voltronblack
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For me it was Ronin Warriors
Sailor Moon, the anime that opened the floodgates
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MajesticLion
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If you mean series, then probably...actually this isn't a bad thought exercise at all. I'd throw Speed Racer in there, but that wasn't as popular.
Before series got made the OVAs/movies were the thing. Record of Lodoss War was one of the early ones I came across.
Before series got made the OVAs/movies were the thing. Record of Lodoss War was one of the early ones I came across.
voltronblack
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Put some respect on the Sailor Moon franchise. That series is one of the 4 heads of anime Mount Rushmore.
- Sailor Moon-Magical girl genre
- Dragonball-Shounen genre
- Gundam-Mecha genre
- Astro Boy-the father
It fukk up how Fist of the North Star get no love
xxxBDSMxxx
fidelio
this is what got me into anime
Fun fact Sailor Moon’s creator is married. To the creator of YuYu Hakusho and Hunter × Hunter.
It's from the 80s.
this is what got me into anime
The NES game of this was crazy.
It gets love but DB’s impact is bigger. Especially for the Shounen genre.
blues_funk_reggae
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feelosofer
#ninergang
I'll put it like this.
If Dragonball Z is Nas' Illmatic
Sailor Moon was Rakim's Paid in Full.
The 90s was kind of a transitional period for Anime. It was a niche but it was growing. Yes there were other Animes on television but Sailor Moon was a major commercial success. They had action figures, video games etc. It had also helped because it was a franchise that catered to girls.
Yes DBZ and Pokemon opened the floodgates but Sailor Moon opened the door to the idea that Anime was commercially viable in the West.
@85 East Didn't know you had a youtube breh
If Dragonball Z is Nas' Illmatic
Sailor Moon was Rakim's Paid in Full.
The 90s was kind of a transitional period for Anime. It was a niche but it was growing. Yes there were other Animes on television but Sailor Moon was a major commercial success. They had action figures, video games etc. It had also helped because it was a franchise that catered to girls.
Yes DBZ and Pokemon opened the floodgates but Sailor Moon opened the door to the idea that Anime was commercially viable in the West.
@85 East Didn't know you had a youtube breh
MajesticLion
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Yeah, you're gonna have to specify anime vs Japanimation. Looking through the vault and Silverhawks came out in '86, one of a few "westernized" series that had the actual animation work done by Japanese or Korean animators.
And how the heck did I forget Akira.
And how the heck did I forget Akira.
She better tell that mf to stop playing video games all day and finish HxH or sell the rights to someone willing to take the job seriously
I used to watch Teknoman that came on early in the morning
.Mutant spider crabs? Really
?The only anime dudes at my school was checking for was DragonBallz. But im a 80s baby to be clear,anime wasnt popular back then.
I didnt have the patience to watch a bunch of episodes of dudes staring at each other. Trembling as they talk about the villians power. Only to throw one fireball every 3 episodes
I used to watch Teknoman that came on early in the morning
The only anime dudes at my school was checking for was DragonBallz. But im a 80s baby to be clear,animae wasnt popular back then.
I didnt have the patience to watch a bunch of episodes of dudes staring at each other. Trembling as they talk about the villians power. Only to throw one fireball every 3 episodes
its crazy how the animation style is so different now than it was in the 80s-90s
tbh thats why i fell out of anime
only a few catch my interest these days
Cloutius Maximus
with the aid of the Funk...
I remember watching SM a few times in the morning before school as a kid but it wasn't the gateway drug that got me into anime. That was probably Ninja Scroll & DBZ. I think people forget how big Gundam Wing was in it's time.
U could cop Ghost in the Shell at Blockbuster back in the day too
U could cop Ghost in the Shell at Blockbuster back in the day too