Have you seen Wind & Cloud yet?

gonzo

It's a chinese TV series I think. It's subbed in English. And although I think it was translated into English by the same children who wrote the script it has a certain endearing quality.

episode guide
http://www.spcnet.tv/forums/showthread.php?t=10777

So did the anime predate the tv series?
http://www.albatross1.com/ANIMIMG/w&cloud.htm

hmmmm
http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Towers/1449/wcmain.html

Now I have to hunt down the movie

"An evil warlord takes in 2 students (Wind & Cloud) in an effort to become invincible so he can take over the world"

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0165499/