1978. Future Boy Conan , an anime series by Hayao Miyazaki. Supermagnetic WMDs devastate Earth and causes virtually all land to be submerged underwater. 1979. Buck Rogers In The 25th Century Mostly futuristic in appearance, but outside of the gleaming Utopian city lies apocalyptic ruins swarming with mutants. 1982. Whoops Apocalypse 1982. World War III .