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**"But Alan, wouldn't they have to edit out the blood and swearing in order to get it to air on KidsTV?" you may ask. Actually, I would be totally OK with this. We need to face facts that American censors are indeed stricter than Japanese censors; what would be OK for a Japanese 10-year-old may not be OK for an American 10-year-old. But I think that's all 4Kids really needs to do. If they make the bare minimum amount of edits to get it to air and become a big hit with 4KidsTV viewers, I'd say that it would be worth it. 4Kids should be able to keep the rest of the dialogue intact, and, if TMNT is any evidence of, the dark themes can be left intact without any harm being done. Even all those tavern scenes and smoking can be left in and the program will still get an Y7 rating. And, of course, all of One Piece's
humor would be welcomed. I also believe that most people in the "otaku" crowd won't mind these edits if 4Kids would stay true to the original storyline, keep all the original music, air all the episodes, and keep the original "flavor" of One Piece intact. And this way, One Piece would become a program that literally everyone, regardless of their views on anime or their age, can watch and enjoy, and 4Kids can be heralded for bringing such a wonderful property over to us. I believe that One Piece is that "balanced"
show that 4KidsTV needs, and it's the perfect anime for 4Kids to license in order to give 4KidsTV greater acclaim, market One Piece to a younger audience, and satisfy the "otaku" crowd all at once, as well as completely turn 4Kids' reputation around. This is the great potential that I saw in One Piece, and I think 4Kids would have saw it too if they were willing to give it that chance.