China Rips Off Naruto, Pokémon: “Imitation is Not Plagiarism”
- Categories: Anime, News
- Date: Sep 13, 2009 07:17 JST
- Tags: China, Made in China, Naruto, Plagiarism, Pokemon, Production Controversy
China’s top state run broadcaster is being accused of plagiarising elements of Pokémon and Naruto in its latest children’s anime, not long after it was discovered to have shamelessly copied 5cm Per Second wholesale; the broadcaster obstinately denies the charges, saying there is a difference between “plagiarism” and “imitation.”
Chinese Central Television (or CCTV), under the direct control of the Chinese Communist Party’s Central Propaganda Department, recently began airing 恐龙宝贝之龙神勇士, loosely “Dinosaur Baby Holy Heroes,” but Chinese anime fans soon spotted the fact that the anime was copying character designs, story and music from a variety of Japanese anime, most notably Pokémon, Digimon and Naruto.
The director of CCTV’s Children’s Channel was soon confronted over the issue, but he angrily denied all wrong-doing, saying it was a matter for the studio responsible, and then asking those doubting the work to “consider the difference between imitation and plagiarism.”
With the government having banned non-Chinese anime from TV due to fear of foreign influences and to foster homegrown anime, domestic producers have struggled to satisfy demand, generally producing anime of very low quality, loathed by many Chinese for its highly propagandistic nature.
This difficult position, coupled with the lack of respect for copyright the mainland is notorious for, seems to have led many studios to simply plagiarise Japanese anime, frequently passing it off as “100% domestic,” and often doing so in direct collusion with the state.













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omg fail
lmao, +1
CHINA QUALITY YO! +2
Feel sorry for the people there. They're not even really able to learn and grow from the world cause they're cut off.
More reason to fuck communism in the ass with a molten hot metal rod.
How can some of the Chinese people watch this stuff? +3
they can watch it cause there's no choice at all...
Of course this stuff is bad, but who can stand to watch American cartoons without squirming and looking for escape? Yes, U.S. cartoons are original, but what does it help?
Chinese can have their stuff for inland broadcasting only, they can`t sell this abroad. If they want to export, they have to improve their quality a lot, come with original material and to achieve that more freedom of expression is needed.
I second that. Chinese 'anime' will never sell.
Who cares if Chinese anime never sells. They never intended it for the international market. +3!
It's also probably loaded with propaganda.
Lol so true xD I was thinking the same thing xD
Know one is original anymore, eveyone just copies off each other.No creativity now in days.
I disagree with that. The manner in things are presented are different. When all you do is just take a storyline and copy the manner in which it is presented, that is not creative.
If you do so and do it in a different manner, it is.
It's kinda like sex and doing it differently each time. Or if you like manga more, different arcs.
I suppose one example of the Chinese doing this was their "Hero" film. But then they keep overusing wire in the 'big' films to the extent that you can actually see the wires.
China = Other Malaysia (plagiarists).
Your truly,
Indonesian Patriot.
^Shithole country that cares too much about other people's doing when they can't even feed their people properly. Going to Malaysia to put food on the table and then biting the hand that fed you. A bunch of turds.
Your comment is wasted on them. These so called "patriots" are nothing more than shallow-minded idiots.
Well, not that they'll care. They'll just babble on about some strange issues that people don't really give a damn about.
Have spare time? Then why don't you get your head out of your *** and work on paying those huge IMF debts.
come down people
i think this is copy like Pokemon and digi mon
so its not copy its just looks familiar but this is in all Mangas the case.
2. i personal never saw it like the most peoole of my age i just watch internet.
And yes its controlled by the gouverment, but this case is in every country so.
You can say the difference is because i know i get blocked i learne my way tru the fire wall.
Happy Day !!!
We no plagiarize, you has blue hair, we has navy blue hair
imitation no plagiarize!
THIS ROFL HAHAHHAHAHAHAH
^Seconded XD
The chinese assholes should go to hell. Can't they just all keel over? How about some nice biological weapon?
It's about time a random nuke drops on their heads.
racist much? biological would work but it would probably spread and kill non-Chinese too.
as for nuclear? the US isn't about to drop its precious bombs for something as dumb as anime.
First of all not all Chinese people are bad. Sure there are some dumb fu**s there but can you tell me of a place on Earth where there aren't?
I'm sure there are some pretty solid stuff within China but it's just getting stomped out by the government. Freedom of speech doesn't exist in most communist countries remember?
/me points at Agnes-chan as an example falling under the category: dumb fu**
Call me biased on the freedom of speech issue if you want.
Eskimos far as I know they have no idiot Eskimos.
Ninja + Eskimo = Ninjamo
they probably won't go there, considering the hell is already full of stinky assholes like you
It's more like they won't go there cuz they're already IN hell.
They'd probably survive even after they were nuked their like cockroaches anyway especially considering how filthy they are.
very civilized ....
Look, alot of people already know how it chaotic in China. but it like "U.S." with the Getto and City life. There's a good life and a bad life, it's how you take it when you live the life.
PS. lay off those bad jokes
get fucked you racist piece of shit. you and your family should keel over i wouldnt mind taking a biological weapon to your mother
Can't expect less from a country that has a government that hates Japanese anime but allows their people to "make" their own versions.
Sadly, Toei Animation and Nintendo can only NOT give a damn as there are still differences to the character designs no matter how similar they are to the original.
It would be great though, if our Chinese friends over there would actually reject that dumb excuse for a cartoon.
Were they to give a shit, China would not give any in order to do anything.
They can just turn the TV off. However, it will still run despite lack of viewership. And the government will be paying for it.
LOL sooo epic, ahahahaha~
+???
Fail as I've rarely ever seen.
That thing look awful
MASSIVE FAIL...
中国的动画都很糟糕
中国人动画都不懂MON
是悲剧
....wow.....
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