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With [this question](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/22431/what-
were-the-first-official-english-translated-anime-and-manga) and [this
question](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/3408/what-is-the-first-
ever-produced-anime-and-manga) both receiving some attention recently, it made
me think - which anime was the first to receive a dub?

Some of the first anime available in western countries such as [Astro
Boy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astro_Boy) had dubs produced in the 1960's
as stated in the linked wikipedia article, but which show was the original one
to have an officially produced English dub?


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Which was the first anime to receive a English dub?


According to
[Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_anime_in_the_United_States#1960s),
the earliest anime to air dubbed in English is [_Tetsujin
28-go_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetsujin_28-go) (known in English as
_Gigantor_ ), which started airing October 20th, 1963 in Japan on Fuji TV and
then the dub [started airing in 1964 in the United States on WPIX New
York](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigantor) and, according to page 319 of
_Watching Anime, Reading Manga: 25 Years of Essays and Reviews_ by Fred
Patten, was distributed by Trans-Lux Corporation. Since the English dub was so
heavily re-written, [13 of the English episodes were dubbed back into
Japanese](https://books.google.co.jp/books?id=VWE79MHm1JoC&pg=PA320&lpg=PA320&dq=anime%20history%20gigantor&source=bl&ots=ctZzxldxvc&sig=OegmbEbIyjiRWGy8P6I84fBl9V8&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CCIQ6AEwATgKahUKEwja9pHftpDGAhXE36YKHRJ7AF4#v=onepage&q=gigantor&f=false)
and aired in Japan from September 1st, 1965 through May, 1966 as if they were
a reboot or sequel. It was subsequently broadcast in Australia and New
Zealand.

According to [Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs Manga, Animation, Games, and
Media Art Information Bureau's _Japanese Animation Guide: The History of Robot
Anime_](http://mediag.jp/project/project/images/JapaneseAnimationGuide.pdf),
_Tetsujin 28-go_ is considered "the ancestor of all giant robot anime shows."
The anime was black and white, and a radio drama and a live-action series had
been adapted from the manga previously.

![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/iTc5c.jpg) ![enter
image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/tBg1G.jpg)

Whether the dub was recorded first or not is unknown, as four TV anime were
dubbed into English and started airing overseas in 1965 (in other words, they
could possibly have been voice recording at the same time). These are
[_Tetsuwan Atom_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astro_Boy) (known in English
as _Astro Boy_ ), [_Jungle
Taitei_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimba_the_White_Lion#Anime) (known in
English as _Kimba the White Lion_ ), [_Wonder
3_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Amazing_3) (known in English as _The
Amazing 3_ ), and [_8
Man_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8_Man#The_US_version) (known in English as
_8th Man_ ): 3 out of 4 being from the "god of manga" [Tezuka
Osamu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osamu_Tezuka).


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