
The characters anime fans most feel in awe of and thus obliged to address as “-sama” have been nicely ranked, with a variety of top villains and heroes from mainstream franchises managing to steal the show.
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As if it were not already plain enough how much the tastes of American anime fans differ to those of the Japanese, a survey of what the Japanese think of the USA’s “Top 30 Anime Classics” confirms it in no uncertain terms, with Ghost in the Shell and Akira yet again losing out to such genre classics as Pokemon, although it seems virtually everyone can agree on the greatness of Ghibli.
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Classic Ghibli anime Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, or “Warriors of the Wind” as early releases were called, seems to yield some insight into national character by way of a comparison of its theatrical posters…
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I must admit I was very surprised at the quality of the erotic Studio Ghibli parodies around; they seem capable of attracting some talented artists indeed. You can see the fruits of their labours in these images.
Nausicaa seems to feature prominently, which is as well as the manga is a truly magnificent work. Kiki and Mononoke Hime also seem a popular choice for artists, though as yet the more recent titles are poorly represented. Perhaps they are unsuitable?
Since after culling deficient images there turned out to be rather more than anticipated, a portion was excepted and instead placed on the Channel, where you can as ever browse all these images and more.
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