Top 10 Anime & The Country They Are Most Popular in

One Piece – Japan

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Naruto – USA

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Dragon Ball – Mexico

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Black Clover – France

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Pokemon – Canada

[{"selector":"#anim-09f40cdd-8ddd-4f3b-a1ac-91e7c0841341 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(25%, -0.00030339806395573987%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.14,.34,.47,.9)","fill":"forwards"}] Pokemon has become one of the biggest franchises in video games and anime. What makes it so successful?

Doraemon – Philippines

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Hunter x Hunter – Egypt

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Attack on Titan – Iraq

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Gintama – Georgia

[{"selector":"#anim-070f3f42-d567-4d50-9870-86401cf0854a [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(25%, -0.0002773925120642673%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.14,.34,.47,.9)","fill":"forwards"}] In Japan, the anime adaptation of the manga was broadcasted from April 2006 until September 2013.

Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood – Italy

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