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Thanks to Disney,Doraemon the Iconic Anime Robot Cat, is coming to American TV
The series will get an American sheen when it airs on Disney XD this summer. Disney helped bring American animation to the world, and now it’s bringing one of Asia’s most iconic cartoons to America. The Mouse House will air 26 episodes of “Doraemon,” a manga-turned-anime from Japan about a robot-like cat from the future, on its cable channel Disney XD this summer. The original announcement about the deal came in the Japanese newspaper Nikkei, and has since been confirmed to the WSJ by Disney publicists in Japan. The series was launched as a manga in 1969 by Hiroshi Fujimoto and Motoo Abiko, featuring a story about the aforementioned robo-cat sent from the future…
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Disney XD Japan Showcases ‘Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers’ Anime Series
While TV Tokyo has been showing the Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers since it debuted on April 2nd, Disney XD Japan is getting in on the game now as well since it’s broadcasting on the network on Sunday mornings at 9am. The channel is making a new push for the show in promoting it as part of their growing boys lineup. Produced by Toei Animation, the series is a change of pace for Marvel properties in Japan that have largely been done by Madhouse, who was working on the just released Avengers Confidential special. Plot concept: Portable capturing devices known as “DISKs” were developed to capture evil villains. However, thanks to Loki’s machinations, both villains and…