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Channel 4. Stream now. In March 1997, the Cartoon Network in the U.S. introduced a block of programming

unlike anything ever seen before on a

kid's channel. From 4 to 7 each weekday, young viewers could plunk themselves in front of the TV

with a dunkeroo and a sunny D and enjoy three hours of animated action shows from Japan.

Stuff like Dragon Ball Z, Gundam Wing, and Sailor Moon. When Tsunami put anime on TV

in the prime after-school time slot, it was the evolution of a slow, steady climb that saw

anime grow from an underground hobby in North America to a massive multi-million dollar industry,

with all-ages fans, better known as otakus.

I'm Kathy Kinsora, and this is History of the 90s, a podcast about a decade that changed the world.

On this episode, we're taking you back to a golden age of anime.

The 90s anime boom in North America actually began in 1989. That's when the cyberpunk classic Akira landed in the United States at the biograph

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