I think I became aware at some point that Tezuka-san had been incredibly prolific, but since "Kimba the White Lion" was the only one that aired on any Boston-area stations after we moved to New England, I never saw any of the others that had been syndicated to US broadcasters.
Over the years I connected more and more dots and gradually became increasingly aware of how extensive his career had been. I somehow ended up with a Japanese girlfriend a couple of years ago (we met accidentally when she was visiting Boston), and have been over to Japan three times in the last year-and-a-half to visit her (she's also come over here once). I was struck by how popular Tezuka-san's work still is over there, and by how much of it is available - DVDs, books, new movies and TV shows being created based on what he did, and so on. My girlfriend's cousin and his wife wanted to name their kid either "Yamato" or "Atomu," but both sets of parents talked them out of it (the kid ended up being called Mirai).
Anyway, I just thought I'd introduce myself. Happy to be here!
Almost forgot! These are the original Japanese intros for a number of his shows - enjoy (man, I love YouTube...)!
