Lost 60's anime or Japanese produced cartoon?
Mar 10, 2023 22:54:25 GMT
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Post by aeonicbutterfly on Mar 10, 2023 22:54:25 GMT
Quick post, but a simple one.
Growing up, watching Sailor Moon when it first aired in the early 90's, my mom would tell us how she knew it was Japanese because of the pretty eyes. She'd also tell us that she used to watch similar cartoons when she was younger.
She'd tell us about how she'd come home from school and watch Speed Racer, but that Sailor Moon reminded her of another cartoon that aired with it. She said it was about fairytales. I'd assume western ones, as she didn't make a distinction and she specifically called them fairytales.
She also moved around a lot, so we have a very definite timeline of when and where she watched it-- in the Arizona metropolitan area in the late 60's, when Speed Runner was first syndicated.
Any later and she's too old to be watching cartoons, but any younger and it'd be too early for Speed Racer in the US. I know about World Masterpiece Theater, who received an English dub in 73, but by that point my mom would've been an adult.
It's entirely possible it was produced in Japan for an international audience, but I'm not sure about that.
It's been a personal mystery of ours all our life, and I'd like help finding answers.
I've previously posted about it to Reddit's Tip of my Tongue, but didn't receive any correct answers, which is why I'm thinking it might've been something that fell to the wayside.
More info in this follow up post.
Growing up, watching Sailor Moon when it first aired in the early 90's, my mom would tell us how she knew it was Japanese because of the pretty eyes. She'd also tell us that she used to watch similar cartoons when she was younger.
She'd tell us about how she'd come home from school and watch Speed Racer, but that Sailor Moon reminded her of another cartoon that aired with it. She said it was about fairytales. I'd assume western ones, as she didn't make a distinction and she specifically called them fairytales.
She also moved around a lot, so we have a very definite timeline of when and where she watched it-- in the Arizona metropolitan area in the late 60's, when Speed Runner was first syndicated.
Any later and she's too old to be watching cartoons, but any younger and it'd be too early for Speed Racer in the US. I know about World Masterpiece Theater, who received an English dub in 73, but by that point my mom would've been an adult.
It's entirely possible it was produced in Japan for an international audience, but I'm not sure about that.
It's been a personal mystery of ours all our life, and I'd like help finding answers.
I've previously posted about it to Reddit's Tip of my Tongue, but didn't receive any correct answers, which is why I'm thinking it might've been something that fell to the wayside.
More info in this follow up post.
