In animation:
Re-Written or re-edited to be suited with an American audience in mind. Contrary to popular myth, this does not mean making something worse. However, if something was never good to begin with, then the editing process may do a favor only in not glorifying activities which ought to be illegal all over the world indisputably. It protects all viewers (not just American children) from senseless, stupid glorification of pure evil.
However, defending viewers from the shallowness and near-criminal perversion of the original incarnation does not promise that the edited end product will be good; only that it is less terrible, and therefore, more offensive to perverted snobs who think man-on-man porn should be viewed by toddlers - and then practiced on them!
Americanization of foreign animation often does something to original content that is a dis-service: over-simplifying the themes of the original. The need to conform things to a very simplistic GI Joe vs. Mad Scientist/Neo-Nazis format is a narrative tradition that formed after WWII, and traces of it remain in American writing today as die-hards.
In most anything else:
Altering something foreign to the US to make it more practical and digestible to American consumers. (Or depending on what gets altered, making it more universally edifying or better suited to anyone anywhere with any ounce of self-respect.)
Re-Written or re-edited to be suited with an American audience in mind. Contrary to popular myth, this does not mean making something worse. However, if something was never good to begin with, then the editing process may do a favor only in not glorifying activities which ought to be illegal all over the world indisputably. It protects all viewers (not just American children) from senseless, stupid glorification of pure evil.
However, defending viewers from the shallowness and near-criminal perversion of the original incarnation does not promise that the edited end product will be good; only that it is less terrible, and therefore, more offensive to perverted snobs who think man-on-man porn should be viewed by toddlers - and then practiced on them!
Americanization of foreign animation often does something to original content that is a dis-service: over-simplifying the themes of the original. The need to conform things to a very simplistic GI Joe vs. Mad Scientist/Neo-Nazis format is a narrative tradition that formed after WWII, and traces of it remain in American writing today as die-hards.
In most anything else:
Altering something foreign to the US to make it more practical and digestible to American consumers. (Or depending on what gets altered, making it more universally edifying or better suited to anyone anywhere with any ounce of self-respect.)
Power Rangers is an Americanized reinterpretation of the Super Sentai. It is better, not worse, in the sense that it does not glorify lifting up skirts or grabbing breasts (sexual harassment) as the Super Sentai does. (Beware of anyone who prefers the pro-harassment content - they might live in your neighborhood and have predatory eyes on your sister!) But it dumbs down the evil characters and over-dubs poorly-written dialog in the place of the original dialog.
Americanized food packaging is easier on the eyes of anyone who is not from the Far East. But with extra preservatives in the food, the health improvements are debatable.
Americanized food packaging is easier on the eyes of anyone who is not from the Far East. But with extra preservatives in the food, the health improvements are debatable.
by ObscuredOne February 17, 2008
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Person A: I love Totally Spies and Martin Mystery! The drawing style is so cool!
Person B: God, I hate that dumb americanime. It's just North Americans trying to rip-off regular good ol' anime.
Person A: ...
Person B: God, I hate that dumb americanime. It's just North Americans trying to rip-off regular good ol' anime.
Person A: ...
by aries.girl September 16, 2008
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1. To make food unhealthy as possible by loading on excessive amounts of condiments or by cooking it in a deep fryer.
2. To add a large amount of unneeded accessories to something such as a car, house, or any other object or idea that represents the stereotypical American lifestyle.
2. To add a large amount of unneeded accessories to something such as a car, house, or any other object or idea that represents the stereotypical American lifestyle.
1. The Chinese food in America tastes much better than the real food that people eat in China. The cheap Chinese restaurants must be Americanizing their food with excessive amounts of trans fats to make it taste better.
2. Customer at a deli- "I'll have the turkey sandwich. I see the option of 'Americanize It!' on the menu. What does that mean?"
Employee- "That means with all of the toppings plus a bucket of grease."
3. Jack blows all of his money Americanizing his car such as buying spinners, spoilers, and a $5,000 sound system. No wonder he's always broke.
2. Customer at a deli- "I'll have the turkey sandwich. I see the option of 'Americanize It!' on the menu. What does that mean?"
Employee- "That means with all of the toppings plus a bucket of grease."
3. Jack blows all of his money Americanizing his car such as buying spinners, spoilers, and a $5,000 sound system. No wonder he's always broke.
by AJHM February 18, 2008
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1. This tractor only accepts a fuel pump that has to ship from overseas and is twice the price of an american replacement.
"Let's Americanize that shit!!"
2. We need to Americanize these flanges because the valves from europe are crap.
"Let's Americanize that shit!!"
2. We need to Americanize these flanges because the valves from europe are crap.
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Get the americanizationficationfied mug.A North American cartoon that attempts to mimic or copy japanese anime style, due to the increasing popularity of anime in North America. The characters are drawn similarily to usual anime, but the eyes are simpler. The characters' personality also attempt to mimic the exaggerated way anime characters act, and come off just looking dumb.
Person A: I love Totally Spies and Martin Mystery! The drawing style is so cool!
Person B: God, I hate that dumb americanime. It's just North Americans trying to rip-off regular good ol' anime.
Person A: ...
Person B: God, I hate that dumb americanime. It's just North Americans trying to rip-off regular good ol' anime.
Person A: ...
by aries.girl September 16, 2008
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It is the worst unoriginal idea of the world. WE ARE AMERICAN, NO NIPON/COREAN O ANYBODY.
We had original style, the ability of create new things, but the anime make a brainwash to the nowadays animators and cartoonist. I cant believe it. We are losing we american soul.
You can see which they made to the looney toons.
They cancel unlimited SpiderMan ç
They cancel Invader Zimand the angry beavers.
They eliminate Pepper Ann and Doug of Toon Disney.
They are here, and they are taking our minds. And I'm crying while the mind of our children are in a corruptization with demoniatic-mosters cards and commercial stuff.
It is the worst unoriginal idea of the world. WE ARE AMERICAN, NO NIPON/COREAN O ANYBODY.
We had original style, the ability of create new things, but the anime make a brainwash to the nowadays animators and cartoonist. I cant believe it. We are losing we american soul.
You can see which they made to the looney toons.
They cancel unlimited SpiderMan ç
They cancel Invader Zimand the angry beavers.
They eliminate Pepper Ann and Doug of Toon Disney.
They are here, and they are taking our minds. And I'm crying while the mind of our children are in a corruptization with demoniatic-mosters cards and commercial stuff.
Americanime. The lost of our souls. the commercialization of our dreams to stupid "cards and videogame"seller anime.
by erick the revenger of the cartoon August 1, 2006
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