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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.
Gundam is cool, and this sounds pretty cool too. I'll check out some of the films as well. This is the second Revolutionary Girl Utena recommendation, and kudos for the content warnings, I think I'll pass on Monster based on those warnings.
I know someone who swears by Legend of the Galactic Heroes as the best series of all time, even with its age.
Totally fair on Monster. It's a psychological thriller and murder mystery show that is very compelling, but my partner stopped watching partway through for similar reasons.
LOTGH is good. It's probably more interesting as a marxist than a liberal, but maybe more frustrating too. To me it's clearly, like, space liberal revolution vs. space monarchism/feudalism. The battles and strategies play out like 1700s/1800s wars; the drama is very romantic-era. Haven't watched it in awhile though.
As I'm rewatching it, I'm noticing a lot more that it's not as clear cut as liberalism vs. feudalism, but more like weighing a liberal democracy in decay against a revolutionary liberal autocracy under a Bonaparte figure. The loredump episodes point to a hard-men-soft-men cyclical view of history. It's high-key liberal and low-key fascist.
Yeah, good point.
I wouldn't call it the best of all time, but I'm in S3 of my second watch and it's certainly better on rewatch. The age of the series is part of its charm - it's made in the 90s and feels like something made in Hollywood in the 50s or 60s about the 1800s. Politically, it's a liberal critique of liberal democracy.