Astro Boy and Anime Come to the Americas: An Insider's View of the Birth of a Pop Culture Phenomenon

by Harvey Deneroff and Fred Ladd

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786438665
• ISBN13: 9780786438662
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher