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A list of little over 100 Japanese, Chinese and Korean animated movies

Establishing the best anime movies can be tricky. After all, despite now being one of the most ubiquitous cultural properties of the 21st century, anime, thanks to over a century’s worth of the medium’s evolution and reinvention, is especially difficult to define. From the five-minute shorts of Oten Shimokawa in 1917, to the feature-length animations produced during World War II, to the pioneering production cycles of Tezuka in the ’60s and the auteurist innovations of the likes of Miyazaki and many others towards the latter half of the last century, anime has morphed through countless phases. Amateur efforts, nationalist propaganda fodder, niche cultural export turned eventual global phenomenon: Each iteration conforms to the shape of the times in which it was produced. Television expanded the medium during the 1960s, birthing many of the essential genres and subgenres that we know today and forming the impetus for the anime industry’s inextricable relationship to advertising and merchandising from the 1970s onward. The arrival of home video catapulted anime to its commercial and aesthetic apex, fanning outward from island nation of Nippon to the far shores of North America and back, before again being revolutionized by the unprecedented accessibility of the world wide web throughout the ’90s and early aughts. Anime film owes much to the evolving means of production and distribution throughout the late 20th century, the breadth and audacity of the medium’s content widening and contracting along with its running time to cater to the emerging palettes of audiences both new and old, at home and abroad. But where does one begin to tackle the aesthetic and historical precedent that anime film has left on pop culture and global entertainment in the last century?

This list is an attempt to do just that: to create a primer of 100 of the most influential and essential films that Japanese animation has produced, and to offer a thorough aesthetic, technical and historical breakdown of why these film matter. With that aim in mind, Paste is proud to enlist the curatorial talents of Jason DeMarco, on-air creative director of Adult Swim and co-creator of Toonami, whose unique role in anime’s emerging popularity in the West has helped to hone this list. Given the shared evolution between anime film and television and the aforementioned significance of the home video revolution, this list includes not only traditional features but also original video animations made for home video (OVAs) and anthology films— with the stipulation of each entry having at some point premiered in theaters. It is our hope that in creating this list we have created an entry point for both the expert and the layperson to trace the rich history of anime’s legacy on both film and popular culture, and to offer newcomers a comprehensive guide through to learn, rediscover, and explore the fullness that the genre of Japanese animation has to offer now and into the future.

Source: https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2017/01/the-100-best-anime-movies-of-all-time.html?a=1

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The ultimate collection of anime movies!

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The Mainichi Film Awards (毎日映画コンクール) are a series of annual film awards, sponsored by Mainichi Shinbun (毎日新聞), one of the largest newspaper companies in Japan, since 1946. (Wikipedia)

Source: http://mainichi.jp/mfa/

The newest and dopest animated movies that catch my eye

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Only Japanese Anime Movies from 19xx to 20xx (Non Japanese Anime Movies is not included JUST Japanese Anime Movies)

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Only Japanese Anime Movies from 19xx to 20xx (Non Japanese Anime Movies is not included JUST Japanese Anime Movies)

List taken from: https://www.pastemagazine.com/movies/best-anime-movies/the-100-best-anime-movies-of-all-time/

updated: 2/11/2023

Anime series that are overlooked and/or underappreciated.

(Moved this list to Letterboxd https://letterboxd.com/trinisete/list/all-animated-movies-i-have-ever-seen-from-1/)

I will keep updating this list, so the number will always change.

Last addition: Wonder Woman

You need to watch these in order.

Aladdin > Aladdin and the King of Thieves (You can skip The Return of Jafar and the series is optional)

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs > Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2

The Garden of Sinners (Kara no Kyoukai) | Overlooking View > A Study in Murder (Part 1) > Remaining Sense of Pain > The Hollow Shrine > Paradox Spiral > Oblivion Recording > A Study in Murder (Part 2) (Prologe and Future Gospel are optional)

Mobile Suit Gundam I > Mobile Suit Gundam II > Mobile Suit Gundam III (You can skip the first anime, than watch the series in this order: Zeta Gundam > ZZ Gundam > Char’s Counterattack > Gundam Unicorn. Origin is a prequel to everything, but can be watched later)

These are better if you know the original source.

The Adventures of Tintin - The Adventures of Tintin (Comic or Cartoon)

Batman: Assault on Arkham - Batman or Suicide Squad (comics)

Cowboy Bebop: The Movie - Cowboy Bebop (Anime)

Dexter's Laboratory: Ego Trip - Dexter's Laboratory (Cartoon)

Digimon Adventure: Our War Game - Digimon Adventure (Anime)

Highlander: The Search for Vengeance – Highlander (movie)

The Princess and the Robot – Monica’s Gang (Comic)

Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva - Professor Layton (Game)

Ratchet & Clank - Ratchet & Clank (Game)

Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island - Scooby-Doo (Cartoon)

The Simpsons Movie + Maggie Simpson in The Longest Daycare - The Simpsons (Cartoon)

Space Jam – Looney Tunes (Cartoon)

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie - SpongeBob SquarePants (Cartoon)

Wonder Woman - Wonder Woman (Comics)

For other animated shows & movies see: https://trakt.tv/users/xscaredycat/lists/animated-shows-movies-non-anime

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Movies to win Best Animation Film at the Mainichi Film Awards.

Source:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mainichi_Film_Award_for_Best_Animation_Film

Changelog:
2023-06-12 Added 2022 winner - Takano Intersection
2022-02-24 Added 2021 winner - The House of the Lost on the Cape
2021-01-29 Added 2020 winner - Looking for Magical Doremi
2020-03-30 Added 2019 winner - Children of the Sea
2019-05-03 Added 2018 winner - Wakaokami wa Shougakusei!
2018-07-10 Added 2017 winner - Complex x Complex

Tags:
#awards #list_order #continuing

Works directed, written, or with art by Satoshi Kon

Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satoshi_Kon
https://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=creator&creatorid=54

Tags:
#creator #release_order #complete

Animated movies that are overlooked and/or underappreciated.

Works written, directed, or with other involvement by Katsuhiro Otomo

Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katsuhiro_Otomo
https://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=creator&creatorid=149

Changelog:
2020-04-01 Added Orbital Era, Crusher Joe movie, Space Dandy S01E22

Tags:
#creator #release_order #continuing

Anime that I've Watched