

Instantly, _Pokemon_ 's [team rocket](https://i.stack.imgur.com/KUqY1.jpg)
comes to mind when I think of characters blasting off after losing a battle,
just to become a twinkle in the
sky[tvtropes](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ATwinkleInTheSky).

However, it has become rather popular in lots of shows!

[![Luffy blasting Alvida
Off](https://i.stack.imgur.com/rSuaRm.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/rSuaR.jpg)
[![If you're a man, fly to the heavens and become a
star!](https://i.stack.imgur.com/McU2Em.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/McU2E.jpg)

I'd like to know what was the first anime that featured characters blasting
off and if possible, whether or not the first instance of this was in Anime?


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What was the first anime to have characters blasting off?


From what I understand this trope actually dates all the way back to Greek
mythology. Apparently, Hercules did this to someone.


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