Decades before creating the first TV anime with 1963's Astro Boy, Osamu Tezuka was a Disney devotee, reportedly seeing Bambi over 80 times. And, foreign animation still has an ardent following in Japan. Just look at all the South Park fanart on Pixiv. In a recent 10,000 Reader Poll, Charapedia asked Japanese fans to consider the masterpieces, the irreverent adult works and enjoying kids shows, then name their favorite foreign animation.

50 works were suggested by a pool that was 52.3% female and 60.1% aged in the teens and 20's.

20. Aladdin - 67 votes

19. Adventure Time - 68 votes

18. Beauty and the Beast - 67 votes

17. Finding Nemo - 76 votes

16. Winnie the Pooh - 79 votes

15. RWBY - 92

14. The Amazing World of Gumball - 96 votes

13. Ultimate Spider-Man - 107 votes

12. Frozen - 111 votes

11. Star Wars - 113 votes

10. Phineas and Ferb - 104 votes

9. Toy Story - 156 votes

8. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - 174 votes

7. Looney Tunes - 179 votes

6. South Park - 181 votes

5. Happy Tree Friends - 226 votes

4. Sponge Bob - 228 votes

3. Transformers - 324 votes

2. Powerpuff Girls - 339 votes

1. Tom and Jerry - 507 votes

Tom and Jerry notably ranked at #85 in a 2005 TV Asahi of the top 100 anime of all time, beating Macross and Ghost in the Shell.

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Scott Green is editor and reporter for anime and manga at geek entertainment site Ain't It Cool News. Follow him on Twitter at @aicnanime.