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MichiyoYoshiku

10-13-2006, 01:39 PM

By Main Stream I mean most people recognize it and have watched/seen/grew up with it.

Anime that's stuck out beyond it's orignial run.

I'd say Doremon, Shin Chan and Hokuto No ken (I wish ADV would give that the same treatment they gave Gatcha man Kenshiro and friends deserve it)

DrMM

10-13-2006, 01:46 PM

Anything directed by Miyazaki/Studio Ghibli.

Also, Sazae-san.

golthin

10-13-2006, 05:29 PM

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DrMM said:
Anything directed by Miyazaki/Studio Ghibli.

Also, Sazae-san.

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Gundam, I don't think anyone in Japan doesn't know what gundam is. /images/graemlins/tongue.gif

saeba_ryo

10-13-2006, 05:59 PM

The most obvious answer has to be Hello Kitty.

Pelianth

10-13-2006, 07:50 PM

I'd start with the second list from the "Top 100 Anime" lists that TV Asahi published recently. (ANN Article here. (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/article.php?id=9652)) The celebrity one. That should give you a good feel for what's popular and well known, both from a long-term stand point as well as a snapshot of what's currently well regarded outside of Japanese anime fandom.

Pelianth

10-13-2006, 07:56 PM

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saeba_ryo said:
The most obvious answer has to be Hello Kitty.

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I wouldn't say Hello Kitty counts. It was created as character merchandise, the various animations resulting from that are simply another form of merchandise. So while Hello Kitty well known, it's not well known/popular as anime per se.

LimePie

10-13-2006, 07:58 PM

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DrMM said:
Sazae-san.

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Quoted for truth.

Curse you, DrMM! Now I've got the Sazae-san theme stuck in my head. "...kyou wa ii tenki." /images/graemlins/knowital.gif