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Monday, 07-Dec-2009 14:24:55 CST
Global
History of Anime
The First Shows Hit US TV
Even before Osamu Tezuka died, other powerful
influences were making their marks with manga and television series.
Eight Man (TOBOR, the Eighth Man), Kaitei Shonen Marin (Marine Boy),
and Tetsujin 28 (Gigantor) all found their way to American TV in
the 1960's and very early 1970's. Filling Tezuka's shoes was probably
impossible, but the Starving Seven (an artist hothouse project started
by Tezuka) were each destined to make their own way in this fledgling
industry. Members of this core group are still active today, but
one of the first to break out and take the world by the horns was
Liegi Matsumoto. His Space Cruiser Yamato (Star Blazers) triggered
the Second Wave of fandom almost by itself in the US, and many of
us think that it's only a matter of time before his presence is
felt again in the animation industry. "The Cockpit" (not currently
available in the US) gives very interesting insight about just how
cool this guy's stuff can be ... and we're all just waiting for
an announcement about some of his older stuff being revived as everything
old is new again.
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