cartoon network: attempting at anime?

[bishoujo_yume03]

is it just me, or has cartoon network been trying really hard to bring anime on the air? i mean, theres adult swim, toonami, totally spies (which looks suspisciously like anime-style), sd gundam... stupid cartoon network.

[CapnCrooked]

they were the first all available network to do so. Thats why Disney was quick to start buying up the rights to anime movies and stuff, because Cartoon Network started stealing a large part of their audience.

Technically, SciFi has the first anime network, but it wasn't available everywhere (as well as ony showing anime for a few hours), so none of the other networks really cared. Since Cartoon Network can be seen everywhere and has a lot of anime to show, it's much more damaging to the other networks ratings.

[Tekken Punk]

ya its sad really....i rmember one not like a week ago that they said that saturday is still for anime but there lineup sucks....yeah adult swim atleast used to be good but now its just sad

[Broken Angel]

they were the first all available network to do so. Thats why Disney was quick to start buying up the rights to anime movies and stuff, because Cartoon Network started stealing a large part of their audience.

Technically, SciFi has the first anime network, but it wasn't available everywhere (as well as ony showing anime for a few hours), so none of the other networks really cared. Since Cartoon Network can be seen everywhere and has a lot of anime to show, it's much more damaging to the other networks ratings.

Is Disney going to show all the anime they bought or is this some nefarious scheme they cooked up to protect Donald and Mickey?

[The Redeemer]

yea, cartoon network is definately trying to get animes. like it was posted before, they have adult swim, toonami, and all the little wannabe animes(teen titans for instance).

its alright with me though, i like animes and i dont wanna buy em from stores, plus my comp sucks so i most likely wont be getting em off the net.

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Wow, i definately cant imagine disney showing animes :eek2:

[VanxFanelia6]

Disney's been buying Anime rights??? Woah, thats a shocker.
Cartoon Network used to have some good shows on Sat, nights it was the First edition of Adult Swim

Then they got Sunday Adult Swim, nightly Adult Swim, and got rid of Saturday and got the stupid thing they have now.

And don't diss Teen Titans or Totally Spies, they are half decent shows better than SD Gundam


And yes I do have WAY to much free time

[AngelArm]

yeah, they are, but are failing horribly (opinion)

[therabbidchimp]

Are they getting animes? Yes. Are they sucking? No. Everyone here loves to bash them, and I'll admitt theyre not may fav station or source for anime, howevre its getting people interested. How many people watched DBZ a few years back? Theyve brought some great titles to the US, trigun, cowboy bebop, and some of the original gundams. Did they edit them? Yes, on a few occasions they butched episodes, but we can't be picky, blame the censors not CN.

[.::.stefany.::.]

shows like Totally Spies and Teen Titans annoy me everytime i see them on tv. it feels like a horrible attempt at anime...but gone terribly wrong. i think the plot and storylines(if there is one) are just too cliche. that's my opinion. but the REAL anime they show on Adult Swim and stuff, i agree with therabbidchimp

[Marth]

ok to anyone who doesent agree with what cap'n commu said, guess who sold spirited away, castle in the sky, and kikis delivery service in america? Disney. And look at kingdom hearts. All of the Artwork? Anime style. no wadda say?

[CapnCrooked]

You mean CapnCrooked... and yeah. Thats what I mean. Kiki's Delivery Service, Spirited Away, etc. Thats all stuff Disney bought the rights to so they could produce it here in the US.

[Slipknot666]

Since Disney only seems to wanna release Miyazaki's **** (emphasize that word in most cases involving Miyazaki with the exception of Mononoke Hime) I wonder why THEY didn't jump all over MH? Oh, yeah, cuz it's too violent for pansyass Disney. Does Disney EVER do anything to appeal to an older audience? What's that? No? Didn't think so... Anyways...CN isn't ALL bad, sure they do play butchered versions of a lot of animes but at least they're spreading the word of anti-ignorance, when it comes to anime at least. I don't particularly like a lot of their stuff, and I started watching anime long before they bought out DBZ (I used to watch the original DB on the Warner Bros. channel in Seattle in 5th grade and ****) but at least now more people know what anime ACTUALLY is as opposed to what they THINK it is.

[BlackdevilStar]

i dont exactly think that cartoonnetwork is just nnow starting at anime..theyve had anime on it

[XxXSoraXxX]

I say "Screw it, appreciate what you got" Although it is crappy, i'll roll with it. you know?

[Se7en]

You guys are all retards. I bet you all started watching anime on Cartoon Network. I knew what anime was because I read manga. ANd than I started to like it more when I watched the shows. And don't make fun of series such as Totally Spies and Teen Titans. You can start criticizing once you make your "awesome" anime series.

[Marth278]

yeah. if you dont like it, so? someone out there is loving it. Plus what Sora said.

[CapnCrooked]

Since Disney only seems to wanna release Miyazaki's **** (emphasize that word in most cases involving Miyazaki with the exception of Mononoke Hime) I wonder why THEY didn't jump all over MH? Oh, yeah, cuz it's too violent for pansyass Disney.
Wait... if you're saying they didn't put out Mononoke Hime, you're wrong. That was one of the first ones the released. It was Kiki, then Mononoke, then Laputa.

They even released the Mononoke Hime dub in theaters.

[Juggalo]

I hate the anime that's put on the day time syndicate for cartoon network, but i do enjoy some of the animes on adult swim [most of the great ones were canceled, i.e. cowboy bebop, FLCL, Trigun]. But the dragon ball and totally spies and sd gundam crap they put on the air is just that: crap. If they put some more good anime on adult swim, like maybe Gunsmith Cats, Excel Saga, or maybe even fushigi yugi, then i would like them a whole lot better. The shows that they took off were the best ones. Bring back the saturday night as!

[Kenji4200]

Yeah Cartoon Network go go go :torch:

[gordonman]

shows like Totally Spies and Teen Titans annoy me everytime i see them on tv. it feels like a horrible attempt at anime...but gone terribly wrong. i think the plot and storylines(if there is one) are just too cliche.


What's wrong with Teen Titans? i don't really find the plots cliche. I mean, who would've thought that Robin was really that Red X guy? I don't think anyone saw that coming. While I'll agree that the facial expressions do have an anime-ish thing goin on, it seems to work quite well with the characters.

[KarasusKitty]

I don't see anything wrong with it. I first started watching anime on cn when I was like 8 or 9 with Sailor Moon and Tenchi. Now of course, I go with much better, uncensored stuff. But if cn doesn't show it, how will most people who don't even know that anime exists (if thats possible), find out what it is and get better stuff like manga. If you don't like it, then don't watch it. And stop complaining.

[Tekken Punk]

man ya there line up was good when i first started to watch adult swim... it would be like a ritual for me on every saturday i would just eat a lot of snack food and watch adult swim... i wish they had stuff like hellsing and naruto...they should get some of the naruto episodes on adult swim, naruto is a great show and i dont care what anybody else says

[TheHalfDemonOne]

cartoon network is starting to sux after they took off tenchi muyo and blue gender of the air. but i do like adult swim but every thing esle sux!

[Hieithedragon89]

Adult Swim Promised Ghost in the shell last year and Promised this year but I have yet to see it for myself.

[ShadowSlayer65]

its a cartoon for god sake ITS A CARTOON wannabees and crap like that people who are that freakin obsesed should really try to get off there butt and go outside anime isnt my life noone in my skool likes anime so it sucks for me

[Hieithedragon89]

Anime is Japanimation Cartoon's are like Looney toons and other stuff. Theres nothing wrong with be associated with Anime in any way....

[~c2k~]

from all the anime I've seen on cartoon network I think they ruined most of it, but the thing that annoys me the most, is how they changed characters voices from the original one, like Goku's voice, it was better in japanese... anyway they can try but I bet they will just ruin the anime they bring on the air

[Icewind]

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Technically, SciFi has the first anime network, but it wasn't available everywhere (as well as ony showing anime for a few hours), so none of the other networks really cared. Since Cartoon Network can be seen everywhere and has a lot of anime to show, it's much more damaging to the other networks ratings.


i rember that it was SATURDAY ANIME man that had some of the best movies i've seen in a wile. :lol:

[knives]

they should really bring outlaw star back and put cowboy bebop at any earlier time

[ruff_edgz]

i like the idea of the Cartoon Network bring Anime out but they need to bring some of the better stuff out.. but i like the attempt and the great effert they are doing to get it out there..

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[Shinobi wannabe]

me remembers me saw mah first anime on SciFi , they left it niucely uncencored
Ako had boobs innit *drool* hahahaha at the time I thought that was the best thing ! boobs ! and not blured out ! and another night they had on Akira I was like 8 yrs old and it was like at 11:00 pm and I remember I freaked when whats his face started inflating and crushed his girlfriend an stuff !

[ruff_edgz]

me remembers me saw mah first anime on SciFi , they left it niucely uncencored
Ako had boobs innit *drool* hahahaha at the time I thought that was the best thing ! boobs ! and not blured out ! and another night they had on Akira I was like 8 yrs old and it was like at 11:00 pm and I remember I freaked when whats his face started inflating and crushed his girlfriend an stuff !


ohhhh my god i remember that... i watched it on Sunday morning/afternoons on SciFi channel and that is where i watched the first Vampier Hunter D and also other Animes.. i think i also watched Akira as well but i have watched it sooooo many times i don't remember.. oh well yea.. i remember that as well