It's topics like this I would usually be tempted to write a 5 page essay on... but I won't go that far.
My favorite anime's always gonna be Ronin Warriors (Yoroiden Samurai Troopers). When it aired in the summer of '95 early in the afternoon, I just didn't give a fuck what came on afterward... not even on FOX. That anime successfully compelled me to care about the genre enough to spark a curiosity to see it in its purest form. At the same time, the story was quite simple enough to draw me in while not feeling overly complex. It was also interesting that while the content surrounding the anime got dumbed down, it retained its original music when it was dubbed, which was truly a rarity at the time for most anime that get "compromised".
Aside from the anime itself (I'd personally prefer a remake) and making for a potentially interesting crossover with Sailor Moon, it also spawned my mutual respect for a handful of voice actors from the Ocean Group - Matt Hill, Michael Donovan, Scott McNeil, Ward Perry, David Kaye, Kathleen Barr, Saffron Henderson, Janyse Jaud, Paul Dobson, Bryan Drummond, etc. - who would further motivate my own interest in voice acting through many other works, such as Ranma 1/2, Key the Metal Idol, Gundam Wing, Darkstalkers, and above all, Galaxy Express 999. It's for these reasons that particular anime will always hold a special place in my heart personally.
As far as cartoons go, I'm listing those. Most of you old-timers know most of 'em, and expressed your memories well enough:
Thundercats
C.O.P.S.
Rocko's Modern Life
Garfield and Friends
Comic Strip
Silverhawks
Transformers
Gargoyles
M.A.S.K.
The New Archies
Inspector Gadget
Denver the Last Dinosaur
Batman TAS
X-Men
S.W.A.T. Kats
Galaxy Rangers
James Bond Jr.
Pirates of Dark Water
G.I. Joe
Sorry for the wall of text, but it's subjects like this that get me starry-eyed and in a ranting mood.
