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Which anime (plural, because, well, plural for anime is anime, not animes) are popular in Japan, but not where baka gaijins live?

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Sep 1, 2023 4:25 PM
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I think:

Precure
Bang Dream
Love Live
Doraemon
Detective Conan... Not sure, it has its fans, but it just doesn't seem as popular as in Japan.

What else?
Sep 1, 2023 4:41 PM
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Sazae-san, Doraemon, Ninja Hattori-kun, Anpanman, Nintama Rantarou, Gundam (kind of popular in the west, but basically the Star Wars of Japan), Shimajirou

Sep 1, 2023 5:10 PM
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Anpanman, Sazae-san, Kimba, Toriko, Gate and Yokai Watch are staples in Japan but hardly known outside.

Also Doraemon is actually popular in Western Europe and especially South East Asia.

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Sep 1, 2023 7:54 PM
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Anpanman, Sazae-san, Kimba, Toriko, Gate and Yokai Watch are staples in Japan but hardly known outside.

Also Doraemon is actually popular in Western Europe and especially South East Asia.

I have heard that Jungle Emperor and many of Tezuka's other manga were popular in Japan. The Three-Eyed One was among his most popular at the time of its serialization, yet it still has no English translation! I don't know where else they might be popular, but they're certainly not popular where I grew up. Astro Boy is the only one of Tezuka's works I had heard of before I began watching anime as an adult.

GeGeGe no Kitaro is another anime that might not be popular outside Japan.
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Sep 1, 2023 8:08 PM
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Symphogear is a very popular series in Japan, no wonder it had 5 seasons.

Sep 1, 2023 8:20 PM
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Tiger and Bunny is super popular in Japan but not in the west.
Sep 1, 2023 8:24 PM
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Probably Saki, Mahjong is not as popular in western countries.
Sep 1, 2023 8:33 PM
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I have heard that Jungle Emperor and many of Tezuka's other manga were popular in Japan. The Three-Eyed One was among his most popular at the time of its serialization, yet it still has no English translation! I don't know where else they might be popular, but they're certainly not popular where I grew up. Astro Boy is the only one of Tezuka's works I had heard of before I began watching anime as an adult.

GeGeGe no Kitaro is another anime that might not be popular outside Japan.
@Lucifrost I looked for some information, and as for the Three Eyed One, there is no translation in Spanish for that work nor dub for the anime in either Castillian or Latin American dub. However, Kimba was sorta popular here and I remember watching it as a kid.

I think that we could say that many Tezuka's works are not known outside Japan.

Ah, thanks for reminding me of Gegege no Kitarou, to be honest I didn't know that franchise till VERY recently and the lots of reboots and spinoffs it has.

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Sep 1, 2023 8:43 PM
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Sazae-san was the first anime that came to my mind. Maybe Anpanman as well.
Sep 1, 2023 8:47 PM

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@Lucifrost I looked for some information, and as for the Three Eyed One, there is no translation in Spanish for that work nor dub for the anime in either Castillian or Latin American dub. However, Kimba was sorta popular here and I remember watching it as a kid.

I think that we could say that many Tezuka's works are not known outside Japan.

Ah, thanks for reminding me of Gegege no Kitarou, to be honest I didn't know that franchise till VERY recently and the lots of reboots and spinoffs it has.
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However, Kimba was sorta popular here and I remember watching it as a kid.

Oh, so is he also called Kimba in Spanish? Only some versions call him Kimba in English, most notably the 1965 anime. The 1989 anime uses Kimba but was never completely dubbed. The 1966 and 1997 anime use Leo, his Japanese name. How is it where you live? Do the Spanish dubs of these anime all use the same name as their English versions?
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Sep 1, 2023 9:00 PM

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eblf2013 said:
However, Kimba was sorta popular here and I remember watching it as a kid.

Oh, so is he also called Kimba in Spanish? Only some versions call him Kimba in English, most notably the 1965 anime. The 1989 anime uses Kimba but was never completely dubbed. The 1966 and 1997 anime use Leo, his Japanese name. How is it where you live? Do the Spanish dubs of these anime all use the same name as their English versions?
Most iterations of Kimba call it like that, often with the subtitle Kimba el león blanco (Kimba the white lion). According to a dubbing wiki, only the 1967 iteration had a different title, one called Leo, el león (Leo the Lion) and the redub called El Emperador de la Jungla (The Jungle Emperor).

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Sep 1, 2023 9:48 PM

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Is the protagonist of El Emperador de la Jungla called "Leo?" You called it a redub, but which anime is it a redub of? I find it fascinating that any version of Jungle Emperor was popular enough to be dubbed more than once for your region. Here in America, not even Astro Boy is popular enough to get a redub!
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Sep 1, 2023 9:51 PM

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I have to agree with PreCure, Love Live, BanG Dream, and Symphogear.

Sep 1, 2023 9:56 PM
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Both Ooku and My Dressup Darling seem to be more popular in Japan. People also keep saying that about Bungou Stray Dogs, but I'm no longer sure, because this season noone seems to watch it.
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@eblf2013
Is the protagonist of El Emperador de la Jungla called "Leo?" You called it a redub, but which anime is it a redub of? I find it fascinating that any version of Jungle Emperor was popular enough to be dubbed more than once for your region. Here in America, not even Astro Boy is popular enough to get a redub!
@Lucifrost The 1965-66 had two redubs and the 66-67 had one. And he is called Kimba or Leo depending on the iteration.

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