Can anyone name an anime with a character who lived or lives in the real world? I have three.
D'eon de Beaumont in Le Chevalier D'eon. This character in this gender bending anime was based on a real 18th Century French nobleman who lived as a woman.
Jiro Horikoshi in The Wind Rises. The final film of Hayao Miyazaki before his temporary retirement (I knew he'd be back), is a factious account of the life of the man who designed the dreaded Zero. No, not the guy from Code Geass. This is the fighter bomber from World War II.
And of course there is Freddie from the dumb but fun anime series Cromartie High School. We all know he is Freddie Mercury.
You got any?
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