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As far as overlooked Gems easy Princess Tutu
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q262/Dagon123/princess_tutu_260_1024.jpg " /> You remind me of the babe, What babe? Babe with the powerAt a glance it looks like a really shoujo-esque magical girl show with no substance but dancing, but after watching it, not only was I completely in love with it, it became one of my favorite shows BECAUSE of the plot, the dub is fantastic, and the music even better, completely overlooked because of what people see on the cover
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mitsuki lover wrote:
I’m a Tessa fanboy myself.
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You know Vision of Escaflowne and Fushigi Yuugi are hugely popular. Fushigi Yuugi was very influental, too. Mermaid Saga = Mermaid’s Forest /Scar is older. Any Rumiko Takahashi is popular anyway… They fit the classic thread more than here, although, Escaflowne imho is not really classic. I guess I will recommend Mamono Hunter Yohko.
There’s an old and good one I just can’t recall the name now…
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shades of blue wrote:
Also being considered influential really doesn’t mean a damn thing, when we’re talking about the popularity of a product outside Japan.Depends on your definition of influential, because a shows “influence” is extremely broad, on the one hand yes its success can gauge how a number of business decisions may be made, but those decisions can be affected by how said show does in other regions, also its influence, largely by its popularity, can influence people to do a number of things, and the larger its influence the more it touches, and in the late 90’s, I don’t know a webring I went on that didn’t have Fushigi Yugi somewhere on it, so yes you can make that statement, but it wouldn’t be right, because you’re largely ignoring the other half of what it is and using that tired argument.
As far as shows that should be more popular?
Mononoke, really unique art style, great storytelling
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Nobuyuki wrote:
Dagon123 wrote:it doesn’t just automatically become uniquely Korean because they are Korean.
Unless of course, it’s actually Korean.😉 Yea I meant in the context of Korean’s being the cheap labor part for everyone in the world who makes animation, just because they work on it, doesn’t mean its Korean, not in that Koreans can’t have they’re own unique animation, I know they do, lol I did laugh pretty hard when I saw this
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[BBvideo 425,350] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2yKFMPgXmA I am so glad to see this come out again!
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chucklocker wrote:Soundmonkey44 wrote:
I personally think Case Closed/Detective Conan & Lupin III deserve more love in the states, both great series that got pretty rough treatment stateside.
I love Lupin III! I haven’t seen Case Closed or Detective Conan though. Are they similar to Lupin II?
Case Closed is Detective Conan’s U.S. Title, it came out back when companies still liked to change names
. But ahh yeah, both Conan & Lupin III were/are made by TMS. Detective Conan AKA Case Closed here in the states is about a teenage detective that gets drugged while following some shady men, but instead of the drug killing him it shrinks hi down to the size of a kid, so basically, we have a series about a little kid solving murders, arson, etc. Which is pretty fun overall imo. Sadly Funimation couldn’t get the anime to work here so they only dubbed about 1/6th of it and 6 out of 15 movies. Thankfully VIZ has had better luck with the manga and Volumes 1-43 are available stateside and a new volume comes out quarterly!
But yeah, its a fun series, there was even a special not to long ago where Conan & Lupin III meet one another, sadly it has never been brought stateside… dag nab it Funi…let go of Conan’s license already so Discotek can save it like they did with Lupin III!!!!
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One show that I’ve loved that from the beginning that never really got a chance was Tweeny Witches.
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q262/Dagon123/631595120073.jpg " /> Now see already we have a problem, just say that name to yourself, you’re probably already not excited, and the japanese name wasn’t much better ‘Mahou Shoujotai Arusu” Or ‘Magical Girl Squad Arusu” which, once you see the show, is the farthest thing from what your mind envisions when you say magical girl.
Plus the show was picked up by Media Blasters, and the best they could name it was “Tweeny Witches”? (Why not Steampunk Witches?, or something more Tim Burton) but this was far and wide one of those rare home run dubs they made, as not only did it have great talent backing it (Arusu is the same girl who played Sakuya, lol) but their were quite a few voices from talent outside of anime (which was a pleasant, surprise).
From design, to characters, everything is strong and unique and I’d recommend it to anyone who wants a different taste of Magical Girl.
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I will agree that Slayers is fairly popular all things considering (I’ve very familiar with it, despite me not being a very accomplished otaku and it never being on Toonami, and now it’s on outlets like netflix) but I totally agree with Makoto in that it is a hugely influential series to say the least, in Japan and abroad, in different mediums, and even amongst fellow anime creators/artists (now what DID we do with that Tenchi/Slayers crossover pic?). Any positive recognition it gets, it deserves. To contribute, one series that I’ve just fairly become acquainted with is popular in Japan (so I hear) but not as much here stateside save for those of us “in the loop” about anime (this is likely because there is no official English dub yet).
I’m talkin’ about…
http://i1103.photobucket.com/albums/g463/wwwwhhhhoooo/kaiji_zps50d91a9b.jpg " /> Kaiji!
I’m not going to give away too much, but the premise involves a young delinquent fighting his way out of his own self-dug pit of debt and overcoming a
lotof external obstacles and inner turmoil along the way. It’s not very old (2007) but imo it will likely go down as a classic. Its messages are very topical and relevant to modern youth culture (in Japan, here and elsewhere) but are also timeless. I can’t recommend it enough. If I’m wrong about this not being very popular outside Japan, and I’m the only one who didn’t hear about this anime sooner, I’d be all the happier. This is one of those things that needs to be experienced by everyone.
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Makoto wrote:
One of the few good things to come out of Central Park Media/US Manga Corps (another being, of course, ‘Photon’)
Hey hey hey, lets not forget Lodoss War shall we? :Tenchismile:
But yea Slayers is a pretty big franchise as far as cult following goes and influence, I knew a guy once who was really hardcore into Slayers.
wwwwhhhhoooo wrote:
http://i1103.photobucket.com/albums/g463/wwwwhhhhoooo/kaiji_zps50d91a9b.jpg " /> Kaiji!
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I love the Lodoss War OVA.It’s what changed my mind about Yamagauchi Kappei.Initially I hadn’t thought much of him as an actor when I first watched Inuyasha subbed,but his role as Etoh in Record of Lodoss War forced me to change that opinion.He was also in another rather underrated(at least in North America)
series:Wedding Peach.Once you get past the oepning episodes and especially toward the second season
of Wedding Peach it just gets better and better.Really by the end it’s Romeo and Juliette type of show.
I don’t know if either Ikki-tousen or Blassreiter fit the criteria for this thread or not,not knowing how popular they are,but if you haven’t gotten around to seeing either of them you should.
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Pretear is another series that I think doesn’t get as much attention as it ought to.One of the best Magic Girl series of all time.Horie Yui makes a great villianness.
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As I said I plan on getting season 1 next month and also thinking of season 2 and the OVAs in May. I think the two shows that come closest to Kaleido Star are Full Moon and Fancy Lala(which is yet another one of the shows that didn’t get the love it deserved).I’m just happy it got a rescue by Funi.
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Ok, so it’s not technically a series, but bear with me! 
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" /> Perhaps the most overlooked of all the dubbed Ghibli movies, Whisper of the Heart is an incredibly well written and emotional film! As a massive fan of Ghibli/Miyazaki’s epic sci-fi/fantasy movies, I approached this movie with a little trepidation the first time I watched it, but I was absolutely blown away by the depth of the characters! The main characters, Shuzuku and Seiji, both dream of becoming artists, Shuzuku an author and Seiji a violin maker, and they eventually develop an amazing relationship that goes beyond mere friendship or romantic attraction. Their struggles to find their path in life, and their close bond really resonated with me, and I was totally absorbed into their story. I highly recommend this movie to anyone who appreciates excellent and accurate portrayals of the traumas and triumphs of young romance and dreams. The movie was directed by Yoshifumi Kondo, who was apparently being groomed to eventually replace Miyazaki as Studio Ghibli’s creative center before he tragically died shortly after the completion of this movie. I can only imagine how things might have developed differently had this young genius had the chance to develop, but I think we have truly missed out. Anyway, we still have his one and only movie, and what a movie it is! Do yourselves a favor and the next time you feel in the mood for a Ghibli marathon (as I often do!) try out Whisper of the Heart! You won’t be disappointed!
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