I’m looking for suggestions. I haven’t seen much classic anime so well-known and leader-known ones are all good.

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    i’m going to include some ovas as well because i want to and they’re close enough to movies in that they’re limited release, so you won’t have to worry about them being too long

    MOVIES

    • mobile suit gundam: the original mobile suit gundam show from 1979 was adapted into 3 films. the show is better, and if you have the time you should watch that, but the movies are shorter and are still very good. classic scifi philosophy, psychedelia, and traumatized child soldiers piloting robots years before evangelion came out and everyone decided eva was the first to ever do it
    • aim for the ace: another adaptation from a show, this is the story of a high school girl becoming a tennis player. her coach is pretty abusive and idk if the movie knows that or not, but it’s incredibly pretty and it’s a classic sports anime that’s super influential and is worth watching if you have any academic interest in anime
    • castle of cagliostro: this is miyazaki doing a straight up action adventure movie about rescuing princesses and stealing treasure. pretty good!
    • do you remember love: kind of a mess, but god damn is it gorgeous. coming together and defeating alien invaders with the powers of 80s pop idols and transforming mechs. basically the entire basis of the “80s anime aesthetic”
    • urusei yatsura: beautiful dreamer: this is the second urusei yatsura movie, but all you need to know going in is that it’s a mildly horny romcom by the women who invented the harem genre and did it better than anyone else. this movie is a must watch even if the base premise doesn’t sound interesting, it’s a kickass lynchian nightmare of a movie
    • patlabor: a cop movie about cops with mechs. surprisingly leftist (or so i hear, i haven’t actually seen this one. my partner likes it though), despite the whole cop thing
    • belladonna of sadness: this one’s very surreal, very sexual, and very confusing. if you hear those things and think that sounds good you’ll probably like it. if you think you won’t, you won’t. cw for sexual assault

    oh, akira is also worth checking out but i assume you’ve at least heard of that one, and it was already mentioned

    OVAs

    • project a-ko: the first one is actually a movie, but then there are 3 ovas so i put it here. goofy dumb bullshit about teenage girls with superpowers who are in love with each other. a-ko is super strong and fast, b-ko is a genius who builds robots, and c-ko is the heiress to an alien race
    • mobile suit gundam 0080: war in the pocket: 6 episodes long, it takes place during the above mentioned gundam, but requires no real knowledge of it. a side story about some grunts and what civilian life looks like during the war
    • gunbuster: what if a mecha story was a sports anime and also top gun? 6 episodes
    • angel’s egg: haven’t seen it but it’s highly recommended. another surreal art film, i really wanna watch it soon
    • armor hunter mellowlink: after his unit is sent into a mech filled warzone with only anti-tank rifles and dies, mellowlink is out for revenge. he goes after everyone involved in his units death, killing them with only the anti-tank rifle provided to him while they pilot mechs. cool guy shit
    • dallos: the first ever ova. about a colonial revolt in space, another one by mamoru oshii i haven’t seen but am planning on
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      patlabor: a cop movie about cops with mechs. surprisingly leftist (or so i hear, i haven’t actually seen this one. my partner likes it though), despite the whole cop thing

      Yeah, especially the second movie. That one is basically a leftist reflection on the fall of the USSR and the “End of History”. The third one sucks, but it’s not made by Oshii.

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    I don’t know what’s good, but I remember enjoying the original Devilman.

    Edit: oh you’re asking for movies. I’ll have a think.

    Edit edit: nah came up stumps really. All I’ve watched is the classic Ghiblis (Nausica is great) and Lupin series.

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    I remember all of these from Saturday Anime back on the Sci-Fi Channel back in the day.

    Fist of the North Star is the original “You are already dead,” the one where the dude goes “atatatatatata” and punches a dude really fast and then the dude explodes. Classic.

    Galaxy Express 999 is about a space train. If you’re not sold then I don’t know what to tell you. We probably can’t be friends.

    Neo-Human Casshan. Has a robot dude with a robot dog. Watch it already.

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    Roujin Z is 1991, so it’s not technically 80s, however, it’s before the dissolution of the USSR and also before the economic crash, so spiritually I think it’s still the 80s. It’s about a robot bed meant to care for the elderly, but quickly blossoms into a great action-adventure with an 87 year old protagonist at the center. The character designs were done by Hisashi Eguchi of Stop!! Hibari-kun! fame and Satoshi Kon was the art director and set designer. Give it a watch!

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    Cromalin has mentioned many good ones already, so I’ll just add some I have watched. Beware of CWs though, especially in the OVAs.

    Movies

    Lupin III: Goodbye Lady Liberty (1989) - I’m a sucker for Lupin III yearly specials, and this is the first one they made. There’s also a couple of others in the decade, most notably The Fuma Conspiracy (1987). 1978’s Mystery of Mamo is also good.

    Dagger of Kamui (1985) - Is an epic adventure movie with a very solid soundtrack. Not everything aged that well in it, but it’s a fun watch.

    Galaxy Express 999 (1979) - Is a very solid movie adaptation of a sci-fi adventure anime series from 1978 by Leiji Matsumoto. If you don’t want to watch 113 episodes of anime, it’s a good alternative.

    Crusher Joe (1983) - Is a fun sci-fi movie by the creator of Dirty Pair (good show btw - the movie has a fun villain but is mostly mid). It also has an OVA sequel.

    Hans Christian Anderson’s The Little Mermaid (1975) - Why yes, a western classic adaptation. It’s a well-made one.

    Jarinko Chie (1981) - Is a charming and weird movie by the co-founder of Studio Ghibli Isao Takahata. All of the voice actors are also random people from the Kansai region.

    OVA

    Vampire Princess Miyu (1988, Horror) - Genmu Senki Leda (1985, Fantasy) - Prefectural Earth Defense Force (1986, Tokusatsu Parody) - Ultimate Teacher (1988, Wacky Action Comedy) - Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei (1987, Edgy Horror & r/megaten meme classic) - Amefuri Kozou (1983, Drama with a younger audience in mind) - Elf 17 (1987, Sci-fi comedy)