I don't know any 5 year olds that would even find anime interesting. All my friends kids want to watch Dora the Explora or Franklin.
Most anime was never marketed for 5 year olds, but the screwed in the head logic of North American tv execs can't seem to comprehend what you yourself said in your own post, Japan is a totally different culture. In North America, they want to insist that Anime is no different than watching Bugs Bunny.
Wow...
I can't begin to say what was wrong there.
You say most 5 year olds don't like anime? You abviously forgot when you were a kid then.
Even though kids like dora the explorer and other things like Franklin.
They also LOVE power rangers and other such shows filled with action. My 3 year old baby brother loves them, and I loved them when I was a kid.
I don't know anyone who didn't like power rangers as a kid.
Back to what I was saying. There is one big similarity between power rangers and other shonen anime like dragonball Z/one piece is that there is a lot of action.
Little kids couldn't care less about story or cultural references.
oh and
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Screwing up anime, and ignoring it is culturally unigue is actually nothing short of insulting to the people they plan to market it for.
Telling me Sailor Uranus is her "cousin" is actually an insult to the intelligence of the viewer (not to mention an insult to everyone in the homosexual community, but they can field their own complaints). Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune are LESBIANS.
Like I said already, little kids couldn't care less about culture and all they want is action. I doubt an insult to the gay community would even faze them the slightest.
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Do I care if a 5 year old sees too anime girls kissing? No. I highly doubt a 5 year old would even be able to formulate the thought "why are those two girls kissing?". And that's the problem with North America. The people in charge have the sexual hang ups, not the 5 year olds.
You have to realise that although homosexuality is becoming more and more common and in most cases widely accepted, it is still regarded as "wrong" and "unnatural". I believe that people have the right to do whatever the hell they want but I agree with this view and I wouldn't want my son to think that being gay is okay. Of course I wouldn't stop him but I would try to keep him on the straight (bad pun intended
). I think this is what logic of North American tv execs is too.
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As for the blood and gore, well hell, do they think they are not seeing it everywhere else? Rating video games M for mature only prevents a 5 year from buying the game. But let me ask you, when was the last time you saw a 5 year old buying games at the store
