I started watching Kyou no Go No Ni the other day.  I was pleasantly surprised to hear a cover of “Secret Base,” my favorite ZONE (J-Pop bandol group that disbanded a few years ago) song, as the ending theme.  More surprising was the list of Vietnamese names during the credits!

Animated shows (not just anime) have been outsourced to other countries like Korea and the Philippines, but this is the first time I’ve seen Vietnamese artists in the end credits of an anime.

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