turned you on to the world of Japanese animation. The rest, of
course, is history, as anime has become mainstream entertainment
in the U.S.
What was your first anime?
For many of the older readers, you may remember Tetsuwan Atom
(Astroboy), which premiered in the early to mid '60s. Created by
the visionary Osamu Tezuka, it ran for 193 episodes and is
considered to be the "founding father" of the anime revolution.
G-Force found us in the early '70s and displayed the popular
mecha style that had surrounded anime during that time. Giant
robots and high action made this an anime favorite.
Mobile Suit Gundam followed suit (no pun intended) in 1979 and
gave us just over 40 episodes of robot-butt-kicking action.
Although remade, Gundam is still around in one form or another
today and remains one of the all time favs among hard-core
anime fans.
Robotech and Captain Harlock appeared in the 1980s and anime
fans were hooked.
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