Would You Like Transcreation With That?
Written by Alyx on October 16th, 2007 in culture.
Great WSJ article this morning on the difference in appearance of cartoon characters in the US and other countries:
PowerPuff Girls in US (above) and Japan (below).
Last year, though, the “Powerpuff Girls” showed up in Japan with a whole new look. On “Demashita! Powerpuff Girls Z,” the heroines have grown up, sprouted long legs and wear skirts well above their knees. In the original American storyline, the girls were created of sugar, spice and everything nice; their Japanese counterparts are normal girls who acquire superpowers from a chemical reaction initiated by a rice cake.
Also worth noting: In India, Spiderman wears a loincloth. In Japan, he was a racer.
