Manga / Anime

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I expect this accounts for my undying affection for all things manga and anime as an adult.<br> <br> <img src="images/atom.gif" width="100" height="88" align="right" alt="Tetsuwan Atom" border="0">Kimba was the American dubbed version of Osamu Tezuka's Jungle Emperor (created 1965-66). Tezuka also created a number of other well-known manga and anime, such as <a href="astroboy.html">Astroboy</a> (aka <i>Tetsuwan Atom</i>, created 1963). I've compiled a short and incomplete profile of <a href="tezuka.html">Osamu Tezuka, "the father of manga"</a>. <h2>Current favorite manga/anime</h2> Revolutionary Girl Utena - Chiho Saito, Be-Papas<br> Inuyasha - Rumiko Takahashi<br> Osamu Tezuka's Metropolis<br> Battle Angel Alita: Last Orders - Yukito Kishiroi<br> Serial Experiments Lain<br> Steam Detectives - Kia Asamiya<br> Dragonball (not Z) - Akira Toriyama<br> anything Hayao Miyazaki<br> Shonen Jump (English version, by <a href="http://www.viz.com/" target="_blank">Viz</a>) including <a href="http://www.narutoguide.com/" target="_blank">Naruto</a> (Masashi Kishimoto), Sandland (Akira Toriyama), Shamen King (Hiroyuki Takei)<br> <br> <a href="other_cartoons.html">Other (obscure) anime from my childhood</a><br> <h2>More links</h2> <p><a href="http://www.alphalink.com.au/~roglen/" target="_blank">Glen Johnson's 60s Anime</a><br> <a href="http://www.absoluteanime.com/_index/ustv-name.htm" target="_blank">Absolute Anime - Anime on TV</a><br> <a href="http://directory.google.com/Top/Arts/Comics/Manga/Genres/Sh%C3%B4nen/" target="_blank">Google Directory - Arts > Comics > Manga > Genres > Shônen</a></p> <p>Also, check out the manga/anime links in my <a href="../cool/index2.html" target="main">cool links section</a>.</p> </td> </tr> </table> </td> <td background="../images/dot_ltgreen.gif" bgcolor="#558B58" width="1"><img src="../images/dot.gif" width="1" height="1"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3" background="../images/dot_ltgreen.gif" bgcolor="#558B58"><img src="../images/dot.gif" width="1" height="1"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="5" bgcolor="#955EA0" background="../images/dot_purple.gif"><img src="../images/dot.gif" width="2" height="2"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="7" bgcolor="#004701" background="../images/dot_dkgreen.gif"><img src="../images/dot.gif" width="1" height="1"></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> <br clear=all> <center> <a class=dirlinks href="../index.html">home</a> | <a class=dirlinks href="../myself">myself</a> | <a class=dirlinks href="../family">family</a> | <a class=dirlinks href="../music">music</a> | <a class=dirlinks href="../food">food</a> | <a class=dirlinks href="../manga">manga/anime</a> | <a class=dirlinks href="../tv">tv</a> | <a class=dirlinks href="../web_design">web design</a> | <a class=dirlinks href="../roleplay">roleplaying</a> | <a class=dirlinks href="../cool">cool links</a> </center>