Interesting toyetic anime that have yet to hit America

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Dulcina Jinx

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America gets a lot of toyetic anime that companies try to turn into the next big craze: Bakugan, Beyblade, Medabots, Dinosaur King, Digimon, Yu-Gi-Oh, Pokemon, and the list goes on.

But after reading through the 4KiRAB topic on this board, it would appear there are a lot more toyetic anime series that have yet to see the light of day on American shores.

This is where we can discuss them. What are some series you'd like to see brought to America? What are they about? Why do you think they would be popular in America? What companies do you think you'd like to see get a hold of them? Post pictures of the series too, if you'd like, though please keep in mind merabers out there with slower internet connections and keep them at a reasonable size.
 
Well besides the obvious Metal Fight Beyblade (mainly because any OP used for that show would be better than the first one)

A really, really good anime that should come stateside is Onmyou Taisenki, my favorite toyetic anime.


There's very few toyetic anime that can beat Digimon for me and Onmyo Taisenki is the only one. It's got character development, fun sorcery and a surprisingly dark/sad plot. For example, any Toujinshi (the fighters) that has their Shikigami (the mon's of this show) lose have their memories erased. At first, this seems like kind of a plot device but soon the main characters realize that this could happen to them. Plus, a few later revelations are...rather heavy for a kiRAB show.

It's incredibly Japanese though as most of the fights involve flying Kanji, the plot doesn't work unless it keeps it's culture and the attacks are repeated in Kanji so any dubbing studio editing that would have to work around that issue. Thus, if anyone could get it, I'd prefer it to not be handled by 4KiRAB because they wouldn't put out uncut bilingual DVD's.

(Oh it's has a very kickass OP.)
 
Hmm, I'm not a huge fan of toyetic anime so the only one I can think of is the obligatory Metal Fight Beyblade, which has already been licensed for American release so I guess it doesn't count......



.....that opening is AWESOME. Crap, now I want to watch this series.
 
I've always thought that the Crush Gear franchise was a very interesting one just because it's a toy that isn't a card, giant robo, mon, or top, but a type of crash 'em up high tech racer with parts you can mix and match. There's nothing too deep about any of the series, but they're rather fun stories that you can enjoy for pure entertainment. Obligatory picture of my favorite part of the franchise, Crush Gear NITRO:



I was actually surprised that the first series was dubbed, just never aired in America.
 
Haha, I've seen Crush Gear toys before. The dub apparently only aired in Australia, and was released on DVD there. It was never licensed for North America. That could potentially be a 4KiRAB title. But damn, it's English OP is some kind of nasty.
 
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