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Trivia: This anime series is based on a comic first serialized in "Young Animal," a Japanese men's magazine. The anime series is considered less risque than what is found in the original comic.

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Trivia: The title, "Ai Yori Aoshi" literally means "Bluer Than Indigo" in Japanese. The phrase came from an old Chinese proverb that say something like this: blue dye is made from indigo colored grass, yet the blue dye's color is much deeper than the color of its origin. In simple terms, the student has exceeds the master.

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Trivia: Kaoru's two friends, Sato and Suzuki, represent two of the most common Japanese family names in Japan.

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Trivia: The story in the film is not based on any Sherlock Holmes story.

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Season 2 generally

Trivia: This Voltron series is commonly known as "Vehicle Voltron."

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Space Explorers Captured - S1-E1

Trivia: This is the only Voltron episode which Princess Allura did not appear in.

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Trivia: Ranma 1/2 is the creation of famed Japanese comic book artist Rumiko Takahashi.

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Trivia: This film was supposed to be a sequel to "Conan the Destroyer" under the title "Conan the Conqueror" but Arnold Schwarzenegger refused to reprise the role. The film title was changed to "Kull the Conqueror" for television actor Kevin Sorbo.

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Trivia: This film was the first since the days of the Hayes Office to show Jesus' face. Films depicting Jesus during the Hayes Office years did not show his face because of opposition by religious groups who found it inappropriate.

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Trivia: Gia (full name Gia Marie Carangi) is considered in the model world as the first American supermodel.

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Trivia: Producer Julia Phillips (died 2002) became the first female producer to win an Oscar for "Best Picture" for this film. The Oscar for "Best Picture" goes to the producers of the winning film since 1952. She shares the Oscar with fellow producers Tony Bill, and her then-husband Michael Phillips.

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Trivia: When the film was shown in Japan, certain scenes were omitted (an example is the showing of geishas) and anti-Japanese slurs were not translated into Japanese.

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Trivia: When the film was released, critics and moviegoers had a difficult time appreciating it. Some say that the film was ahead of its time and too surreal for most people. It was not until the late 1960s that "Fantasia" received the respect and appreciation it deserved.

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Trivia: At 80 years old in 1990, Jessica Tandy became the oldest actress to win an Oscar for "Best Actress" and the oldest person to win an Oscar in an acting role.

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Trivia: In 2003, Chicago became the first film musical to have won an Oscar for "Best Picture" in 34 years, the last winner was Oliver.

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Trivia: For her role in this film, Cher became the first person to win an acting Oscar by being known by one name (Cher which is her legal name). She is also the first actress of both Armenian and Native American (Cherokee) descent to win an Oscar for an acting role.

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Trivia: It was the first film to be viewed in the White House.

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Trivia: It has been reported that the positive depiction of the Klu Klux Klan in the film was responsible for its rebirth in 1915. Unlike the Klan that existed during Reconstruction (which is mostly anti-black and anti-Northern), the "Second Klan" (which survives today) is white supremist, anti-immigrant, anti-Catholic, and anti-homosexual.

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Trivia: Because of the racist themes of the film, it was banned in many American cities, including Los Angeles. The film premiered in Hollywood before it was banned.

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Trivia: This anime series was based on several novels written by Japanese writer and comic book artist Shouji Gato.

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