[Genocyber]

I see a lot of people say that kids shows from Japan are better than ones from America? Do you agree with that or not? I feel like some American kids cartoons are just as good as Japanese ones.

[Annuga]

Short answer: No
Long answer: There are multiple factors which ultimately decide whether or not a show is good, there's also restrictions for what some shows can do and for the culture as Dragon Ball, which was marketed as a serious show to teens in the US, is mostly a silly show in Japan which kids wake up to in the morning. There's also the writing and presentation which depends on the people working on the show and there's a lot of bias in effect here as there are loads of Japanese kid shows that get brought over to America and lots of American kid shows that get brought over to Japan, both getting appropriate changes for the target audience and what is deemed 'appropriate' for cultures. Hell, did you know Batman The Animated Series has a Japanese dub. They added narration on top of the incredibly well-done intro which managed to non-verbally communicate to viewers what to expect. The only answers available are subjective at best

[Kurona]

Objective quality doesn't exist

[Guyver Spawn]

Both Japan and America have their fair share of both good and bad shows for kids. Kamen Rider Ghost and Black Clover are for kids in Japan and they are not much better than the garbage that is made for kids in the US (Like Ben 10 in my opinion).

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Originally Posted by Annuga

Dragon Ball, which was marketed as a serious show to teens in the US, is mostly a silly show in Japan which kids wake up to in the morning.

The Dragon Ball shows were marketed for kids in the US with it airing after schools and having toys aim for kids to play as.

[GoseiWonder]

I wonder what the rest of Japanese kids TV is like. Toku and battle shonen/mahou shoujo can only be so much of it.

[Annuga]

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Originally Posted by Guyver Spawn

Both Japan and America have their fair share of both good and bad shows for kids. Kamen Rider Ghost and Black Clover are for kids in Japan and they are not much better than the garbage that is made for kids in the US (Like Ben 10 in my opinion).



The Dragon Ball shows were marketed for kids in the US with it airing after schools and having toys aim for kids to play as.

I definitely remember DBZ being more popular among teens and being played up more seriously back then

[Genocyber]

DBZ was popular with little kids because I was in K-4th grade when DBZ aired on Toonami from 1998-2003 and every kid that I knew was into it. DBZ's dub tone felt like Biker Mice on Mars and Beast Wars than a dark and edgy show.

I also do think people like Japanese kids shows better because they get away with more darker and risky themes. There is not many shows in the US that will do that for kids.

[Guyver Spawn]

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Originally Posted by GoseiWonder

I wonder what the rest of Japanese kids TV is like. Toku and battle shonen/mahou shoujo can only be so much of it.

Kodomo shows like Doraemon, Anpanman and Hello Kitty are pretty much Japan's equivalent to Barney and Dr. Seuss (Shows for toddlers).

[Sevenlima]

I wish exist had more popular animated cartoon now.

[acdcguy]

Not necessarily better but are made for different audiences. American animation is usually directed towards kids or gross out adult humor. Some have transcended to a broad audience; while most are just throw away content not lasting much or only having an affect on a particular niche or generation that grew up on it. Japanese anime is regarded more as it's own medium that can include most if not all genres of film and television. But most shows only resonate with those who can handle viewing animation. For some they see all animation as "kid stuff" while others have a condition that makes them unable to suspend their disbelief with animation and cannot connect with the characters because they can only connect with physical entities. It's cultural for the most part, with probably the latter being somewhat biological.

As for live action, there's a fair amount of good and bad shows in all countries that produce watchable content.