The ANNOYING World of 4Kids

Saturday morning anime left us scared and afraid
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[con_jer]

Tokyo Mew Mew was actually one of the MOST butchered 4kids anime. They swiched episodes around, completely changed plot pionts, never even finished dubbing it.
And by switched episodes around I mean they started with the 12th episode the climax because I guess they thought they had to start at a super intense scene if they were going to get anyone to watch girly show.

[FatMarioHeads]

Always found it weird how Sanji no longer smoked in the 4Kids dub but ironically his dub voice sounded more like that of a smoker's. Before his voice was actually revealed it was heavily rumored that 4Kids was going to give him a French accent, which as stereotypical as it would have been would have made more sense as even Oda himself said he's be French if he were real, but instead we get a New Yorker. At least him being a chef was spared of being stereotyped unlike every character who wore a cowboy hat (not just Robin, but Alvida and Ace were also given southern accents)

[mintstarmari]

Actually, Yugi is 16 years old and his original VA is also a man (Shunsuke Kazama). I don’t think 4Kids made that choice for his voice.

[lesterwilliamsjr]

The influence 4kids has left will never stop being funny to talk about.

[tomforge]

To be fair about Sanji's lollipop, smoking kinda kills taste buds quickly, so a chef really shouldn't be characterized as a smoker.

[mintstarmari]

I actually wish I got into Yu-Gi-Oh! much earlier but I didn’t get into the series until I heard about the “tragic news” in mid 2022.

Context: The franchise’s creator (Kazuki Takahashi) tragically died in a rip current and his body was found in the Okinawa sea last year. I wonder if Conner knows about this.

[ChopperCryingMeme-ohiz]

I love Sanji’s voice in the 4kids dub

“I love a girl that treats me like dirt! Hey! Gorgeous! You remember me right? Any chance you free Friday?”

“Try backing it up, sword bwoy.”

[magicalmermaidarts]

Im so surprised and happy that you actually covered Tokyo Mew Mew briefly and actually watched more than 1 episode, but 4kidz absolutely butchered it 😭 so many things were censored (crosses), text completely edited out, bad voices, boob censorship, episode 12 being the new episode 1, etc 😔💔 lets just say 4kidz got their license for the show revoked for a reason lol which is a total shame bc most people who only saw Mew Mew Power didnt even know they missed half the show

[TheFatestPat]

If you're wondering about all the weird accents, in Japanese there's a lot of emphasis on dialect, how you say a word is very important.
We don't really have that in English so instead they give characters accents. Joey speaks in a rough and rude way in Japanese, so his Brooklyn accent is supposed to reflect that.

[Geno]

Wasnt there a part where a major character died in an arc and the 4kids just said he was injured and never seen again?

[sophiebyers]

I actually felt bad for 4Kids when Toei forced them to dub One Piece.

[AlexWhovain]

Every Single 4kids Show: JUST SIMPLE THEME SONG
Sonic X: GOTTA GO FAST!

[WillieManga]

Zolo in the 4 Kids dub was one of the few highlights to the point where him screaming at Luffy is considered better than the Funimation dub. Yeah, that's what people actually say; I love it!

[dwainsimmons]

People hate 4kids because most of the censorship that they did was patronizing and childish.

[megakoopa]

The funniest thing about Sanji is that in the 4Kids dub, he sounds even more like a smoker than he does normally despite losing his cigarette.

Also, technically "Zolo" isn't a change, it's more of a different interpretation. In Japanese the name ゾロ can be translated as "Zoro" or "Zolo" because in Japanese our "L" and "R" sounds come from the same characters. The name Zolo was likely chosen, however, because of potential issues regarding Johnston McCulley's famous character Zorro.

[Me-drdv]

Was obsessed with Kirby Right Back at Ya at the time.
It stopped airing when I was 5/6 and I, for some reason, thought Sonic X was the cause of this (another show I actually liked at the time).
My dumb kid self got so mad that I decided that I was done with the franchise (at least for the time being), and that it was time to check out the Mario franchise as revenge for this sin.
And that, my friends, is how I discovered the Mario cartoons.

[nakishodoglitterfox]

3:51 I swear my old VHS of the first few pokemon episodes...Brock said "When life gives you lemons you make lemonade. When it gives you Rice you make Rice balls." And it was english dubbed.

[sioncrush]

I think we can all agree when I say that the 4kids national anthem was one of the moments of our lives…

[almightycinder]

Fun fact: Fried Ricer was voiced by Andrew Rannells, who was later in Book of Mormon, and was nominated for a Tony award.

[doodlestrudel]

Y'know 4Kids was indeed great and all, Well from what I've heard of since i wasn't born until 2009 but i can tell it made a lasting impact but I'm deeply sorry but i just have one problem with it and i can put it with my own thought on it

"4Kids: Our censorship was sometimes stupid and pointless"

Not to say the block was bad in any way, shape or form since i know I'd like it if i was in that time period but i just thought of it sometimes as a bit stupid and dang all me and my friends think about when 4Kids enters the conversation is: "The censorship was smart in general, But not in context of the episode"

But still tho even with these minor inconveniences with it, I say they did good at making a part of anyone's childhood while it lasted

Also who could forget the most iconic thing that came from 4Kids: "These donuts are great, Jelly-filled are my favorite. Nothing beats a Jelly-filled Donut!"