What is interesting is how things have changed since my childhood. My older brothers watched 'Speed Racer.' I loved ''Battle of the Planets' 'Force Five' and 'Starblazers,' all of which were edited, rewritten and retitled for American audiences, erasing all traces of their Japanese orgins. Now, with most shows, there is far less westernization. Especially with the names.
I was pretty run-of-the-mill with standard Saturday morning fare of the '70s, but enjoyed Star Trek, UFO, and Space 1999 in the evening; nothing Japanese until the early '80s. Now popular shows in my house are Full Metal Alchemist, GIS: Stand Alone Complex, Samurai Champloo, S-CRYED, Pokemon, Miyazaki films, and Bo-bo-bo-bo Bo Bo-bo-bo (for laughs).