It's always great to go back in time and find archive footage of real champions of artistic effort praising anime as a medium long before that became a mainstream thing to do. I love this analysis of Grave of the Fireflies from Ebert.

The English Cardcaptors theme is such a banger. #cardcaptorsakura #foxkids #anime #retroanime #dubbedanime #childhoodnostalgia

Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust might be the prettiest anime movie of all time, but it turns out, it might be about to look even better soon. #vampirehunterd #retroanime #celanimation #animemovies

Club Penguin got dark. #anime #retroanime #dark #clubpenguin #warmovie #80sanime

This is why everyone in Speed Racer sounded completely insane. #speedracer #anime #retroanime #funny #voiceacting #oldanime

Imagine if Lord of the Rings was a mecha anime? That's this show. #lordoftherings #mechaanime #retroanime #fantasyanime #80sanime #panzerworldgalient

This is the bizarre and forgotten Super Mario anime movie that no one talks about. #SuperMario #Mario #MarioBros #Anime #80sanime #retroanime #Nintendo

Today is 16 years to the day that we lost Satoshi-kon. One of the most influential and innovative creators in the medium of animation. With works including Perfect Blue, Millennium Actress, Tokyo Godfathers, Paranoia Agent and Paprika. A true master of his craft.

This artwork for The Five Star Stories by Mamoru Nagano is the definition of sublime. #MamoruNagano #Art #Illustration #retroanime #manga

I will never get over the beauty of Nobuteru Yuki's illustrations for Record of Lodoss War. #NobuteruYuki #Illustration #Art #RetroAnime #RecordOfLodossWar

Frankenstein, but make it ANIME ✨ #80sanime #Frankenstein #anime #retroanime #robotcarnival #classichorror

This is the most realistic anime mech ever created. #mechaanime #ScopeDog #retroanime #80sanime #ArmoredTrooperVOTOMS

This beer somehow got an anime. #LastOrders #cyberpunkanime #retroanime #90sanimeaesthetic #90sanime

This anime has been making a whole country depressed every week for decades. #sazaesan #anime #retroanime #japan #sliceoflifeanime

Here's how one anime's struggle into failure, accidentally lead to the birth of one of the most iconic series in anime. #oldschoolanime #70sanime #80sanime #captainharlock #spacebattleshipyamato #retroanime

This is how the most iconic move in anime, the Kamehameha, was created. #anime #dragonball #dragonballz #kamehameha #akiratoriyama

Behold! The most '80s anime to ever exist! #ActionMovies #80sanime #retroanime #RidingBean #anime #80sNostalgia

You need to watch this anime masterpice. And it's free on streaming RIGHT NOW! #BlackJack #RetroAnime #80sAnime #ClassicAnime #OsamuTezuka

Let me introduce you to the immaculate '80s anime cyberpunk vibes of Bubblegum Crisis. #bubblegumcrisis #tokyo #anime #80sanime #cyberpunk #retroanime #scifi

If you like modern anime, you should try these four retro anime! 👀 #Frieren #DemonSlayer #OshiNoKo #TheGreatPretender #RetroAnime #90sAnime

Why did this anime suddenly lose all of its color? #anime #gunbuster #HideakiAno #mecha #80sanime #retroanime

Huge thanks to Aaron (@thorgisarcade.bsky.social) for the shout out about our new upcoming anime documentary film! Find out what's got him so excited about it and how you can have your own say on the film at the video below! And don't forget to visit iconsofanimedoc.com to complete the survey!

Remember PlayStation anime intros? #PlayStation #PS1 #Anime #ChronoTrigger #RetroAnime

How do you actually pronounce "Studio Ghibli"? #Ghibli #HayaoMiyazaki #Anime #PrincessMononoke #SpiritedAway

Lily C.A.T. is an '80s anime OVA that's essentially the anime version of a mashup between John Carpenter's The Thing and Ridley Scott's Alien. #alien #anime #retroanimation #thething

Why does retro sci-fi anime look like that? #anime #retroanimation #akira #ghostintheshell #aesthetic

Barefoot Gen is a harrowing first hand look at the on-the-ground horrors of the Hiroshima attack, and it may just be the most traumatic anime you will ever see. #anime #barefootgen #manga #hiroshima

Does Ashita No Joe have the saddest ending in all of anime, or the most beautiful? #Anime #AshitaNoJoe #RetroAnime

CREATORVC is about to create the biggest anime documentary of all time - and we need your help! Let us know what titles and topics you want to see covered by filling out our survey now! #FistOfTheNorthStar #Gundam #Akira #Gunbusters

Our writer/director (and emmy-nominated animation director) Tim Eldred talks discusses how Akira changed animation forever. #Akira #Anime #Animation