The first generation of American television programmers had few choices of Saturday morning children's offerings. That changed dramatically in 1963 when a Japanese animated television series called Tetsuan Atom was acquired for distribution by NBC. Fred Ladd adapted the show for American television and--rechristened Astro Boy--it was an overnight sensation. Astro Boy's popularity sparked a new industry importing animated television from Japan. Ladd went on to adapt numerous Japanese animated imports, and here provides an insider's view of the creation of an ongoing cultural and media phenomenon.…mehr
The first generation of American television programmers had few choices of Saturday morning children's offerings. That changed dramatically in 1963 when a Japanese animated television series called Tetsuan Atom was acquired for distribution by NBC. Fred Ladd adapted the show for American television and--rechristened Astro Boy--it was an overnight sensation. Astro Boy's popularity sparked a new industry importing animated television from Japan. Ladd went on to adapt numerous Japanese animated imports, and here provides an insider's view of the creation of an ongoing cultural and media phenomenon.
Writer and director Fred Ladd adapted Astro Boy, Gigantor, Kimba, The White Lion, The New Adventures of Gigantor, G-Force, Sailor Moon and other Japanese animated series for American television.
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Table of Contents Preface by Harvey Deneroff Preface by Fred Ladd 1. Astro Boy: Japan's Tetsuan Atom Lands in New York and Starts the Anime Tsunami Meeting American Tastes How Tetsuan Atom Became Astro Boy Producing the Pilot Dodd's Due Diligence Synced Up Kids Don't Count Cels, the Play's the Thing And We Added Opening Theme Song "S'all right! S'all right" Adapting Dubbing Television Animation 1963: Climate of the Times 2. A Trip to Japan Osamu Tezuka. Osamu Tezuka. Who's Osamu Tezuka? From Printed Ideogram to Spoken Dialogue A Happy Countenance The Next 3. Tetsujin 28 and 8th Man 8th Man Gigantor Thoughts from the Twenty-first Century 4. Quixotically Comes Kimba But, the Best Laid Plans of Mice and Men... Outline for Jungle Emperor Footnote to History: Kimba versus Simba-The Uproar 5. Mighty Mushi: The Decline and Fall ACT Now "Where Do We Go from Here?" 6. More from Mushi Wonders 3 (W3) Vampire Dororo 7. Marine Boy and Astro Boy Marine Boy: Risky but Rewarding-For Some Speed Racer: The Big One That Got Away 8. A Cinderella Process: Turning Black-and-White Animation into Color 1968: Year of Color-Added Breakthrough Then, Gigantor? Land of Morning Calm Then, Gigantor? 9. Those '70s Shows Battle of the Planets: Anime from Out of the Blue! Anime: REanimated? Old Testament Tales and G-Force Was Anime REanimating? As with Moses, a Second Chance Hold There, Son-Not So Fast! A New Gigantor 10. Sailor Moon 11. ANIMEnia! The "New" Industry Blooms-Overnight! Television Corporation of Japan (TCJ) Tatsunoko Production Tokyo Movie Shinsha (TMS) Toei Doga Only from Japan! Other Places, Other Faces The Pokémon Phenomenon 12. Boy Meets Giant Robot Benign by Design Battle Bots The "Boy" Angle At Last! Giant Robot with a Brain (Not Just Another Pretty Faceplate) Go Getta Giant 13. Religious, Not Litigious 14. Speaking of Dying... 15. Tezuka on Tezuka, Yokoyama on Yokoyama What's So Funny about Names? 16. Samurai on Cels 17. Mars: Gateway to Anime? Timing Is Everything Big World, Little Adam 18. Homogeneous? Yes. Bisexual? Curious Yuki 19. Giants among Giants Osamu Tezuka Chiaki Imada Comics Are Manga, Animation Is Anime Hayao Miyazaki Katsuhiro Otomo 20. Other Giant Robots I Have Known 21. OVA + VHS + DVD = Home Video It's a Bird! It's a Plane! It's ULTRAMAN! 22. Fandom of the Anime Anime Is Big Business Anime Fandom: An Interview with Fred Ladd 23. Anime Today: Where It Is, Where It's Heading Anime: Where It's Heading Bleach, Inu Yasha, Oban Star- Racers, Trigun Japanese and Korean Meet at the Egyptian How Many Tezukas Work in Seoul? Afterthoughts That Linger Long (...and Will Not Go Away) Full Circle 24. What Hath Tezuka Wrought? Appendix 1: Milestones on the Anime Highway Appendix 2: Ten Most Frequently Asked Questions Index
Table of Contents Preface by Harvey Deneroff Preface by Fred Ladd 1. Astro Boy: Japan's Tetsuan Atom Lands in New York and Starts the Anime Tsunami Meeting American Tastes How Tetsuan Atom Became Astro Boy Producing the Pilot Dodd's Due Diligence Synced Up Kids Don't Count Cels, the Play's the Thing And We Added Opening Theme Song "S'all right! S'all right" Adapting Dubbing Television Animation 1963: Climate of the Times 2. A Trip to Japan Osamu Tezuka. Osamu Tezuka. Who's Osamu Tezuka? From Printed Ideogram to Spoken Dialogue A Happy Countenance The Next 3. Tetsujin 28 and 8th Man 8th Man Gigantor Thoughts from the Twenty-first Century 4. Quixotically Comes Kimba But, the Best Laid Plans of Mice and Men... Outline for Jungle Emperor Footnote to History: Kimba versus Simba-The Uproar 5. Mighty Mushi: The Decline and Fall ACT Now "Where Do We Go from Here?" 6. More from Mushi Wonders 3 (W3) Vampire Dororo 7. Marine Boy and Astro Boy Marine Boy: Risky but Rewarding-For Some Speed Racer: The Big One That Got Away 8. A Cinderella Process: Turning Black-and-White Animation into Color 1968: Year of Color-Added Breakthrough Then, Gigantor? Land of Morning Calm Then, Gigantor? 9. Those '70s Shows Battle of the Planets: Anime from Out of the Blue! Anime: REanimated? Old Testament Tales and G-Force Was Anime REanimating? As with Moses, a Second Chance Hold There, Son-Not So Fast! A New Gigantor 10. Sailor Moon 11. ANIMEnia! The "New" Industry Blooms-Overnight! Television Corporation of Japan (TCJ) Tatsunoko Production Tokyo Movie Shinsha (TMS) Toei Doga Only from Japan! Other Places, Other Faces The Pokémon Phenomenon 12. Boy Meets Giant Robot Benign by Design Battle Bots The "Boy" Angle At Last! Giant Robot with a Brain (Not Just Another Pretty Faceplate) Go Getta Giant 13. Religious, Not Litigious 14. Speaking of Dying... 15. Tezuka on Tezuka, Yokoyama on Yokoyama What's So Funny about Names? 16. Samurai on Cels 17. Mars: Gateway to Anime? Timing Is Everything Big World, Little Adam 18. Homogeneous? Yes. Bisexual? Curious Yuki 19. Giants among Giants Osamu Tezuka Chiaki Imada Comics Are Manga, Animation Is Anime Hayao Miyazaki Katsuhiro Otomo 20. Other Giant Robots I Have Known 21. OVA + VHS + DVD = Home Video It's a Bird! It's a Plane! It's ULTRAMAN! 22. Fandom of the Anime Anime Is Big Business Anime Fandom: An Interview with Fred Ladd 23. Anime Today: Where It Is, Where It's Heading Anime: Where It's Heading Bleach, Inu Yasha, Oban Star- Racers, Trigun Japanese and Korean Meet at the Egyptian How Many Tezukas Work in Seoul? Afterthoughts That Linger Long (...and Will Not Go Away) Full Circle 24. What Hath Tezuka Wrought? Appendix 1: Milestones on the Anime Highway Appendix 2: Ten Most Frequently Asked Questions Index
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