Could Anime and amerime crossover ever happen?

[zoombie]

Is it possible for an Anime show and a anime influenced american cartoon ever do a crossover?

Or will the differences in writing and animation get in a way? If they ever did that, I would prefer if the american show characters spoke english and the Anime spoke Japanize, but I seriously doubt they would do that, everyone would probably speak the same language.

[Master Toon]

What would be the point? I don't get it. No offense but it's like asking "What would happen if you mix Chunky Peanut Butter and Regular Peanut Butter?"

[Gokou Ruri]

What would be the point? I don't get it. There's a surprising amount of fanfic writers who want Goku to crossover with Invader Zim.

For some reason

[zoombie]

What would be the point? I don't get it. No offense but it's like asking "What would happen if you mix Chunky Peanut Butter and Regular Peanut Butter?"

The point is for the West and East to unify and make a great product.

[Gokou Ruri]

The point is for the West and East to unify and make a great product. You mean a co-production? Companies already do that.

[zoombie]

You mean a co-production? Companies already do that.

Something like that, but I was referring to taking an esablish american cartoon and an establish Anime, and making a movie togethers using characters from both shows.

Like when Disney and Warner Brothers characters worked together in Who Framed Roger Rabbit.

[Blackstar]

It's hard enough trying to get rival studios from the same country to work together, let alone rival studios from different countries. Still, anything is possible.

And even if not, there's always fanfiction.

[SpaceCowboy]

Something like that, but I was referring to taking an esablish american cartoon and an establish Anime, and making a movie togethers using characters from both shows.

Like when Disney and Warner Brothers characters worked together in Who Framed Roger Rabbit.The only way that would happen is if the two properties were equally marketable in both the US and Japan. Disney did something like that with Kingdom Hearts, using established Disney characters and partnering up with the companies behind the Final Fantasy games even though it was a videogame and didn't use any established anime character.s

[Luna]

Probably the closest thing we'll ever see is something like the Kingdom Hearts video game franchise, a co-production between Japan's Square Enix {featuring their characters from various Final Fantasy games},and the American animation company Disney {using characters and worlds from their classic movies/cartoons,plus all new original characters like Sora,Riku,and Kairi}...

[SpaceCowboy]

Probably the closest thing we'll ever see is something like the Kingdom Hearts video game franchise, a co-production between Japan's Square Enix {featuring their characters from various Final Fantasy games},and the American animation company Disney {using characters and worlds from their classic movies/cartoons,plus all new original characters like Sora,Riku,and Kairi}... So it did use characters from Final Fantasy. Disney is the only brand I can think of that is very popular in Japan that could do such a crossover.

[Andrew T. Hingson]

Actually quite a lot of American cartoons are popular in Japan. I'm a bit surprised Japan hasn't tried to make their own Tom and Jerry as it seems to be very popular there.

Ah Master Toon... your Japanese animation hate is so easy to see... but I digress.

Cross-overs of any kind are neat IMO. I especially love Kingdom Hearts because of those cross-over elements.

Some people want to see Goku fight Superman... Some people think Batman fits right into the Big O universe (or vise versa due to the style which is obviously an homage to Batman). Though there really aren't that many combonations that fandom desires (at least there aren't that many logical ones). But people like to see their favorite cartoons interact... Heck that's what made Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue at least slightly ammusing.

Kingdom Hearts is definently the best (perhaps only) example of a Japanese and American franchise cross-over but there are potential for other ones.

Making a co-production doesn't involve anything in particular but I guess an example of a US and Japanese co-production that somewhat crosses over is the upcoming Batman Animatrix-esque project (and The Animatrix for that matter). That's not so much a cross-over as simply adapting an American product to a style which people who don't know any better simply call "anime". In truth the only difference is the animation directors and while each have their own way of doing things they could be working with an American studio and still get the same product.

[HG Revolution]

What would be the point?

Same as any other crossover.

The one crossover I stand by as being a brilliant (though terrifying) idea is Fruits Basket meets Invader ZIM.

[Anyone00]

Some people want to see Goku fight Superman...

Well there has already been an anime about the daughter of Superman and Wonderwoman :p

Anyway I've said it before: a Super Robot Wars game (and possible tie in animation) with Megas.

[Racattack!Force]

The best way that would work is if, although produced in different countries, both cartoons were animated at the same studio (in Japan). That's the only way I can see it working. CN and CP did the Billy and Mandy/KND crossover completely at Curious Pictures (for the most part anyway, animation was of course done overseas at same studio).

[Lavenderpaw]

There's a surprising amount of fanfic writers who want Goku to crossover with Invader Zim.

For some reason

Zim:I will conquer the world and it will meet it's doom!!!!!!!!

Goku:Um,hello? *looks around from his viewpoint* Who's there? *looks down and sees little green dude* Wow,your power level reading is -infinity.

[Racattack!Force]

Zim:I will conquer the world and it will meet it's doom!!!!!!!!

Goku:Um,hello? *looks around from his viewpoint* Who's there? *looks down and sees little green dude* Wow,your power level reading is -infinity.
That's right!

[Light Lucario]

There's a surprising amount of fanfic writers who want Goku to crossover with Invader Zim.

For some reason

I really haven't seen much of DBZ and I haven't seen Invader Zim for awhile, but that just sounds weird. But fanfics are able to go through the boundaries of different series like that.

Aside from Kingdom Hearts, I can't see a Japanese cartoon crossover with an American cartoon any time soon. There would be a good amount of legal issues to go through and even studios in this country can't create a crossover like this. It would be really cool if they did something like what "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?" did and bring all of those characters together, but that might turn out to be too expensive for most studios to want to spend. I just don't think that it will happen outside of fanfics anytime soon, but who knows. Maybe that could change in the future.

[kid rabbit]

naruto charters made some camio appreance in Ben 10

[MattThomasM2B]

If there is a god?

No.

[Silverstar]

naruto charters made some camio appreance in Ben 10

Um...I'm pretty sure that wasn't official. If such a crossover like that had truly happened we'd have heard something about it. If anything, they were probably just lookalikes of Naruto characters thrown in as an inside joke, which doesn't count.

If you can post a link, an image or any form of proof, please share.

[Rolling Cloud]

naruto charters made some camio appreance in Ben 10


Um...I'm pretty sure that wasn't official. If such a crossover like that had truly happened we'd have heard something about it. If anything, they were probably just lookalikes of Naruto characters thrown in as an inside joke, which doesn't count.

If you can post a link, an image or any form of proof, please share.

Do you guys mean this?

http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/2641/ben10naruto4yk8.png

It's the Konohamaru Ninja Squad! D:

[Racattack!Force]

naruto charters made some camio appreance in Ben 10
One) That was only one character in that episode
Two) She was younger and had different colored hair

So it is a short spoof. And you have to search a bit to find her in the crowd. :sweat:

[Blackstar]

I figured as much. That was just a parody/lookalike. That doesn't count. I'm sure that Zoombie meant official crossovers, where the actual studios of both series are involved with production. Like the DC vs Marvel comic crossover miniseries, only with anime and USAnimation.

[Racattack!Force]

Do you guys mean this?

http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/2641/ben10naruto4yk8.png

It's the Konohamaru Ninja Squad! D:
There is also Sakura in one part of the episode, also a look-a-like.

[Anyone00]

And Ben's Mud Puppy cousin that human form looks like a slightly younger version of Naruto's Sexy no Jutsu; but like the other things not a crossover, not a cameo, just a reference that says 'the makers of this show are fans of that show'.

[Racattack!Force]

And Ben's Mud Puppy cousin that human form looks like a slightly younger version of Naruto's Sexy no Jutsu; but like the other things not a crossover, not a cameo, just a reference that says 'the makers of this show are fans of that show'.
Really? Never noticed.

[Master Toon]

Something like that, but I was referring to taking an esablish american cartoon and an establish Anime, and making a movie togethers using characters from both shows.

Like when Disney and Warner Brothers characters worked together in Who Framed Roger Rabbit.

But if they both have the same styles, what's the point? You do mean using similar styles right? Or are you talking about a Kappa Mikey type of production?

[Anyone00]

Really? Never noticed.

Pic 1 (http://img85.imageshack.us/my.php?image=snb1000hj7.jpg)
Pic 2 (http://img237.imageshack.us/my.php?image=snb1001mc4.jpg)

Come on, the whisker marks.

[DrTooth]

I could never see one, unless a huge animation company on each side hammers out a deal. I mean, if a Kingdom Hearts series was made, that would be the closest thing we'd see.

Oddly, we have a Speed Racer made for American Audiences (remember? it was the mid 90's? I think it was Fred Wolf films) and Japanese versions of Little Lulu and Felix the cat (Baby Felix, which is more a knockoff of Doraemon than Muppet Babies, BTW). And unless you count all the American cartoons animated in Japan in the 80's, there really isn't even anything. I keep watching Toei animated 80's shows to see if they at least snuck something into the background. They didn't.

[Master Toon]

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Come on, the whisker marks.

But it's NOT Naruto, many cartoon characters have had "whisker marks" on their face.

[CartoonOverlord]

But it's NOT Naruto, many cartoon characters have had "whisker marks" on their face.Now you're just in denial. Well anyway the only plausible venture would be a Kingdom Hearts show/movie as stated previously, anything else would be very unlikely.

[Anyone00]

But it's NOT Naruto, many cartoon characters have had "whisker marks" on their face.

Didn't say it was Naruto just that the creators made her look like a younger version of Naruto's Sexy no Jutsu.

Just further establishing they're fans.

Heck Ben 10 is doing a time skip and the main three main characters will be the goofy title character that seems like he should be the least able of the bunch but always ends up on top, the slightly bossy know-it-all girl, and the bad boy that will enviably betray the goofy title character.

[Racattack!Force]

Didn't say it was Naruto just that the creators made her look like a younger version of Naruto's Sexy no Jutsu.

Just further establishing they're fans.

Heck Ben 10 is doing a time skip and the main three main characters will be the goofy title character that seems like he should be the least able of the bunch but always ends up on top, the slightly bossy know-it-all girl, and the bad boy that will enviably betray the goofy title character.
I hear rumors that Man of Action aren't the true creators. But the excuetive at CN Headquaters, Sam Register, is the one who came up with the idea.

[Gokou Ruri]

Heck Ben 10 is doing a time skip and the main three main characters will be the goofy title character that seems like he should be the least able of the bunch but always ends up on top, the slightly bossy know-it-all girl, and the bad boy that will enviably betray the goofy title character. That's really reaching. Jumps forward in stories have been around since Shakespeare.

[Racattack!Force]

That's really reaching. Jumps forward in stories have been around since Shakespeare.
Yeah, but at least there hasn't been something like a 20 year jump. :D

[Anyone00]

That's really reaching. Jumps forward in stories have been around since Shakespeare.

That bit was more intended as a joke.

[Dudley]

I hear rumors that Man of Action aren't the true creators. But the excuetive at CN Headquaters, Sam Register, is the one who came up with the idea.

I wouldn't be surprised if that was true. Besides, the show was originally going to be Dial H for Hero....


That's really reaching. Jumps forward in stories have been around since Shakespeare.

He was referring to Ben being like Naruto, Kevin being like Sasuke, and Gwen being like Sakura.

[Gokou Ruri]

He was referring to Ben being like Naruto, Kevin being like Sasuke, and Gwen being like Sakura. Except not really. Gwen is actually useful/powerful, Kevin's a sociopath, not an emo, and Ben... well.. he's not as annoying, at least.

Trying to judge a show that's not even out yet is silly; at least wait til it airs.

(Kevin has more in common with Gaara than Sasuke, anyway)

[Anyone00]

Except not really. Gwen is actually useful/powerful, Kevin's a sociopath, not an emo, and Ben... well.. he's not as annoying, at least.

Trying to judge a show that's not even out yet is silly; at least wait til it airs.

(Kevin has more in common with Gaara than Sasuke, anyway)

Once again: joking about that bit.

Well back on subject: how does a Metalocalypse/Bokusatu Tenshi Dokuro-chan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bokusatsu_Tenshi_Dokuro-chan) crossover sound?

[Master Moron]

But if they both have the same styles, what's the point? You do mean using similar styles right? Or are you talking about a Kappa Mikey type of production?

So, then, I assume you're opposed to two American series having crossovers as well?

[Rud]

i just imagine if avatar and say, naruto were to cross over, itd be like "hey! that Kakuzu guy can use all the elements, he must be the avatar!!!", "no wait, that 3rd hokage guy's using both fire and earth elements, and that kakashi guy can you lightning and water moves, can there be more than 1 avatar!!??

[Hordesman]

He-Man and CCSakura. Two kids and their giant battle cats.

[Hiya Animation]

Goku:Um,hello? *looks around from his viewpoint* Who's there? *looks down and sees little green dude* Wow,your power level reading is -infinity.I've got one even better:

Bug's Bunny:
What's up doc?

Goku:
*thinking* WOAH... How does he move around so much? And his mouth actually form the words that he's speaking and doesn't just flap open and closed like a talking piece of cardboard... man, he's really gonna go over budget.

[Racattack!Force]

I've got one even better:

Bug's Bunny:
What's up doc?

Goku:
*thinking* WOAH... How does he move around so much? And his mouth actually form the words that he's speaking and doesn't just flap open and closed like a talking piece of cardboard... man, he's really gonna go over budget.
Oh yes. Mouth direction, one of things we as Americans can lord over Japan. :sweat:

[Hordesman]

Dinosquad meets Dinosaur King. Because you can never have enough dinosaurs and kids with weird clothes and weirder hair.

[Dudley]

I've been thinking about what would it be like if One Piece crossed over with Avatar.
Luffy would want Aang to join his crew, because of all his powers and his flying bison.

[Daxdiv]

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Come on, the whisker marks.

If her eyes were opened and were blue, I call pre-puberty "Sexy Jutsu" on that for some reason.

[zoombie]

I am thinking what if somehow there was Pokemon / Care Bears crossover. This is strictly fan fic talk, but how do you connect the words somehow. In the past, I have said that the CB villains particularly Beastly and Shreeky remind me of Jessie, James, and Meowth of Team Rocket.

It be great if all of those buffons meet. I wonder if a Care Bear stear can make Team Rocket blast off again.

[DrTooth]

Off topic but slightly, I always wished that Ultiamte Muscle was ran on Kid's WB allong side Mucha Lucha, just for the obvious commercials they could have cooked up featuring both characters.

Thoug, I may add, somehow I find that Flea and Kid Muscle would get allong famously.