Recommend me action sci-fi animes from the 80s and 90s

[Lawfer]

So far I have watched:

Space Battleship Yamato (all seasons and movies)

Space Runeaway Ideon

Super Dimension Century Orguss (all seasons)

Armored Trooper Votoms (all TV Shows, OVAs, movies)

The Super Dimension Fortress Macross (most of the good ones)

Super Dimensional Cavalry Southern Cross

Tekkaman Blade (all seasons)

Combat Mecha Xabungle (watching it right now)

Blue Comet SPT Layzner (watched most of it, waiting for the last episode to be subbed)

Round Vernian Vifam

Blue Gender

Gunbuster

Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam and ZZ

Panzer World Galient (started watching it, never finished it though)

Aura Battler Dunbine (started watching it, watched almost all of the episodes, never finished it though)

Fang of the Sun Dougram (started watching it, watched only a couple episodes)

[IceHism]

Legend of the Galactic Heroes
Cowboy Bepop
Ghost in the Shell

[Lawfer]

Originally Posted by IceHism

Legend of the Galactic Heroes

Havent watched that one, only tried an episode and it seemed to be one of these shows where there is very little action and its just characters talking to one another, kinda like Game of Thrones, except in space? Is that how it is?

[IceHism]

Originally Posted by Lawfer

Havent watched that one, only tried an episode and it seemed to be one of these shows where there is very little action and its just characters talking to one another, kinda like Game of Thrones, except in space? Is that how it is?

I guess so. More politics than action yea.

[jedinat]

Seikai no Monshou
Trigun
Musekinin Kanchou Tylor

[Guardian Enzo]

Outlaw Star is highly recommended. Really fantastic archetypal sci-fi anime.

[Obelisk ze Tormentor]

Bubblegum Crisis
Outlaw Star
The Big O
B't X
Evangelion
Infinite Ryvius
Dual! Parallel Trouble Adventure
Cat Girl Nuku Nuku
El-Hazard
Silent Möbius
Future GPX Cyber Formula
Mach Go Go Go (also known as Speed Racer X)
Escaflowne (series & movie)
Metal Armor Dragonar


If you like comedy, slice-of-life of police officers, politic-heavy (sometimes) and slow-burn mecha anime, you can try Mobile Police Patlabor series:

Watch it in the following order so that you don't get confused:

• Movie continuity:

1. Patlabor OVA (also called Patlabor: The Early Days): 7 episodes
2. Patlabor: The Movie
3. WXIII: Patlabor the Movie 3
4. Patlabor 2: The Movie

• TV continuity:

1. Patlabor TV series: 47 episodes
2. Patlabor OVA 2 (also called Patlabor: The New Files): 16 episodes

More Gundam series if you're interested
Gundam series:
MS Gundam: The 08th MS Team
MS Gundam 0080
MS Gundam 0083
MS Victory Gundam
G Gundam
Gundam Wing
Gundam X
Turn-A Gundam

Oh, and please finish Aura Battler Dunbine. You owe it to yourself .

[Lawfer]

Originally Posted by jedinat

Trigun

Originally Posted by Guardian Enzo

Outlaw Star is highly recommended. Really fantastic archetypal sci-fi anime.

I should mention, I dont like Wild West settings

Originally Posted by Obelisk ze Tormentor

Metal Armor Dragonar[/I][/B]

Thanks I have seen that title listed on anidb before, problem is I would have most probably watched it by now, however there is no english subs available? There is only 12 episodes subbed out of 48... The only other option available is the HK release subs which are of questionable quality...

Originally Posted by jedinat

Oh, and please finish Aura Battler Dunbine. You owe it to yourself .

I tried to like it but and I found it to be quite alright, it just failed to grab my interest.

[Obelisk ze Tormentor]

Originally Posted by Lawfer

Thanks I have seen that title listed on anidb before, problem is I would have most probably watched it by now, however there is no english subs available? There is only 12 episodes subbed out of 48... The only other option available is the HK release subs which are of questionable quality...

I’m not sure which sub I had back then when I watched it. Maybe it’s the HK sub , maybe not. But from what I recall, the English sub is decent. I might be wrong though. I’ll send you a PM in case you want a link.

Originally Posted by Lawfer

I tried to like it but and I found it to be quite alright, it just failed to grab my interest.

That’s okay. “Different strokes for different folks" I guess .

[Last Sinner]

Fist of the North Star
Dirty Pair
City Hunter
Crest of the Stars/Banner of the Stars
Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade

[jedinat]

Originally Posted by Lawfer

I should mention, I dont like Wild West settings

One usually doesn't mention that when asking for science fiction, lol... Don't tell me you don't like Firefly.

I don't really like "wild west" either but it doesn't stop me from liking anything that's not quite entirely NOT something you'd might see John Wayne in... (sorry for the convoluted sentence lol)

Originally Posted by Lawfer

I tried to like it but and I found it to be quite alright, it just failed to grab my interest.

I didn't type that!

[Sackett]

Crest of the Stars
Tenchi Muyo
Tenchi Universe

[Guardian Enzo]

I don't consider Outlaw Star a wild west setting by any means.

[anime4ev3r]

Battle athletes victory. It's not like any of the shows listed since its a wacky comedy with drama but it fits 90s and sci fi. I enjoyed immensely because it was fun to watch. Try 5 eps and decide for yourself

[Lawfer]

Originally Posted by Guardian Enzo

I don't consider Outlaw Star a wild west setting by any means.

Why not?

Outlaw Star might not be as Wild West focused as Wild Arms games, but they are at least on par with this manga:

https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=464

And this anime:

http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=725

[RoboMambo]

I second Outlaw Star, and I wouldn't consider it a western.

Martian Succesor Nadesico

I only watched a single Patlabor movie (1, I think) and it was great.

Any Gundam you are lacking (don't know about Wing, and X was so-so)

MD Geist