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American anime-influenced animated television series

  • Perfect Hair ForeverPerfect Hair Forever arrived on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim block on the 7th of November 2004 without any announcement that it was coming at all.
  • Star Wars RebelsFourteen years after the fall of both the Galactic Republic and the Jedi Order, a motley group of rebels called the Spectres unite aboard a light freighter…
  • Street Fighter (TV series)Street Fighter, the animated television series that aired from 1995 to 1997, arrived at a peculiar moment in pop culture.
  • Castlevania (TV series)Castlevania, the American adult animated series that debuted on Netflix on the 7th of July 2017, began not as a television show but as a film pitch that sat…
  • Kappa MikeyA young man named Mikey Simon stands on a film set in Japan. He wears a thick-line, pop-graphic costume that looks nothing like his co-stars.
  • High Guardian SpiceIn the opening scene of High Guardian Spice, four young girls stand before a glowing portal at West City's edge. Rosemary, with pink hair and a sword in…
  • Avatar: The Last AirbenderAvatar: The Last Airbender premiered on Nickelodeon on the 21st of February 2005, and what greeted viewers that evening was unlike anything American…
  • RWBYMonty Oum developed RWBY as a long-standing concept before its official launch. He created the color-coding approach to character names and design during…
  • Star Wars ResistanceKazuda Xiono stands on the bridge of the Colossus, looking out at the stars. He is a young pilot for the New Republic who has been recruited by the…
  • She-Ra and the Princesses of PowerDreamWorks Animation Television began work on She-Ra and the Princesses of Power in April 2016. Showrunner ND Stevenson pitched the project to Netflix with…
  • Star Wars: VisionsJames Waugh, vice president of franchise content at Lucasfilm, pitched the idea for Star Wars: Visions to Kathleen Kennedy in early 2020.