“Thunder Boy Pikkari B.” (1967)
The main premise of this obscure anime comedy series involves a boy living in a thunder cloud, found by an average schoolboy and adopted into his home.
Category Archives: LOST PLANET ANIME
Cereal Commercials from Japan
I’ve written about Japanese anime commercials in the past, but I never really looked into their cereal commercials. Here are some various advertising spots selling cereal sold in that country.
More Terrytoons in CinemaScope
Most existent versions of these cartoons were panned-and-scanned for television airings, so I took upon myself to find as many wide-format prints on film as possible – the only way to view these cartoons the proper way.
Lost Early Anime: “Three Tales” (1960)
Today we look at “Three Tales”, a 30-minute anthology special from 1960 – long thought to be the first anime made for television – a fascinating use of limited animation and stylized graphics.
Obscure Classic Anime: “Umeboshi Denka” (1969)
One of those shows you didn’t know existed. “Denka” was the last of the 1960s Fujiko Fujio series, and it was the least successful of them all. Here’s what it was all about.
Japanese Animated Commercials – Part 6
Here’s another post covering those wacky Japanese animated commercials. So innocent, so cute, so bizarre!
Japanese Animated Commercials – Part 5
Today we take another look at several more wacky and stylish (and in one case, politically incorrect) Japanese anime commercials!
“The Fantastic Funnies” (1980)
In 1980, CBS aired a one-hour special called “The Fantastic Funnies”, produced by Lee Mendelson in association with the National Cartoonists Society. Over a dozen cartoonists were interviewed, talking about their work.
American Cartoon References in Japanese Cartoons
Japanese animation really owes it to American cartoons for how they developed their techniques. Many of the early cartoonists there relied on the likes of Disney and Fleischer, which were…
Top 5 Anime Openings
There’s one thing that’s always there in most TV shows, the theme song. They’re there to get us hyped for the show, setting the mood for what’s about to come….
