History GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff / AnimeAndManga

* To a slightly lesser extent, ''CowboyBebop'' was popular, but not massively successful in Japan; in America and Europe, it is one of the most beloved anime of all time.

* During TheNineties there was a ''huge'' demand for anime in Latin America after the success of mainstream series such as ''SailorMoon'' and ''DragonBall''. There were therefore many series that received cult status in there, even when they were quite obscure in Japan or the USA. These include ''IrresponsibleCaptainTylor'', ''Anime/BtX'', ''HellTeacherNube'', ''Anime/GhostSweeperMikami'' and ''{{DottoKoni-Chan}}''.

* ''JojosBizarreAdventure'' was tackled in France due to J'Ai Lu (the editor) dropping the ball, stopping right at the end of the fourth arc. In 2006, fan pressure convinced Tonkam (editor of Gantz, FairyCube and VideoGirlAi, among other things) to start publishing the following arc and ''maybe'' reprint the old ones.

* YuYuHakusho is fondly remembered in the Philippines by the generation of males that came of age in the mid-'90's, as there was nothing else like it at the particular time when it first aired (this was just before cable tv, the internet, and disc-based movie/consolegaming piracy became mainstream in the Philippines in late '90's). Many other dubbed anime series had come before and would come after, which had and would be hits, but this particular shonen series singularly captured the imagination of an entire generation of Filipino schoolboys.

* LeijiMatsumoto was moderately popular in Japan and the US, but has a huge following in France, Germany and Scandinavia where many people grew up with the (un-destroyed by {{Macekre}}) QueenMillennia series. Probably the reason why French duo DaftPunk chose him to animate one of their CDs.

* If an ''AxisPowersHetalia'' fan is from a country represented by a [[MoeAnthropomorphism nation-tan character]] in canon, chances are very good that nation-tan will be said fan's favorite character - hence why [[{{Eagleland}} America]] and [[CanadaEh 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.

* ''TheBigO'' did poorly in Japan and ended up only making 13 of a planned 26 episodes. However, its overseas popularity was enough that it was UnCancelled four years later for another 13 episodes co-produced by {{Sunrise}}, {{Bandai}} Visual, and CartoonNetwork. Keiichi Sato, the show's designer, said this was ''[[XanatosRoulette exactly what he expected]]''.

** To an extent, as many other anime series, started airing in certain catalonian local network, [[whatdoyoumeanitsnotforkids grew in popularity]] and aired in several other local networks around the country [[MoralGuardians until it jumped into the political ground]] and was kicked off first from Madrid local network and then from other several province stations. Eventually, the show was sold and aired into a national network and then its popularity fade in...[[ExecutiveMeddling I wonder why]]...

** To an extent, as many other anime series, started airing in certain catalonian local network, [[whatdoyoumeanitsnotforkids]] grew in popularity and aired in several other local networks around the country [[MoralGuardians until it jumped into the political ground]] and was kicked off first from Madrid local network and then from other several province stations. Eventually, the show was sold and aired into a national network and then its popularity fade in...[[ExecutiveMeddling I wonder why]]...

** "NeonGenesisEvangelion" is very popular in Spain, specially in the province of Catalonia, where there is a huge fandom due to local networks tradition on anime.

** To an extent, as many other anime series, started airing in certain catalonian local network, [[whatdoyoumeanitsnotforkids]] grew in popularity and aired in several other local networks around the country [[MoralGuardians until it jumped into the political ground]] and was kicked off first from Madrid local network and then from other several province stations. Eventually, the show was sold and aired into a national network and then its popularity fade in...[[ExecutiveMeddling I wonder why]]...

* ''BoboboboBobobo'' was fairly popular in Japan, and has a very, very BrokenBase in most of the west, especially in America. However, Spain positively ''adores'' this series (especially the anime), and a Spanish, Catalan, and a Galician dub exist over there.

* ''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 TatsunokoProduction, the same anime studio that produced the aforementioned ''SpeedRacer''), the anime adaptation was a huge flop in its native country and was CutShort 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.

* While ''SpeedRacer'' is considered a pop-culture classic in America, it is barely remembered in its native country of Japan (where it was titled ''[=Mach GoGoGo=]'') and is only known nowadays for being popular in America. In fact, the Japanese dub of the [[Film/SpeedRacer live-action film]] kept the American title and names of the characters.

* ''{{Baccano}}'' is much more popular in the States than it is on the other side of the Pacific. This is probably helped by the outstanding English dub, and the fact that it takes place in America, and is [[ShownTheirWork accurate]].

* ''JojosBizarreAdventure'' was tackled in France due to J'Ai Lu (the editor) dropping the ball, stopping right at the end of the fourth arc. In 2006, fan pressure convinced Tonkam (editor of Gantz, FairyCube and VideoGirlAi, among other things) to start publishing the following arc and ''maybe'' reprint the old ones.

* The localized versions of the ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ai_Shite_Knight Ai Shite Knight]]'' anime were quite successful in some European countries; especially in Italy, where it spawned a ''live action sequel'' that lasted four seasons, had some of the characters' dubbers take the roles of the characters themselves, and the singer of the Italian theme song played the main character -- they made her join Bee Hive (her boyfriend's band) as a singer in the show.

* Likewise, ''[=~Cat's Eye~=]'' and ''CityHunter'', 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.

* While ''ElfenLied'' is obscure in Japan, the series is very well-known (and mostly well-received) among American anime fans.

* The {{Cyberpunk}} manga ''{{Blame}}!'', despite receiving a mostly lukewarm reception in Japan, maintains a strong cult following in western countries, notably France and Germany. Tsutomu Nihei (the creator) admits to having been heavily influenced by western styles in the creation of his {{Manga}}. The series has even [[http://www.myspace.com/blameindustrial inspired a German Industrial/Electronica band of the same name.]]

* ''Bobobobo Bobobo'' was fairly popular in Japan, and has a very, very BrokenBase in most of the west, especially in America. However, Spain positively ''adores'' this series (especially the anime), and a Spanish, Catalan, and a Galician dub exist over there.

* In the beginings of the 2000s ''ShinChan'' was a huge hit in Spain, specially in Catalonia. In fact, on some spanish regions ''ShinChan''fighted and won against the main news broadcasts. Some of the movies were screened on cinemas.
* ''JojosBizzareAdventure'' was tackled in France due to J'Ai Lu (the editor) dropping the ball, stopping right at the end of the fourth arc. In 2006, fan pressure convinced Tonkam (editor of Gantz, FairyCube and VideoGirlAi, among other things) to start publishing the following arc and ''maybe'' reprint the old ones.

* In Japan, ''GoLion'' and ''DairuggerXV'' are obscure, stereotypical early 80's SuperRobot series. In America, ''{{Voltron}}'', its heavily edited combined counterpart, became a smash hit, and is ''still'' popular. Media Blasters, the company releasing the [=DVDs=], has mentioned it as its most popular title, by far, and the only thing currently holding back a live-action movie is a minor legal dispute between World Events Productions and Toei, while World Events continues to expand the franchise via comics and whatnot.
* World Events actually pulled this off ''twice''; nobody remembers ''Sei Juushi Bismarck'' in Japan, but most kids of the 80s will at least remember the name ''{{Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs}}'', and probably have a few nice memories of the show (not to mention having [[EarWorm that damn theme song]] stuck in their head). Due to some [[GagDub Gag Dubbing]], ''Saber Rider'' is fondly remembered in Germany and some other European countries as well.

* ''HunterXHunter'' is very popular in Latin America and Arabia, to the point that Youtube searches often bring up the Latino or Arabian dub and many comments on HxH related videos being from Latin users.

* 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 [[LiveActionAdaptation 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 TatsunokoProduction to create a new TimeBokan series, but that never came to be.

* JojosBizzareAdventures was tackled in France due to J'Ai Lu (the editor) dropping the ball, stopping right at the end of the fourth arc. In 2006, fan pressure convinced Tonkam (editor of Gantz, FairyCube and VideoGirlAi, among other things) to start publishing the following arc and ''maybe'' reprint the old ones.