#she'll always be my English dub Astro and I grew up with her Kimba

[runawaycarouselhorse]

Billie Lou Watt (60's voice actor for Astro Boy and Kimba) reflecting on meeting Osamu Tezuka:

Dr. Tezuka came to New York once, to the studios, and he was very pleased. He spoke almost no English and I spoke absolutely no Japanese, so please don't expect me to recall any conversations we might have had. (Laughs) It seems when they saw the dubs back in Japan they were very happy. Actually, we were told they flipped! I was very taken with the man. He was soft-spoken and very stately. He was a doctor and loved all living things. I found out that when he did Kimba he went to Africa to research the animals. This gave me a longing to go to Africa. When my friends found out that I wanted to go on a picture safari of Africa they wanted to join me. But, one by one, they backed out. So I went myself. I loved it. I saw the Serengeti, Kenya... I saw all the beauty of Africa. They have white lions there for real. Unfortunately, they are in South Africa, and I refused to aid in their tourism for obvious reasons. But now that things are changing, I may go and see the lions. Tezuka imbued me with the desire to go to Africa.