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General Garbage => Tropical Paradise of Hard Shelled Fruits => Topic started by: B E C K on Oct 04, 2010, 08:12:41 AM

Title: Why the F*$# is Mr. Popo BLUE?
Post by: B E C K on Oct 04, 2010, 08:12:41 AM
I was gonna post this in the "what are you watching" thread or whatever, but this really warranted its own topic.  The local CW affiliate here was showing DBZ Kai at, like, 2:30 am and I saw this:

(http://i981.photobucket.com/albums/ae293/BECKEST/blue-popo-ftw.jpg)

:lmao:  WUT!?  Not to mention this:

(http://i981.photobucket.com/albums/ae293/BECKEST/no-halos-allowed.jpg)
Goku's not allowed a halo.  Instead he gets glowing yellow ectoplasm.

It's been a good fourteen years or so since I first started watching DBZ, how did the edits manage to get worse?  Hilarious, mind you, but worse.  Black Popo and halos were both allowed in old Saban-style DBZ.  And yes there were other edits, too but they were more understandable and less funny.

And a bonus:

(http://i981.photobucket.com/albums/ae293/BECKEST/blue-snowballs.jpg)
Title: Re: Why the F*$# is Mr. Popo BLUE?
Post by: Rama on Oct 04, 2010, 12:29:29 PM
Well see I just got out of the shower...and that window is really low and not very stable...

Oh...you mean from DBZ. Wow...they PCed the hell out of that toon.
Title: Re: Why the F*$# is Mr. Popo BLUE?
Post by: Rodent of Unusual Size on Oct 04, 2010, 02:48:15 PM
Yeah, they changed a few things here and there.

But if you want True Popo, you need to watch DBZ Abridged (http://www.teamfourstar.com).
Title: Re: Why the F*$# is Mr. Popo BLUE?
Post by: B E C K on Oct 04, 2010, 05:03:07 PM
Seen it and loved it.  Merla actually just discovered DBZ Abridged not too long ago and made the mistake of watching some of it at work, proceeding to lol.
Title: Re: Why the F*$# is Mr. Popo BLUE?
Post by: Rodent of Unusual Size on Oct 04, 2010, 07:28:13 PM
PECKING ORDER!
Title: Re: Why the F*$# is Mr. Popo BLUE?
Post by: blanktoe on Oct 05, 2010, 05:45:04 AM
I tried to give Kai a chance but it's just as boring as the regular flavor DBZ. Abridged is funny as shit though.
Title: Re: Why the F*$# is Mr. Popo BLUE?
Post by: Faye Valentine on Oct 05, 2010, 05:50:37 AM
I was gonna post this in the "what are you watching" thread or whatever, but this really warranted its own topic.  The local CW affiliate here was showing DBZ Kai at, like, 2:30 am and I saw this:

(http://i981.photobucket.com/albums/ae293/BECKEST/blue-popo-ftw.jpg)


It took me a couple of minutes to realize why would they change the color
Title: Re: Why the F*$# is Mr. Popo BLUE?
Post by: blanktoe on Oct 05, 2010, 06:17:30 AM
don't they still sell "Darkie" tooth paste in japan? I think it's called"Darkly" now.

*correction: the name was changed to Darlie but only in english speaking markets.
Title: Re: Why the F*$# is Mr. Popo BLUE?
Post by: B E C K on Oct 05, 2010, 02:02:11 PM
I tried to give Kai a chance but it's just as boring as the regular flavor DBZ. Abridged is funny as shit though.

These odd edits are almost making it into something between regular DBZ and Abridged.

don't they still sell "Darkie" tooth paste in japan? I think it's called"Darkly" now.

*correction: the name was changed to Darlie but only in english speaking markets.

Don't forget the Purple Smurfs.  Lifted from the Smurfs Wiki:

"Apparently due to the title and the nature of the black-skinned Smurfs, this comic issue was not until recently translated for the racially-cautious English-speaking market, despite not characterizing 'black smurfs' as a race but rather as sufferers of a zombie-like condition (transmissible but luckily reversible). The English translation of the story published by Papercutz changes the black Smurfs to purple."

Re: Mr. Popo, why didn't they just do what Viz did in the comic and paint his lips black, too?  Seems easier than doing the whole body.
Title: Re: Why the F*$# is Mr. Popo BLUE?
Post by: Faye Valentine on Oct 05, 2010, 09:23:58 PM
don't they still sell "Darkie" tooth paste in japan? I think it's called"Darkly" now.

*correction: the name was changed to Darlie but only in english speaking markets.
What's that?
Anyways, the only ones that have problems with racism and call everything racist are americans. They dont give a shiet about none o' that in good ol' Japan. or any other country i've been to for that matter.
Title: Re: Why the F*$# is Mr. Popo BLUE?
Post by: Rodent of Unusual Size on Oct 05, 2010, 09:57:07 PM
The toothpaste thing reminded me of the fake racists ads presented during Spike Lee's C.S.A. mockumentary, including Darkie Toothpaste and Niggerhair cigarettes.
Title: Re: Why the F*$# is Mr. Popo BLUE?
Post by: blanktoe on Oct 06, 2010, 04:56:28 AM
That's where I got it from.
Title: Re: Why the F*$# is Mr. Popo BLUE?
Post by: Derrick on Oct 06, 2010, 05:53:19 AM
How about Niggerboy austrailia wool pads?
Title: Re: Why the F*$# is Mr. Popo BLUE?
Post by: B E C K on Oct 06, 2010, 09:46:39 AM
What's that?
Anyways, the only ones that have problems with racism and call everything racist are americans. They dont give a shiet about none o' that in good ol' Japan. or any other country i've been to for that matter.

Aren't the populations more homogeneous in most of the other countries?  Especially Japan?
Title: Re: Why the F*$# is Mr. Popo BLUE?
Post by: Faye Valentine on Oct 07, 2010, 06:59:57 PM
Yeah but that would be a bigger reason for them to be racists.
Title: Re: Why the F*$# is Mr. Popo BLUE?
Post by: Fiero on Oct 07, 2010, 08:49:21 PM
No, it would give them less material.
Title: Re: Why the F*$# is Mr. Popo BLUE?
Post by: Rodent of Unusual Size on Oct 07, 2010, 09:11:36 PM
This is a country where they ask your blood type when they meet you.  (http://animecornerstore.blogspot.com/2010/10/anime-word-of-week-ketsueki-gata.html)

It's always something.
Title: Re: Why the F*$# is Mr. Popo BLUE?
Post by: Faye Valentine on Oct 09, 2010, 07:18:00 AM
Sorry I read the title of the page "Robert's Anime Corner Blog" and I closed it automatically. Then I reopened it again, cause I wanted to see what a bunch of weaboos are going to pull out of their asses this time. And no its not true. They have books about it, yes, diets, yes but they certainly don't ask you about it when they meet you.
Title: Re: Why the F*$# is Mr. Popo BLUE?
Post by: Derrick on Oct 09, 2010, 08:46:29 AM
This is a country where they ask your blood type when they meet you.  (http://animecornerstore.blogspot.com/2010/10/anime-word-of-week-ketsueki-gata.html)

It's always something.
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