Has anybody noticed how whenever a famous anime springs out in japan, Cartoon network tries to release it in America... however they do a horrible job at it?
i mean seriously, i think if they want to distribute a series because they think it's good, then they should not edit out certain parts of the show. I guess excessive swearing might be controversial, however sometimes, the blood and violence is a big part of the anime's storyline!
For example, Cartoon network is going to air Naruto... or is already airing it (i dont really know).. and the part where naruto stabs his own hand to tell the others that "he will not run away because thats his way of the ninja" is a big part!! i mean, the entire episode is based on that! however, i know for a fact that it will be cut out; hence the watchers will not know how determined he is about it, and we will not know a big characteristic of the main character. Throughout the enire series, he is always saying "that's my way of the ninja", and watchers will not Truely know how deeply he feels about it. I think this ruins the flavor of the anime .. and just chops down the climatic points.
yeah.. i GUESS they do it to "protect our children from unnecessary material"... but if theyre gonna alter someone else's hard work like that, they should just not air it in the first place.
<=\ and.. dubbing is always a disaster. They change character's names, change technique names, and sometimes even change the things that the characters say period.
I don't know about you, and i know there are all these reasons for doing it, but i just hate how they "ruin" the series, and i think they're better off just not showing anime. U can flame me, chew me out, or even spit me back up for saying/thinking this.. but my thoughts dont change.
