History YMMV / ADogOfFlanders

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: ''A Dog of Flanders'' has largely been forgotten in its native UK and didn't make much of an impact in Belgium despite the story taking place there, but it became hugely popular in Japan. The 1975 anime adaptation of the book, which is part of the ''Anime/WorldMasterpieceTheater'' series, is considered a classic there. A second TV anime, ''My Patrasche'', made by a different animation studio and director, followed 17 years later, but is not nearly as well-known or well regarded as the WMT version. However, ''My Patrasche'' was broadcast in France, where the ''WMT'' version ''never'' aired. In the Philippines' case, whenever they talk about Dog of Flanders, the public refer to the ''My Patrasche'' version, even though the ''WMT'' version was also broadcasted there, partially due to ''My Patrasche'' being aired first in 1994 (the ''WMT'' version is aired later in the 2000s).

* HilariousInHindsight: [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Flanders, you say?]] Even more so when that show's Ned Flanders [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS26E18PeepingMom actually did get a dog.]]

* SignatureScene: The boy and the dog dying at the end.
* TearJerker: ''The whole damn thing.''

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: ''A Dog of Flanders'' has largely been forgotten in its native UK and didn't make much of an impact in Belgium despite the story taking place there, but it became hugely popular in Japan. The 1975 anime adaptation of the book, which is part of the ''Anime/WorldMasterpieceTheater'' series, is considered a classic there. A second TV anime, ''My Patrasche'', made by a different animation studio and director, followed 17 years later, but is not nearly as well-known or well regarded as the WMT version. However, ''My Patrasche'' was broadcast in France, where the ''WMT'' version ''never'' aired.

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: ''A Dog of Flanders'' has largely been forgotten in its native UK and didn't make much of an impact in Belgium despite the story taking place there, but it became hugely popular in Japan. The 1975 anime adaptation of the book, which is part of the ''Anime/WorldMasterpieceTheater'' series, is considered a classic there. A second TV anime, ''My Patrasche'', followed 17 years later, but is not nearly as well-known or well regarded as the WMT version.

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: ''A Dog of Flanders'' has largely been forgotten in its native UK and didn't make much of an impact in Belgium despite being set there, but it became hugely popular in Japan. The 1975 anime adaptation of the book, which is part of the ''Anime/WorldMasterpieceTheater'' series, is considered a classic there. A second TV anime, ''My Patrasche'', followed 17 years later, but is not nearly as well-known or well regarded as the WMT version.

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: ''A Dog of Flanders'' has largely been forgotten in its native UK and didn't make much of an impact in Belgium despite being set there, but it became hugely popular in Japan. The 1975 anime adaptation of the book, which is part of the ''Anime/WorldMasterpieceTheater'' series, is considered a classic there.

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: ''A Dog of Flanders'' has largely been forgotten in its native Belgium, but it became hugely popular in Japan. The 1975 anime adaptation of the book, which is part of the ''Anime/WorldMasterpieceTheater'' series, is considered a classic there.

* MoodWhiplash: Like Anime/HanaNoKoLunlun, the opening theme of the ''World Masterpiece Theater'' adaptation is a cheerful piece and shows the characters being all happy and going off on magical adventures.

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: Or in this case, Japanese love A Dog Of Flanders.

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: Or in this case, Japanese love A Dog Of Flanders

* TearJerker: ''The whole damn thing''

* TearJerker