The List
7 Japan-International Co-Productions
by Lynzee Loveridge,
International success of anime comes and goes. "Animation for adults" doesn't translate in every culture and many of the shows coming out of Japan are extremely niche. Some series are luckier than others and gain enough international fans to garner overseas producers while other companies look to Japanese studios' distinct style for their project. This week's list looks as seven examples of international projects animated in Japan.
7. Activision in 1998. The game itself wasn't particularly well received, but ADV went forward with 60-minute anime adaptation anyway.
6. Dungeons & Dragons The late 80s television anime series might be considered a precursor to the more current CBS. The story follows six friends after they're transported to a magical world via a carnival ride and end up as classes from the Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition tabletop game.
5. Beyblade series.
4. dub.
3. Osamu Dezaki.
2. Cartoon Network to front the money for the remaining 13 episodes. The later season was produced with the Japanese staff with contribution from American producers. Even more episodes were laid out as an option, but international sales didn't justify more being created.
1. Studio Ghibli.
Some other notable internationally-funded series include: Ulysses 31.
The new poll: What was your New Year's resolution?
The old poll: It looks like Watanabe and Space Dandy is the #1 anticipated show for the season!. Here's the full results (anything under 1% was omitted):
- Space Dandy 18.0%
- Sailor Moon (???) 13.4%
- Chūnibyō demo Koi ga Shitai! Ren 10.4%
- Silver Spoon TV 2 9.5%
- Nisekoi 6.1%
- Seitokai Yakuindomo* 4.9%
- Pupa 4.8%
- Nobunaga The Fool 3.7%
- Noragami 3.6%
- Magical Warfare 2.5%
- Buddy Complex 2.2%
- Saki Zenkoku-hen 2.0%
- Sakura Trick 1.9%
- Witch Craft Works 1.9%
- Hōzuki no Reitetsu 1.9%
- Hamatora 1.7%
- Wizard Barristers: Benmashi Cecil 1.58%
- Toaru Hikūshi e no Koiuta 1.1%
- Tonari no Seki-kun 1.0%
When she isn't compiling lists of tropes, topics, and characters, Lynzee works as Associate Editor for Anime News Network, blogs about women and LBGT topics in anime and manga on her blog Engendered Dilemma, and posts pictures of her son on Twitter @ANN_Lynzee.
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