First Anime were three items, Astro Boy, Prince Planet (Planet Boy Papi) and Marine Boy (Undersea Boy Marine) - they began being broadcast here in the states around the late '60's early '70's. Marine Boy was particularly bishi for a boy, and it featured a mermaid and a dolphin.
First manga is harder - if you're talking Japanese manga then I would ...... 3 reply
I have several 'pet peeves' concerning Yaoi tropes, but I guess my biggest are the rape = love tropes, and the seeming inability for otherwise rational adults to communicate with each other. I understand that there are cultural differences in Japan vs. the USA, as an example, in terms of communication style (not wanting to offend, not wishing to 'i...... 3 reply
