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minakichan
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So true. They had the best stuff then... Erm, is this just a name change or will the block actually only show 4Kids stuff? Then again, does FoxBox SHOW anything aside from 4Kids stuff? I am quite confused. |
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darkhunter
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I'm sure there's a lot of 5 to 13 year old that watches 4kids show, more than the hardcore. If you don't fall intil this catorogy, than I don't see a reason why you would hate them. It's kind of like saying Johnson & Johnson is a bad company because they make shamploo for babies and children. On the other hand, lets all praise Head and Shoulder because they make shamploo for teens and adult. Basically, 4kids is targeted for kids so they get a bad rep of making anime for kids. |
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KawaiiKitty
 Posts: 61 Location: Canada |
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Yeah, I miss those FoxKids shows too. The good'ol digimon days  . I havn't flipped on FoxBox in awhile, but I think they do show some stuff aside from 4kids.
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Blues of Hadal
Posts: 34 Location: america |
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they destroy any intergrity any show would have even if its a kids show they make it worse somehow(i know the shows they have weren't thought provoking masterpieces to begin with)
their good like that i think everyone remembers them changing a kids show to something below that level its rather condescending maybe even to children which i hate anyway damn kids but they are good at marketing themselves and the shows they acquire |
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OTP
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I see what you're saying, but I don't think licensing anime for kids is why 4Kids gets a bad rep. It's probably more of the way they handle those anime. |
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BumWolf
Posts: 11 Location: US |
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Actually 4Kids reminds me of what DIC was like in the mid to late 80's. DIC's toons was all over Saturday Mornings and Weekday Afternoons back then. The downside 4kids is unoriginal and geared the shows to a lower IQ level. For as DIC toons were alot more entertaining and sometimes made you think. Plus they animated their own stuff although very cheaply, but hey look at some DBZ episodes from that era and you'll see animation errors there as well. (Yes I was a child of the 80's my age is showing LOL.) -Bum Wolf |
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Nobuyuki
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That's as good a reason as any for the name change... to eliminate just such confusion. |
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wizard55
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thats it, The shows are edited because they are originally meant for a bit older audience and then theres that japanese views on things like swearing and violence, I don't understand why 4kids doesnt try to license anime that are for kids in japan? an example would be Hello Kitty, now this would not be a good show for their block i dont think but that show is completely harmless for kids and isnt there a show that 4kids has the license to that they have never aired and its for kids like "Tama..." or something? some anime about cats and its like CGI or something???? |
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Anti-Mainstreamist
 Posts: 85 Location: Away from the sun and other outside threats. |
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Heh, do you want to know why they don't want Japanese "kids" shows? They won't sell. They want a proven product(AKA: Something that did well in Japan) that willl sell in America with some cultural tweaking. The problem is, these shows get ruined in their "Cultural Tweaking" process. Luckily, 4Kids has started releasing Uncut, Dual-Language DVDs, and I respect that. Of course, it does not completely make up for what they did to One Piece, Shaman King and Yu-Gi-OH!. But really, they're moving up the ladder of respectability to the Hard Core Fan, in my opinion. Got a programming block named after them? Eh, Fox's children's programming was dead the momen the Box came along. And I was still young enough to appreciate Fox Kids. But I hated the Box.
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Steventheeunuch
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A good majority of shows they license are intended for children in Japan, it's just that in Japan, the shows have a slightly broader appeal and slight cultural differences. Anyway, if they weren't meant for a child audience, the licensors would not sell them TV rights. |
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Joe Mello
 Posts: 2266 Location: Online Terminal |
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I'll take you're word for it. Don't have any cognizance of the 80's, but I was raised on Inspector Gadget. |
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Emerje
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That's a little different. Being a syndicated block they need to use their name to get recognition, but with a stationary block like this really only the broadcaster's name is needed (like FoxKids, FoxBox, or Kids' WB). Emerje |
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astra
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"...with Mew Mew Power scheduled to premiere sometime in 2005."
That's specific... Back in the day, Dic made me giggle. Oh my. |
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CaptainRisu
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the way they edit things is so absurd though. pirates fight with swords, curse, and drink alchohol. if ur not prepared to deal with that, don't show the anime. though i admit i have a fun time laughing my ass off as pirates drink orange juice and faint from cap guns in 4Kids version of one piece. i'm sorry, i'm just bitter about it. yes, 4Kids has alot going for them business and money wise, but the anime gets killed in the end. |
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Toboe
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Who even cares about this anyway? So they're changing the name of a children's television block. This has absolutely zero effect on anime fans, even the ones who cry about edits to their "oh so mature" shows like Yugioh.
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