I may as well begin this half of…um, this half…by talking about the types of anime made in 1980 that are at least conceptually recognizable to us in the United States of America: regular ol’ children’s shows. Previous Golden Ani-Versary postings have already discussed Time Bokan at length, so I needn’t elaborate much on the 1980 iteration, Time Patrol-Tai Otasukeman (a.k.a. Rescueman). It’s another Tatsunoko show that follows the now-established formula: Yoshitaka Amano character designs, Kunio Okawara mecha, and most importantly a sexy cleavage-endowed villainess inclined to figuratively (and literally!) lose her top at her two bumbling male subordinates, one of whom looks sorta like Waluigi. You know the drill.
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Saturday, March 2, 2013
1980, Part 1.5: Anime IS...Huh. Actually Lots Of It Is Kid's Stuff
Daryl Surat gave us so much to print that it wouldn't fit all in one article. Call this part (and the one after that...and the one after that...) your bonus for lasting through the first two months of this blog. Yeah, we're scrapped on legitimate rewards, but it's the honor that counts, right? - Ed.
I may as well begin this half of…um, this half…by talking about the types of anime made in 1980 that are at least conceptually recognizable to us in the United States of America: regular ol’ children’s shows. Previous Golden Ani-Versary postings have already discussed Time Bokan at length, so I needn’t elaborate much on the 1980 iteration, Time Patrol-Tai Otasukeman (a.k.a. Rescueman). It’s another Tatsunoko show that follows the now-established formula: Yoshitaka Amano character designs, Kunio Okawara mecha, and most importantly a sexy cleavage-endowed villainess inclined to figuratively (and literally!) lose her top at her two bumbling male subordinates, one of whom looks sorta like Waluigi. You know the drill.
I may as well begin this half of…um, this half…by talking about the types of anime made in 1980 that are at least conceptually recognizable to us in the United States of America: regular ol’ children’s shows. Previous Golden Ani-Versary postings have already discussed Time Bokan at length, so I needn’t elaborate much on the 1980 iteration, Time Patrol-Tai Otasukeman (a.k.a. Rescueman). It’s another Tatsunoko show that follows the now-established formula: Yoshitaka Amano character designs, Kunio Okawara mecha, and most importantly a sexy cleavage-endowed villainess inclined to figuratively (and literally!) lose her top at her two bumbling male subordinates, one of whom looks sorta like Waluigi. You know the drill.
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