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Anime is known for its variety of beautiful animation styles. Animation studios such as Studio Ghibli and Ufotable have some of the best art styles in anime, evident in Howl’s Moving Castle and Demon Slayer. One thing that these two studios have in common is their amazing use of color.
Color is a very important component in animation work. However, on occasions, there are wonderful anime that exist in black and white. Without color, black and white anime still have iconic shows with incredible plots.
10 Tamala 2010: A Punk Cat In Space Showcases A Feline Universe
Aired in 2002, A Punk Cat In Space tells the story of a kitten named Tamala who lives on Planet Cat Earth in the Feline Galaxy. Tamala decides to flee Cat Earth since it is controlled by a corporation called Catty & Co., but on her way out she crashes on Planet Q. On this planet, Tamala meets another cat called Michelangelo, and together they have tons of fun. While on this planet, Tamala researches Catty & Co. and her home-world, Orion.
9 Osomatsu-Kun (1966) Shows The Crazy Antics Of Sextuplet Boys
Originally aired in 1966, Osomatsu-Kun is a popular comedy anime series. It was redone in 1988 and 2015 in color as Mr. Osomatsu, known in Japanese as Osomatsu-San. The original 1966 version of Osomatsu-Kun, however, was completely animated in all black and white.
Osomatsu-Kun follows the life of sextuplets boys that all look, dress, and talk the same. These sextuplets boys are fun-lovers that like to cause chaos with their wild pranks every day.
8 Cyborg 009 (1968) Follows The Story Of Nine Cyborg Fighters
Produced by Toei Animation in 1968, Cyborg 009 was first a film trilogy in 1966 before it was made into an anime series. In Cyborg 009, a team of nine cyborg fighters with body modifications fights against an array of enemies such as robots, aliens, and other cyborgs. Each of the cyborg fighters has their own unique special powers. 009 is the leader of the team and has superhuman strength, invincibility to bullets, and the ability to go through time at incredible speed.
7 Tetsujin 28-Gou (1963) Features A Race to Find A Giant Robot
Aired in 1963, Tetsujin 28-Gou tells the story of Dr. Haneda and his mission to create giant robots to fight in the Second World War. Before he could showcase his creations, Dr. Haneda and his facility were all bombed. 10 years later, a group of criminals have discovered two of the giant robots and now use them to comment crimes. Shotaro Haneda, the son of the doctor, is on his own mission to find another one of his father’s robots after discovering the criminals want to find it as well.
6 Kaizoku Ouji (1966) Shows A Young Boys Journey In Finding His Real Father
Kaizoku Ouji is a black and white anime also produced by Toei Animation in 1966. Kaizoku Ouji follows Kid, a young boy who lives on a peaceful small island with his father. However, Kid’s life is soon turned upside down when his dying father reveals that he isn’t his blood relative.
Kids real father is actually Captain Morgan, a pirate who rules over the seven seas. With the new knowledge of his biological dad, Kid decides to set off in search of his real father.
5 Gegege No Kitarō (1968) Showcases The Adventures Of A Ghost Boy
Toei Animation produced another black and white anime called Gegege No Kitarō in 1968. This anime follows the story of a young boy born in a graveyard named Kitarō, who is a part of a Ghost Tribe. Throughout Gegege No Kitarō, Kitarō goes on adventures and battles different kinds of yōkai in Japan. Yōkai are supernatural monsters that can come in any shape or form. Gegege No Kitarō has been done many times over the years in color.
4 8 Man (1963) Focuses On A Cyborg That Was The Inspiration Behind RoboCop
Originally a manga series running from 1963-1966, 8 Man was produced as an anime in 1963. 8 Man focuses on one of Japan’s first cyborg superheroes. This cyborg was created after Special Agent Brady was fatally shot, so Professor Genius transferred Brady’s mind into the 8 Man cyborg body. This anime series is notably one of the first in Japan and was supposedly the inspiration behind America’s own iconic Robocop that aired in 1987.
3 She And Her Cat (1999) Shows The Beautiful Relationship Between Human And Pet
She And Her Cat is a black and white original video animation that was released in 1999 and later received a colored four-episode anime series in 2016. She And Her Cat focuses on the relationship between a girl and the cat she finds on a rainy day, who she decides to take home with her. The cat, Chobi, falls in love with his owners’ beauty and kindness over the year he’s been with her. Life has its ups and downs but at the end of the OVA, She And Her Cat have a happy life with each other.
2 Dororo (1968) Features A Man Missing 48 Of His Bodyparts
Most anime fans might know Dororo from the hit 2019 version, however, most might not know that it was first an anime series in 1968. Dororo tells the story of Hyakkimaru, a young man that has 48 body parts taken from him by demons before he was born.
Now that he is grown up, Hyakkimaru has fake body parts with a mission to eliminate the 48 demons that were made from his body so he can obtain his original parts back.
1 Astro Boy (1963) Follows The Life Of A Robot Boy
Astro Boy is one of the very first anime series to air on tv in Japan and America from 1963 to 1966. Astro Boy is widely known and popular amongst non-anime and anime fans. Astro Boy focuses on Dr. Tenma and his obsession with making a robot boy after his son passed away in a car accident. Tenma’s mission was a success with the new creation of an Astro Boy. The doctor then treated this robot like his own son, until he realized the robot couldn’t grow old and sold him away.
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