CAA: Christian Anime Alliance

Hey guys, I'm having this burning question about anime.
My friend is an anime freak and she doesn't know.

Does anybody know any anime/manga series that take place specifically in the US?

The first thing that comes to mind is Sonic X. I can't remember if they specifically stated (in the original version) if it was America or not, but you can tell...

As for most others, usually they have scenes from America or a trip there for an ep or 2, but that's about it... Everything else (if not in Japan) takes place in either Europe or China (or space/another universe, but that's besides the point^^), unless there's a quick trip elsewhere.

Well, there's at least one. XD Kaleido Star is an anime about a Japanese girl who comes to live in America to join the Kaleido Stage, which is kind of like an acrobatics theatre. It's cute, I'd recommend it!

Chrono Crusade

TriezGamer wrote:Chrono Crusade

I totally forgot about that one^^ Although with Kaleido Star, I've never seen it...

There's a character from HanaKimi who is from United States. ^^; That's about all I know.

Paradigm City in The Big O is generally considered to be New York City, but that doesn't really count.

There's a portion of the Shaman King series that takes place in America.

and I think one of the schools in Gundam Wing that Heero and Duo attend is in America

Digimon has episodes in America, and part of the Digimon Movie take place in America.

There are also episodes of Full Moon Wo Sagashite that take place in America.

In the Sakura Wars OVAs, there were a couple of brief, but important flashback sequences that were set in New York.

Wow!!

There's this new anime called Red Garden, and it's placed entirely in New York. It seems like a dark anime though, but I will watch it, just to see how Japanese people view New Yorkers.

TallasLint wrote:Digimon has episodes in America, and part of the Digimon Movie take place in America.

I totally forgot about Hurricane Touchdown! The Golden Digimentals movie... if you were to see the original version, the whole thing would be in America. Funny how English speakers (like in that one) still have Japanese accents^^ Course it's that way in many anime, but still funny^^

Gunsmith Cats anime is in Chicago and one anime series I got called Mad Bull is in New York City.

Tenshi no Ai wrote:I totally forgot about Hurricane Touchdown! The Golden Digimentals movie... if you were to see the original version, the whole thing would be in America. Funny how English speakers (like in that one) still have Japanese accents^^ Course it's that way in many anime, but still funny^^

I thought it was especially hillarious that when Wallace was speaking in English, he had practically no accent, then he was on the phone and said, "Hi Mom, it's Warrace..." I laughed so hard at that part.

Yugi and the gang travel to the States in,I believe it is,the final story arch,at least the final one aired on kidsWB.

On Silent Mobius Katsumi Liqueur,the central character,is American.She's from Hawaii.

Part of read or die the OVA was set in the US in New York City.

A large portion of the last half of Marmalade Boy is in America.

whoa. I haven't heard of any of those, except Chrono Cross, which I didn't really like anyway.

But that's cool.

SaintGabriel wrote:whoa. I haven't heard of any of those, except Chrono Cross, which I didn't really like anyway.

But that's cool.

Just pointing out that I think you mean Chrono Crusade...Chrono Cross is a video game, in which the events take place in a world completely separate from our own. XD Just thought I'd point that out.

I stand corrected.

Time to go to Botany class.

Blah...

Pet Shop of Horrors, the manga and the anime, take place in San Francisco.

Well it doesn't take place in America I wonder if one of Madoka's parents in
Kimagure Orange Road might have been either American or from Western Europe or somewhere like that because if you watch KOR you can notice that she has
BLUE eyes and black hair,which I think would be unusual for Japanese.

Riding Bean is another such series and was done by the same guy that did Gunsmith Cats.

There's also Miami Guns which, theoretically takes place in Miami. I say theoretically since the topography of southern Florida does not, to the best of my recollection include either mountains or deserts (which somehow figure prominently in this series).

mitsuki lover wrote:Well it doesn't take place in America I wonder if one of Madoka's parents in
Kimagure Orange Road might have been either American or from Western Europe or somewhere like that because if you watch KOR you can notice that she has
BLUE eyes and black hair,which I think would be unusual for Japanese.

It would be unusual for Japanese person to have anything other than black hair and brown eyes. XD By that logic, any character with a hair color other than black and an eye color other than brown could be classified as European. XD

Doesn't Beck take place in America?

The opening lyrics are "I was made to live in America" with various footage of American-esque places. I would've kept watching, till i realized the fansub was in french.

There is a You're Under Arrest series where the group goes to L.A. County and drive Crown Vics. I remember seeing that one.

Here are some characters of American origin in anime:

• Duo Maxwell in Gundam Wing
• Maimillion Pegasus in Yu-gi-oh
• Edward Harrelson in Gundam SEED
• George Glenn, also from Gundam SEED
• Rebecca Hawkins, also from Yu-gi-oh
• Joco, from Shaman King

Oh, and Beck only partially takes place in America, but Ryusuke is Japanese/American

I guess for some reason anime writers put their characters in Japan because their market audience is dominantly japanese. But with the nonillions of anime titles that are produced some just have to take place in America.

I'm going to have to check out Kaleido Star.

rocklobster wrote:Maimillion Pegasus in Yu-gi-oh

You forgot Bandit Keith...in America!