KEEP CASE CLOSED/DETECTIVE CONAN ON AMERICAN T.V.

To:  FUNimation co.

Dear FUNimation and Cartoon Network,

Recently you announced that Seasons 3-12 (and , probably 13+ ) of the anime series “Detective Conan” ( Or , as you have titled it , “Case Closed” ) will not be aired on Cartoon Network’s “[adult swim]” programming block. I am very disappointed by this , as many AS viewers have become interested in the series . You were trying to give a ‘niche’ genre a chance ,and suddenly you throw it away and plan to replace it with “Super Milk-chan”. Detective Conan is a fantastic series , if it wasn’t , then Japan wouldn’t have almost 400 episodes aired by now. Give the series a chance on television . And also , unfortunately , the series itself HAS become childish. If there is one thing people are annoyed by about the series , it’s that they call it too ‘kiddy’. Multiple lines sound ridiculous , as do almost every joke made. You’ve done a rather bad dub of the series , to be honest , you need to fix this problem. I suggest you release More DVD’s , keep 1 hour and 2 hour long episodes INTACT (Don’t’ splice the darn things into 30 minute chunks! ) .
Furthermore, please stop all of the name changes , it causes the series to lose it’s ‘authenticity’ (A boy living in Japan wouldn’t have the name ‘Jimmy’ , you should have left his name as ‘Shinichi’) . If you’re going to have a series set in Japan , you should keep the character names , rather than westernizing the series , it’s not a good idea , ever. This is especially the case with DC , as there is a lot of Japanese culture within the series (in my opinion , that is ) .

I suggest keeping the series on adult swim , please.
It’s more popular than you think. What you can do is keep it on , release DVD’s , hey , even try putting the movies in theaters to get the show to gain popularity! I suggest that , among other things. Releasing the Game Boy Advance game that came out in Japan might be a good idea too. I just think that you’re not giving the series a chance, you seem to think the only type of anime series that will do well on American television is action , which is VERY stereotypical , it’s the reason anime is mocked so often by American cartoons . Try to prove all of them wrong by airing more of Case Closed/Detective Conan , please! It would be a smart idea to introduce American audiences to a less known genre of anime , the mystery/detective genre. Please , change your minds about the decision you made! On behalf of all fans of either Detective Conan OR Case Closed , please listen to the opinions of people who have signed this petition.

Sincerely,

The Undersigned

The KEEP CASE CLOSED/DETECTIVE CONAN ON AMERICAN T.V. Petition to FUNimation co. was created by and written by John Foust (blues_drive_monster38@hotmail.com).  This petition is hosted here at www.PetitionOnline.com as a public service. There is no endorsement of this petition, express or implied, by Artifice, Inc. or our sponsors. For technical support please use our simple Petition Help form.

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