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      • That same year, Cartoon Network stopped airing the 4Kids dub. No reruns of the 4Kids dub were aired after 2008 as Funimation Entertainment acquired the rights for One Piece and re-dubbed all of the episodes to fit the show's more mature theme.
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  2. Sep 2, 2023 · How did 4Kids turn anime classic "One Piece" into a flop? It's a complicated story, and we're here to tell it from start to finish.

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  3. 1 day ago · You may not have liked what it did to shows, and I would argue that their poor dub stymied One Piece’s popularity in the West for years, but it introduced anime to an entire generation of ...

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    4Kids had a lot of success with shows geared for boys. While Pokémon was a series that was popular with both boys and girls, most of the companies other properties were successful because of the large male audience they enjoyed. Shows like Yu-Gi-Oh!, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Shaman King, and Sonic Xdid have SOME crossover appeal, but the numbe...

    In a 2010 episode of the ANNCast Podcast, Mark Kirk - senior vice-president of digital media for 4Kids Entertainment - revealed that despite rumors, 4Kids was not actively seeking out One Piece as a potential show to license. They knew it was about pirates and that it had an audience in Japan, but they weren’t all that interested in a pirate show w...

    Although 4Kids had a bad reputation amongst anime fans they had a great reputation as a business. Being the production company behind two of the most successful anime properties of all time will make anyone turn their heads. Toei saw what 4Kids was able to do with Pokémon and Yu-Gi-Oh! and wanted the same kind of success for One Piece. They felt if...

    When 4Kids got around to finally screening what they had picked up they were horrified by what they saw. While One Piece was funny and had quirky characters, the amount of violence, language, and gunplay made the series extremely unsuitable for their target audience. The problem is they were now contractually obligated to do something with the lice...

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  4. Between 2004 and 2007, 4Kids were involved in an English dub and localization of the One Piece anime series which covered the first 143 episodes and influenced the contemporary English manga, video games and merchandise. In 2007, the One Piece license was transferred from 4Kids to Funimation.

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  5. Apr 26, 2023 · Although One Piece doesn't seem likely to end any time soon, its original English dub did feature an ending... and it was incredibly dark. This dub was done by 4Kids Entertainment, the same company that localized series like Yu-Gi-Oh! and Pokemon.

  6. Apr 15, 2024 · A report on Red Bard's Anime Boston panel that tracked the history of One Piece fandom, particularly in dealing with 4Kids' censorship.

  7. Jul 12, 2024 · The rights to One Piece and its English adaptation were acquired by a company known as 4Kids Entertainment in 2004. 4Kids had seen previous resounding success with its English adaptation and merchandising of the Pokémon anime and undoubtedly saw potential in another series.

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