Retro/Older Amime

I do think modern anime sometimes gets a bad rep or is overrated. There are a lot of good shows on or that are coming soon. But I always find myself going back and watching older stuff from the 80s all the way to the 2010s. I love older anime, especially the rougher hand-drawn style. Does anybody have any cool suggestions? Always down for a new show to watch after work.

Serial Experiments Lain 1998 ‧ Sci-fi

A couple that immediately pop into my head are Vandread and Outlaw Star. Gunsmith Cats is great as well but it's only a few episodes long.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECRj6TKwPBg Sword of the Stranger is a classic, made from the same studio that did full metal alchemist back in the golden anime days. Great movie, and you can watch it online for free.

My personal favorite has always been Yu Yu Hakusho. However if you ask me what is the best. It would have to be Paranoia Agent. Paranoia Agent being one of the best critiques of Japanese society from within Japanese society.

Vampire Hunter D. Its one of the best. Love the animation and style.

There are so many anime that I recommend you to watch such as Record of Lodoss War Ova, Bubblegum Crisis, Giant Robo Ova, The Guyver Bio-Booster Armor Ova and Iria Zeiram the Animation. Street Fighter 2 V is a great anime to watch and so does Street Fighter II The Animated Movie. There are many hidden gems that you really need to watch like Shounan Bakusouzoku, Wizardry, Ys Ova, Dragon’s Heaven, California Crisis and Ogre Slayer. Since you like Inuyasha, you might like Zenki. Both are supernatural anime with main characters fighting demons. Even though both anime have its differences, they do have its similarities.

Thank you to everyone who posted, and please keep them coming. I have so much I have to check out now. This is what I wanted.

20 years or older… these are the ones that left the biggest impression on me, that weren’t on Tsunami Rurouni Kenshin: Tsuiokuhen (prequel to the anime and infinity better) Full metal panic (military robot pilot meets civilian girl) Scryed (superpowers) Tokyo Underground (Superpowers) .hack//sign (original trapped in a VR game world) Get Backers (superpowers) Gantz (death game) Kurau: Phantom Memory (inter-dimensional beings) Gun Slinger Girls (child assassins) Desert Punk (comedy) Samurai Champloo