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In December 13, 2012, 4Kids announced that they have exited their bankruptcy, and would be reworking the structure of their company. | In December 13, 2012, 4Kids announced that they have exited their bankruptcy, and would be reworking the structure of their company. | ||
In December 21, 2012, 4Kids was reincorporated as '''4Licensing Corporation'''. | In December 21, 2012, 4Kids was reincorporated as '''4Licensing Corporation''', no longer licensing anime. | ||
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* Cultural changes - Scenes relating to Japanese culture were often edited to be more accessible to American audiences. One example of this is the renaming of [[rice ball|onigiri]], which has been called a variety of things, from donuts to popcorn balls. | * Cultural changes - Scenes relating to Japanese culture were often edited to be more accessible to American audiences. One example of this is the renaming of [[rice ball|onigiri]], which has been called a variety of things, from donuts to popcorn balls. | ||
* Dialog edit - Sometimes a character's lines | * Dialog edit - Sometimes a character's lines were edited so as to change the meaning. For example, in ''[[The Legend of Thunder!]]'''s dub, Attila is Hun's new partner, whereas they had known each other for years in the original. | ||
* Puns - Occasionally, a pun | * Puns - Occasionally, a pun was made in the original that was lost in translation. More commonly, however, puns were put in where they were not before, such as in ''[[EP014|Electric Shock Showdown]]'' where Meowth ''pun''-ishes Jessie and James. Puns were also used in the episode titles, a practice which [[The Pokémon Company International]] decided to continue until the start of the {{series|Best Wishes}}. | ||
* Music edit - In the Indigo League and Orange Islands seasons (and some of the movies), 4Kids kept most of the original Japanese music in the dub and added their own pieces to fill moments of silence in the series. All original music was kept beginning with movie 4, though the title screen music was changed for movies 4 and 5. Then, from the Johto League season to the Battle Frontier season (including Pokémon Chronicles), 4Kids replaced most of the Japanese music with their own music. | * Music edit - In the Indigo League and Orange Islands seasons (and some of the movies), 4Kids kept most of the original Japanese music in the dub and added their own pieces to fill moments of silence in the series. All original music was kept beginning with movie 4, though the title screen music was changed for movies 4 and 5. Then, from the Johto League season to the Battle Frontier season (including Pokémon Chronicles), 4Kids replaced most of the Japanese music with their own music. | ||
* Paint edit - Usually this | * Paint edit - Usually this was when Japanese text was removed, but it can be used for other things such as physically turning an onigiri into a sandwich in ''[[AG092|Judgment Day!]]''. | ||
* Cut - Sometimes a scene | * Cut - Sometimes a scene was removed completely. This was sometimes done for time constraints. Often, however, it was done as censorship, such as in James' breast scene in ''[[EP018|Beauty and the Beach]]'' or in the case of 'excessive' violence. | ||
* Scene Switch - Occasionally, scenes | * Scene Switch - Occasionally, scenes were moved around, For example, several attacks are performed out of order in ''[[AG095|The Evolutionary War!]]''. | ||
* Motto - Team Rocket's motto usually | * Motto - Team Rocket's motto usually changed slightly in each episode in the dub, yet in most cases it was exactly the same in the original. | ||
* Opening/Ending - 4Kids | * Opening/Ending - 4Kids created their own openings, using their own music. While the original had its own unique ending, the dub just had a shorter version of the opening along the left side of the screen. Alternatively, they may used an instrumental of the opening song in the ending. | ||
* [[Who's That Pokémon?]] - Often, the Pokémon, layout, and presentation | * [[Who's That Pokémon?]] - Often, the Pokémon, layout, and presentation were different in the original. Although this feature stopped in Japan at the end of the Johto saga, it continued through [[S06|Pokémon: Advanced]] in the dub. For [[S07|Pokémon: Advanced Challenge]], this was replaced by {{pkmn|Trainer's Choice}}. | ||
* [[Kanto Pokérap|Pokérap]]/[[Pikachu's Jukebox]]/[[Pokémon Karaokémon]] - These music video segments which were shown in the early seasons of the dub were not present in the original. | * [[Kanto Pokérap|Pokérap]]/[[Pikachu's Jukebox]]/[[Pokémon Karaokémon]] - These music video segments which were shown in the early seasons of the dub were not present in the original. | ||