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Lots of proof why Doraemon is banned in the U.S.

Okay...just for the sake of argument, what group or organization exactly is it that you believe has 'banned' these shows? What I'm asking is, who exactly makes the decision that a show is to be banned and why exactly do they do this?

1. When Viz Media, the licensor, reviewed the mangas in the first place, it turned out to have large amounts of crude humor and perverted moments, so they refused classification.

Same thing for the TV series. When I looked at many episodes, they appeared to have content that would be beyond inappropriate for younger viewers.

Even granting that all your premises are true, there is absolutely nothing banning it from the US.

The reason the show hasn't been licensed yet is because the companies that license anime (i.e. Funimation, Media Blasters, Bandai etc) might not think the show will sell well in the US and don't want to risk losing money on that.

That doesn't mean that these titles are banned, just that companies aren't distributing them because they don't feel that it would be an investment that is worth it in the end.

ikillchicken wrote:

Okay...just for the sake of argument, what group or organization exactly is it that you believe has 'banned' these shows? What I'm asking is, who exactly makes the decision that a show is to be banned and why exactly do they do this?

The Illuminati, of course.

ikillchicken wrote:

Okay...just for the sake of argument, what group or organization exactly is it that you believe has 'banned' these shows? What I'm asking is, who exactly makes the decision that a show is to be banned and why exactly do they do this?

The Illuminati, of course.

rojse wrote:

ikillchicken wrote: Okay...just for the sake of argument, what group or organization exactly is it that you believe has 'banned' these shows? What I'm asking is, who exactly makes the decision that a show is to be banned and why exactly do they do this? The Illuminati, of course.

no, no,
The Funilluminati

Are all of these controversies just like Disney's Song of the South not available on VHS/DVD in the US?

rojse wrote:

ikillchicken wrote: Okay...just for the sake of argument, what group or organization exactly is it that you believe has 'banned' these shows? What I'm asking is, who exactly makes the decision that a show is to be banned and why exactly do they do this? The Illuminati, of course.

no, no,
The Funilluminati

Banned? Highly unlikely because shows like When They Cry, Gantz are okay to sell in the US, then I doubt Doraemon will ever be banned.

I'm 99.999% sure that the U.S. has passed no laws to prohibit the the use, performance, or distribution of Doraemon. So no, it is not banned, it is simply not distributed.

Angel's Egg isn't released in North America, even though it's a well known anime in Japan. But it's not because of it's controversial topics, but rather because there's no market for such an artsy anime.

But its creators, after passing copyright law, ARE prohibiting use, performance, AND distribution of it on YouTube, and in this case, even to the US.

Spastic Minnow wrote:

rojse wrote: ikillchicken wrote: Okay...just for the sake of argument, what group or organization exactly is it that you believe has 'banned' these shows? What I'm asking is, who exactly makes the decision that a show is to be banned and why exactly do they do this? The Illuminati, of course. no, no, The Funilluminati

The Funi Masons!