Over the years I've been watching Anime, there have been ones I find worth checking out and ones not so worth. Additionally, I take the time to read up on a few old school titles I that find are must-watches for exploring Anime's past. Anyway, here's a divided list of recommendations you may want to check out, old and recent:
Science-Fiction
- Mach Go Go Go (1967. North American title: "Speed Racer")
- Tetsujin 28-Go (1963. North American title: "Gigantor")
- Cyborg 009 (1968)
- Mazinger Z (1972. North American title: "Tranzor Z")
- Science Ninja Team Gatchaman (1972)
- Neo-Human Casshan (1973)
- Space Battleship Yamato (1974. North American title: "Star Blazers: The Quest For Iscandar")
- Great Mazinger (1974)
- Getter Robo (1974)
- Tekkaman The Space Knight (1975)
- UFO Robot Grendizer (1975) Addded to list on 10/11/2013
- Space Pirate Captain Harlock (1978)
- Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato: In The Name of Love (1978)
- Space Battleship Yamato 2 (1978. North American title: "Star Blazers: The Comet Empire")
- Space Battleship Yamato: The New Voyage (1979)
- Galaxy Express 999 (1979)
- Space Carrier Blue Noah (1979. North American title: "Thundersub")
- Cyborg 009 (1979)
- Be Forever Yamato (1980)
- Shin Tetsuwan Atomu (1980)
- Space Battleship Yamato III (1980. North American title: "Star Blazers: The Bolar Wars")
- Mobile Suit Gundam: The Movie Trilogy (1981)
- Adieu Galaxy Express 999 (1981)
- Beast King GoLion (1981. Used to make the 1st 52 "Lion Voltron" episodes of "Voltron - Defender of the Universe") Added tlist on 10/11/2013
- The Super Dimension Fortress Macross (1982. Used to make the "Macross Saga" storyarc of 1985's Robotech)
- Arcadia of My Youth (1982)
- Arcadia of My Youth: Endless Road SSX (1982) Added to the list on 10/12/2013
- Space Adventure Cobra (1982)
- Final Yamato (1983)
- The Transformers (1984. A U.S./Japan co-production)
- Fist of the North Satr (1984) Added to the list on 10/12/2013
- Dirty Pair (1985)
- Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (1985)
- Dragon Ball (1986)
- Mobile Suit Gundam Double-Zeta (1986)
- Dirty Pair (1987. This is the 10-episode "Dirty Pair" OVA series)
- Bubblegum Crisis (1987)
- Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack (1988)
- Gunbuster (1988)
- Appleseed (1988)
- Akira (1988)
- Dominion: Tank Police (1989)
- Patlabor: The Movie (1989)
- Dragon Ball Z (1989)
- The Guyver: Bio-Booster Armor (1989)
- Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory (1991)
- Patlabor 2: The Movie (1993)
- Macross Plus (1994)
- New Undersea Battleship (1995. North American title: "Super Atragon")
- Saber Marionette J (1998)
- Medarot (1999. North American title: "Medabots")
- Cowboy Bebop (1998)
- Maetel Legend (2000)
- Galaxy Angel (2001)
- MazinKaiser (2001)
- Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex (2002)
- Mobile Suit Gundam SEED (2002)
- The Galaxy Railways (2003)
- Xenosaga The Animation (2005)
- The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (2006)
- Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny Special Edition (2006)
- Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann (2007. North American title: "Gurren Lagann")
- Mobile Suit Gundam 00 (2007)
- Evangelion: 1.0 You Are [Not] Alone (2007)
- Evangelion: 2.0 You Can [Not] Advance (2009)
- Space Battleship Yamato: Resurrection (2009)
- Halo Legends (2010. A U.S./Japan co-production)
- Space Battleship Yamato 2199 (2012)
- Wolverine (2011. Better known as "Marvel Anime: Wolverine") Added to the list on 10/12/2013
- Sword Art Online (2012) Added to the list on 10/12/2013
- Evangelion 3.0: You Can (Not) Undo Added to the list on 10/12/2013
- Gundam Build Fighters Added to the list on 2/28/2014
