Along with its popularity, some of the following legendary anime did not escape the urban legend of creative netizens.
When it comes to urban legends, this often occurs along with the high popularity of a film, game, book, technology, or other things.
urban legend itself is a story or myth that spread by word of mouth. It hasn't been proven true, but it hasn't been proven to be a lie either, gang.
In fact, Japanese-language entertainment such as anime does not escape the urban legend created by the community, you know, gang.
Regardless of the truth of the story, it must be admitted that this kind of urban legend is still interesting to follow, especially if you are an anime lover, gang.
In this article, ApkVenue will discuss about the urban legend behind the legendary anime one of which might be your favourite, gang!
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Curious what are the urban legend stories attached to these legendary anime?
Here are some of the urban legends that cover some of the legendary Japanese anime cartoons.
1. JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Predicts WTC Events
Anime JoJo's Bizarre Adventure or in Japanese it is called JoJo no Kimy na B ken is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki.
Interestingly, according to the growing urban legend, this manga series is believed to have successfully predicted the events of September 11 World Trade Center yes, gang.
This was seen in the 20th volume of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series which aired in February 1991.
In that episode, you can see the number "911" which is clearly written on the 'Prophet Stand' shirt or JoJo's supernatural power that is shaped like a human.
Not only that, in the background there is also a picture of a crescent moon and an airplane passing by.
From these signs, the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series is then considered to have succeeded in predicting the events of WTC 9/11.
2. Crayon Shin-chan Is A Flashback Story When Shin-chan Was Alive
For you 90s kids, you must be familiar with this Japanese cartoon show, right?
Unfortunately, the cartoon series that tells about a 5-year-old boy named Shin-Chan has to 'sink' without clarity on how the story in the last episode will be.
According to the theory developing in society, the last episode of Crayon Shin-chan this will reveal the character of Shin-chan who actually died at the age of 5 years.
Shin-chan's character is believed to have died after saving his sister who was almost hit by a car.
The myth that develops in society also believes that in fact all the stories of mischief and adventures of Shin-chan that are displayed are only the imagination of his mother.
Whether it's true or not regarding the urban legend attached to this manga series, but the disappearance of the last episode of Crayon Shin-chan is still a mystery, gang.
3. Doraemon series appears mysteriously
No less popular than Crayon Shin-chan, a Japanese manga series Doraemon It also turns out to be surrounded by mysterious but also touching urban legends, you know, gang.
This happened on the day of the death of the two mangaka who were the writing team of the Doraemon series, Fujio and Fujiko.
That day, exactly at midnight, suddenly this Doraemon series appeared on TV, gang.
What's touching is that the mysterious show shows Nobita's character who appears with his back to the camera and says goodbye to the audience.
According to a witness, as soon as Nobita said that, the TV screen went black and didn't show anything at all credit title.
Meanwhile, another urban legend about Doraemon says that the whole story of Doraemon is actually just a dream that Nobita experienced when he was in a coma.
4. Spirited Away Is A Story About The Sex Industry
Spirited Away is a film that was released in Japan in July 2001 and successfully attracted an audience of approximately 23 million people, you know, gang.
Winning an Oscar in 2002 in the best animated film category, who would have thought that according to a growing urban legend, Spirited Away is actually a story about the sex industry.
Spirited Away is believed to be a depiction of sex life in Japan where the public bath where Chihiro's character works is actually a brothel.
In addition, while working at the bathhouse, Chihiro also changed her name to "Sen", which is a well-known practice in the sex industry.
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5. Minky Momo Predicted Earthquake in Japan
Not only the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series which according to legend can predict future events, but also the Minky Momo anime series, you know, gang.
Minky Momo believed to have predicted not once, but twice the earthquake that occurred in Japan.
The first prophecy occurred in 1983, where when the 46th episode of the series aired, the story in it informed that a mild earthquake had struck the Kanto region.
Whether it's a coincidence or not, but in fact the Japanese sea earthquake hit the country with the nickname Sakura and killed 104 people.
The second prophecy occurred when the episode was re-aired on January 17, 1995, and there was a similar but far more severe disaster that killed 6000 people.
6. My Neighbor Totoro Character Dies Midway through the Story
For those of you who like watching anime My Neighbor Totoro may have seen the oddity in the episode, where the two characters Mei and Satsuki have no shadow.
From this strangeness, a theory emerged which said that the two female protagonist anime characters had died in the middle of the story.
In addition, the meeting between Mei and Satsuki with Totoro who is considered a spirit of death further explains that the theory is true, gang.
However, the myth was finally debunked by Ghibli, the studio of this anime film and said that the loss of the shadows of the two characters was a trick to keep costs down.
7. The Missing of the Last Episode of Sazae-san
Almost similar to the fate of the manga series Crayon Shin-chan, the last episode of Sazae-san just disappeared without clarity.
According to a growing theory, the final episode of the Sazae-san anime series will reveal that the entire Sazae family has actually died in a plane crash.
The theory is based on the naming of the characters in the Sazae-san series who are named after objects you can find in the sea.
Very funny, yes, the theory of these netizens, gang.
8. Prince of Tennis Shouldn't Use the Name Tennis
Popular manga series Prince of Tennis This has created an urban legend among the public because of his tennis movement which has become increasingly unreasonable.
The Urban Legend believes that the official tennis organization in the country objected to the naming of tennis in the series title Prince of Tennis.
Because of that, the official tennis organization finally asked to change the name of this manga series, you know, gang.
9. Laputa: Castle in the Sky Has Extended Ending
The urban legend theory surrounding Japanese animated films Laputa: Castle in the Sky it believes that the film has extended ending.
Later, in extended ending it will feature a scene where Pazu visits Sheeta in her hometown.
Not only that scene, those who believe in this myth also believe that there will be a scene where Sheeta hides a crystal in a fireplace.
However, this urban legend rumor was finally denied by the Ghibli film studio, the gang.
Those are some theories or urban legends surrounding the legendary Japanese anime, gang.
Although the truth is not known for certain, this kind of urban legend has become a common thing and is difficult to stop.
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