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Spacetoon (Arabic: سبيستون‎ or سبيس تون) is a pan–Arab free–to–air television channel that specializes in animation and children programs mainly from Japan. It began broadcasting on 15 March 2000 and it is headquartered in Dubai, UAE with offices in Riyadh. The channel targets children from 4 and up and is for the family. Its late night block Space Power is targeted at teenagers and young adults.

Spacetoon is closely affiliated with Syria-based dubbing company Venus Centre. Spacetoon is broadcast in 30 countries, and has an audience of over 500 million viewers, witch make it one the main channel to distribute anime in the MENA region.
Source: https://spacetoon.fandom.com/wiki/Spacetoon_Arabic
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_programs_broadcast_by_Spacetoon

this list is not complete, I only added series that are more remembered.

These classic Nippon Animation series were usually adaptations of well-known literature by non-Japanese authors. Many ran for exactly one year as part of the well-known family-friendly program "World Masterpiece Theater".

These classic series aired on Nickelodeon back in the 80s and 90s.

Before the network began focusing on creating its own in-house animation in the 90s, it relied heavily on foreign programming. In addition to Japanese content, Nickelodeon also purchased airing rights to a number of European shows, such as the fondly-remembered Spanish series "The World of David the Gnome" and the French-produced "Spartakus and the Sun Beneath the Sea". The network's interest in purchasing foreign animation eventually fizzled out after the "Nicktoons" brand's rise in popularity.

Anime either based on, heavily influenced by or drawing key aspects from folklore. Folklore encompasses the traditional beliefs, customs, and stories of a community, people or culture passed down through the generations by word of mouth and later often recorded in written form.

While the majority of works listed in this club have their origins in East Asian folklore (for obvious reasons) also included are examples of folklore ranging from portrayals of the mythology of Ancient Greece, stories featuring local spirits, legendary folk heroes, adaptions of Brothers Grimm fairy tales and narratives featuring the Gods of the Norse pantheon as characters. Modernised interpretations and retellings have been largely excluded.

As MAL currently sadly only allows a max of 50 entries on interests stacks this list prioritises the stand out and most high quality examples of folkloric anime. For a more comprehensive list which also includes manga, I direct you to my accompanying folklore club of the same name.

Anime that aired in Britain on TV. Does not include streaming, home release, etc. Some air dates are included.


My source for some of these is through word of mouth or archived forum posts so if there are any inaccuracies I apologize. As a rule of thumb if an air date is included it means the show definitely aired.

Welcome to my Obscurity series, which I hope will help you delve deeper into the depths of anime, particularly the classics.

The criteria here is simple: Anime released in 2001 or earlier, with under 35,000 MAL Members, and which I've rated a 7 or higher.

I'm also not including anything that I've already included on my Good Stuff list: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/9517

It is perhaps worth noting that I rate things entirely on gut feeling. It's just, "I like that, that was good, it gets a 7.", that's the whole process. I can also find enjoyment in just about anything and there's very little that bothers me.

Ascend: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/9834
Descend: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/9615

Tags: Old, Obscure, Oldtaku, Retro, Underrated, Hidden Gems

(70s): https://myanimelist.net/stacks/13206

Anime with a listed source as other on MyAnimeList.

This list might be particularly useful to people doing the yearly anime watching challenge.

For franchises, only one entry is included - assume that any sequels/spin-offs have the same source.