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** In Japan, the Kaworu/Shinji pairing is very popular. But in America, the Kaworu/Rei [[Crack Pairing]] is the popular one.

* Definitely ''[[Gundam Wing]]''. While certainly not unpopular in Japan, it was the first ''[[Gundam]]'' work to get any real exposure to the rest of the world, and the combination of action and [[Bishonen]] leads helped it become an international smash hit. ''[[Gundam]]'' as a franchise eventually dwindled in the overseas markets for varying reasons, which is rather unfortunate since it wasn't until 2010 that Sunrise decided to acknowledge ''Wing's'' popularity with more sequels and merchandise.

* ''[[Supercar Gattiger]]'' was a short-lived anime that sank without a trace in Japan, but it became very popular in Italy.

* Speaking of Italy, another series that's very popular there is ''[[Yatterman]]''. Sure, Japan remembers it fondly and remade the series in 2008, but Western fans are almost all Italian and Italy is the only other country in the world where all 108 episodes of the original anime were translated and broadcasted (other countries such as Poland use the Italian dubbing as basis), and later sold on DVD. It is also the only country where the [[Live Action Adaptation|live-action movie]] was dubbed and shown in theatres, even if only two years later and only for a very limited period of time. In the early 2000s there were even plans for an Italo-Japanese collaboration with [[Tatsunoko Production]] to create a new [[Time Bokan]] series, but that never came to be.