ViD (Alternative Russia)/Programs

Original programming

 * Detective Julya (1994-2001, 2017-present): One of the first series to combine animatsiya with the Japanese tokusatsu method. The adventures of a group of teenage girls that were selected by the UN to become almost immortal (which prevents them from aging); while marketed as a children’s show in its native Russia, the show is secretly very dark by Western standards. Based on the comic book series of the same name (1991-present), which was one of the very first comic series created under the ViD Comics unit.
 * The Fishcins (1998-2011): An animated sitcom, created to provide a “distinctly Russian counter-balance” to The Simpsons (which still airs on ViD today). Focuses on the titular family in the fictional city of Chelovka, Muscovy.
 * Mir Monstrov (World of monsters) (1998-2004, 2015-present): A hybrid animatsiya/rostokusatsu series, heavily inspired by Neon Genesis Evangelion (which had a Russian dub aired on ViD at the same time as in Japan), with influences from the Godzilla series and H.P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu mythos as well. Is credited with introducing animatsiya to a mainstream American audience through English-dubbed repeats on PBS’ Masterpiece Theater.
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