Thread:Hitsuji Mamoru/@comment-28818979-20170315110813/@comment-4802891-20170410192445

Yeah, in Europe we weren't that exposed to Japanese media... we had some of course, since the 80s actually, but they were heavily censored and altered (at least in France it was the case... Ranma Vincent & Nicky Larson... Never forget), or straight up marketed as adult material (granted, in the 80s, we had stuff like Akira and Shin Angel... not really kid-friendly). We never had Ultraman, and a really small selection of Super Sentai through the Power Rangers franchise (except for Bioman and Jetman in the 80s-early 90s).

In Europe, most people Japanese culture expansion took its flight during the 2000s, with very easy access to Internet and all that jazz. We were late to the punch.