Name an older anime you'd love to see make a full comeback?

How about none?

If I wanted to see soulless retreads of older franchises whose time and relevance has passed, then I'd watch Hollywood shit.

UY 2022, Ranma 1/2 2024, I'm looking at you.

I want to watch more Elfenlied, but I doubt it's gonna happen. Maybe I should just read the Manga.

Full metal alchemist... fma was beautifully done till they ran out of material and had* to "improvise"

FMAB has a rushed, strangely flanderized start and then becomes the masterpiece it is.

Also, the ending felt like they ran out of money

I want one single well executed anime

*because of the profit, of course

It doesn't really deserve it, but I want to see infinate stratos s3

Akame ga Kill is a great manga that got an ok anime up until the end, where White Fox decided to make an original ending since they weren't interested in doing another season.

Bubblegum Crisis

Astro Boy

Speed Racer

Teknoman

Two things pop into my mind at least.

Tokyo ghoul. I want a FMA brotherhood reboot. They would only need to do the second season really. (I know, very original)
Votoms. I just want this in some modern graphics. I feel like a reboot of this series could gain some popularity currently. Less “real robot” series more gritty military Real Robot

Another season of One-Punch Man.

Waiter! More punch men please!
Arn't we getting opm s3?
- What do you mean? We don't have opm s2 /s

Slayers but Gourry isn't a complete moron? (Iirc that was more Anime only, and LN he was smarter ). I'd even like an expansion of the verse like Lost Universe.

Old af, but, The Irresponsible Tyler

Escaflowne - with modern animation and a full orchestra

Galaxy Express 999 & Captain Harlock

Vampire Hunter D

Big O

Escaflowne - with modern animation and a full orchestra

Much of the original soundtrack was recorded by the Warsaw Philharmonic, if I recall correctly, so it's already had the full orchestra treatment.
- Ahh, did not know this. Only thought the movie got the orchestrated treatment. Thank you! Alas, I would still love to see it with a modern animation.

No game no life

Charlotte. Just a reboot would be cool to see or maybe same universe different characters.

Deadman wonderland

That one... With the city and the eyes... Fuck what was it? Blood blockade battlefront! I loved the setting and world building.

Haruhi

I need Hyouka S2.

I'm sorry everyone. I'm going to wish Berserk back again. Maybe next time it'll be good

This!

Serial Experiments Lain was weird enough I wouldn’t mind more.

Armitage

Somebody already mentioned it but Air Gear.

Read or Die…It had a series but I never got to watch it. I’ve only seen the OVA’s. So this is probably just a ‘I should watch that’…forgot about it.

There are rumors about a spiritual successor to SEL named Despera.
- It's been stalled since one of the key people died.
I like your taste internet person! Armitage would go soooo hard in some modern graphics

Claymore

Claire hot as well

Ouran high school host club

Just started watching this, it's so over the top, but that's what makes it great.

Ghost Stories. Specifically the dub.

It should just get remade for real, outside the USA this anime is considered very good, it was a myth to defend that dub.
- Have you seen the dub? It seems to get the main points across. It's honestly the only anime I've watched of my own free will. I was forced to watch bits of Demon Slayer and My Hero Academia by my little sister. Idk why anime communities show up on my social media so much. Anyways, the dub was funny.

Akashic Records of Bastard Magic Instructor – i remember something big started to happening at the end of season, so i wish there was a second season. Also can mention: The Ones Within.

The manga kept going after the anime fyi. Although not sure if it caught up to the LN.

Captain harlock

The Guyver

Air gear

Man. I would love an air gear reboot. The art style and comedy alone. Its also so weirdly unique relative to all the other shows.
God YES, The battle against sleeping forest ova was cool to get at least.

Gantz. I really love that idea of the dead world on the other side of our reality.

Full Metal Panic. It’s one season away from being finished.

I'd like to see Pumpkin Scissors and Zipang completed up to the ends of their respective manga (although Zipang was controversial enough that it might be really difficult to get it made). Likewise, Kamisama no Inai Nichiyoubi up to the end of the light novel series. And, just as an extra, it would be nice to see the last arc or two of Ghost Hunt make it to anime, although that would have to be an OAV as I'm pretty sure it would make six episodes max.

Hmmm, a number of very weird ones come to mind first...

Shangri-la (2009)
The Third: Aoi Hitomi no Shoujo (2006)
El Cazador de la Bruja (2007)
Real Drive: Sennou Chousashitsu (2008)

Maybe because I had too much time to watch obscure stuff back then, and I love me some rare animus. Then again, they all weren't all that good, probably why they only had one season. And it's all female-led sci-fi I just noticed, shows my preferences...

The Third is an underrated gem.

Hear me out: Lupin III vs. The Third
- Yeah it's underrated for sure, good candidate for a 'second chance'.

Honestly, even though it's already a masterpiece, it would not hurt my feelings to see a reboot of Chobits.

Give me two new seasons with new art, maybe explore some more of the storyline or something.

Failing a reboot where they redo it with modern art techniques and everything, maybe there could be a parallel line, or pick up where it left off and give us one additional glorious season of Chi taking her rightful place as the persocom empress of the world or something.

I'd love to see more G Gundam but it's hard to imagine them actually doing that. They released a new novel though so maybe...

I just want my HG Nether Gundam kit. Is that too much to ask?! Maybe a HG Cobra Gundam too, and a RG Nobell Gundam to match RG God Gundam?

Tap for spoiler

Just watch GquuuX, it even did a reference to it in it's most recent episode, I hate it so much.

Space Brothers had the first 20 something volumes turned into a fantastic 99 episode anime, but in 2014, they caught up to the source material so stopped. It totally deserves a continuation, as there's another ~20 manga volumes out now.

Baccano! was really good, I wish it hadn't ended where it did

Golden Boy

What's considered "older" anime?

I don't think I want to see any of the answers to this question
- Me neither ... Wait.
Imo, pre-2012. I think you could also argue that 2018 or 2020/2021 is the start of the modem era of anime, or even 2006.

Well, assuming that a modern remake or continuation can manage to recapture the magic of the original and retain its style:

Bubblegum Crisis (NOT Tokyo 2040)

2020s

Needs a sequel

86 - still has source material to adapt

How heavy are the dumbbells you lift? - still has source material to adapt

Needs a reboot / remake / sequel

Gundam: Witch from Mercury - could have been extended to show us more of its lore

2010s

Needs a sequel

Cautious Hero - still has source material to adapt

Sakura Trick - still has source material to adapt

Hyouka - still has source material to adapt

Too Old

Needs a reboot / remake

Gundam X - deserves to be properly made instead of getting cut short due to pressures

Wait a second. Some of these anime came out only recently, you may say.

That just mean you are old, boomer. /s

Hyouka'd be 2010s, not 2020s, no?
- Thanks; fixed

NGNL.

I want Dragon Half to get a full run. Shit was hilarious.

But . . . but that would put the "I don't care about series continuity" joke in the second OAV at risk!

Nana

I'd also love to see the manga finished. But there's probably enough for another season at least before catching up again.

I'd love to see Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs ride again.

Also Samurai Pizza Cats, not sure if the magic of the dub can be recaptured though.

If I can choose a manga that never finished and deserves both a revival and an anime?

Zombie Powder

Akagi. Ended halfway through the Washizu arc because they caught up to the manga, now it's finally done so I'd love to see them go back and complete it.

Also from the same mangaka, Kaiji. Part 3 is the best and it's a damn shame that the anime ends right before then.

Kaiji part 3 is kinda impossible to do without part 4, not that I'm complaining. Both are phenomenal. Although weirdly part 5 is my favourite.
- 5 is great, but honestly I thought part 4 was the weakest. Not sure what you mean by part 3 being impossible without it?
Easily one of the best responses

My answer to this used to be Panty + Stocking, but they have a new season coming out on my birthday!

I guess now my pick is 009-1. I really love a good East vs West rivalry, and having a femme James Bond doing espionage in a world where the Soviets never collapsed really hit a lot of notes. I gets pretty weird towards the end, and I wish they had another season to go even weirder.

discussed this question with my same aged friend and we kept going through things and realizing they'd already been remade or being like "yeah it was great at the time but that time sure has passed"

I feel like any I'd mention have already been done and I never bothered to watch it.

07 ghost. An interesting anime with a fully fleshed out Manga.

It has a fantastic Gregorian esc future world aesthetic with grim reapers. One main original one that serves the role of the main antagonist character. And 7 others that oppose him known as the 7 ghosts that mainly serve as side characters.
has a really solid soundtrack that I think fits it's anime well
Has a really enjoyable side character / mentor for the MC character with a Jiriya each love for women.