In terms of the year the actual episodes were produced, what is the oldest anime series you've seen? This can include older titles that you've seen recently.
While I haven't seen any of the older Kimba or the original Astroboy, I've recently watched a TV series called "Candy Candy" (1976). It's kind of a cutesy (but still enjoyable) show, and an interesting take on the kind of anime that was produced at the time.
Oldest anime you've seen...
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Oldest anime I've seen was Heidi: Girl of the Alps, which was never released in English as far as I know. I was quite popular in Europe, Asia and South Africa though and is still available on DVD here. 
It's from 1974, and was directed by a pre-Studio Ghibli Isao Takahata with scene design done by Hayao Miyazaki.
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We're probably talking Speed Racer here. It's dated 1967, Of course it was in the 70's when I saw it as a child.
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I remember an anime called "Noozles" that really rocked my socks when I was REALLY young! It was about koala bears and this girl named Sandy...I don't remember much after that...sorry!:sweat: 
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Shonen Sarutobi Sasuke, a long, long time ago.
Recently I've been looking at some Osamu Tezuka's "experimental" animes from 1962-65.
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For me, I think it would be Maya the Bee, a kiddie show I used to watch that aired on YTV (as well as in America too I believe). That was made apparently in 75-76, and following close in second would be 79's Castle of Cagliostro.
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Bits and peaces of Speend Racer and Dragon Ball
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I've seen 11 episodes of the original Cutey Honey anime, from 1973
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Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, and Trigun.
I have also seen scattered parts of Neon Genesis Evangelion.
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They made Heidi into an anime?
As far as it goes it would have to be Speed Racer when it was still on Speed Channel.
As far as it goes it would have to be Speed Racer when it was still on Speed Channel.
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mitsuki lover wrote:They made Heidi into an anime?
Yes, it was part of a series classic western young adult novels produced by an animation studio, including Daddy Long Legs and Dog of Flanders. Very few of these made it to the English speaking world. These adaptions were straight with no 'odd bits' thrown in. Heidi might make it eventually. It's a good anime series.
Here's a few publicity pics from the anime. Just looking at it makes me nostalgic. Curses, I have to get it on DVD now. Curse you, ML!!!!
Edit: 2nd one is probably fan-art.
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One of the Mobile Suit Gundam movies. Besides that, Nadia: Secret of the Blue Water.
A number of Western literature titles were turned into anime during the 70s, 80s, and 90s. I believe it was called the World Masterpiece Theater.
They made Heidi into an anime?
A number of Western literature titles were turned into anime during the 70s, 80s, and 90s. I believe it was called the World Masterpiece Theater.
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Speed Racer is most defiantly the oldest anime I've seen. Though there was another one that I saw called, G Something. It had a bunch of people dressed as falcons or hawks or something. Can't remember what it was called exactly but I remember that it looked really old.
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Yeah, probably Speed Racer for me, too. Although I don't remember much about the anime--I just know I've seen *some* episodes from that series.
Besides Speed Racer, it's either...Nausicaa, or...Super Book. Probably Nausicaa. I'm too lazy to check and see which came first. ^^;
As for western literature being made into anime...the other day I was looking through ANN's encyclopedia and found an entry for an anime based on Little House on the Praire. That seems kind of like a bizarre book to be made into an anime since it's so...AMERICAN...but it was kinda cool. XD
Besides Speed Racer, it's either...Nausicaa, or...Super Book. Probably Nausicaa. I'm too lazy to check and see which came first. ^^;
As for western literature being made into anime...the other day I was looking through ANN's encyclopedia and found an entry for an anime based on Little House on the Praire. That seems kind of like a bizarre book to be made into an anime since it's so...AMERICAN...but it was kinda cool. XD
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WrestlingOtaku wrote:Though there was another one that I saw called, G Something. It had a bunch of people dressed as falcons or hawks or something. Can't remember what it was called exactly but I remember that it looked really old.
Sounds like Gatchaman (known also as "G-Force"). ADV is re-releasing this series and I always considered picking this one up for the 'retro' appeal.
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bigsleepj wrote:Yes, it was part of a series classic western young adult novels produced by an animation studio, including Daddy Long Legs and Dog of Flanders. Very few of these made it to the English speaking world.
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A few others I've discovered are that they even made Peter Ban (Peter Pan no Bouken) and even The Sound of Music (Trapp Kazoku no Monogatori I believe it was). Oh! And don't forget The Wizard of Oz! Although these are loooong series^^ Would be nice to see how the Japanese adaptations would be like though^^
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Tenshi no Ai wrote:A few others I've discovered are that they even made Peter Ban (Peter Pan no Bouken) and even The Sound of Music (Trapp Kazoku no Monogatori I believe it was). Oh! And don't forget The Wizard of Oz! Although these are loooong series^^ Would be nice to see how the Japanese adaptations would be like though^^
Peter Pan no Bouken is currently being fansubbed.
There are a lot of older series and movies I would like to see released in the USA. Most probably never will be. For example, Osamu Tezuka was a prolific creator, but as far as I know, the only works of his that are commercially available in America are Astro Boy and Kimba. A few odds and ends have been fansubbed, notably the first episode of 1967's Ribon no Kishi, the first "shoujo" anime, but Tezuka has received nowhere near the attention that he deserves.
The chances are that many other worthy old series, such as Rose of Versailles or the original Dirty Pair TV, will be available only as fansubs, if they are available at all.
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astro boy. that's the oldest anime i've ever seen.
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Hmmm...Proabably either Superbook or DBZ. I haven't seen the original Dragonball, so I guess that doesn't count, but I watched nearly all of DBZ (I stopped around the Buu Saga). The only other "old" anime I can think of that I've seen is Sailor Moon, but I think DBZ is older, and I know Superbook is. XD So yeah, that's pretty much it.
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I'm not sure which is older - the episodes of Speed Racer I've seen or Battle of the Planets, or Star Blazers.
I have seen one episode of Astroboy, but only one.
I have seen one episode of Astroboy, but only one.
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Astroboy would be the oldest that most have seen.
The oldest anime every would be Mittsu no Hanashi (Three Tales) - The Third Blood which aired 05/01/1961.
Would be the oldest on the list that you have, only if you don't count Astroboy.
Mach Go Go Go (Speed Racer) aired on 04/02/1967 and ended 03/31/1968.
Battle of the Planets came out in 1972 and Star Blazers came out in 1974.
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The oldest anime every would be Mittsu no Hanashi (Three Tales) - The Third Blood which aired 05/01/1961.
termyt wrote:I'm not sure which is older - the episodes of Speed Racer I've seen or Battle of the Planets, or Star Blazers.
I have seen one episode of Astroboy, but only one.
Would be the oldest on the list that you have, only if you don't count Astroboy.
Mach Go Go Go (Speed Racer) aired on 04/02/1967 and ended 03/31/1968.
Battle of the Planets came out in 1972 and Star Blazers came out in 1974.
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Speed Racer for me too. I reviewed it after all. But for me, the first anime I ever saw was Voltron, which is now on DVD. Thank you Media Blasters!
Those pictures of Heidi kinda look like they were made by Studio Ghibli people. But then, according to Please Save My Earth v. 7, Isao Takahata worked on World Masterpiece Theater, and he later founded Studio Ghibli. So I guess we shouldn't be surprised.
Those pictures of Heidi kinda look like they were made by Studio Ghibli people. But then, according to Please Save My Earth v. 7, Isao Takahata worked on World Masterpiece Theater, and he later founded Studio Ghibli. So I guess we shouldn't be surprised.
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Wingzero22 wrote:The oldest anime every would be Mittsu no Hanashi (Three Tales) - The Third Blood which aired 05/01/1961.
Anime goes 'way back. Check out Hakujaden, from 1958, released in the USA in 1961. This was just the first feature-length color anime]Shounen Sarutobi Sasuke[/url] is from 1959 and was released in the USA in 1961, and that Tales of a Streetcorner is from 1962. I've seen both -- the latter just a week ago (it's pretty good and quite different from what most people think of as "anime") -- and both antedate Astro Boy.
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[quote="Tancos"]Anime goes 'way back. Check out Hakujaden, from 1958, released in the USA in 1961. This was just the first feature-length color anime]
In movie form yes, I forgot to say that was the oldest anime tv series and that would be Mittsu no Hanashi (Three Tales) - The Third Blood
Where Hakuja-den was the first long anime movie in color. But the oldest long anime movie was "Momotarou no Umiwashi, which is a propagandistic film made in 1943 as a representation of the Japanese attack to Pearl Harbor ocurred on Sunday, December 7th 1941.
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In movie form yes, I forgot to say that was the oldest anime tv series and that would be Mittsu no Hanashi (Three Tales) - The Third Blood
Where Hakuja-den was the first long anime movie in color. But the oldest long anime movie was "Momotarou no Umiwashi, which is a propagandistic film made in 1943 as a representation of the Japanese attack to Pearl Harbor ocurred on Sunday, December 7th 1941.
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