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*** Actually ''Eva'' was first aired in the US by KTEH, a ''[[PBS]] affiliate'' in California uncensored in Japanese!
* The pilot anime for [[Adult Swim]] was ''[[Cowboy Bebop]]'', a series great for getting people interested in the medium.
* One of the first well-dubbed series imported into the United States was ''[[Ranma ½|[[Ranma ½]]''.
** Having a good dub helped, but the manga was a breakout hit too. Pretty much any [[Rumiko Takahashi]] series functions as a gateway series, thanks to her impeccable skills of characterization that transcend cultural boundaries. Just look at how many people in more recent years got hooked on anime after watching ''[[Inuyasha]]'' on [[Adult Swim]].
* The films of ''[[Studio Ghibli]]''.