If you were to ask a typical anime fan or mainstream entertainment writer what the first anime to be dubbed and introduced to American audiences was, you'd probably get a prompt response of, "Astroboy!" That's a pretty good guess, actually-- Astroboy hit...read the complete Saiyu-ki (1960) review at Anime Jump
Saiyuki tells the familiar Chinese folk legend of the monk Sanzo Genjo and his overland travels through China. Sanzo is a holy man, one of the few monks chosen to bear a part of the sacred scrolls of Creation; Sanzo is also rather unorthodox, even...read the complete Saiyu-ki (1960) review at Needcoffee.com - DVD Review, Vol. 1