Line #1 Anime/JackAndTheWitch


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3	Back in [[TheSixties 1967]], Creator/ToeiAnimation made a feature-length animated film in between a couple of ''Manga/{{Cyborg 009}}'' movies. This movie was called ''Shōnen Jakku to Mahōtsukai'', which directly translates to ''The Boy Jack and the Witch''. [[TheSeventies A few years later]], this was brought over to America, where it was dubbed by Creator/AmericanInternationalPictures, and became a perennial favorite on local UsefulNotes/LosAngeles station KTLA-TV, where it was shown every UsefulNotes/AllHallowsEve.
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5	Sadly, the English dub [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes has yet to receive an official DVD release]], [[InformationWantsToBeFree but it can be found if you look hard enough]].
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8	!!Includes examples of:
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10	* AerithAndBob: Or in this case, Allegra and Jack.
11	* AlliterativeName:
12	** [[BearyFunny Barnaby Bear]]
13	** Dinah Dog
14	** Phineas Fox
15	** Harvey Harpy
16	* BigBad: Queen Auriana
17	* BrainwashedAndCrazy: Squeaker gets harpified and is downright gleeful when turning on his former friends.
18	* DefrostingIceQueen: [[spoiler: Allegra, literally]].
19	* {{Determinator}}: No matter what you throw at them, Jack and his friends will not give up.
20	* ADogNamedDog: In the original Japanese version, along with a mouse named Mouse, a fox named Fox, and a bear named Bear[[note]]His literal Japanese name is "Kokuma", which literally means "bear cub", but it can still be translated this way. The same also applies to "Koinu" (literally, "Puppy").[[/note]].
21	* FaceHeelTurn: Happens to [[PunnyName Squeaker]].
22	** [[spoiler:HeelFaceTurn: Happens to Allegra, Harvey and eventually all the other Harpies.]]
23	* FateWorseThanDeath: [[EvilIsDeathlyCold The Cavern of Ice]].
24	* HoistByHisOwnPetard: A RunningGag throughout the movie is how Harvey constantly lassoes our heroes... but is dragged [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=srauqt2fcncf4balyc8btmq2 due to his lack of strength]]. Harvey eventually learns from his mistakes, and ties his rope to something more sturdy than himself, [[spoiler:which indirectly causes the queen's death, which is yet another example in itself.]]
25	* [[NamedByTheAdaptation Named By The Dub]]: Squeaker Mouse, Dinah Dog, Barnaby Bear, and Phineas Fox were all originally referred to only by their species in the Japanese original (See ADogNamedDog above).
26	* NiceJobFixingItVillain: [[spoiler:If Squeaker hadn't thrown the CrystalBall, the other {{Loyal Animal Companion}}s wouldn't have figured out how to stop [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen the evil Queen]]...]]
27	* NiceMice: Squeaker, although he isn't nice for much of the movie...
28	* NoOntologicalInertia: [[spoiler: Once Queen Auriana was killed, all of the Harpies were turned back into children.]]
29	* OfficialCouple: [[spoiler: Jack and Allegra]]
30	* OhCrap: The Queen has two of these; [[spoiler:first, when after leaving a TimeBomb for Jack whilst escaping in her CoolAirship, [[WhyAmITicking suddenly starts hearing a ticking noise...]] then, when she tries to get the aforementioned bomb off her ship, she suddenly realises she's about to hit a brick wall]].
31	* RedemptionDemotion: [[spoiler:Allegra loses her magical powers following her HeelFaceTurn.]]
32	* SaveTheVillain: Jack immediately nurses Allegra back to health when she's injured trying to kidnap him and his friends... again. His friends immediately {{lampshade}} this, pointing out just how '''stupid''' it is, given how many times she's tried to capture them, and suspect he's falling for her.
33	* SimpletonVoice: Barnaby Bear talks like this in the dub.
34	* SwissArmyTears [[TearsOfRemorse of Remorse]]: [[spoiler: Allegra cries these when she thinks Jack [[HeroicSacrifice died to rescue her]]. This cements her HeelFaceTurn, as it was {{foreshadowed}} that Harpies were UnableToCry.]]
35	* TakeOverTheWorld: This appears to be the Queen's goal.

Context Anime / JackAndTheWitch