and is a bit of an oddball of the classics. The doesn’t feature a princess and it is largely set in an very much like ours, (you know, except for all the aliens).
This odd little bombarded into with a little bit of hype, but soon became a monster with a devout community that still herald it as the greatest has ever given us.
So despite consistent rumblings of a live-action remake as well as recent Disney Plus censorship, and took to to wish the a happy with a of .
and came out in 2002 making June 21st its (gulp) . Man, I feel old.
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Ohana means Family.
Family means Nobody gets left Behind or
Forgotten ?
Happy 18th Anniversary to Lilo and Stitch! pic.twitter.com/4MI1xYxSRH— Lah| Sweet baby (@lvsprousehartx) June 21, 2020
Lilo and Stitch is 18 Years Old today
And guess what? It's still amazing 18 years later! pic.twitter.com/FDXzMNUogv
— TRAFON (@RiseFallNick) June 22, 2020
Ok why does no one talk about the #LiloAndStitch tv show's alien designs tho like theyre awesome- pic.twitter.com/zUvLRyyty8
— BloodRedRobot (@BloodRedRobot1) June 22, 2020
and on the iconic
and is just bursting with . This weird little about a troubled and her pet alien took inspiration from the and took to the of sci-fi.
It was a huge success and spawned a huge with a and . The and animated fills me with nostalgia, while the three sequels ! The , and 2: has a , and Leroy and firmly cemented 626 as a top-tier in the Disney lineup.
The even spawned a simply called ! which ran in Japan from 2008. Though it’s such a simple , can’t seem to get enough of this Hawaiian pair, whether it be in the form of , , or attractions at Disney theme parks.
And really, can you blame them? and ‘s touching story of family in a real-life difficult situation (up until we meet , that is) remains one of the most mature depictions of an orphaned -sister relationship ever put to screen.
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