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"Stitch!" Anime Information
So, I thought I'd post here for the general anime information surrounding the Stitch! anime.
First off, I'm still working on translating all the information that was posted at Tokyo Anime Fair 2008, so I won't be able to give all the information that is available currently. I'll also have to double check against the released information as well, so hopefully this is accurate.
Basic Plot
Hanako, a young girl who lives on the island of Izayoi off of Okinawa, lives a rather normal life with her grandmother, Obaa. She has grown up living a rather formal life as a Japanese girl, as well as being taught and learning Karate. Somewhere out in space, an alien escapes confinement and heads to Earth, crach landing onto one of Japan's islands, that same island that Hanako resides on. On that fateful day, Hanako discovers the alien, who's name is Stitch. The two, instantly becomes friends... Not too far away in space, others are also heading to Earth.
New Characters
Hanako - As mention in the plotline above, Hanako is the new girl who will be replacing Lilo in this adaption. From available information and screenshots, she is a young girl, who has brown hair, wrapped in pigtails, as well as brown-red eyes. She is also very formal and very japanese, and finds Stitch's behavior rather "unfitting", causing them to fight alot. However, she is also having problems living with her grandmother, Obaa.
Obaa - Not much information was given about her. What is available, is that she is the grandmother of Hanako. She is also raising her. It is unknown as to what happened to her parents and why she isn't living with them, but it can be assumed that it is the same case as Lilo.
Zimnar - Not quite sure who this is. He (she?) is rather small, red, and chubby. It has red hair and wears a green leaf skirt.
Past Characters
Stitch - As in the past movies and series, Stitch escaped confinement and escaped into earth. Here, on one of the island's of Japan, he meets a young girl named Hanako. However, he soon becomes a target...
Jumba & Pleakley - These two characters I can confirm right now are returning. I haven't really looked over their profile, but they appear to have gone to Izayoi Island to search for something, which I'm assuming Stitch, which would make sense.
Additional Information
As been mentioned before, while the actual human designs will be modified, majority of the alien designs remain untouched, and are only modified ever so slightly in order to not clash with the style of the environment. The human's are given a different look than what is seen in the movies and cartoon series, and are in line more with a typical "anime" look. The best example would be the humans look closer to how they look in PowerPuff Girls Z.
There are also more characters
The past voice actors who voiced the roles for the characters, such as Kouichi Yamadera as Stitch and Shouzou Iizuka as Jumba, haven't been confirmed as to whether or not they will reprise their roles from the Japanese dubs and Japanese animated shorts of the series. My best guess is they probably will, but Madhouse may come out and surprise us with an entirely new cast.
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04-01-2008, 07:20 AM
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Knowing you I have no idea if this is an April Fool's Day joke.
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04-01-2008, 07:45 AM
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Knowing you I have no idea if this is an April Fool's Day joke.
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It isn't.
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04-01-2008, 09:12 AM
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Trust me, the information here is legit. I'll post a source here later, since I'm at school.
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04-01-2008, 10:00 PM
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It's later, lets see pictures!
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04-01-2008, 10:07 PM
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Something Not Quite Right
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It's later, lets see pictures!
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Sorry about that...
Images were aquired from Read Me! Girls.
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04-01-2008, 10:14 PM
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Is this serious? I'll try not to ruin it then.... 
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04-01-2008, 10:32 PM
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So the characters that were in the old series look the same but they added two new characters? Very odd. What about the villains will that shark guy be back? He was the main villain in the other series. Wonder if they could make this be darker than the orginal series.
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04-02-2008, 01:40 AM
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Wonder if they could make this be darker than the orginal series.
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Given what we know, it'll probably just be fluff. (moreso than the American series)
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04-02-2008, 02:21 AM
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Given what we know, it'll probably just be fluff. (moreso than the American series)
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So, in other words, another PPGZ. Gah, so annoying.
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04-02-2008, 03:00 AM
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This might turn out good. And what's interesting is the original designs for Stitch and the other characters are retained.
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04-02-2008, 09:10 AM
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Wow, the alien designs are identical to the original Disney designs. I figured Japan would take a few more creative liberties than that.
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04-02-2008, 01:12 PM
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Are people really surprised? Since when has Japan ever taken an American property and changed the target demographic when they remade it?
Felix the Cat were both for kids, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were both for kids, Powerpuff Girls/Z were both for kids, Witchblade was both for adults, and now this. One could argue they toned it down (especially PPGZ) but they pretty much kept their original audiences.
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04-02-2008, 02:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Gryph
Are people really surprised? Since when has Japan ever taken an American property and changed the target demographic when they remade it?
Felix the Cat were both for kids, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were both for kids, Powerpuff Girls/Z were both for kids, Witchblade was both for adults, and now this. One could argue they toned it down (especially PPGZ) but they pretty much kept their original audiences.
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I don't think anyone expected a different demographic. Different designs, maybe (those new characters don't fit all that well with the old ones).
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04-02-2008, 02:21 PM
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Wasn't the point of the original Lilo and Stitch being two odd misfits finding a place with each other?
Hanako doesn't seem like a misfit.
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04-02-2008, 03:59 PM
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Back in Action this Fall
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No Nani!
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04-02-2008, 04:02 PM
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Yep. Expect plenty of Angel.
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04-02-2008, 05:13 PM
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Yep. Expect plenty of Angel.
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04-02-2008, 07:17 PM
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I don't think anyone expected a different demographic. Different designs, maybe (those new characters don't fit all that well with the old ones).
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Well, some people in this topic were expecting it to be darker and were disappointed it was similar to the original.
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04-02-2008, 08:08 PM
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So this is new girl is pratically the anti-Lilo then? Even though the TV show kind of lost Lilo's original character from the first movie this is worse. Also this sounds a watered down version of the American TV show, which really wasn't all that great to begin with. No thanks, I'll pass.
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