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10. Speed Racer (Speed Racer) Although his time in the spotlight might have passed, there was a time whenSpeed Racerwas the biggest name in anime in the West. If you don’t believe me, then consider this: Has any other anime series been adapted into a live-action film directed by the Wachowskis? You know, the duo who gave usThe Matrix? Sure,Speed Racerdebuted back in 1967 long before anime went mainstream, but that’s becauseSpeed Raceritself played a huge role in popularizing anime across the world....

10. Catarina Devon (Inu Inu no Mi, Model: Kyubi no Kitsune) Devon was a prisoner of Impel Down who joined Blackbeard’s crew. She possesses the mythical Zoan-type Inu Inu no Mi, Model: Kyubi no Kitsune (the Nine-Tailed Fox). Although the series only featured her imitating the dead Absalom to trick Moria, she’s still one of the more powerful Zoan-type users because of her deception ability (far greater than Mr. 2’s Mane Mane no Mi)....

10. Eraserhead (1977) David Lynch only had a 22-page script forEraserhead(1977), so he struggled to find financial backing. After eventually securing funds from the American Film Institute, Lynch shot the film in piece-meal fashion overfive yearsbefore running out of the $100,000 budget. Despite this, the film did relatively well, earning a little over $7 million at the box office. However,Eraserheadgarnered something more valuable than money: cultural capital for Lynch. Famed filmmakers Stanley Kubrick and John Waters listedEraserheadamong their favorite films, and director Mel Brooks even asked Lynch to directThe Elephant Man(1980) based on the artistic style of it....

10.Moonlighter In the day time, you’re a humble shopkeeper, peddling wares to the locals. Then night comes and you head to the dungeon to procure more of those wares, increasing your personal bankroll and the overall state of the town as you do so. 9.Cat Quest II In most realities, a game likeCat Quest IIwould be a cheap mobile cash-in relying on cats' inherent cuteness to mask an otherwise terrible game....

10. Lisa’s Pony (Season 3 Episode 8) Part of Homer Simpson’s character—the family father and doofus—is that he’s a little selfish. But before the creators ruined him into an outright terrible person in later seasons, he’d always redeem himself. Sure, Homer will never win Father of the Year, but he does love his kids and often shows it in his own way. In “Lisa’s Pony,” he does this by—you might’ve guessed it—buying Lisa a pony....