Blog Talkback: Did You Know This Was Anime? - Amazing Zorro

[myd00dlebug]

Yeah I know Disney Zorro also had Phantom, but he was traveling abroad, hence the different horse I guess. In Zorro's Fighting Legion too.
It just looks off, to me.
Kaiketsu Zorro firmly takes place at his home California, it could have been Tornado, I believe they called this horse Viento instead.
Like you said, and I agree; Tornado as a black horse is pretty much iconic. .

It'd be like giving Batman a white Batmobile.

Anyway I guess they had to make it their own, and it works for the most part, I can't deny it it's unique style, very different from previous and later animated incarnations of the character, it does stand out. Nice article, thanks for sharing it.

I'm still curious about this little guy...

 

[tom_mcmullen06]

Also of note, this show was more a co-production than a Japan-only thing itself, as some Italian company bankrolled the thing.
http://www.mondotv.it/MondoTV_EN.htm

In particular, here's the entry for the show...
http://www.mondotv.it/EN_Mondo/Mondo_EN/TVSeriesEN_Source/Zorro/Zorro1.html

There has been an English version out there, but from what I understand, could only be found on a Russian DVD or something.

 

[Ryan Ahern]

I'm surprised 4Kids didn't snatch this one up.

 

[Kunmui]

Is it popular?

Maybe the logistics of licensing and broadcasting a show in the US that even superficially references a clearly US copyrighted character is to complicated or risky. I mean there's probably many, many more differences then similarities; for starters he's an anthropomorphic fox, but the references are obviously there.
I know there was problems with branding and marketing One Piece's Zoro in the US who for a while became Zolo.