@MyHero 3 January 2021 more from that month

Triviamoto 2.0!!! What was the first anime in America? Answer: Astro Boy In 1960 Astro Boy was the first anime to be introduced to America by a man named Fred Ladd, who was just a producer at the time. Ladd, however, is the one to be credited for the introduction of anime to the states altogether, and not just for Astro Boy.