I can't believe I just read a comment referring to Dragon Ball Z as a "classic." I'm not gonna lie. I got a little nauseated right then.

Well, I wasn't being serious, if that makes you feel any better. If not, eat some TUMS and you'll feel better in an hour.

Possibly, but I may still need to have you eliminated. Decisions. Decisions.

But if you eliminate me then.... I actually don't know what would happen. Best case scenario, nothing happens. Worst case, the world blows up.

Do you really want to risk that Cody? Do you want to be the one responsible for blowing up the world?

Um, Cody... If you eliminate my Agent 65, then I'll have to do the CYB/B lists again...

My first exposure to anime was also back in the '60s. I also watched Gigantor, Astro Boy, Marine Boy and Speed Racer, but the series that stuck with me was 8th Man-a very film noir series that was "sanitized" for American audiences. However, I was not a fan of the intervening '70s and '80s anime series, due mainly to the atrocious localizing and just plain butchering of so many series. Also, I was a father of young children then and detested series that seemed to exist only to advertise overpriced toys.

Fast forward to 2005. I'm playing with Winamp TV and stumble across Please Teacher! I have to confess I was expecting something other than what I found , but I found something much better-animation that didn't insult my intelligence, that looked like it was crafted with care and that told a story. That's why I've stuck with anime since then.

Newshawk wrote:

I remember Speed Racer more than anything in the 70's. I also remember Astro Boy, but I believe Speed Racer was on a lot in the 70's and 80's, so that would probably be the first anime I was hooked on. I should have mentioned that Gantz got me hooked on TAN!
Slick

What drew my to anime? My parents did not like me watching.

What keeps me watching? My parents are still alive and can't stand that the 40 something son still watches anime.

This is pretty much why I will watch anything that is Anime.

This does bring up a funny story, My parents were visiting and my asked if was still watching Anime. Yes, just watched an interesting one called "True Tears". My asked what it was about, spend the next hour or so explaining the plot and sub-plots of "True Tears" included a discussion on if there are chickens in Japan. At the end of it, my Mom said, I think that most you have ever talked about anything in your entire life.

Hornet65 wrote:


Jokes are jokes are jokes are joke.

Longtime wrote:


Longtime,

You made my day. That's as good a reason to do anything as ever was.

Stay with it my friend, irritate those folks for as long as you can.

Mark Gosdin