Japan Invades Television! Now which came first the car or the toon?
July 4th 2007 21:05
Origami, bonsai and duster slippers for cats.
But has there been any more significant gift to the western world than 60’s television animination?
Sure – we had our Charlie Brown’s, our Yogi Bear’s and our Bugs Bunny’s – but could anything really stack up against Gigantor or Astro Boy?
Perhaps the wide-eyed Marine Boy, who (along with his pals in the P1 – Bolton, Piper and father Dr Mariner) was plied with the responsibility of making the oceans of the world safe - was more your cuppa tea.
Or was Prince Planet – with his enduring pendant of power more your go.
No wait – I bet Space Ace or Kimba - the White Lion proved themselves your animated saviour on more than one rainy afternoon.
For die hard fans, surely The Eighth Man (about an android super-hero) was the definitive black and white - and as for Speed Racer . . .
Then there’s the whole Samurai and Phantom Agents TV series – complete with star-knives, Ninja’s and their almost religious mantra – 'only use a gun as a last resort' – but that’s another post altogether.
At the end of the day, when the history of the world is written and passed down on stone tablets from the mount for us all to deliberate – will it be sushi, Toyota’s or duster slippers for cats we truly thank the Japanese for . . .
I think not.
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