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nishiyamese ok ko dub=The Nishiyamese Japanese dub of ''OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes'' first premiered on October 13, 2017. It currently airs on EDK, Orbit and Cartoon Network NM. The show is very popular among Nishiyamese children, and has been over-aired on EDK for a spell.

The show initially used the voiceover translation method for dubbing (refer to this page for more info regarding this method) - a male voice actor voices the male characters, and the female characters are voiced by a female voice actor. In total, six voiceovers were involved in the show - three males and three females. The voice actors (or voiceovers, if you will) in this dub were credited as Yojiro Mizusawa, Daimu Tezuka and Kyohei Mochizuki (for the male characters) and Matsuko Shiba, Satsuki Kashiwagi and Uzuki Morikawa (for the female characters). Before the airing of "You're Level 100", episodes were left in English with Japanese subtitles burnt into the image.

As of "You Have to Care", the dub now uses full-fledged voice acting, and no longer uses the voiceover method. Almost every piece of text is translated. The characters' names are changed in order for the children to relate more to the series (the characers' names in this dub are Katsuhiko, Etsuko and Raito, respectively). Uchiyama Studios is also credited as the dubbing studio. Satsuki Kashiwagi, Uzuki Morikawa and Yojiro Mizusawa have continued working with Uchiyama Studios on the dub as the voices of Enid (Etsuko in the dub), Dendy and K.O. respectively. The Nishiyamese Korean and Nishiyamese Chinese dubs also use this method now.

Cast (post-You Have to Care):

Maemi Seki is a Japanese-Nishiyamese voice actress.
 * Yojiro Mizusawa - K.O./T.K.O.
 * Satsuki Kashiwagi - Enid
 * Michinori Koshikawa - Rad
 * Kuwa Moriya (formerly Miyuki Ouma) - Carol, Miss Quantum
 * Masao Saeki - Gar
 * Uzuki Morikawa - Dendy, Ginger
 * Shinji Natsukawa - A Real Magic Skeleton
 * Nakazo Yodogawa - Brandon, Joe Cuppa
 * Anzu Hanamura - Red Action
 * Yusa Hoshino - Drupe, Nanimi, Genesis
 * Maki Maizono - Holo-Jane
 * Byakuya Utsunomiya - Joff, Boxman Junior, Gerald Nametag
 * Shouto Ishikawa - Nick Army, Chip Damage, Purrcival
 * Kaede Morikawa - Potato
 * You Shiba - Colewort
 * Akinori Fujiyama - Lord Boxman
 * Masayuki Yoshida - Darrell, Wally
 * Konata Sugihara - Shannon
 * Taheiji Seki - Raymond
 * Mochihito Kamenashi - Jethro
 * Hachiro Hagawara - Ernesto, Ofrang
 * Ai Tsukino - Mikayla, Biki, Foxtail
 * Kaito Miyaguchi - Professor Venomous/Laserblast/Shadowy Figure
 * Maemi Seki - Fink
 * Nico Inaba - Cosma
 * Izuku Tojo - Billiam Milliam, Dr. Greyman
 * Mafuyu Miyahara - Elodie
 * Yoshiko Yagi - Miss Pastel
 * Mitsuko Hinata - Koala Princess
 * Sakura Hoshikawa - Demon Queenie
 * Miu Toga - Yellow Technique, Rippy Roo
 * Sayaka Kobayashi - Green Guts
 * Hosuzu Chigusa - Black Strategy, Blue Power
 * Usagi Togami - Wilhamena
 * Izuru Momota - Bernard, Puck Reverie, Rex Th' Bunny, Chameleon Sr.
 * Tenko Hayakawa - Dynamite Watkins
 * Peko Naegi - Theodosia, Shy Ninja, Miss Mummy
 * Junko Umebayashi - Vormulax
 * Kirumi Miyazaki - Skateboard Nerd, Chameleon Jr.
 * Akane Fukawa - Punching Judy
 * Kochiyo Chiyotanda - Carla
 * -|uchiyama studios tropes=Uchiyama Studios is a Nishiyamese dubbing studio based in Chabashira, Nishiyama. It exclusively dubs the Nishiyamese Japanese dub of OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes, and nothing more.
 * Superlative Dubbing:
 * According to Maemi Seki (who voices Fink), "The showrunners were so impressed by [Satsuki] Kashiwagi and [Anzu] Hanamura's performances as Enid and Red Action respectively that they are allowed to fill in for any of the other voice actors who happen to be absent for the day."
 * Uzuki Morikawa as Dendy does a stellar job of keeping her somewhat nasally tone of voice to a T.
 * Anzu Hanamura's performance as Red Action, while some may say is very hammy and loses the confident and short-tempered personality that Ian Jones-Quartey gave the character, still gives her the portrayal of a strong, albeit somewhat reckless warrior.
 * Troubled Production:
 * Their dub of OK K.O.! is somewhat of an offender here. While it is very high-quality, sometimes mishaps can happen during production.
 * Before the airing of "We've Got Pests", no one knew which way to pronounce certain names. Enid's name was pronounced as either "EE-nid" or "Eh-need", sometimes within the same episode.
 * Miyuki Ouma, the original voice of Carol, unexpectedly left production of the series (she left after the dub of "T.K.O." was finished). As a result, she was replaced by Kuwa Moriya. Production was so far behind schedule, Kuwa began recording the night she was cast and ended up recording all of her dialogue for "Let's Have a Stakeout" in one take a couple of days later.
 * -|maemi seki=

bio:

Maemi was born on December 31, 2006 in Kagoshima, Japan. She and her family moved to Yokoyama, Nishiyama in 2008. Her mother, Kaho, is a human rights activist and her father, Izuku, is a construction worker. Shoken is the eldest out of two younger sisters named Azusa and Anzu, and has an older brother named Taheiji.

personal life:

Maemi lives in Yokoyama, Nishiyama with her parents and 3 siblings. They own 4 cats.

roles: Basically that one page on the wiki but with Nishiyama exclusively. Also known as "Big in Japan". A version of the Ensemble Dark Horse, where interest in a character (or an entire work) is sparked by an audience well-divorced from the production source, particularly if the show is released in other countries. Places with different cultural baggage often hook onto different characters, whether or not these are the ones pushed by the story. This is even more of a gamble when one character's personality and motivations have a direct tie to the culture of origin.
 * Fink in OK K.O.! (Nishiyamese Japanese dub)
 * -|Nishiyamese Love Pop Team Epic=

In addition, what may be considered a bog-standard genre piece in the home country may be considered new and exciting in a country that hasn't been exposed to the particular genre yet.

Since many companies get paid by foreign distributors simply for the right to air, how shows do overseas is not always of direct concern to the original producers. Other times, these characters are not tightly connected to a single story and are more an owned property, and may get their own storylines released more or less exclusively in certain countries.

The trope is named for Norm Macdonald's punchline during his "Weekend Update" sketches on Saturday Night Live, which he'd go out of his way to include. David Hasselhoff, the Baywatch actor/producer, who was popular in Germany for his work as a singer in the late 1980s/early 1990s, particularly for being in the right place at the right time doing the right thing, which was being in Berlin at the fall of the wall promoting his new album via a concert tour, which included a popular song he had changed to be about peace and togetherness; he has had seven albums go platinum there. (His popularity has since waned, however, though Dirk Nowitzki, flag-bearer for Germany in the 2008 Summer Olympics and NBA star, claims he hums Hasselhoff songs at the free throw line)

Another variant of this trope is the joke that something is "big in Japan."

The opposite of Americans Hate Tingle (where something that's popular in its home market becomes loathed abroad, usually by getting a particularly vehement and widespread Hatedom in one specific country) and at once the Super Trope and the inversion of Never Accepted in His Hometown (where something is popular in any place other than its original country/city).

It's also not uncommon that an over-looked product or person becomes popular in a foreign country for monetary reasons: Broadcasting a show or song that was not popular in its country of origin is usually cheaper, so channels are prone to re-run these cheap products. If this is the case, then it over-laps with Vindicated by Reruns.

Superlative Dubbing, Woolseyism, Cultural Translation and Redubbing are not uncommon causes of this, where the translated version is actually better than the original.

See also Periphery Demographic, Japandering and Cultural Cringe. Alien Arts Are Appreciated is the Speculative Fiction version. Mexicans Love Speedy Gonzales is this trope crossed over with Actually Pretty Funny.

Contrast with Americans Hate Tingle and Banned in China.

Anime & Manga

 * Love Live!, Show by Rock!!, Himouto! Umaru-Chan and No Game No Life are also popular in Nishiyama.
 * Pop Team Epic - Big in the Western world, humongous in Nishiyama. It is adored almost totally unironically in the country. Commercials for merchandise can last up to 5 minutes, and it is abundant in the country. Nishiyamese love the anime for its bizarre humor and skits. Despite the usage of the two main characters flipping the bird in promotional art and scenes from episodes, it is also popular among children.
 * Boku No Hero Academia is popular in in Nishiyama.
 * The PaRappa the Rapper anime adaption is so popular in Nishiyama that it's considered a cult classic.

Music

 * British band Gorillaz are easily the most beloved band in Nishiyama. Their songs "Feel Good Inc.", "Clint Eastwood", "Tomorrow Comes Today", "19-2000", "DARE" and "Humility" have topped the El Kadsreian, Helvish and Nishiyamese music charts for anywhere from 6 weeks to a whopping 10 weeks, except in the case of "DARE", which topped the Nishiyamese charts for nearly 5 months.
 * Gone Horribly Wrong: The band is so popular in that in 2003, tickets to their first show in the country have sold out in no less than 5 minutes. Another concert there in 2005 was nearly postponed in fear of a stampede or a riot occurring. At yet another concert in the country in 2009, the fans were so excited to see their favorite band perform that they started a full-fledged riot. Some fans would end up damaging their equipment, effectively cancelling the concert.
 * To this day, despite this incident, Gorillaz concert tickets in Nishiyama sell out faster than you can say "Sunshine in a bag".
 * South Korean girl groups fromis_9, AOA and BLACKPINK are all very popular in Nishiyama.
 * South Korean girl group Gugudan is ridiculously popular in Nishiyama.
 * Japanese girl group Morning Musume has a large cult fanbase in Nishiyama.
 * American singer Ariana Grande has had a total of 5 number one hits in Nishiyama.

Film

 * Among children and families, The LEGO Movie (2014) is easily the most beloved film in the country.
 * Mac and Me is also a cult classic in Nishiyama.
 * The Christmas Tree, despite its terrible quality, is a well-loved Christmas film in Nishiyama and is enjoyed by families all over the country during Christmas time.
 * Both Breakin' and its sequel are cult classics in Nishiyama.

Video Games

 * PaRappa the Rapper is without a doubt the most popular video game series in the country. Heck, there's even a big statue of PaRappa himself in the center of the Nishiyama Video Game Museum!
 * BanG Dream! Pop'n Music, Doki Doki Literature Club, Puyo Puyo, Overwatch and Animal Crossing are also popular.

Live-Action TV

 * Drake and Josh is popular among Nishiyamese children between the ages of 8-15.

Sports

 * Baseball is the most popular sport in Nishiyama.

Western Animation

 * UniKitty! is a very popular show in Nishiyama. It has a loyal cult fanbase and it has risen to unexpected levels of popularity since the day it began airing in the country. It is also popular in El Kadsre.
 * OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes is also very popular in Nishiyama, to the point where lines such as "Are we having dessert?" are regularly quoted. It's so huge to the point of "K.O." being a slang term for a person who is shown to do their best when it comes to reaching their goals.
 * Ask any Nishiyamese adult between the ages of 19-32 what their favorite TV program is; and they'll probably say F is for Family or The Big Bang Theory.
 * Star Vs. the Forces of Evil was huge in Nishiyama when it premiered, to the point where half of Mizu Mizu's 2015 fanmail was kids writing about their love for it. You'd think that Star would be the most popular character (especally considering that she is similar to a magical girl), but in actuality, Marco Diaz seems to be the most popular character among the show's Nishiyamese fans.

Real Life

 * Green tea is the most popular ice cream flavor in Nishiyama, possibly due to 85% of the population enjoying the green tea beverage.
 * Dango is popular in Nishiyama, especially among children and teenagers.