Can we PLEASE find some Anime lost media!?!?

It has been a major source of frustration for me for a while, believe me. I'd love an opportunity to watch series like this:


https://xss.now.cc/anime/7625/Yousei_Dick

There are also many series which are not strictly speaking lost media but have been sitting planted on my PTW for years regardless, on there since close to when I first joined MAL, due to being only partially or completely untranslated for English (no English subtitling) and prior and existing fansubbing groups seemingly having no interest or plans for them in the foreseeable future despite them being out for years and decades. It's a terrible thing. The quantity and variety of fansubber groups seems to have sharply decreased since the advent of online streaming of media and associated official services too, which doesn't help.

I think what bothers me most is when finding out about lost media of the animeverse from as recently as the 2000s or 2010s. You could more readily understand and forgive it when it's something from like the 1960s or early 70s, similar to older (even much older than that) live action cinema and television. But this shit is still happening to content from 2007 or 2012? In the age of information and digital technology where everything seems like it'd be recorded and saved nine million times from 100 million angles and every jerk and their mother has a smartphone camera recording every fancy cappuccino they sip out on the town? It's just crazy and bizarre to me that it's a phenomenon which persists even in this day and age.

You're absolutely correct in the general notion that there are a lot of problems - many many in the world, which could be much more easily and quickly solved by those keen to do so if there wasn't such widespread ignorance of them by the vast majority, and this is one of them. Not as serious a tragedy perhaps as issues like lack of adequate medical treatment for more obscure diseases, but still a cultural and civilizational concern worth addressing.

The search for lost anime media has become a growing interest in the community. Over the years, several anime episodes, pilots, dubs, or full series have either disappeared, gone unaired, or were never officially released outside Japan. Whether due to licensing issues, production troubles, or just time forgetting them, a lot of these works have slipped through the cracks.

Fans are increasingly motivated to track these down — sometimes even forming online groups or communities dedicated to archiving, sharing rare VHS recordings, or translating obscure materials. It’s a mix of digital archaeology and passion for preserving anime history. Some lost media includes alternate dubs (like the original Sailor Moon pilot by Toon Makers), unreleased OVAs, or older shows that aired only once and never got home releases.

Finding these is tough. Sometimes the creators themselves no longer have the material, or it exists only in physical formats like old tapes that are nearly impossible to locate. But as interest grows, and as the anime community becomes more globally connected and tech-savvy, there’s hope that more lost anime media can be recovered.

So yes — while it’s challenging, the call to “please find some anime lost media” is real, and the hunt continues.

@YuriYilzlize

I see you are not smart enough to post without using ChatGpt.

There are some interest stacks with lost media anime. Like this one: https://xss.now.cc/stacks/3070

Well I like searching for lost Media but I rather translate those haven't a eng sub translation (Sally the Witch and Tobe Isami) because it hard to watch on raw

And if there is one anime I want to recover that is Maze:Movie.

"I feel like nobody is actively looking for anime lost media"

I mean, it would've worked better if the OP has posted this on a japanese SNS.

You can't find anime lost media online. That's why it is lost. Also, less known anime is not the same as "lost media".

Don't worry, there are enough Japanese otaku who dedicate their lives to find lost anime.

If it was simple as demanding people search, Lost media wouldn't be lost. :P Especially since "Find all the lost media" Is very vague, and goals are easier achieved when specific and narrow. Like a Particular OVA, or dub. Find a particular thing to search for and rally behind the cause!

But yeah, the chances of finding lost anime in the west (aside from lost dubs) is slim to none, so I imagine most of the searching is happening in Japan or Japanese forums.

@Zarutaku then why is there lost anime that came out in the last 10 years! These otakus suck at preservation

I usually have issues with the definition of "anime lost media", because a lot of content, and I also see it for modern takes on lost media in general -I'm thinking all of those specials that are only shown in events, or stuff that wasn't completed or in some sort of development hiatus, or things that had a domestic airing but remain untranslated and have not had physical releases- is at worst unconfirmed and most likely just locked in repositories that we can't access because we are not from Japan, academics or workers in the industry. I don't consider such media lost but the distinction between this term and "not widely available" seems very thin.

@JackOfDeath Maybe because of the harsh copyright laws in Japan.

@Zarutaku still not harsh enough to take Mei and the catbus off the Internet archive😂

@JackOfDeath japanese people have better things to do than look for some lost anime.

@tchitchouan i cant take ur ass seriously with ur list bruh

@WeaponArchitect my bikini armor list ? i'm not meant to be taken seriously anyway.

@tchitchouan is it okay if the armor falls off, or is that a bad thing for you?

OP do you thinj "lost media" is just sitting online somewhere waiting to be found?

Finding anime lost media is extremely easy. Just look it up on www.startpage.com

Trust me, I’m trying. I’m trying the preserve and find old anime and lost media is the final boss. I DO own stuff from lost anime, including a coloring notebook from pinch to punch, a VERY lost anime from the late 60s, and some cels from Yonbo Ninbo Tonbo, a lost 90s anime

The Lost Golgo 13 Anime (1971)
Originally aired on TBS.

Lost for over 50 years, The series seemingly vanished, with no known copies available for decades.

Rediscovered in 2023. It was found at Tokyo Laboratory during its closure, buried in its media archive.

BS-TBS aired the recovered episodes under the title Golgo 13 Selection in December 2023.

@DesuMaiden just looked up lost media and found nothing!!!!! It doesn't help whatsoever

The Lost Golgo 13 Anime (1971)
Originally aired on TBS.

Lost for over 50 years, The series seemingly vanished, with no known copies available for decades.

Rediscovered in 2023. It was found at Tokyo Laboratory during its closure, buried in its media archive.

BS-TBS aired the recovered episodes under the title Golgo 13 Selection in December 2023.

@RainyEvenings

Do you have proof? Because that anime does not seem to appear on MAL.

@JoeChip

It isn’t allowed on MyAnimeList because of it being a comic motion show instead of actual animation

@AverageRiceFan

I don't remember asking you anything though.

The Lost Golgo 13 Anime (1971)
Originally aired on TBS.

Lost for over 50 years, The series seemingly vanished, with no known copies available for decades.

Rediscovered in 2023. It was found at Tokyo Laboratory during its closure, buried in its media archive.

BS-TBS aired the recovered episodes under the title Golgo 13 Selection in December 2023.

It appears the OP's IQ equals to his shoe size or he is just poor at trolling, or both.

Looking up such lost anime media is incredibly easy. I'm genuinely surprised some people can't find it.

The Lost Golgo 13 Anime (1971)
Originally aired on TBS.

Lost for over 50 years, The series seemingly vanished, with no known copies available for decades.

Rediscovered in 2023. It was found at Tokyo Laboratory during its closure, buried in its media archive.

BS-TBS aired the recovered episodes under the title Golgo 13 Selection in December 2023.

@JoeChip says the brainless one with 8 completed anime😂