I was curious to see what were other peoples first exposure to anime. Not just the first they ever saw, but the first that made such an impact that they knew they'd ALWAYS be a fan- especially of that series.
For me it was a program called "FORCE FIVE". This was a show on HBO (in NYC anyway) that aired around '81 or '82. It was English dubbed episodes of what was then collectively called "Shogun Warriors": Dangaurd Ace, Grandizer, Gaiking and Starvengers (renamed Spaceketeers). I was hooked as soon as I saw it, running home after school to catch it with my friends, covering my notebooks in doodles of them, to buying the comics and toys, to dressing like them on Halloween (if any of you older guys remember the old Ben Cooper costumes). I still collect Super Robot stuff to this day.
For me it was a program called "FORCE FIVE". This was a show on HBO (in NYC anyway) that aired around '81 or '82. It was English dubbed episodes of what was then collectively called "Shogun Warriors": Dangaurd Ace, Grandizer, Gaiking and Starvengers (renamed Spaceketeers). I was hooked as soon as I saw it, running home after school to catch it with my friends, covering my notebooks in doodles of them, to buying the comics and toys, to dressing like them on Halloween (if any of you older guys remember the old Ben Cooper costumes). I still collect Super Robot stuff to this day.