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I saw one of the movies years ago on the Sci-Fi Channel. They used to show anime during prime time as specials in the late 90s. I think it was called Anime Week. The legendary Ralph Bakshi hosted these.

Of the top of my head they showed the following:
Vamipre Hunter D (80s version of course)
Robot Carnival
Project A-Ko
Casshan

It was pretty cool for me as it introduced to me to more anime outside of Akira.

I do remember a show or OVA called Gall Force, but my memory is hazy. I just wanted to ask, I see there is an expanded universe of sorts. Well more films and such. Is that series any good? I always wanted to see what they did with it.

 

[B.K.]

I saw one of the movies years ago on the Sci-Fi Channel. They used to show anime during prime time as specials in the late 90s. I think it was called Anime Week.

Same. They had an annual anime week event and every Saturday morning, they had Saturday Anime. I remember back in 1996 or 97, they made a big deal about having the cable tv premiere of Akira. And one year, they had Apollo Smile host the anime week.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRR027lJ1-s

Scifi was also my first exposure to Tenchi Muyo years before I ever got Cartoon Network and got to watch Tenchi Muyo and Tenchi Universe. Tenchi in Love made a lot more sense years later after getting to watch Universe.

 

[Neo Samus]

Project-A-Ko. Man that brings back memories. Does any streaming service have this?

 

[Jex]

I saw one of the movies years ago on the Sci-Fi Channel. They used to show anime during prime time as specials in the late 90s. I think it was called Anime Week. The legendary Ralph Bakshi hosted these.

Of the top of my head they showed the following:
Vamipre Hunter D (80s version of course)
Robot Carnival
Project A-Ko
Casshan

It was pretty cool for me as it introduced to me to more anime outside of Akira.

I do remember a show or OVA called Gall Force, but my memory is hazy. I just wanted to ask, I see there is an expanded universe of sorts. Well more films and such. Is that series any good? I always wanted to see what they did with it.

Well, the person to ask is Gerald from AWO aka the biggest Gall Force fan around. I remember him reviewing it on AWO here. If send him a message on twitter (https://twitter.com/Gerald_AWO) he'd probably respond!

I seem to recall him saying the other spin-offs aren't great but I can't really remember.