

There are people that say it was Shaman King, but that's impossible as Toei didn't handle that series. Though I haven't seen any solid confirmation of this. It was included as a package deal with Ultimate Muscle and Ojamajo Doremi. Eventually cutting 143 episodes down to 104.Īmong the edits of violence, controlled substances, and text (because fuck reading), the dub itself was utterly poor with abysmal writing and poor voice direction all over.Īllegedly, 4Kids didn't want it.

Cutting entire episodes and arcs, including canon ones that resulted in massive plot holes. However, behind the series' cartoon-y appearance, lays a lot of dark material. The people at 4Kids got to work on making the show safe for a Saturday morning time slot. However, both were turned down in favor of 4Kids Entertainment as (allegedly) they could guarantee a TV spot.

For the North American market, they received bids from Funimation and Ocean Productions. Well, next week, but they fucking made it.Īfter One Piece became a massive hit, Toei wanted it to run worldwide (of course).
