, as it follows the actual dialogue which the original release didn't really try all too hard to do!
Also, do MORE VIDEOS
It's always fun watching talk about this stuff, i can feel the passion from my computer screen.
Yeeeeah! Akira! Rightful #1! (watched it again last week.) I just commented on your Top 10 Films about how there was no anime, until I saw this in the 'Up next' section. I'm going to watch some of these for sure! Venus & Macross first. I love a mature/seinen/dark theme, personally. I expected GITS, since it influenced even the Matrix, but that was mid-90s & your list is hardcore 80s. Thanx, Johnny.
Edit: I felt Nausicaa was pretty much a spiritual pre-cursor to Mononoke. They're both commentary on industry vs environment, but Mononoke had more glitz! I really tried to watch Nausicaa for a long time during the period of my life when Mononoke was my #1. When I finally did, I felt underwhelmed because Mononoke was already so amazing.. I should rewatch again someday, it's got more of an emotional edge to it, if I remember correctly. Ghibli never fails. But I disliked Totoro... Heh.
I haven't really come across a lot of anime movies I've been a fan of, I'm more into anime series. However, I've watched some that I really liked. Here are my 10 favorite anime films:
1. Princess Mononoke
2. Grave of Fireflies
3. Spirited Away
4. Paprika
5. Summer Wars
6. 5 Centimeters Per Second
7. The Place Promised in Our Early Days
8. Bleach: Diamond Dust Rebellion
9. Bleach: Memories of Nobody
10. Naruto: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow.
omg omg omg omg project ako brings me back great memories watching anime films every saturday morning on sci-fi channel back in the early 90s
Thank you for listing Wings of Honneamise Johnny!! Such an amazing film! Probably my fav anime of all time!
same seen it 30+ times ^^ i believe a sequel is coming, also id give my right arm for that hand drawing autograph
Awesome video dude. I have always liked anime but I've only ever really seen what was aired on toonami. You really inspired me to go and watch these great films.
My personal fav top 10:
Macross: Do you remember love (the perfect edition version on Laserdisc)
Street Fighter: The Animated Movie (unedited Laserdisc version)
Lupin the Third: Castle of Cagliostro
Ghost in The Shell: Perfect Edition (only on Laserdisc)
Evangelion 2.0
Akira the criterion collection (blu ray)
Battle Angel
Slayers: The Motion Picture
Vampire Hunter D
Megazone 23
Man, you are AWESOME dude! I loooove Galaxy Express 999 and really wish that they would bring it out on blu ray. What a great film.
Some of my favorites (many of these could be number 1, depending on my mood).
1.Akira (Amazing hand-drawn animation that is yet to be surpassed. People complain about the story, but I look at this film more as a mood piece. The mood is one of impending doom, and I think this is hard to pull off in animation. From the moment the film starts, your transported into the nightmarish Neo-Tokyo until it's destruction).
2.Spirited Away (Miyazaki is not only a brilliant artist, but a brilliant storyteller)
3.Ghost In The Shell
4.Perfect Blue
5. My OCD is going nuts trying to decide on my favorites, so I'm going to stop right here.
Micah Buzan claymore?
10. Vampire Hunter D
9. Perfect Blue
8. Macross Plus: Movie Edition
7. Samurai X: Trust & Betrayal
6. Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz
5. Akira
4. Dragon Ball Z: Broly, The Legendary Super-Saiyan
3. Cowboy Bebop: The Movie
2. Ghost in the Shell
1. X
Addendum: If the movie edition of Macross Plus doesn't count, move Perfect Blue to #8 and put Interstella 5555 as #9.
I just bought 25th anniversary blu ray of Akira last night! and so happy you put galaxy express and wings of Honneamise in the list.
Awesome vid as always Johnny, and yes, Akira is one hell of a film
I really appreciate you making this list, for an anime fan who wasn't around during the time many of these films came out it's awesome to have a list of movies to experience for the first time
Holy crap!
Thanks for helping me find Galaxy Express 999.
I rented that in mid eighties and have been trying to find out what it was for years.
This is the one.
I'm 38 years old and must have rented this in the early eighties along with Voltron or something like that.
Awesome! mystery solved!
I just checked out Akira and it was fucking excellent. Probably my favorite anime now. I came back to this video to find a movie for tonight. You're a homie, Johnny.
You chose a lot of older films than I would have, but at least we can agree on number 1. Call me weird, but I've preferred the re-dub of Akira since I got it on DVD years ago. The original was decent, and what I grew up with, but the re-dub just seems to fit better with the high quality of the animation. Fun video! :)
Glad you picked Nausicaa of the Miyazaki films. I love them all so much, it's hard to choose. But Nausicaa for me is something special.
I'm glad you made a quick mention to Castle of Cagliostro.
Absolutely love The Castle of Cagliostro, such a classic film and easily one of the best Lupin III films!
Great picks! Your hardcore with the Macross as I am with Space Battleship Yamato. I have all 3 TV series on and the movie collection on laser disc, VHS, and DVD. I remember finally getting that perfect box set Animeigo released on Macross TV. I had to preorder it back 2001. it was so awesome to finally have the full non-Robotech version of that show after Streamline Pics never finished that "Perfect Collection" on VHS in the 90's. Always wanted to try Wings of Honneamise. My favorite senseless violence movies were Fist of the North Star and the Professional (Golgo 13)
Great vid Johnny! Some good titles that I haven't heard of as well. Anime is such an expansive medium and there's always so much to learn. Akira used to be my number 1 for the longest time until around 2001 something not too cool happened in my brain. Now every time I watch it, I have violent seizures and wind up in the hospital. No joke. Hasn't happened w/ anything else besides Akira. Totally forgot about the comic though. I'll have to pick that up!
I am so glad it was you who made this list and no one else.
nice, original movies, heres my list
10.naruto shippuden the movie
9. full metal alchemist: the movie
8.paprika
7.ghost in the shell
6.grave of fireflies
5.arion: the crush of Olympus
4.cowboy bebop:the movie
3.Royal space force: The wings of honneamise
2.vampire hunter D: bloodlust
1. Akira
Woah, I totally forgot about Galaxy Express 999. What a touching film.
true.
1. Summer Wars (not only is it my favourite anime movie, its my overall favourite movie)
2. Redline
3. The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
4. Wolf Children Ame and Yuki (basically studio madhouse is my favourite)
5. Cowboy Bebop at Heavens Door
6. Howl's Moving Castle
7. Spirited Away
8. One Piece Film Z
9. One Piece Strong World
10. Dragon Ball Path To Power
Ghost in the Shell (1 & 2), Vampire Hunter D Bloodlust, Nausicaa, Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Appleseed (original), Street Fighter 2: The Movie, Akira, The End Of Evangelion, Paprika and Spirited Away are some of my all time faves.
My top 10 in no order:
Spirited Away
Lupin III: The Castle Of Cagliostro
Metropolis
Ghost In The Shell
Grave Of The Fireflies
Paprika
Naussicaa Of The Valley Of The Wind
Pokémon The First Movie
Lupin III: Secret Of Mamo
Laputa: Castle In The Sky
1. Castle of Cagliostro (Lupin the III)
2. Pokemon: The First Movie (my mom took me to it on opening day after preschool let out!)
3. Castle in the Sky
4. Hokuto no Ken- The Movie
5: Princess Mononoke
6.Naussicaa of the Valley of the Wind
7.Memories
8. Spirited Away
9.Howl' Moving Castle
10.Akira
I need to see more anime, lol
Akira, Macross: Do You Remember Love, and Whisper of the Heart are some of my all-time faves. That's a good list and definitely gave me some ideas about what to watch next.
1 - the end of evangelion
2 - spirited away
3 - the girl who leapt through time
4 - perfect blue
5 - ghost in the shell
My top 10:
1.Akira
2.Ghost In The Shell (1995)
3.Wolf Children
4.Sword Of The Stranger
5.Kara no Kyoukai
6.Spirited Away
7.The Girl Who Lept Through Time
8.Redline
9.My Neighbor Totoro
10.The Garden of Words
My list is a bit more modern since im a newer anime fan, but i've got to watch some of the pre-90s stuff you mentioned :D
*Relax Akira turns into a stupid joke after u read the manga.
Whats the name of the anime with the batman budget? "sons of oniama"wtf ¿?*
El Sopa
Wings of Honneamise
And yes, its every bit as amazing as Johnny makes it sound like.
El Sopa yeah akira's manga is 100000x better than the film
Brennan beatrice Maybe story-wise, but you have to admit that the animation is flawless.
MadCrainProductions Yeah animation is breath-taking, but it was like trying to make LOTR in a 25 minutes ova.
Hey, Johnny! Just wanted to let you know that Galaxy Express 999 changed my life, too. In fact, I reached out to you some time ago asking if you'd talk about Captain Harlock on the channel. You told me to do it, and I think I can identify that as the moment I started thinking of actually making content. Now I run the world's largest English-speaking Leijiverse community in the world on Facebook. I won't link here but you can find it on my channel if you care to look. Just wanted to say thanks for pushing me to do that!
I literally just watched Char’s Counterattack in theaters tonight for Gundam’s 40th anniversary. I remember rushing home as a kid to watch Gundam Wing and Seed as a kid, and it’s crazy to think that I got to see some of that show’s origins in a movie theater in 2019.
In theaters?? Where do you live?