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When people think of '90s anime, they tend to think of the ultra-popular series. Dragon Ball, Sailor Moon, or even Pokemon--series that remain popular even today, so much so they're often still getting new series today. Yet the '90s was more than just the A-List anime series.

There are tons of great anime from the '90s that are still worth watching even now. Many of the series were popular in the '90s or even in the early 2000s as anime experienced its first big boom, but have been forgotten since they're not constantly getting spin-offs and sequels. They're just as good as ever though, and fans who enjoy retro animation should make it a point to hunt them down.

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Melodrama has always been one of the most crowd-pleasing genres, with its themes of misery and triumphing love appealing to a rather large demographic. As such, it comes as no surprise that Atg filmmakers also dealt with the specific genre, with Kenji Yoshida coming up with a movie that seems to want to somewhat reinvigorate the category by introducing strong elements of social commentary.

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Katsuo is a young man who is trying to escape the place he was born, where the dominant mining business is essentially closing down, which is why he has come to Tokyo, where he ends up working as a high rise windows cleaner. Before that, however, he was working at a dump truck business, where we find him for the first time, “accommodating” the needs of a widow whose recently deceased husband looks like him.