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I did some research to see if there exists an anime that was based on western
stories and I have found [some
here](http://letsanime.blogspot.com/2009/09/under-western-influence.html)
(including the only one I can remember, [Cinderella
Monogatari](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinderella_Monogatari)). I have
noticed that all anime there were old, thus, making me wonder if Japan totally
stopped creating anime that are based on western stories.


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Has Japan stopped producing anime based on western stories?


At least, there's the [World Masterpiece
Theater](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Masterpiece_Theater). Between
1969 and 1997, and 2007-2009, they produced anime based on a classic book or
story, also western. I can't find anything that tells me whether it's over.

Besides from that, I don't know any anime based on western stories.


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**No**. There are a number of recent Japanese anime based on Western stories.
Some examples:

  * [Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gankutsuou%3a_The_Count_of_Monte_Cristo) based on Alexandre Dumas, père's classic French novel, Le Comte de Monte-Cristo, aired in 2004-5.
  * [Romeo × Juliet](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romeo_x_Juliet) loosely based on William Shakespeare's classical play, Romeo and Juliet, along with numerous references and characters from other Shakespearean plays aired in 2007.
  * [Miyuki-chan in Wonderland](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miyuki-chan_in_Wonderland) is an erotic, lesbian rendition of Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, aired in 1995.
  * [Powerpuff Girls Z](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powerpuff_girls_z) is a magical girl anime series based on the American animated television series The Powerpuff Girls, aired in 2006-7.
  * [Deltora Quest](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deltora_Quest_%28anime%29) based on the series of children's books of the same name, written by Australian author Emily Rodda, aired in 2007-8.


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