12-06-2003, 01:16 AM
Demon was the original name. Bandai of America was first to release anything with him and changed it to 'Creepymon.' Saban apparently didn't like Bandai's name and went closer to the original name and Daemon.
As for censorship.... Let's look at facts.
Shows are edited to make it easier to understand and be less offensive in order to prevent corrupting the children with the wrong message.
When you consider individual cities like Detroit, New York, Los Angeles EACH have more murders in a week than ALL of Japan has in a YEAR. That the Japanese crime rate for the entire country is less than any major US city you could name.
If these shows supposedly corrupt young minds, then why is in the country they originate from filled with more law abiding citizens?
The drunk Nanimon was hardly shown in a good light. Would any child honestly want to be falling down and stupedfied like him? No.
When Pinnochimon chased Takeru around with a gun, while the mad puppet considered it a toy-- the fear Takeru held for it clearly showed it was not. Did O'Malley keep the disturbing Puppetmon chasing TK scenes with a gun? Hell, no. The gun was edited out. But it kind of ignores that DISTURBING THE KIDS AND MAKING THEM FEAR GUNS WAS THE ENTIRE POINT! You do NOT want kids thinking guns are toys, and the best way to show them that is by illustrating the point.
You don't have to preach to children to give them a message. Just how many kids who watched Captain Planet actually go out and helped clean up a city park? Now after the Japanese kids watched Nanimon get drunk, how many of them took the beer from their parent's refrigerator? In both cases the number is damn close to zero.
As for censorship.... Let's look at facts.
Shows are edited to make it easier to understand and be less offensive in order to prevent corrupting the children with the wrong message.
When you consider individual cities like Detroit, New York, Los Angeles EACH have more murders in a week than ALL of Japan has in a YEAR. That the Japanese crime rate for the entire country is less than any major US city you could name.
If these shows supposedly corrupt young minds, then why is in the country they originate from filled with more law abiding citizens?
The drunk Nanimon was hardly shown in a good light. Would any child honestly want to be falling down and stupedfied like him? No.
When Pinnochimon chased Takeru around with a gun, while the mad puppet considered it a toy-- the fear Takeru held for it clearly showed it was not. Did O'Malley keep the disturbing Puppetmon chasing TK scenes with a gun? Hell, no. The gun was edited out. But it kind of ignores that DISTURBING THE KIDS AND MAKING THEM FEAR GUNS WAS THE ENTIRE POINT! You do NOT want kids thinking guns are toys, and the best way to show them that is by illustrating the point.
You don't have to preach to children to give them a message. Just how many kids who watched Captain Planet actually go out and helped clean up a city park? Now after the Japanese kids watched Nanimon get drunk, how many of them took the beer from their parent's refrigerator? In both cases the number is damn close to zero.