Unlike many anime titles, viewers weren ’ t expected to have knowledge of Asian culture — character names, signs, and the like were primarily in English to begin with — or have seen any other anime series prior.

Unlike other anime and manga, where jokes and references are often exclusory or require knowledge of Japanese culture and / or the workings and conventions of anime, Cowboy Bebop is accessible – western audiences can connect with the characters readily and more fully understand their motivations and struggles.

Unlike the anime and manga ( some based on the stories in select volumes ), they are more action-adventure oriented and have more of a shōnen demographic, taking the familiar characters of Doraemon and placing them in a variety of exotic and perilous settings.

Unlike others, this group was able to find fans in other parts of the world through their eroge and anime themes.

Unlike most anime directors, Takahata doesn't draw and never worked as an animator before becoming a full fledged director.

Unlike the games, the anime contains darker themes such as war, blood, violence, and death ( although mostly in the Japanese version ), though it still maintains most of the cheerful and surreal themes from the games.

Unlike the anime, his death is not ambiguous: he is executed by Urizane for treason.

Unlike the comic Witchblade, which only induces bloodlust when in a violent confrontation and creates armor, the anime Witchblade entirely transforms Masane, giving her different eyes and hair, and will ultimately destroy her body.

* Unlike in the manga, Miki survives at the conclusion of the anime series.

Unlike the comic witchblade, which only induces bloodlust when in a violent confrontation and creates armor, the anime Witchblade entirely transforms Masane, giving her different eyes and hair, and will ultimately destroy her body.

" Unlike the giants of other robot anime, the megadeuses do not exhibit ninja-like speed nor grace or possess voice-activated special attacks ; but for what they lack in agility, they more than make-up in power.

: Unlike the manga, in the anime her soul is sent to the Hoshindai.

: Unlike the manga, in the anime her soul was sent to the Houshindai.

Unlike the Bomberman Bakugaiden anime of the late 1990s, this series is very true to the Bomberman video games.

Unlike in the original movie, he shows more focus on becoming a samurai and improving his skills greatly in the anime ( where in the original he was preoccupied with a love affair ).

Unlike the manga, the anime is centered around Kimiko Dewa, who abhors the nightly carnage by her insect killing robots.

Unlike the international dubs and like many broadcast anime in the USA, Magical DoReMi was heavily edited and localized for US audiences and a lower TV-Y rating.

Unlike the usual Di Gi Charat anime, it is a romance.

Unlike most giant robot anime, Dai-Guard performs on much more realistic physics, making it heavy, slow, and a hassle to control.

Unlike other Gundam Wing manga, which are not necessarily considered as being in continuity, Episode Zero has the distinction of being written by Katsuyuki Sumizawa, who was also the writer of the anime series, and thus carries a higher level of credibility.

Unlike most other Gundam Wing manga, G-UNIT does not feature any of the anime characters or Gundams, with the exception of a few brief cameos.

Unlike most other dubbed anime shows of the late 1970s, though, great care was used in choosing names to which English audiences could relate.

Unlike analog video formats, the digital video formats do not suffer generation loss during dubbing, but can be more prone to complete loss.

Unlike later Toho international versions, Invasion of the Astro-Monsters is slightly edited from the Japanese version and the dubbing was not commissioned by Toho or produced in Tokyo or Hong Kong.

Unlike the later American cut, the soundtrack was generally without flaws, apart from some dubbing which was slightly out of sync.

Unlike Hitler, who saw the Non-Aggression Pact as merely a pragmatic device forced on him by circumstances, namely the refusal of Britain or Poland to play the roles Hitler had allocated to them, Ribbentrop regarded the Non-Aggression Pact as integral to his anti-British policy.

Unlike MGM, RKO allowed Weissmuller to play other roles, though a three picture contract with Pine-Thomas Productions led to only one film, Swamp Fire, being made, co-starring Buster Crabbe.

* Unlike double-stranded DNA, RNA is a single-stranded molecule in many of its biological roles and has a much shorter chain of nucleotides.

Unlike their counterparts, the Iga and Kōga clans produced professional ninja, specifically trained for their roles.

Unlike social realism, socialist realism often glorifies the roles of the meek and working class and the struggle for its emancipation.

Unlike some other armies which have many army choices ( squads / vehicles ) which work many roles with few specialists, the Eldar have many specialists and few which can handle many roles.

Unlike most of the famous bel canto singers of the past who sacrificed dramatic action to tonal perfection, she was more interested in the emotional than in the purely lyrical aspects of her roles.

Unlike several other college athletic conferences, Atlantic Hockey has no women's division, though it shares some organizational and administrative roles ( and three universities ) with the women's-only College Hockey America.

Unlike the often-lethal movie roles by their diesel-powered equivalents, the film appearances by steam rollers are relatively benign:

Unlike many styles of Balinese Gamelan which have sacred roles in religious festivals, Joged music is much more secular, and in many ways has become the folk music of Bali.

Unlike the original game, it allows players to take on specific roles within the organization — such as chef, driver, etc.

Unlike Fischer-Dieskau, Prey wisely limited his Wagner to the soft, high-baritone roles Wolfram and Beckmesser.

Unlike other superhero teams, the Winter Guard currently has a rotating pool of candidates to fill one of three roles on the team: Darkstar, Crimson Dynamo, and Red Guardian.

Unlike conventional Tech I and Tech II starships which are fixed in shape, purpose and ability, the Tech III Strategic Cruiser can take up multiple shapes and roles due to its modular design.

Unlike Western culture's emphasis on individualism, Eastern culture values the roles of family and clanship.

Unlike the games, the principal characters Ryu and Ken play only supporting roles.

Unlike her, Hoyt survived the transition to talkies, although he generally played much smaller roles in sound films – the 5 ' 6 " Hoyt was often cast as a beleaguered husband, an exploited nine-to-fiver or a nervous politician – and he frequently did not receive screen credit for his performances.