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Hey Anime Nerds, what are some dope ass anime series that are "staples" that I probably haven't seen before?
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I'm talking like, Bubblegum Crisis, an Anime that I am somehow aware of but have never watched.
I've seen bits and peaces of the stuff that was airing here in the 2000 like; Dragonball, Dragonball Z, Sailor Moon, Big O, Cowboy Bebop, Outlaw Star, Yu Yu Hakusho, Inuyasha, Full Metal Alchemist, Ranma 1/2, Gundam Wing. I have not even begun to touch 1 Peace. Basically, if it was on Toonami, I've probably seen some of it.
I feel like there is stuff from the late 80s through the 90s that were popular through the import scenes that I probably never heard of, that everyone who is in that scene knows and loves.
I'm glad that other people think this is a great list, because I keep thinking "Oh, I should've mentioned X and Y and Z!" — like if I'm listing influences of influences of influences, then I have to stop myself somewhere, right, or else I'll just end up listing literally every single anime ever made, over and over again, which is both unmanageable and redundant. I have to keep in mind that I'm supposed to only be scratching the surface, and have some faith that other people will mention the ones I didn't think of, when it comes to stuff like mecha or yuri or magical girls.
Edit: for that matter, even if I did list every anime ever made, that still wouldn't be a complete history of anime, because anime also draws inspiration from cartoons of other countries and from live action shows and films; and a lot of why anime has evolved as it has is because of budgetary/time/technical/bureaucratic constraints that are best understood by actually trying to animate something yourself.
yeah, its hard to make a comprehensive list of animation because its such a crosspolinated and crosscultural genre. mothers basement released a video on us cartoons influenced by anime that also put a bunch of cartoons on my radar i hadn't previously seen or really thought about, if you want to have a starting point for unraveling that specific crosspolination thread.