because when i was a kid we had a channel in d.c. (channel 20) and i remember a show called 'kmba, the white lion'. i would watch before i left for school. it was like nothing i had ever seen; the morning lineup had tom/jerry, then bugs, etc. i was fascinated with the artwork, (as i was a self proclaimed artist ) and the way it had been 'dubbed' (the saturday lineup featured 'johnny socko', 'ultraman', and the various kung~fu movies, which was my introduction to dubbing.)
until one afternoon after school, the lineup changed. 'speed racer' was added. man. i was hooked. that's when i started looking for this 'style'
and the sources were limited. then 'voltron', happened. and that's all that she wrote. i have been hooked since.