4Kids Cancel One Piece

*ZariusTwo* · 12-06-2006, 12:40 PM

http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?t=179749

*Spitfire* · 12-06-2006, 04:22 PM

Good, that show was terrible anyway. Not like it matters though. It's some crappy anime so the series is already over in Japan. They probably dubbed it all already. And if not they will still DVD release it at 25 bucks per 3 episodes.

*VaughnMichael* · 12-06-2006, 04:37 PM

oh well it's in a million little peices thanks to them anyways.

and oddly enough I sorta liked this show and I hate most anime.

*Deathknight* · 12-06-2006, 09:34 PM

Good, a series that was getting destroyed will no longer be harmed.

*Drtooth* · 12-07-2006, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Spitfire666xXxXx

Good, that show was terrible anyway. Not like it matters though. It's some crappy anime so the series is already over in Japan.

Yeah... I guess having a Dragon Ball level of episodes pretty much makes it suck, right? I guess 4Kids had better shows than that forgettable piece of crap, like that thing about the Pinatas, and that Italian Fairy show. Now THAT's Quality animation...

I'm a huge fan of the show, and in most ways I like it MORE than even the original Dragon Ball, which was one of my favorites.

I REALLY hope Funimation can get this one. I know they tried. And look at the failures attatched to the 4Kids version. one and a half seasons on 4Kids, and whatever the hell it had on cartoon network. And that shizzy toy line Mattel made. I like what they've done to Naruto, but Bandai really would have had some great One Piece stuff. They could have imported the Japanese toys, which were very cool. I have the figurine box set, and I wished they could have had the Pirate ship.

But this seems like yet another reason that 4Kids knows bull about good business deals. I think they just got lucky with Yugioh and Pokemon. Now THOSE are real crap animes. They got perhaps the heir apparent to Dragon Ball, and managed to eff it up so bad stateside, it didn't get the real fanbase it deserved. And the Damn DVD's didn't even have the show uncut. But then again, that could have been Toei's Fault. Shaman King's 4Kids released DVD's had the dub and uncut versions on the same disk.

I mean, Sanji's Smoking, I could handle being cut. He took it up to look cool. But I hated how Naval Captain Smoker just randomly breathed smoke and talked with that wierd opening in his mouth. Now that's stupid. Plus quite a bit of violence was toned way down. I don't even want to get into that.

Personally, I've just been buying bootlegged tapes from Korean grocery stores lately. They have such weird, wild stuff that we'll sadly never see. Like Usopp becoming some weird super hero, and actually parodying anime opening titles to the point they make fun of their own Toei logo (very Family Guy-ish. It seems like something from Bo-bobo, actually).

I really hope this also gets Toei America to realise there's an actual fan base of their programs besides 5 year olds. When I heard they were handeling their own product in the US, I was overjoyed. I thought floodgates of classic programming, never before available in the US would arrive. I mean, Doremon, Dr. Slump, Kinnikuman, Tiger Mask... stuff like that. In reality, they don't even bother with Sailor Moon, dispite a lot of anger with fans about it.

**Barkworm** · 12-07-2006, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Drtooth

I'm a huge fan of the show, and in most ways I like it MORE than even the original Dragon Ball, which was one of my favorites.

The story of One Piece is leaps and bounds superior to Dragonball's. Absolutely no comparison. I think the Anime is not really a worthy adaptation of the manga though, the animation is disgusting at some points.

*Spitfire* · 12-07-2006, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Drtooth

Yeah... I guess having a Dragon Ball level of episodes pretty much makes it suck, right? I guess 4Kids had better shows than that forgettable piece of crap, like that thing about the Pinatas, and that Italian Fairy show. Now THAT's Quality animation...

No it's not, the only show on that network I like is TMNT. The rest is kid crap and I don't bother with it. And I like very few anime, Cowboy Bebop being one of them.

*Drtooth* · 12-07-2006, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Barkworm

The story of One Piece is leaps and bounds superior to Dragonball's. Absolutely no comparison. I think the Anime is not really a worthy adaptation of the manga though, the animation is disgusting at some points.

Exactly. I feel the same way. Dragon ball had a great start, but petered out around the Z mark at points for me. One Piece has a great balance of Comedy and action all through... well... as long as I've seen, anyway. I've only seen bits and pieces since the saga they abruptly ended, and the bloody manga comes out 2 chapters a month in that magazine. So it'll be AGES before we get even close.

I really hated how 4Kids cut several episodes out. The skipped over that "Little Garden" thing. BTW, who else thinks Number 3 would have the same voice as Baxter Stockman?

As for faithfulness to the manga...well.. I feel it is fairly faithful... at least much more than Sailor Moon. Now that one they trashed.

*PizzaPower* · 12-13-2006, 07:37 AM

what! this sucks monkey balls, One peice was awesome, they need to bring back Shamen King too.

*ZariusTwo* · 12-13-2006, 01:13 PM

Shamen King was probably 4Kid's best dub, and in all honesty for me, both the anime and the original manga are far superior to all of that elongated s*it that gets all of the attention by Funimation. It's theme song is the best US theme for any import since the early days of Pokemon

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ZariusTwo Overlord Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Britain, DINO THUNDER...POWER UP! Posts: 22,494	Shamen King was probably 4Kid's best dub, and in all honesty for me, both the anime and the original manga are far superior to all of that elongated sit that gets all of the attention by Funimation. It's theme song is the best US theme for any import since the early days of Pokemon __________________ Spider-Man: The Rescue* Spider-Man: The Galloping Cat Spider-Man: Scarlet Mirror Doctor Who: Child of the Daleks

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VaughnMichael I'm Baaaaaaccck! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 11,833	oh well it's in a million little peices thanks to them anyways. and oddly enough I sorta liked this show and I hate most anime.