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Plot Summary:
Viewtiful Joe is a Japanese anime series based on the video game series of the same name. The series follows a similar plot of the games, but there are many differences. The series, comprising fifty-one episodes, was shown every Saturday on the Japanese television station TV Tokyo from October 2, 2004 until September 24, 2005. The show was licensed by anime distributor Geneon Entertainment, with its first twenty-six episodes airing in United States on Kids' WB. It was taken off the air when Kids' WB block transferred to The CW. Viewtiful Joe was later licensed for distribution in other parts of the world by MGM Television. The anime debuted in the United Kingdom on Jetix on July 2, 2007. Viewtiful Joe premiered on Cartoon Network Brazil on July 3, 2006 and reruned in country's RedeTV! on HD at November 27, 2006. It aired in Mexico starting on July 4, 2006. On June 23, 2008, the show began airing on Cartoon Network in other parts of Latin America. In 2009, Viewtiful Joe became available on Crunchyroll's streaming service for its users outside Asia.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 181
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, captivating, entertaining
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IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 39
Genere: Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
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IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 410
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration:
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IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 38
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IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 56
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IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 149
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IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 84
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IMDB Votes: 53
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IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 236
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IMDB Votes: 592
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IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 139
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IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 139
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IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 228
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IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 50
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IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 5000
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IMDB Votes: 300
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IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 327
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IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 33
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IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 83
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IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 42
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IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 76
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IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 534
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
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IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 25
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IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 158
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IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 676
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
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IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 40
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IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 331
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IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Adventure, Action, Animation, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
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IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 151
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IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
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IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
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