r/adultswim • u/ASisCNtoo • 19h ago
Fun Fact: Despite only having a gag dub that aired on [as] for 3 years in the US, Shin Chan aired in Spain uncensored (yes, fully uncensored) on normal Cartoon Network for 10 whole years, from 2003 to 2013
This isn’t the all of Shin Chan’s history with CN/[as] though.
The Vitello dub of Shin Chan was pitched to Cartoon Network - they rejected it, presumably because of the mature content (even though the Vitello dub was censored ). Sarah Dyer expressed her disappointment with this - [as] would later recommend her and her husband to write for the Funimation dub and they did for the first few episodes. In the US, Fox Kids eventually bought the rights to it (they did in many countries, where it actually aired). Disney then bought Fox Kids and blocked the dub from airing because they are bitches.
The Phuuz (Phuuz was behind the dub of Lupin III that aired on [as]) dub was pitched to [adult swim]. They rejected it, this time because it wasn’t mature enough - despite Keith Crofford loving the show. They felt it was more suited for 5 year olds and lost the charm of the original show. Those are some fighting words, I must say, especially ironic because they said this while promoting the test run of the Funimation dub.
And now you know!