Mobile Suit Gundam, created by Yoshiyuki Tomino in 1979, is a popular anime series that helped to popularize the mecha genre of anime, which features giant robots.

The digital camera, co-invented by Fujifilm and Olympus in the 1980s, has made photography more accessible and convenient for the average person.

The electronic dictionary, invented in the 1980s, has made language learning and translation more convenient and accessible.