Invasion America may be the show to establish dramatic animation in America. This trend is too important to animation to risk it on one single show. That means that other companies should start producing serious animated shows - now. In fact, some of those shows already exist. The Sci-Fi Channel has run regular anime movies, but those are strictly science fiction.
Japan has many more animated series in the can.
Once the public sees these appetizers, American animation companies could unveil series that reflect American dreams and desires. Anime is all well and good, but we need American shows. Our animation companies must commit to producing those series and pitching them to the networks. It may be scary and a difficult sell, but I think it would be scarier to sell a derivative show like Ultraforce or Sky Surfers in today's kid's market. Some animation fans believe they own this territory, and amuse themselves by sniping at each other on the Internet.