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Astro Boy (Japanese: 鉄腕アトム, Hepburn: Tetsuwan Atomu, "Mighty Atom", lit."Iron Arm Atom") is a Japanese television series that premiered on Fuji TV on New Year's Day, 1963 (a Tuesday), and is the first popular animated Japanese television series that embodied the aesthetic that later became familiar worldwide as anime. [3]
Voltron is an American animated television series franchise that features a team of space explorers who pilot a giant super robot known as "Voltron". Produced by Peter Keefe (executive producer) and Ted Koplar through his production company World Events Productions, Voltron was an adaptation of several Japanese anime television series from Toei Animation.
Voiced by: Saori Hayami [3] (Japanese); Lisa Reimold [2] (English) A tallman spellcaster and Laios's younger sister; a gentle person who shares her brother's love of monsters and was an original member of his party. She was eaten by a dragon at the bottom of the dungeon after using her magic to teleport the party to safety.
The Big O was conceived as a media franchise. [2] To this effect, Sunrise requested a manga be produced along with the animated series. The Big O manga started serialization in Kodansha's Magazine Z in July 1999, three months before the anime premiere. [1] Authored by Hitoshi Ariga, the manga uses Keiichi Sato's concept designs in an all-new story.
The history of anime can be traced back to the start of the 20th century, with the earliest verifiable films dating from 1917. [1] Before the advent of film, Japan already had a rich tradition of entertainment with colourful painted figures moving across the projection screen in utsushi-e (写し絵), a particular Japanese type of magic lantern show popular in the 19th century.
The Amazing 3, or Wonder 3 [3] (Japanese: W3 （ ワンダースリー ）, Hepburn: Wandā Surī, read as "Wonder Three"), is a Japanese comic series and a black-and-white Japanese animated television series created by Osamu Tezuka in the 1960s. [4]
These three characters would be the mold for the other three main Naruto teams. [1] The separation of the characters into different teams was intended to give each group a specific flavor. Kishimoto wished for each team member to be "extreme", having a high amount of aptitude in one given attribute, yet talentless in another.
Coro Chan (コロちゃん, Korochan) is the first original Sanrio character. [10] [11] Introduced in 1973, he is portrayed as a gentle and laid-back bear.[12] [13] Designed by Yuko Shimizu who is also the original designer of Hello Kitty. [10]