For Americans the early 1980s was a favourable years of skill fiction , with films like Tron and Blade Runner . But what many fans do n’t agnise is that a favourable historic period of scifi anime was going on at the same meter .
deplorably , while some shows like Macross made it to America ( as Robotech ) , there were still quite a few other serial publication from that epoch that never came over here in a heavy path . So here ’s a immediate spell of some of the more obscure gems from that geological era :
Super Dimension Century Orguss
超時空世紀オーガス | 1983
Orguss was create by the same folks who come up with Macross , which would later become Robotech in the United States . However the series never was included as part of Robotech — which is a shame , because it ’s one of the best shows from that era . The series start in the year 2065 as two power fight over a blank elevator . To win the epic fight , a dimensional bomb calorimeter is set off which destroys the space time continuum . What follows is one of the most complicated space operas that I ’ve ever seen .
Urusei Yatsura
うる星やつら | 1981
Many American anime fans discovered Rumiko Takahashi thanks to Ranma 1/2 – but it was Urusei Yatsura that really put her on the function in Japan . This scifi - theme clowning feature the adventures of Lum , a very precious alien peeress who wear out a tiger - bare bikini . The anime serial publication lasted from 1981 until 1986 and ran for 195 sequence — and also inspired several feature distance motion-picture show .
Armored Trooper Votoms
装甲騎兵ボトムズ | 1983
Votoms is a military focused serial that follows a persona refer Chirico Cuvie who is a peculiar force golem pilot . While the series was design to betray toy dog ( and man they were awing toys ! ) the show had a very decent story to back up the full mixed bag of armored automaton .
Combat Mecha Xabungle
戦闘メカ ザブングル | 1982
Xabungle was an unusual show , because it featured some amazing giant robots — yet in its heart of hearts , it had a great deal of funniness . The series is set of the satellite Zola , which is really a future version of today ’s Earth that await like the old Wild West . The show feature over twenty different type and endure for 50 episode . Some of the toys from Xabungle actually found their elbow room to the United States in the eighty , but woefully the Zanzibar copal series did not .
Dr. Slump
Dr. スランプ | 1981
I may be stretching thing a number by calling Dr. Slump a real skill fiction show , although the series is set in a world where homo co - exist with a wide range of anthropomorphic animals . The series included quite a few sendup of Japanese and American culture . lamentably , American programmer at the time did n’t think that the Japanese liquid body substance would render , so the series — which melt for over 200 episodes in Japan — never made it to America . Although in recent years Viz has brought over the manga that the serial was based on .
Aura Battler Dunbine
聖戦士ダンバイン | 1983
While Aura Battler Dunbine boast a giant automaton , the show has quite a few fancy elements to it . The series is limit in a reality that looks like medieval Europe – and in the show we get to see everything from unicorn - riding cavalry to castles . The series turn tail up to 49 installment , but did n’t make it Stateside until some twenty years later in 2003 .
Six God Combination Godmars
六神合体ゴッドマーズ | 1981
The plot of land of Godmars prompt me a dandy deal of Superman – the show center around an exotic child called Mars who is sent to Earth to live along with the humans . However unlike Superman our tike come with his very own jumbo robot ! And learn things a step further the principal character named Takeru also has ESP . 64 episode of the show were made , but the series has never see an official American release .
succeeding Police Urashiman
未来警察ウラシマン | 1983
Urashiman was a short lived drollery sci fi series from 1983 , and one of the first animated serial to make manipulation of some very limited electronic computer invigoration . The serial takes place in a future rendering of Tokyo and feature a police force-out that was in live pursuit of a first-rate occult criminal organisation .
This clause by Michael Pintooriginally appeared at Fanboy.com
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