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6 Anime to Remake Like It's 1999
by Lynzee Loveridge,
2018 just kicked the bucket and clear a spot for the shiny new year of 2019. You know what means, right? It means 1999 is Twenty Years Ago and I am very, very old. I plenty of anime series fresh off the TV from 1999 like it was yesterday. Some of have stood the test of time while others look like they could use a new coat of paint. Japan has listened to exactly zero of my fool-proof great suggestions when it comes to what shows to remake. This week, I'm going to specifically look at television anime from 1999 to find those hidden gems that deserve a new 2019-issued shine.
Crest of the Stars One of the early light novel adaptations, Crest of the Stars is a space opera full of intrigue and political dealings. Unlike its peers though, it concerns itself with two teens: aristocrat Jinto and Ahb Empire Princess Lafiel. Jinto is off to study the language and culture of the empire after his father hands over the keys to the planet, but despite what was initially a bloodless takeover, war breaks out anyway and both kids end up as major players in the empire's future. The core story is engaging, but the space elves' character designs could do with an upgrade that matches the novel's or manga's artwork more closely.
Pet Shop of Horrors: Tokyo to pull material from.
Nurse Witch Komugi, and it suffers from a lot of the same art problems as many series of that era when digital was still getting its bearings.
Card Captor Sakura knock-off would also help.
GUNxSWORD in 2005.
franchise. That isn't to say there isn't room for a remake focusing on the same core themes and setting, but with new characters and updated music and animation.
Which anime television series from 1999 do you want to see remade?
The old poll: Which anime have you dropped due to length? The results were:
- One Piece
- Bleach
- None
- Naruto: Shippuden
- Naruto
- Detective Conan
- Fairy Tail
- Inuyasha
- Gintama
- Dragon Ball Z/Kai/Super
- Pokémon
- Yowamushi Pedal
- Sailor Moon
- Ranma 1/2
- Boruto
- The aggressively mind-numbing dumpster fire known as Dagashi Kashi, which should've been 5 minute adaptations of the doujins it spawned
- Black Clover
- Kimi ni Todoke
- Kyo kara Maoh!
- Hunter x Hunter
When she isn't compiling lists of tropes, topics, and characters, Lynzee works as the Managing Interest Editor for Anime News Network and posts pictures of her sons on Twitter @ANN_Lynzee.
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