9 Hit Cartoons That Look Different In Different Countries
By  anonymous
Sept. 07, 2024


1. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs


组 1Sony


In Israel, the meatballs changed into falafel: Cloudy with a Chance of Falafel -- an attempt to add a national delicacy?

 

2. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles


组 2Netflix


In Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles, Michelangelo’s weapon, nunchucks, was replaced by a rope in British version to avoid “ the surge of violence”.

 

3. The Simpsons


组 320th Century Fox


In order to release the cartoon in the Middle East, the creators of The Simpsons remove any references to Christianity, such as Moe’s Tavern, Homer’s favorite beer, pork, etc.

 

 

5. Gravity Falls


组 5Disney Channel


In Russia, all the violent scenes were deleted and the language was also “smoothed over” as this unusual cartoon was considered appropriate for children over 12 years.

 

6. Doraemon


组 6Shin-Ei Animation


For the concern that Americans wouldn’t understand some of the Japanese life, the creators of Doraemon made some tweaks in the American version by replacing Japanese yen with dollars, chopsticks with forks and spoons.

 

7. Pokémon


组 7The Pokémon Company


In the American version, the character named Lenora “got rid” of her apron since the apron on a woman with dark skin is associated with a time of racial segregation.

 

8. Garfield


组 820th Century Fox


In Lithuania version, lasagna was called kugelis, a traditional Lithuanian potato dish, to enable people to “feel” the character better.

 

9. Sailor Moon


组 9Tōei Animation


As all the violent and nude scenes are cut out in Europe and the USA version, this anime series are shown to younger children while in Japan they are produced for teenagers.