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Seems like this anime series has quite a fandom in Saudi Arabia and the Philippines, and is having a resurgence in popularity lately in Filipino interwebz.

As for the aforementioned comeback, they're taking the form of exploitable macros similar to the Senyora Santibañez and 60s Spiderman memes, depicting Sara Crewe as having a fetish for potatoes:

http://www.pep.ph/peparazzi/photos/4580/princess-sarah-ang-munting-prinsesa-makes-a-comeback-via-viral-memes
http://www.thesummitexpress.com/2014/10/in-photos-princess-sarah-with-patatas-memes-now-viral-online.html
http://www.newsgra.ph/0134/princess-sarah-patatas-memes-isnt-so-munti-anymore/
http://yurichoi.blogspot.com/2014/10/princess-sarah-memes.html
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Princess-Sarah-Memes/693917080699661

Any thoughts on this one, or is it still in the likes of being a Milhouse?

>Anime fandom in saudi arabia

I'm as suprised as you are.

Well, considering that this isn't as risque or as edgy as with the anime/manga series we commonly associate with, and also with the series' moralistic premise…

What has the more notable spread here? The show itself, or the macros depicting Sara Crewe as having a fetish for potatoes?

If it's the show, go with the subculture entry. If it's the macros, go with meme entry. In the unique case of both being very notable, make 2 entries and we'll make the meme entry a sub-entry of the subculture.

The meme's going viral as of now, though the show itself has had a significant following during the past few decades. The anime was so popular in the Philippines that it spawned local adaptations, one a feature-length film released in 1995 and another a fantasy-drama serial back in 2007.

There, just did a preliminary submission of the meme entry:
https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/subcultures/princess-sarahshokojo-sera

Needs moar work, but at least this will do for now.

I'll helping you adding some vids and pics. I'll just upload the ones I've seen more than twice.

Okay, I'm doing some picture uploading right now. Check the pictures in the gallery and let me if you like what you see. I've manage to translate some of them. Should I even translate them?

I've met someone from Saudi Arabia. They do like anime over in the Middle East. I had a friend who's Egyptian said that they watch some Dragon Ball Z over there.

Anyone heard of Torkaizer?