>>114870632>>114870933I think the Lee comparison is most accurate. I know we can throw shade and act like "there's no comparison" but let's be real: operated in a similar era, made a ton of super successful (and plenty of not so successful) characters and tropes, many of which are getting new content in the modern era. Arguably invented/innovated a specific much loved trope. Stan pioneered/popularized the "regular dude" hero, and Nagai gave us the "evangelion ending" (devilman) and mecha with Mazinger (there were a couple robot shows before him, but Mazinger is the first piloted mecha).
