>>48608947I'm a boomer.
The gen 1 box still gives me this uncanny alien feeling.
Because back then you were used to the overly friendly-looking cartoons of old time used as tools to innocently teach friendly moral lessons, and then you're suddenly faced with these nearly hostile looking creatures with sharp claws and pointy eyes.
The first signs perceived of the cultural shock of the Japanese and how it differed from the western.
It's an unique feeling people won't experience given how common and sanitized Japanese medium has become.