Forum - View topicNEWS: 4Kids Reports US$3.5-Million Loss in 1st Quarter 2010
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Otaku_X
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I'm scared. Licensing shows for 'broarder audiences' sounds like a good thing, but that doesn't mean unaltered. They could still have name changes and other americanization, which is a bad thing. as for the 8 kids properties, they're likley to be things other licensors are uninterested in, but not neccessarily. Could also be bad, and 12 titles at once for a studio known for butchering... I know there's a chance this'll work, but the odds aren't great...
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uncutpokemon
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4kids losing more money, what a surprise.
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DmonHiro
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For the love of God, just sink already. Sink before you butcher a good anime again. I was really scared these losers were going to get Shugo Chara. Thank God I was wrong.
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The Anagelic One
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On a plus side though, kids'll grow up with horrible dubbing, and by the time they reach their teens, they'll look up their shows on the Internet/Wikipedia, and discover the unedited Japanese dialogue.
Thus bringing in a new generation of anime fans. 
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Otaku_X
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That's how I got here! Desperately seeking uncut Sailor Moon! Ah, to be young again... |
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Asrialys
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Don't mean to spoil your relief, but 4Kids has yet to announce what these other properties are. |
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Buster Blader 126
 Posts: 1207 Location: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada |
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Huh, so they're finally going to use the 4Sight label? That will prove to be interesting, at the very least.
While I used to vilify 4Kids as much as the next person, I haven't done so in a few years. Licensing fewer properties in general does attribute to that, but to he honest, when it's a show that is undoubtedly geared towards children in North America, their localization hasn't been nearly as bad as some may suggest. So when I hear that they've acquired 12 properties for licensing, my ears perk up. We know at least one title, and DB Kai wouldn't count in this case. So long as editing is minimal (I've come to not overreact to a few name changes, edited OP & removal of ED, background music replacement [despite it being totally unnecessary] and slight visual editing depending on the circumstances), everything should be fine. The four potential 4Sight titles are a potential concern, but we'll see how that turns out soon enough. I'm actually quite interested in how this will all turn out. |
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Daimao Raki
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Teriyaki Terrier
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Agreed, as much as I don't want people to lose their jobs. They have ruined every series they licensed and absolutely ruined One Piece. Luckily Funimation was able to save the the series, but because the series was so butchered, Funimation almost wasn't able to fix the series. For the sake of anime, just close 4kids. The company has ruined enough anime for one life time and has practically little or none redeeming qualities at all. |
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kawaiibunny3
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This is kindof exciting actually There's just so many ways this could turn out.
I think I'm curious about the 4Sight label the most, personally. Nothing left to do now except just wait for June to come to see what they've got for us I guess. |
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Raneth
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Fear my ignorance! But what shows did 4kids ruin besides One Piece? Isn't bringing in more anime to TV a good thing? Anime needs more exposure, and the absolute best way is to air it on TV, edited or not. That is how I got into anime, after all-By watching chopped up episodes of DBZ and Pokemon on TV. (Although Trigun on DVD was the tipping point into full blown anime fandom...)
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kawaiibunny3
Posts: 534 Location: Houston, Texas |
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One Piece got the worst dubs/edits, no doubt about that 
but uh...Tokyo Mew Mew got it pretty bad too I think (atleast to me) |
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Daimao Raki
Posts: 593 Location: Dark Side of the Moon |
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Toei forced most of those edits to One Piece. 4Kids wasn't totally at fault.
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DmonHiro
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Tokyo Mew Mew, One Piece, Digimon, Digimon 02, Digimon Tamers, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, DoReMi, SonicX and Shaman King (though this one wasn't edit nearly as much...wonder why...) No, bringing shitty edited anime on TV is not a good thing. It makes anime look like crap. Had I seen the 4kids Digimon when I was a kid, I could have dismissed all anime as shit. |
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Apollo-kun
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Y'know, citing Toonami (rest in peace) as an inspiration can't be a bad thing. Anime has needed more exposure on TV since Toonami was excised from CN's line-up, and I think that having more of it for kids to access will eventually lead to the creation of a new generation of anime fans.
I mean, think about it for a second. I'm a huge anime fan, and I actively look for the most obscure and cutting-edge stuff I can find today. But I wouldn't be doing that if it weren't for the edited shows that were on Toonami back in the day. Despite how much it makes hardcore fans cringe, sometimes editing anime to make it more accessible to kids can be beneficial for the industry as a whole. |
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