The second Doraemon anime series began airing in 1979 and eventually concluded in 2005…but was then adapted into a third series which is still going strong to this day.
The original Doraemon manga was created by Fujiko F. Fujio and first adapted into a 1973 anime series which is now considered lost.
That’s exactly what Japanese video advertising site CM Site recently asked men in their 30s through 60s to do by choosing their favorite 1970s anime series.
These iconic series, spanning sci-fi to sports, were instrumental in paving the way for anime of subsequent decades.