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Best Sci-Fi TV Series of the 1980s

148 Sci-Fi series that started in the 1980s, ranked by popularity

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148 series

Children of the Dog Star

★ 7.0
187 6 1984–1984
Sci-Fi · Thriller

Macron 1

★ 7.7
185 2 1986–present
Adventure · Animation · Sci-Fi

Hamster in a Nightshirt

★ 7.7
179 6 1988–1989
Comedy · Fantasy · Sci-Fi

Uchuusen Sagittarius

★ 8.7
178 77 1986–1987
Animation · Sci-Fi

Les documents interdits

★ 7.3
177 13 1989–present
Horror · Mystery · Sci-Fi

Beyond 2000

★ 8.5
169 49 1985–1999
Documentary · Sci-Fi

Shin Tetsujin 28

★ 7.4
165 51 1980–1981
Animation · Sci-Fi

The Dead Ships Island

★ 5.8
162 2 1987–present
Fantasy · Musical · Sci-Fi

Dimensional Warrior Spielvan

★ 7.9
158 44 1986–1987
Action · Sci-Fi

Spuk von draußen

★ 8.1
147 9 1987–1988
Comedy · Family · Sci-Fi

Crusher Joe The OVAs

★ 6.9
145 2 1989–1989
Action · Animation · Sci-Fi

Kavanozdaki Adam

★ 7.4
144 5 1987–1988
Drama · Sci-Fi

Chocky's Children

★ 7.0
144 6 1985–1985
Drama · Family · Sci-Fi

Armor Hunter Merowlink

★ 7.4
132 12 1988–1989
Animation · Sci-Fi

Space Sheriff Sharivan

★ 7.2
130 51 1983–1984
Action · Sci-Fi

Professor Poopsnagle's Steam Zeppelin

★ 7.8
119 24 1985–1985
Adventure · Family · Sci-Fi

Objectif: Nul

★ 7.6
119 2 1987–1987
Comedy · Sci-Fi

Indradhanush

★ 8.1
116 14 1989–present
Sci-Fi

Prisoners of Gravity

★ 8.5
116 138 1989–1994
Fantasy · Sci-Fi · Talk-Show

Space Sheriff Shaider

★ 7.6
113 49 1984–1985
Sci-Fi

Chocky's Challenge

★ 6.6
112 6 1986–1986
Drama · Sci-Fi

Kinvig

★ 6.6
103 7 1981–1981
Comedy · Sci-Fi

Heavy Metal L-Gaim

★ 5.9
101 54 1984–1985
Action · Animation · Sci-Fi

Oliver Maass

★ 6.5
101 6 1985–1985
Adventure · Drama · Sci-Fi
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