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Animated Travelogue: The Adventures of Marco Polo (1979)

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  • Fan-Preferred Couple: There are a few viewers who wanted Marco Polo and Princess Kököchin to be an Official Couple because of their chemistry.
  • Memetic Mutation: Many Japanese viewers pointed out that Marco Polo resembles Kodai Susumu from Space Battleship Yamato. Even funnier, both have the same voice actor.
  • Overshadowed by Controversy: When the anime premiered, it received backlash from the Palestinian Liberation Organization (that happened to have an office in Tokyo) for depicting Israel's existence in the 13th Century and neglecting to depict Palestine. NHK's refusal to change the content led to further accusations of anti-Palestinian racism.

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