Quote Originally Posted by Wraith View Post
As someone above mentioned Kung-Fu Hustle, that has reminded me of Monkey which is probably the Ur-example of weird Japanese shows being imported and then dubbed (hilariously badly in some cases) into English. It's an insane mix of 1970's production value, made in Japan, based on Chinese folklore, then dubbed into English by someone who spoke neither Japanese nor Chinese so the quality is all over the place.... and yet it is both endearing and fascinating to watch simply for its inventiveness. Definitely worth a watch if you want something a bit... different.
Ah yes, one of the great joys of my childhood, and actually inspired me to read the Whaley abridgement of Journey to the West (also called Monkey), and then to get the full Yu translation for my 18th. And all this about a decade before I discovered Manga and Anime.

Kung-Fu Hustle was pretty good too.