British culture in anime -> ask for your help ^^

[kamoni]

Hi! I’m studying English studies in Poland and I need your help.
I’m looking for anime (or manga) which is set in UK or it has British characters in or presents some aspects of British culture (for example literature and Hellsing or Miyuki-chan in Wonderland).
I’m going to make a presentation of how do Japanese see British culture (in the full sense of this term) and I need examples.

I know about Hellsing (it shows how do Japanese see conflict between the Church of England and the Roman Catholic Church; Bram Stocker’s Dracula; the Queen; and so on).

I believe you have extensive knowledge in that field than me :wink:

I’ll be grateful for any help!
Thanks

 

[Just Passing Through]

Read or Die OVA and R.O.D The TV

Some British characters, and partial UK setting.

One of the episodes of Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex is set in London, can't remember which one offhand.

 

[Fellistowe]

Off the top of my head:

Emma: A Victorian Romance
plus
Read or Die and R.O.D -The TV-for an interesting take on the British library

EDIT: gah, JPT beat me to it

 

[Fellistowe]

oh oh, Ichigo Mashimaro for having Anna Coppola from Cornwall

 

[Ryo Chan]

Negi from negima is welsh, but i don't think that helps much

 

[Paul]

Code Geass has an "interesting" view on Britain.

 

[Ryo Chan]

Code Geass has an "interesting" view on Britain.

good god how did i forget that XD

 

[CitizenGeek]

Code Geass has an "interesting" view on Britain.

Yeah, it seems more in line with the Britain of one hundred years ago, rather than Britain today!

 

[Amray]

Hellsing - You've said it all. ^_^
Read or Die - The British Library, who in this anime the actions are based on the Brirish Empire.
Fate/Stay Night - Saber is the daughter of a British King and a former dutchess of cornwall.
School Rumble - Eri Sawachika is the daughter of a wealthy English Business man. She is half Japanese and half english.
Then their is Yakitate Japan - Well, Just see for yourself. This clip os priceless. XD http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhXaFUlTwm0

 

[Snake-san]

hmm same i dont think i have seen that meany things on British ways of life and such the closest is Hellsing

 

[Snake-san]

Then their is Yakitate Japan - Well, Just see for yourself. This clip os priceless. XD[/color] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhXaFUlTwm0[/quote]
its soo funny yet so racist XD but i dont care eney more lol

 

[D1tchd1gger]

Steamboy is set in an alternative Victorian Britain.

 

[CitizenGeek]

Steamboy is set in an alternative Victorian Britain.

Ah, of course! How could I forget the awesome Steamboy!

 

[Amray]

Yeah. I cannot understand how I forgot that either..

 

[MonkeyFunk]

Miyazaki has stated that he's heavily influenced by British children's books, so anything he's done would be worth a look.

 

[IKnight]

November 11 and his co-workers in Darker than BLACK are British spies (playing on the James Bond idea, I think).

Howl's Moving Castle is an adaption of a book by a Welsh author.

 

[Dracos]

Some of Trinity Blood is set in Britain.

 

[Dan]

What about Licensed by Royalty

 

[Gawyn]

Fate/Stay Night - Saber is the daughter of a British King and a former dutchess of cornwall.

Spoiler

Actually, Saber is King Arthur (strangely enough) as I understood it at least, wielder of Excalibur and all of that... Who knew that King Arthur was a girl?

 

[Amray]

Fate/Stay Night - Saber is the daughter of a British King and a former dutchess of cornwall.

Spoiler

Actually, Saber is King Arthur (strangely enough) as I understood it at least, wielder of Excalibur and all of that... Who knew that King Arthur was a girl?

Thats a pretty awesome twist, wouldn't you say? ^_^