Originally posted by calvs
Well, actually, The y are on Adult Swim, so yes, they are marketed to the older, more mature audiences.
Do you think that what's on Adult Swim even makes up one percent of what anime there is?
Nor is all anime that's on Adult Swim all that's even dubbed and shown on TV in the US.
And...this rather proves my point that in the US, anime is targeted at an older audience than was originally intended.
Originally posted by Gregory
For that matter, there are plenty of shows broadcast in America that aren't on Adult Swim. Naruto isn't, I think, One Piece isn't, I don't think any of the Dragonball stuff was.
Naruto is, I think...One Piece I have no idea about, and while DB stuff was shown on Adult Swim, it was primarily on duing the day.
Originally posted by Kayne Archeron
if only Adult Swim would do the smart thing and get Azumanga Daioh already...
Azumanga Daioh wouldn't belong on Adult Swim. It's something that'd be on during the day.
Originally posted by Takiko_4ever
How I see it is that you have to graduate from cartoons then move to Anime^^ The age range differs since most anime shown in the US are aimed for older people.
Once again, not true...
You realize there is a huge amount of anime out in the US that's not even shown on TV, unless you're lucky enough to get the Anime Network?
Originally posted by GregoryI know. These animes are aimed at a younger aged group. "Adult Swim" used to be in a public pool when the kids had to leave and the Adults swan alone. This is exactly what it symbolizes.
For that matter, there are plenty of shows broadcast in America that aren't on Adult Swim. Naruto isn't, I think, One Piece isn't, I don't think any of the Dragonball stuff was.
Understand me, or Shin-chan?
Shin-chan is a Japanese children's show. Much of the humor is untranslatable because it relies on Shinchan saying and doing things that would seem odd to a Japanese audience but meaningless to an American one. Adult Swim got the liscence and is broadcasting it, but they made it much more mature/offensive by playing fast and loose with their translations (which has some people very upset; I don't care one way or another).
Originally posted by GregoryI meant I don't understand Shin-Chan 😛
Understand me, or Shin-chan?Shin-chan is a Japanese children's show. Much of the humor is untranslatable because it relies on Shinchan saying and doing things that would seem odd to a Japanese audience but meaningless to an American one. Adult Swim got the liscence and is broadcasting it, but they made it much more mature/offensive by playing fast and loose with their translations (which has some people very upset; I don't care one way or another).
"Anime features a wide variety of artistic styles which vary from artist to artist and is characterized by detailed backgrounds and stylized characters in a variety of different settings and storylines, AIMED AT A WIDE RANGE OF AUDIENCES." --wikipedia
If anime was more aimed at a certain age group, it would've been stated; but it's isnt. It's sort of like regular movies, the movie library is just too huge to even make an estimate of the audiences that it targets most.
Originally posted by animewatcher13
naruto is on toonami and so is one piecewhat chanel is anime network.
I dunno, look it up.
Originally posted by Clone
"Anime features a wide variety of artistic styles which vary from artist to artist and is characterized by detailed backgrounds and stylized characters in a variety of different settings and storylines, AIMED AT A WIDE RANGE OF AUDIENCES." --wikipediaIf anime was more aimed at a certain age group, it would've been stated; but it's isnt. It's sort of like regular movies, the movie library is just too huge to even make an estimate of the audiences that it targets most.
Great, you can wiki something that totally contradicts what you said earlier in this thread. Some of us know this as a fact because it's bloody common sense.