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** [[Slam Dunk]] as well among Filipinos, as the Philippines is infamous for being [http://www.aolnews.com/2010/06/10/pacific-rims-delves-into-basketball-madness-in-the-philippines/ basketball-obsessed] unlike any other nation on Earth.
*** There's also [[Lupin III]], which was such a mainstream crossover hit with normally non-anime-watching demographics, that it was even remade it as a short-lived licensed live-action primetime series.
* Major example in Japanese animation is ''[[Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin]]'' (known also as ''Silver Fang'', which may be considered sort of unofficial English title), which was released in most Nordic countries and Hungary in the 80's. While this release was dubbed and heavily edited, the series gained notable popularity at least in Finland (and probably at least in Denmark and Sweden as well). Eventually the popularity resulted in [https://web.archive.org/web/20170706132612/http://www.gingasite.net/gng/vhs_dvd_section/dvd_editions.html uncut DVD releases in Finland and Sweden in 2003 and in Denmark in 2006]. In addition to this, the animated adaption of the sequel, ''[[Ginga Densetsu Weed]]'' was released in both Finland and Sweden in 2006 just months after the series had reached its conclusion in Japan. While both series have been fansubbed in English, neither of them has had any official English release.
** In 2010, the manga version of ''Weed'' was released in Finland. This is beyond awesome for the fans.
* The English dub of ''[[Rurouni Kenshin]]'' is apparently a popular source for [[Fan Vid|MADs]] in Japan, many featured on [[Nico Nico Douga]]. [[Memetic Mutation|FUTAE NO KIWAMI AAAAAAAAH!!!!]], indeed.
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* ''[[Bobobo-Bo Bo-bobo]]'' was fairly popular in Japan, and has a very, very [[Broken Base]] in most of the west, especially in America. However, Spain positively ''adores'' this series (especially the anime), and was dubbed into some local languages there.
* ''[[Elfen Lied]]'' in Japan was so bloody and full of nudity it was only allowed to air on midnights on satellite TV, to the point that rating-wise its only purpose was to advertise the DVD release. In America, the show turned out to be so shocking and spectacular it spread through pure word of mouth from anime club to anime club, which led so many people to buy ADV's DVD release it ended up as one of ADV's top selling series of 2005.
* Your [[Black Best Friend|Japanese best friend]] probably hasn't seen ''[[
** Wait, wait, wait. [[Word Salad Title|Is it really supposed to mean anything at all?]]
* For some reason, [[Magical Girl]] shows and old-school shoujo series have done quite well in Europe and Latin America, but are forgotten in its native country and just can't make in the US. Examples range from ''[[Aishite Night]]'', ''[[Majokko Meg-chan]]'', ''[[Tokimeki Tonight]]'' to more mainstream fare like ''[[Sailor Moon]]'' and the ''[[Pretty Cure]]'' Franchise.
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** And yet another one: ''[[Haikara-san ga Tooru|Haikara San ga Tooru]]''. The anime gained popularity in France, Italy and Arabic-speaking countries while it's being largely forgotten in its native country.
* Likewise, ''[[Cat's Eye]]'' and ''[[City Hunter]]'', two series by Tsukasa Hojo, were somewhat popular back in the days in Japan and are considered classics of the [[Seinen]] genre. Yet, their popularity is ''gigantic'' in Europe, especially in France, Germany and Italy. While the former is obscure in the Americas, the latter garnered some fame up there, especially in Latin America.
* Among the female protagonists of ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'', fiery, outspoken and aggressive [[Tsundere|Asuka]] [[Broken Ace|Langley]] [[
** Neon Genesis Evangelion is very popular in Spain, specially in the province of Catalonia, where there is a huge fandom due to local networks tradition on anime.
** In Japan, the Kaworu/Shinji pairing is very popular. But in America, the Kaworu/Rei [[Crack Pairing]] is the popular one.
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* The first season of ''[[Gunslinger Girl]]'' was a modest commercial success and cult hit in the US, even landing a brief stint on cable via the Independent Film Channel. In Japan, where the manga is more popular, the first season was sold as a ''[[Feelies|pack-in bonus]] for the [[Licensed Game|licensed games]]''.
* Japanese fans (and the creators) have pretty much forgotten about ''[[Outlaw Star]]'' and while it's not as popular as its sucessors ''Cowboy Bebop'' and ''Trigun'', it is still well liked over in the United States, even gaining the Anime Legends status when it was released in boxed set form.
** [https://web.archive.org/web/20130413044401/http://www.toonamifan.com/toonamioutlawretro1.html Here's] an explanation as to why the series did so well in the US.
* ''[[Doraemon]]''. While obscure in most Western countries, ''Doraemon'' is very popular in Portugal (and probably Spain), as it has been running for more than a decade non-stop and in the beginning of the 2000s was actually voted the most popular show of the network where it first aired, beating mainstream stuff like ''[[Sailor Moon]]''. A few of the movies have also been released over there.
** In fact it's one of the most popular animes in Spain. It's been broadcasted continuously since early nineties even in two or three channels at the same time. In fact, it's usually the most watched show on Boing, Turner's free-TV kids channel.
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* ''[[WataMote]]'', a web-manga about a [[No Social Skills|socially-]][[This Loser Is You|awkward]] [[The Woobie|girl]] [[Hilarity Ensues|cluelessly trying to become more sociable]], gained a notable overnight popularity in late 2011 when [[Image Boards|/a/]] found about and loved it. It has led to an interesting phenomenon where many people went to Japan and bought the paper copies of the 1st volume (without knowing the language) [[Colbert Bump|just to support the author]]. Even in the cover it's acknowledged the overseas fanbase.
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