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Admit it. You watched "Voltron" when you were a kid. And you loved it every bit as much...
...According to Andrew Huang, president of the Harvard Anime Society, the current craze that we're witnessing had humble beginnings. "Many people who had seen 'Robotech' or 'Voltron' as kids found out where it had come from, and that there was more of it," Huang explained. "This was the core of the fan base for a long while. In more recent times, as word got out and these fans introduced their hobby to non-fan friends, anime started to spread more and more into the mainstream...
...Since the early days of "Robotech" and "Voltron", the range of Japanese titles available in the U.S. has become increasingly diverse. In fact, one of the most intruiging things about anime is that it defies generalization. "I wouldn't call anime a genre, because it is so versatile, and its versatility is completely exercised by Japanese animators," Huang said. "In the broad picture, the only thing completely in common is that it's animated, and it's by Japanese people...
...Doug Muller '00).... Then we all lived together in a house last summer in Allston, and played shows in our basement. It was all very Real World. Then John went to England for a semester and Adams (who we also knew through WHRB) took his place. Then all the Voltron lions were in place...
...look like souped-up versions of previous hits. Convertible robots, the surprise success of 1984, are back in droves. Tonka's GoBots, which reached sales of nearly $100 million last year, and Hasbro's Transformers, which brought in $114 million, have been challenged this year by two riveted rivals, Voltron and MASK. Produced by Cincinnati's Kenner Products, MASK is a line of seven ordinary-looking vehicles that bristle with hidden weapons. Rhino Rig, the flagship, converts from a common truck into a fearsome fighting machine...