80sVidKid
Because I'm uber-anime fan royale, most of this is second nature I mostly keep in my brain for things like this, but to run-down the TV shows that had been brought over and aired on American TV, obscure or of familiarity with most here, here's what I know...
1 Astro Boy (1963, Syndication) [Tetsuwan Atom]
2. Gigantor (1965, Syndication) [Tetsujin 28-go]
3. 8th Man (1965, Syndication) [Eightman]
4. Prince Planet (1965, Syndication) [Yusen Shonen Papii]
4. Kimba the White Lion (1966, Syndication) [Jungle Taitei]
5. Marine Boy (1966, Syndication) [Kaitei Shônen Marine]
6. Speed Racer (1967, Syndication) [Mach Go Go Go]
7. Princess Knight (1968?, minor Syndication) [Ribon no Kishi]
8. The Amazing Three (1967?, minor Syndication) [W3]
9. Battle of the Planets (1978, Syndication) [Kagaku Ninja-tai Gatchaman]
10. Star Blazers (1979-89?, Syndication) [Uchuu Senkan Yamato, II and III]
11. Force Five (1980, minor Syndication) [Getter Robo G, SF Saiyuki Starzinger, UFO Robo Grendizer, Dangard Ace and Daiku Maryu Gaiking]
12. Thunderbirds 2086 (1983, Showtime, etc.) [TechnoVoyager]
13. Leo the Lion (1984, CBN) [Jungle Taitei Susume Leo]
14. Honey Honey (1984, CBN)
15. Mazinger Z (1984, CBN-sparingly)
16. Belle & Sebastian (1984, Nickelodeon) [Meiken Jolie]
17. Voltron, Defender of the Universe (1984, Syndication) [Dairugger XV and Go-Lion]
18. Tekkaman the Space Knight (1984, Syndication) [Uchuu no Kishi Tekkaman]
19. Robotech (1985, Syndication) [Macross, Southern Cross and Mospeada]
20. The Mysterious Cities of Gold (1985, Nickelodeon) [Taiyo no Ko Esteban] French-Japanese co-production
21. Tranzor Z (1985, Syndication) [Mazinger Z]
22. G-Force, Guardians of Space (1986, WTBS-briefly, 1995, Cartoon Network) [Gatchaman]
23. Macron 1 (1986, Syndication) [Goshogun and Srungle]
24. Saber Rider & The Star Sheriffs (1986, Syndication) [Star Musketeer Bismarck]
25. Maple Town (1987, Nickelodeon) [Maple Town Monogatari]
26. Adventures of the Little Koala (1987, Nickelodeon) [Koala Boy Kokki] Korean-Japanese co-production
27. Noozles (1988, Nickelodeon) [Fushigi na Koala Blinky]
28. Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics (1989, Nickelodeon) [Grimm Meisaku Gekijou]
29. Dragon Warrior (1990?, Syndication) [Dragon Quest]
30. Maya the Bee (1990, Nickelodeon) [Mitsubachi Māya no Boken] German-Japanese co-production
31. The Littl' Bits (1991, Nickelodeon) [Mori no Yōki na Kobitotachi: Belfy to Lillabit]
32. The New Adventures of Gigantor (1993, SciFi Channel) [Tetsujin 28-go, 1980's color version]
33. Ronin Warriors (1995, Syndication) [Yoroiden Samurai Troopers]
34. Sailor Moon (1995, Syndication) [Bishojo Senshi Sailormoon, and Sailormoon R]
34. Dragon Ball (1995, Syndication-13 episodes)
35. Teknoman (1995, UPN) [Tekkaman Blade]
36. Samurai Pizza Cats (1996, Syndication) [Kyattō Ninden Tayandee]
37. Eagle Riders (1996, Syndication) [Kagaku Ninja-tai Gatchaman II and Gatchaman F]
38. Dragon Ball Z (1996-98, Syndication)
Nice. Also, I didn't know that Dairugger was part of Voltron. I just thought it was Go-Lion.
Though, look at how many of those titles were shown in the 80s. Most people here probably grew up with them. So how come so many of those same people hate anime? :?
Oh yeah, and I don't think anyone has mentioned Superbook or The Flying House yet. I used to watch those shows all the time when I was little. I think they were aired on TBN.
plenty before CN..... I was into anime for years before CN.. but the ones that came on tv I watched....that i remember..
Robotech (a fave)
starblazers
speed racer
Dragon Warrior (quest) (another big fave)
there re more but i forget right now.
Robotech (a fave)
starblazers
speed racer
Dragon Warrior (quest) (another big fave)
there re more but i forget right now.
Since my post was extensive, I cut it for time sake!
I thought so too, having not known that for the longest until I read up on it in a book called The Complete Anime Guide a decade ago. Gave me everything I needed to know of the past and present (at least by the mid 90's standards).
I don't know! A weird reflex of knowing the truth, or is it the younger crowd whom only ever see what is shown and not the good stuff or what anime if often noted of being beyond that. I personally wish "Future Boy Conan" got aired on Nick in the mid 80's as I felt that fit in perfectly alongside Belle & Sebastian or Mysterious Cities of Gold.
In my haste of putting together this list, one show I forgot about the longest, but one I had watched too is "The Adventures of The Little Prince" (orig. title: Hoshi no Ojisama Petit Prince). Your avatar reminded me shiroihikari since the character designer on Gundam also worked on this show (Yoshikazu Yasuhiko)! Here's the Japanese opening to this series with quite a nifty tune!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FYj3TbY8V4
Originally, they were produced and aired on CBN (Christian Broadcasting Network), but had aired on other channels internationally over the past 25 years. Wiki has some good info on how this show came about in the first place, though the official Superbook webpage also ha some behind-the-scenes of how the show was made and aired.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superbook
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Flying_House
Being reminded Osamu Tezuka also got in on the act with his posthumously-released "In The Beginning: The Bible Stories"
http://en.tezuka.co.jp/anime/sakuhin/ts/ts022.html
shiroihikari
Nice. Also, I didn't know that Dairugger was part of Voltron. I just thought it was Go-Lion.
I thought so too, having not known that for the longest until I read up on it in a book called The Complete Anime Guide a decade ago. Gave me everything I needed to know of the past and present (at least by the mid 90's standards).
Though, look at how many of those titles were shown in the 80s. Most people here probably grew up with them. So how come so many of those same people hate anime? :?
I don't know! A weird reflex of knowing the truth, or is it the younger crowd whom only ever see what is shown and not the good stuff or what anime if often noted of being beyond that. I personally wish "Future Boy Conan" got aired on Nick in the mid 80's as I felt that fit in perfectly alongside Belle & Sebastian or Mysterious Cities of Gold.
In my haste of putting together this list, one show I forgot about the longest, but one I had watched too is "The Adventures of The Little Prince" (orig. title: Hoshi no Ojisama Petit Prince). Your avatar reminded me shiroihikari since the character designer on Gundam also worked on this show (Yoshikazu Yasuhiko)! Here's the Japanese opening to this series with quite a nifty tune!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FYj3TbY8V4
Oh yeah, and I don't think anyone has mentioned Superbook or The Flying House yet. I used to watch those shows all the time when I was little. I think they were aired on TBN.
Originally, they were produced and aired on CBN (Christian Broadcasting Network), but had aired on other channels internationally over the past 25 years. Wiki has some good info on how this show came about in the first place, though the official Superbook webpage also ha some behind-the-scenes of how the show was made and aired.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superbook
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Flying_House
Being reminded Osamu Tezuka also got in on the act with his posthumously-released "In The Beginning: The Bible Stories"
http://en.tezuka.co.jp/anime/sakuhin/ts/ts022.html
agentkev
plenty before CN..... I was into anime for years before CN.. but the ones that came on tv I watched....that i remember..
Robotech (a fave)
starblazers
You were lucky to see both! Where I lived, both shows hardly ever got any exposure whatsoever. Noticed how often it's been a pain to be a Robotech fan these days when the kind of rants made about it's integrity of having to tie in three separate shows into the same continuity. I personally would've sided more with Macross myself.
speed racer
Dragon Warrior (quest) (another big fave)
Same goes for these too!
there re more but i forget right now.
Dave Merrill remembers, and he made a mention of CBN once having some pretty obscure anime gems back in the early 80's in this blog entry!
http://letsanime.blogspot.com/2007/11/anime-pat-robertson-mazinger-z-and-you.html
By the way, because some didn't believe me when I said Robot Carnival and Vampire Hunter D got aired on CN in the mid 90's, here's the proof!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_x7l_7O8Pg
And and just to show how things used to be when I was a tot, here's some clips that best explain why Captain Harlock never took off on American shores!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrH6BHJUyKs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZnmuHLf0nM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cPGSQ-nkWY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yo7SCxE45J8
Wow, that bit about Mazinger Z on CBN is bizarre. Who'da thunk it?
I knew I had seen a commercial for Vampire Hunter D on CN. But I missed the airing.
That commercial is on RetroJunk ?
That commercial is on RetroJunk ?
shiroihikari
Wow, that bit about Mazinger Z on CBN is bizarre. Who'da thunk it?
Really, the things you find out later in life haunts you! Stuff like that you could only imagine showing up on some UHF station out of Hawaii or LA (and probably simply in Japanese with no subs).
I actually have some clips of that Mazinger Z dub as well but hadn't thought about putting those anywhere online personally!
Oh yeah, someone did that for me already!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvEBf828cYU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXDE_gyOBUU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMSUD8Tvvm8
Really, I wish we had this instead of that cruddy Tranzor Z dub.