Area 88

What a wildly great example of stunning animation, A brilliant 80's soundtrack, and a wonderfully written story. The western audiences have heard of Akira, Cowboy Beebop, Gundam and many many other great anime stories but this classic has aged like fine wine. I'd like to think I have a keen eye for good anime but this one flew under the radar my entire life. I urge you to check out this awesome series.

It feels like the animators just had a beer one night and said "You know what would be cool? A fighter jet anime." and they put their heads down to prove that they could make the best one possible.

Bravo.