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** In the villain category, second Espada Barragan Luisenbarn appears to have picked up a sizable American fanbase, as noted on the Bleach character page. This may be similar to Kenpachi's popularity compared to Hitsugaya; like the two heroes, Barragan is [[Large Ham|much more evilly bombastic and over-the-top]] than {{spoiler|Aizen}}, king of [[Dull Surprise]].

** [[Brilliant but Lazy|Shunsui]] [[Chivalrous Pervert|Kyoraku]] who only has moderate popularity in Japan, has a fanbase that possibly rivals Kenpachi in America. This is quite ironic, considering the two's personalities are about as different as [[Blood Knight|night]] and [[Martial Pacifist|day]].

* If an ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia (Manga)|Axis Powers Hetalia]]'' fan is from a country represented by a [[Moe Anthropomorphism|nation-tan character]] in canon, chances are very good that nation-tan will be said fan's favorite character - hence why [[Eagle Land|America]] and [[Canada, Eh?|Canada]] are much more popular in Western fandom than in Japanese fandom. The popularity of some [[Shipping|pairings]] also tend to fluctuate from fandom to fandom; Russia×America and Prussia×Canada are almost nonexistent in Japanese fandom but very popular in Western fandom, and vice versa with most Japan pairings. Additionally, France×England appears to be more popular among fans from the UK than America×England, the most popular pairing in both American and Japanese fandoms, and Russia×China is hugely popular with, you guessed it, the Russians and Chinese.

** The ''Hetalia'' fandom is ''the'' anime fandom amongst Western anime fans right now, particularly those in the [[Boys Love|slash]] and cosplay scenes. Go to a good-sized anime convention and try not to lose track of how many ''Hetalia'' cosplayers are around.

** ''Doraemon'' was also well-liked in Italy and was the first western country to adapt the anime.

** Its also ABSURDLY popular in Indonesia, for starters, its the only anime series that is still aired in Indonesia as of 2012. alongside [[Dragonball]], lots of merchandise is named after the series, and the only manga that is still sold in the store shelf of a Bookstore. This make it rather popular amongst old and young children alike, even those that is born long after the initial run.

* ''Hikari no Densetsu'' is a popular [[Shojo]] manga about rhythmic gymnastics in Japan during the mid 80's. Despite its high production values (being produced by [[Tatsunoko Production]], the same anime studio that produced the aforementioned ''[[Speed Racer (Anime)|Speed Racer]]''), the anime adaptation was a huge flop in its native country and was [[Cut Short]] after only 19 episodes. But in Italy, where the series was renamed ''Hilary'', the anime was extremely popular and still is to this day; they even released the manga there. The anime series also gained popularity in France, Spain and Germany.

* ''3000 Leagues in Search of Mother'' ended up being very popular in lots of countries (from the other Wiki) The series was dubbed into several languages and became an instant success in some countries, such as Portugal, Brazil, Spain, Venezuela, Colombia, Germany, Chile, Turkey, the Arab world and Israel. In Israel is was broadcast as a marathon each and every summer holiday, managing to traumatise enough kids, that at least some of them made parodies of it when they grew up. compare [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHkgleNoksE the original] to [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvvtulTrT1Y the parody].