No More Shows About Children Card Games? (You win A cookie if you get the Joke)

It seems that people in the United States might soon not be able to watch their favorite show about a certain trading card game. Most of you might have grown up with the kids series Yu-Gi-Oh, an shonen anime that is based on the popular real life trading card game. Since it came to western shores, it has always been dubbed by the New-York based company, 4-Kids Entertainment, but it seem that could no longer be the case.


The original creators (TV Tokyo and Nihon Ad Systems) of the anime has sued 4-Kids, as they claimed that 4-Kids have been making secret agreements with TV networks and distributing companies and been paying TV Tokyo and NAS fewer shares than they should. Worse of, the two companies have terminated their licensing deal with 4-Kids.


Currently, 4-Kids have filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, meaning they are in a "Stay of Execution" and are still doing their work, so there is no way of knowing if 4-Kids is still dubbing Yu-Gi-Oh or they will soon lose the license completely and soon enough be actually bankrupted.

On one hand, I am excited of this news, since now 4-Kids won't soil the anime with their bowdlerizing and ridiculous lines. On the other hand, the voice actors might be out of a job and their is no telling which company will want to dub it now.

My Thoughts on Awards Shows

I am not so keen on awards shows. The only ones that I have watched for a while now, about since I was about 13, was the Kid's Choice Awards, only because I enjoy their nods to animated shows and the trailers to upcoming movies. But even that awards show seem worn down (won't stop me from watching it next year).
I just don't know how they decides the winners of each award category. And if there is a voting system for it, I wonder if those votes really do count.
But before I turn this into an argument on the democratic system, I just think that people put a bit too much recognition these awards show. The ones that wins the awards are shown as the best of that category and I think that is to biased. People should have their own opinion on who is their "best actor" or "best movie" and not let a 90 minute show do that for us.
I do not hate awards shows. I just think that they shouldn't be over-dramatized is all. Perhaps I might take a small look at the Comedy Awards on Comedy Central. (like they need a awards show just for comedians)