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walw6pK4Alo
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Yeah, you could name hundreds of kid shows from the 70s and 80s that no one remembers because they got no subs. Even if they managed to have some rabid fans, it's a very small group of individuals. I still want to see Hikari no Densetsu and the Kabocha Wine subbed, but it's unlikely unless AnimeSols somehow gets to it (not like they'd be funded, but at least existed subs would be nice.) I picked Urusei Yatsura as well. Ranma's never had anything near the sincerity and playful intellectual humor that UY achieved. Ranma will never have an Only You, never even mind a Beautiful Dreamer. |
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unready
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If you really don't like her stuff and haven't seen the Rumic Theater Anthology, give it a try. They're good stories that are devoid of the Ranma ½ and Urusei Yatsura formula inanity. |
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Lactobacillus yogurti
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I feel TakaRumi is very formulaic in her characters, so I just went with Ranma 1/2.
In Latin America, we watch an anime version of Grimm's Fairy Tales. That's as obscure as you can get down here. |
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No Comment
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This was a great list. Too often when someone lists obscure anime, it's more just under-appreciated things that are still streaming or available in R1 on DVD. And only Hana no Ko Lunlun out of the six is on my 999 title Want To See list, I hadn't even heard of the other 5, which is great because I'm always on the prowl for something forgotten and cool. Admittedly when something gets lost in time to the point where no one has heard of them and it isn't subbed, there may be a reason why it's forgotten, but the fact that it's very unavailable makes me want to see it more.
My pick would be Nessa No Haou Gandalla. I can barely find anything on it. The brief description of it I found sounds like it's about a boy band that gets transported to some horrific alternate dimension. Kaikan Phrase meets Now And Then Here And There? It has Haruhiko Mikimoto character designs and is actually directed by the director of the Pachinko anime on the list. I can only find it raw or subbed in Russian. I am deathly curious |
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Tiggyz
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Now I'm curious to see what Hana no Ko Lunlun is about.
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Snomaster1
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It's a shame that none of those anime on that list ever came to America. They look like really good series. I did hear a little bit about "Jeannie of the Light Brown Hair." I read about it in "The Anime Encyclopedia." From what little I do know about this series,it did get some exposure here but not much.
Also,mdo7 should get some kudos for finding some more obsure anime. I think I can see why the three volleyball anime wouldn't be shown here. It's not a sport a lot of people in the U.S. are interested in,a lot like soccer. It's also a shame about "Candy Candy." If any series deserves to be here,it's that one. |
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KENZICHI
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I remember seeing trailers of this show back in the day! I'm on youtube though and they have all the episodes in-I think Spanish or Latin? It's not subbed though, but at least there's another language you can learn to watch it lol. |
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mdo7
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 uhh, thanks for the compliment, Snomaster.
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NJ_
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The show got released in Mexico a while ago by Capital 8, the same company releasing the Sailor Moon Talk Boxes. https://www.facebook.com/CandyCandyMexico http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icx1yVW2oVw |
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vincent_vincent
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Interesting, guess i should check it out |
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Lord Geo
Posts: 2560 Location: North Brunswick, New Jersey |
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Lynzee, this is certainly an interesting list. Plus, you got me interested in that pachinko anime; I thought that Kaiji was the only anime to really focus on pachinko. Truly, anime can most definitely be anything.
Since some have mentioned some other no-sub anime, here's one I really enjoyed: Hareluya II BOY. This based on a Shonen Jump manga from the 90s about Hareluya Hibino and his friends, who work together to take on any sort of delinquents and "bad people" in their city. It's pretty episodic but what makes it work best are the characters, who are all really memorable. Also, the music is really damn good, with some awesome rock renditions of classical music. Finally, it's probably the most unknown title from the catalog of Yasuhiro Imagawa, director of G Gundam, Giant Robo, and Shin Mazinger. Unfortunately, only the first three episodes were ever subbed, poorly at that, and the only raws out there digitally are from a Chinese hardsubbed airing with all sorts of video and audio glitches. It also has never been released on DVD,even in Japan. |
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mdo7
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Oh thanks for the info. I didn't know about that. That could be a one good sign, but I don't know if Candy Candy will ever see a US release. There still hope, I hope. 
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potatopurplexs3
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I would've put in Akazukin Cha-Cha, Violinist of Hameln, and maybe Magical Taluluto-kun.
As for the Rumiko Takahashi series, I chose Ranma 1/2, as it's the only series of her's that I like. |
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kgw
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AFAIK, #6 and #3 were released in Spain (which mean at least France and Italy, too). What's more, #6 was dubbed two times (which means a 10 year difference).
Oh, and thanks to Lun Lun I discovered that the "flower language" is... unique. And I mean, "made up". You can wrote a books saying that carnation means "I own a bike" and nobody can call you a liar. As a shôjo in those years, it was interesting how 13 year-old girls were always hooked up with older boys. Candy Candy, etc. |
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Beltane70
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I haven't heard of any of those shows, either, and I've been watching anime for almost 30 years!
As for my favorite Rumiko Takahashi series, that would be Maison Ikkoku. Heck, it's pretty much one of my favorite anime shows, period! To be perfectly honest, however, Maison Ikkoku and Urusei Yatsura were the only two Takahashi works that I've ever been able to get into. |
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