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c/movies · by OneCardboardBox@lemmy.sdf.org · 1y

Exploitation/underground animated films?

Anyone have recommendations for more films like Heavy Metal, or the stuff Ralph Bakshi made? There's a kind of sleaze to those low-budget animated movies that I find fun, but the art is also really compelling.

It doesn't have to be 70s/80s

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Emperor@feddit.uk · 8 pts · 1y (2 replies)

IMDb now has an "adult animation" tag that is worth looking into.

I'd suggest:

  • Fritz the Cat (1972)
  • Fantastic Planet (1973)
  • Heavy Traffic (1973)
  • Wizards (1977)
  • Son of the White Mare (1981)
  • Time Masters (1982)
  • Fire and Ice (1983)
  • Rock & Rule (1983)
  • Starchaser: The Legend of Orin (1985)
  • Gandahar (1987)
  • The Haunted World of El Superbeasto (2009)
  • The Spine of Night (2021)

Series:

  • Spicy City (1977)
  • Æon Flux (1991)
  • The Maxx (1995)
  • Love, Death & Robots (2019) - an anthology series so a collection of shorts
  • Primal (2019)
  • Too many on Adult Swim to make a complete list of but Metalpocalypse and Mr Pickles stand out in this context
satanmat@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y (1 reply)

I thank you

I really need to rewatch AEon flux and the Maxx

…good memories

Emperor@feddit.uk · 2 pts · 1y

Oh and South Park season 12, episode 3: Major Boobage.

jbone@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 pts · 1y

Some Japanese animation that may fit the bill:

  • Dallos (1983) - A scifi/political OVA from the creator of Ghost in the Shell.
  • Kite (1998) - Action/revenge movie. Includes porn scenes, but IMO this is not a typical "hentai" movie.
  • Ninja Scroll (1993) - Action movie set in pre-Meiji era.
  • Megazone 23 (1985 to 1989) - Series of scifi/cyberpunk movies. The concept and especially the first movie likely served as an inspiration for the Matrix series.
  • Perfect Blue (1998) - An exploitation/thriller that IMO easily beats most Hollywood fare. Was originally supposed to a live-action movie, but they switched to animation because they couldn't get the budget for a live-action movie.
  • Vampire Hunter D (1985) - Solid vampire themed action movie.
  • Wicked City (1987) - Action/horror with gothic themes and nudity.