<P> The 1960s brought anime to television and in America . The first anime film to be broadcast was Three Tales in 1960 . The following year saw the premiere of Japan 's first animated television series , Instant History , although it did not consist entirely of animation . Osamu Tezuka 's Tetsuwan Atom ( Astro Boy ) is often miscredited as the first anime television series , premiering on January 1 , 1963 . Astro Boy was highly influential to other anime in the 1960s , and was followed by a large number of anime about robots or space . </P>
<P> The 1960s brought anime to television and in America . The first anime film to be broadcast was Three Tales in 1960 . The following year saw the premiere of Japan 's first animated television series , Instant History , although it did not consist entirely of animation . Osamu Tezuka 's Tetsuwan Atom ( Astro Boy ) is often miscredited as the first anime television series , premiering on January 1 , 1963 . Astro Boy was highly influential to other anime in the 1960s , and was followed by a large number of anime about robots or space . </P>
when did anime become popular in the west
when did anime become popular in the west
The 1960s
The 1960s