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Hi Katblu,

Originally posted by Katblu42 I remember watching a lot of US made cartoons (like The Flintstones, The Smurfs, He-Man . . .) but the ones that had the biggest impact were BotP, Astroboy, Voltron and even The Mysterious Cities of Gold and Monkey (not a cartoon, but you get the idea!). I'm very curious about the new Masters of the Universe show - but I wont be seeing it on Netflix, so I'll have to wait until a free to air network airs it, or access it another way.

I enjoyed almost everything you mentioned too. I never got to see Monkey here in the US though (although I guess some areas did air the original Japanese version). I saw it much later when a friend in the UK sent me a DVD of the first few English-dubbed episodes. It was great! I wish I had seen it growing up, I'm sure it would have been a favorite. As far as impact from animation, I think my reaction is mixed. For humorous cartoons, nothing beats Warner Bros. and MGM theatrical shorts for me. Bugs Bunny, Tom & Jerry. Those types of things. But for more dramatic offerings, I think what came from Japan has lasted longer with me. Probably because there weren't a whole lot of dramatic cartoons produced in English for children until the 1980s - when I was at the tail end of the target audience. I'm curious about the new Masters of the Universe offering too. I enjoyed the recent Netflix version of Voltron more than I thought I would. The Other Jason www.battleoftheplanets.info www.battleoftheplanets.info/cnc