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Originally posted by Falco53:
Our culture doesn't have a real problem with a lot of the stuff that's in anime. Watch a sitcom. Watch any prime time show at all.
The real problem is that 4Kids is taking shows with mature content, that aren't made "4Kids", and trying to make them into kids' shows. I don't have any real problem with the job they did on Pokemon, from what I hear they didn't edit too much. I don't even have a big problem with what they did to Yu-Gi-Oh, but shows like One Piece and Shaman King don't seem like children's shows to me. With what 4Kids does they might as well take a show like Family Guy and edit it into a kids' show.
I do blame 4Kids. If they want kids' shows, they should get kids' shows. |
You're neglecting the fact that these shows have a target audience of 5-13 year olds in Japan. Sure, many older people enjoy them as well there but America is a different place. Anime has grown a lot in popularity over the past few years, but most Americans don't see it as being mainstream entertainment. If you were to show some one a clip from any of the shows being discussed, they would most likely say it looks like something their kids might like. Yes, as much as you all can't stand to hear it, most Americans still call anime CARTOONS! 4Kids is just taking what is a kids show in Japan, and making a kids show out of it in America. So yes, I do blame American pop culture.