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 The 1960s is a big and exciting decade for anime! There's a lot of experimentation going on with in nascent artform, for example Keiichiro Kimura of Tiger Mask fame famously challenged himeslf to experiment in three places every episode of a show. There's a lot of interesting and often strange series and films being made that are often overlooked because they are so old. For movies I picked two films that I believe had a lasting impact on the industry and on other artists, and one that I just plain enjoy. For shows I picked series by thethree major creators of the time; Osamu Tezuka, Shotaro Ishinomori and Mitsuteru Yokoyama. I chose series that I think fall outside what most people expect out of these artists, and to show the wide variety of anime available even in the 1960s. The other reason I picked them is because many of the people who worked on these films and shows would go on to be memorable and sometimes even famous creators; Hayao Miyazaki worked on two of the films featured, and Dororo's production team is basically a Who's Who of great 70s and 80s anime creators. In a way the success of these shows would pave the way for the future of anime!  My hope is that you will enjoy and keep watching the series I preview here, and even seek out other series that other posters or myself bring up! Here is the schedule. Some of the movies are licensed, so the later dates should give people the time to acquire them legally if they so desire. All of the television show episodes are on youtube, so there's no worry there! I'll make introductory posts the day before each movie. Monday, October 5 - The Little Prince and the Eight-Headed Dragon, Mahou Tsukai Sally 1-2 Wednesday, October 7 - Horus, Prince of the Sun and Sabu and Ichi 2-3, 7 Friday, October 9 - The Flying Phantom Ship, Dororo 1-4 Sunday, October 11 - Senya Ichiya Monogatari 
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I'm incredibly hyped for this
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Sep 21, 2015 04:29
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This looks cool. How much of a time commitment will it be?
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Sep 21, 2015 06:49
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looking forward to it
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Sep 21, 2015 06:55
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I know next to nothing about 60's anime so I shall be keeping up with this as much as my schedule allows.
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Sep 21, 2015 07:10
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60's anime is very much away from my usual viewing habits, so I'm pretty excited to see something new/different.
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Sep 21, 2015 08:52
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this is gonna be good yo
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Sep 21, 2015 08:53
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I'm always hype for some animation history.
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Sep 21, 2015 09:04
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Sally is the only thing I've seen any of, so I'm excited to branch out and see other stuff from the 60s as well.
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Sep 21, 2015 10:35
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Yes_Cantaloupe posted:This looks cool. How much of a time commitment will it be? It'll be 2-3 hours for each night, give or take.
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Sep 21, 2015 14:34
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Sakurazuka posted:I know next to nothing about 60's anime so I shall be keeping up with this as much as my schedule allows. The only stuff I've seen was really bad Toei movies from the period, where they were just trying to make Disney films with 10% of the budget and half the staff. I'm looking forward to learning more about the time period!
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Sep 21, 2015 16:22
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Was there a counterculture movement in Japan in this time? If yes, I am ready for some psychedelic anime.
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Sep 21, 2015 16:49
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VostokProgram posted:Was there a counterculture movement in Japan in this time? If yes, I am ready for some psychedelic anime. There was a counterculture in Japan, but it was less focused on drugs and more on social activism
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Sep 21, 2015 19:29
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Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiice. Thanks for putting this together! I love good, old, stuff.
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Sep 21, 2015 22:14
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It's hosed up that we're not watching Speed Racer Everyone should watch the episode with the motorcycle Apaches
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Sep 21, 2015 23:18
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I changed up the schedule a bit, and even added another movie! The new schedule: Monday, October 5 - The Little Prince and the Eight-Headed Dragon, Mahou Tsukai Sally 1-2 Wednesday, October 7 - Horus, Prince of the Sun and Sabu and Ichi 2-3, 7 Friday, October 9 - The Flying Phantom Ship, Dororo 1-4 Sunday, October 11 - Senya Ichiya Monogatari GorfZaplen fucked around with this message at 04:58 on Sep 22, 2015 |
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Sep 22, 2015 00:31
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In Training posted:The only stuff I've seen was really bad Toei movies from the period, where they were just trying to make Disney films with 10% of the budget and half the staff. I'm looking forward to learning more about the time period! Toei basically dominated the movie market until the end of the decade, so almost all the movies in the 60s are made by them. The only ones that aren't are usually movie adaptations of television shows like the Cyborg 009 movies. I think it's important to show the kind of all-ages films that made up most of the decade, so I picked what I think is one of the best for our first film.
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VostokProgram posted:Was there a counterculture movement in Japan in this time? If yes, I am ready for some psychedelic anime. Our final anime, Senya Ichiya Monogatari is pretty psychedelic, but for the most part psychedelia in anime is more of a 70s thing.
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Sep 22, 2015 00:36
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Smoking Crow posted:It's hosed up that we're not watching Speed Racer I wanted to show Speed Racer but TSHS took down all their Mach GoGoGo torrents after it was licensed, and the only other really good Tatsunoko show I could find has miserable subs. One of the biggest issues in deciding what to show was the matter of availability, so much good stuff either has no subs or really bad ones, or just straight up isn't available outside of pricey box sets.
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Sep 22, 2015 00:39
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everybody should own speed racer speaking of which, is Horus the only thing in this simul available for purchase? e: oh my god speed racer is nearly $200 now
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Sep 22, 2015 00:49
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dogsicle posted:everybody should own speed racer Yes, although Dororo has been licensed but it's not yet released.
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Sep 22, 2015 00:52
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yeah, i figured all that AnimeSols stuff was backer-only or gone after the site closed. probably will pick up Horus then, it'll at least be good as a piece of history
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Sep 22, 2015 00:54
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Smoking Crow posted:There was a counterculture in Japan, but it was less focused on drugs and more on social activism What kinds of issues should I expect to see in these shows/movies, then? I'm guessing pacifism will play a big part. Did they have a big push for women's rights and reproductive rights at that time as well? GorfZaplen posted:Our final anime, Senya Ichiya Monogatari is pretty psychedelic, but for the most part psychedelia in anime is more of a 70s thing. I await the inevitable 70s funky simulwatch, then.
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VostokProgram posted:What kinds of issues should I expect to see in these shows/movies, then? I'm guessing pacifism will play a big part. Did they have a big push for women's rights and reproductive rights at that time as well? I think many universities had student rebellions at this time. I don't know how they fit into 60s anime though. Also, I guess I'll try to watch these, but I have 4 classes this term so 
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Sep 22, 2015 01:38
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VostokProgram posted:What kinds of issues should I expect to see in these shows/movies, then? I'm guessing pacifism will play a big part. Did they have a big push for women's rights and reproductive rights at that time as well? There were anti-war protests, usually centered around Japan being a staging ground for the Vietnam War. Another big thing was anti-nuclear protests, something you can set your watch to in Japan. Then you have the vaguely socialist collegiate uprisings. AFAIK, only Horus will bring this stuff up, but the rest will be straight ahead Disney style animated films.* However, these issues will come to a head in the 70s with stuff like Barefoot Gen *except the thousand and one nights, which will have sex Smoking Crow fucked around with this message at 03:40 on Sep 22, 2015 |
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Sep 22, 2015 03:32
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Poverty and class conflict come up a bunch in 60s anime. It's most blatant in the anime Hustle Punch, which is about a bunch of kids who live in a literal dump who fight against the machinations of a rich guy who wants to bulldoze the dump because it blocks his view.
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Sep 22, 2015 03:42
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If this goes well, can we have a simulwatch of Japanese animated propaganda films
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Sep 22, 2015 03:52
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Just watched the trailer for 'The Little Prince and the Nine-Headed Dragon' and wow I did not know anime could look like that in the 60s.
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Smoking Crow posted:If this goes well, can we have a simulwatch of Japanese animated propaganda films it would be cool to watch the Momotaro ones
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Sep 22, 2015 03:59
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When I looked up The Little Prince and the Nine-Headed Dragon, this thread was on the first page of results which seems kind of crazy. Looking forward to this, though. I have the Dororo omnibus that I need to read, too
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Parallax posted:When I looked up The Little Prince and the Nine-Headed Dragon, this thread was on the first page of results which seems kind of crazy. Looking forward to this, though. I have the Dororo omnibus that I need to read, too That's because it's actually called The Little Prince and the Eight Headed Dragon, and I hosed up.
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Sep 22, 2015 04:56
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I'm going to actually try to be a part of this because some old anime would be super cool
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Sep 22, 2015 13:55
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Never watched any of these, but Dororo is a pretty cool story. Hopefully the Anime is more like the manga and less like the Video game 
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dogsicle posted:I'm incredibly hyped for this Same.
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GorfZaplen posted:That's because it's actually called The Little Prince and the Eight Headed Dragon, and I hosed up. all the same it's cool trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulQ5jumhk1Y the combat in the 2nd half is some good lookin animation by any standard
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It sucks that Little Prince is totally out of print, it's the one I most wanted to own
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Sep 22, 2015 23:48
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Zas posted:all the same it's cool trailer this looks fantastic. 
Sephiroth_IRA fucked around with this message at 00:53 on Sep 23, 2015 |
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Sep 23, 2015 00:42
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Zas posted:all the same it's cool trailer This is fucken' badass
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Sep 25, 2015 23:53
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Zas posted:all the same it's cool trailer this HAS to be the inspiration behind the design of Zelda: the wind waker, it HAS to, the way the characters are drawn especially their eyes is way too close to call it a coincidence. looks pretty rad too!
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This sounds cool, and I'm looking for lots of stuff I can watch that week. Hopefully most of it's available streaming, I don't have a lot of cash to spend on DVDs right now.
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