Cartoon Network Isn't Teletoon/Anime and Manga

## US-Japan/Japan-specific examples

US-Japan examples are rare as the majority of over-the-air Japanese networks (ex. TV Tokyo) are not available outside Japan. Animax, however, did establish a few channels outside its native Japan, but still has their programming air on various networks in the US. It all depends on which channel currently has the rights. However, there are still some examples, particularly on cable/satellite:

* Yu-Gi-Oh! within its native Japan, as Disney never had the broadcast rights in the US. Those are currently with Nicktoons in the USA, previously airing on Kids' WB, the Fox Box/4KidsTV, The CW4Kids/Toonzai/Vortexx, and Cartoon Network.
* AT-X is owned by TV Tokyo. However, it is not limited to airing TV Tokyo programming. Otherwise averted between Japan and the rest of the world, see above.
* Go-chan, TV Asahi's mascot, was created by Sanrio. Most other modern Sanrio-based anime on linear TV are either on Tokyo MX or TV Tokyo (barring an NHK series here and there). Otherwise averted between Japan and the rest of the world, barring a few cases of Why Don't We Have That below.
* There's a reason why Noitamina series such as Honey and Clover and Hataraki Man (some of the *first* Noitamina anime; Hataraki Man in particular was only broadcast on limited Fuji Network System affiliates in Japan until Hi-Vision picked it up) weren't aired everywhere in Japan- Fuji TV, the producers of Noitamina, couldn't relay an anime block out to other stations at the time.
	+ Though in that case, it's more of a "Why Don't We Have That" situation applying to said anime's country of origin.
* *Rilu Rilu Fairilu* aired for two seasons in the same timeslot that belonged to Sanrio anime for years, then a non-Sanrio anime took over as *Fairilu* moved to Tokyo MX.
* On the manga side, Viz Media is the main translator for *Weekly Shonen Jump* manga in North America. Unfortunately, there are a few titles neither Viz nor Shueisha got the manga license to the first time around. Some, such as *Slam Dunk*, got rescue-licensed by Viz, but some, such as *Himouto! Umaru-chan* (serialized in *Weekly Young Jump*) never saw a Viz release.
* Exaggerated in the case of episode 98 of *Dragon Ball Z Kai* (the recut of *Dragon Ball Z*); that particular episode never aired in Japan. It *did* eventually broadcast on TV... in the US, via Nicktoons, slightly edited. Then it aired *on broadcast TV*, again in the US only, with 4Kids-level censorship. While the US does love *DBZ*, this is a rare example of an anime episode airing in the US before Japan airs it. This makes episode 98 the only pre-*Final Chapters* episode of *Kai* to broadcast on TV in foreign markets but not its native Japan, where it was relegated to DVD. (It otherwise would have skipped Japan entirely).

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## US-Canada examples

* During the Sun & Moon seasons, *Pokémon* was this for the US when comparing it to the CN networks that still *did* have the rights to it at the time of this example's original writing (some CN networks also lost the rights over the years). As for Japan, Asia, and much of Europe, this was once subverted since Disney XD has the rights to Pokemon in said countries (Reruns in Japan, first-run elsewhere; Jetix UK even ran DP: Battle Dimension). Oh yeah, and Pokemon once aired on Nick's Canadian expy. As of *Journeys*, it's now played straight between every country that still airs it on linear TV and the US.
	+ It just so happened that Cartoon Network in the US was giving the show such poor treatment, Disney XD snatched up the broadcast rights the minute CN's broadcast contract was announced to expire. Disney XD's broadcast rights, of course, expired after *Sun & Moon* ended since the channel more or less ended up a rerun farm by that point.
* *Beyblade* started off its US run on Jetix (ironically, Fox had the Australian rights to the series for the first two seasons), then moved to CN for *Metal Fight* and *Zero-G*, then back to a Disney network for Burst (but at least Disney XD Canada began running *Burst* ahead of the US XD's airing).
* *Sailor Moon*, *especially* during the USA Network run. It was remedied somewhat in the late 90s when Toonami began airing it in the States, but that was only because of YTV airing several Cartoon Network programs at the time.
* *Bakugan*. While listed within the Teletoon examples, the fact that the *Battle Planet* dub wasn't directly commissioned by Teletoon is more than enough reason to list it here as well; before Netflix became prominent in the streaming market, *Bakugan* subverted this since Teletoon aired it in Canada, while Cartoon Network aired it in the US. This also counted *home video rights*, where the first season was released to DVD by Corus and Warner Bros. in Canada and the US respectively, while Corus additionally released *New Vestroia* to DVD in Canada. *Then* it was subverted *again* with the first two seasons of *Battle Planet*, despite the fact that CN rarely if ever aired anime outside of Toonami anymore. Come 2021, it's now played straight between the US and Canada with *Geogan Rising* thanks to Netflix, even though it could've been subverted via HBO Max (which is Warner Bros.' streaming service).
	+ The entire *Geogan Rising* situation also happened to knock *all* children's anime aside from the aforementioned *Beyblade: Burst* off of American TV. Keep in mind, *Pokémon* had just moved to Netflix with *Journeys* the year before and the rise of streaming did not help *Bakugan'*s case.
* The first *Pretty Cure* series aired in Canada on YTV (and its dub was actually *commissioned* by that network), but was never aired in the US. At the very least, this is averted in terms of streaming since Crunchyroll (which streams several *PreCure* series) streams the show throughout North America, even if it's sub-only.

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## Why Don't We Have That

Please Do not confuse this list with Dubless Series; a dubless series can still be exported to America in a sub-only format; Aniplex of America is notorious for doing that (and charging high prices for said releases).

* Collaborations with Sega and Sanrio tend to get this *very often*. Basically, *everything* not involving their respective mascots *will* be subject to this:
	+ *Jewelpet*, among its fans, is only mentioned in the US once in a blue moon, and the fansubbing scene almost never hears about it.
		- This is actually because of *Webkinz*, a North American property with a similar concept (minus the magic), and (for a while) *Pet Pet Park*, a former Nickelodeon game which is the US' answer to the anime. Given that U.S. patents last about 14-20 years and the fact that Webkinz' patent was filed around 2004 or 2005 (when the site launched), it's possible that the Webkinz patent would expire as early as 2020 and no later than 2025, allowing Discotek Media to start licensing older Sanrio properties.
		- In 2021, it seemed the Webkinz situation was all but over thanks to the Jewelland virtual pet website apparently shutting down. On top of that, plushies are allegedly available at Walmart depending on the location and if they're in stock. While a license for the anime wasn't announced, it's a start.
	+ Despite the fact that works about fairies have been made available to American audiences before (*The Fairly OddParents* in particular originated in the United States), *Rilu Rilu Fairilu* hasn't been released in the US, and for several reasons. Besides being a Sega/Sanrio franchise, as of 2020 it's likely *Panel de Pon*, which had *just* gotten its original, unedited version released in the US (albeit untranslated), is blocking *Fairilu* from American release (though not because of the premise- believe it or not, the two IPs' premises are not so similar to each other- but because the protagonists of each series share the same name); ironically, owing to *Panel de Pon* being made by Nintendo, both *Panel* and *Fairilu* were developed in Japan. Either way, *Rilu Rilu Fairilu* is even *worse* in the way it gets mentioned. Unlike *Jewelpet*, it doesn't even get a *single* mention in the US.
	+ Eventually, averted with *Beatcats*... since they have a YouTube channel.
* The *Zoobles* anime despite most of the toys coming out in the US.
	+ Speaking of *Bakugan*, the fourth season never came out in Japan, despite being a Japanese production. *BakuTech!*, as a result, never saw the light of day in the US. Subverted with *Battle Planet*, which premiered in Japan after its North American debut.
* *Macross*, aside from the dubbed Robotech seasons and some OVAs, never came out outside Japan. This is because a California judge somehow gave Harmony Gold the rights to every Macross anime that *will ever exist*... but then a California court rejected this claim. While Tatsunoko allowed Harmony Gold to renew the license for the Tatsunoko series, the other properties were not included until it was announced that the legal issues were more-or-less resolved in April 2021.
* *Powerpuff Girls Z* never aired in English in the US, but if you wanted to see it in North America, you had to watch it from the Latin American Cartoon Network, and it was only aired in Spanish.
* Crunchyroll in Asia, for obvious reasons.
* *Shugo Chara!* doesn't have any physical releases in the US, but *can* legally be watched by Americans thanks to Crunchyroll's deal with TV Tokyo.
* Speaking of TV Tokyo, *Sonic X'*s final season only aired outside Japan the first time around. It wasn't until *2020* that the Metarex Saga finally aired in its native Japan (of course, it also helped that a Japanese track existed despite not coming out there for years).
	+ The sub will never be released on physical media in the States, though the dub *did* come to DVD thanks to Discotek.
* *Pokémon*: The Japanese version was never released in the US, though the English dub can be found on DVD in many places that sell DVDs.
	+ The franchise averted this as a whole, save for a TV episode (one featuring Porygon), DLC for My Pokémon Ranch, many games and manga, and a DVD release of Pokémon Chronicles (the latter only released in the UK).
* *Yu-Gi-Oh!*: Various manga, the first anime, the final seasons of GX and 5D's...
* The *Sailor Moon* anime averted this by pure luck. Originally, the anime wasn't going to be exported at *all* to the Anglosphere, because ToonMakers was bidding for the rights to the show. ToonMakers' plans were so drastic that no Japanese footage was used, instead using completely-American footage, akin to the civilian lives of the Power Rangers. ToonMakers' version never got picked up (though Fox Kids was reportedly interested), due to DiC winning the rights and deciding that the anime would be imported because it was cheaper to import footage that was already made rather than make new footage (the "American-developed TV series based off a Japanese anime" concept wouldn't be used much again until Speed Racer: The Next Generation, and even then *Speed Racer TNG* was a sequel to the original). And then DHX Media bought out Cookie Jar Entertainment and, by consequence, the masters for DiC's Sailor Moon dub. ToonMakers' failed pilot was eventually reverted to Toei.
	+ None of the live-action Sailor Moon material was ever exported to the US.
	+ It's rumored licensors are scared to even consider touching *Sailor Moon* in the UK and Ireland, since the first two seasons were an infamously poor seller over there. Manga UK even badmouthed the anime at one point. This, despite Sailor Moon being one of the more popular magical girl shows in North America.
* *Pretty Cure*: Aside from three series (the first series, *Glitter Force*, and *Glitter Force Doki Doki*), the franchise was pretty much absent from the Anglosphere... until 2020, when *Healin' Good* sprang up on Crunchyroll.
* *Puella Magi Madoka Magica*: As it's a deconstruction of the magical girl genre, the anime *would* see a release in the Anglosphere, averting this trope.
	+ Several manga spin-offs and pretty much all but one of the videogames based on the show stayed within Japan.
* *Kill la Kill* averted this, despite being a magical girl anime. Granted, it was aimed at men rather than women, and it had the distinction of being Trigger's first work that isn't Little Witch Academia (and its first TV work) to be licensed in the Anglosphere.
* *One-Punch Man*: The webcomic was never officially translated into other languages, but the manga and anime *was*.
* *D.I.C.E.* didn't air in Japan until *2006*, almost a year after it came out in the US.
* *Duel Masters*: Nothing beyond the third season came out outside Japan.
* *Onegai My Melody* was never released in the States officially, and most of the third anime (as well as the fourth) is pretty hard to find.
* *Show by Rock!!*: The anime averted this, while the game initially played this straight.
	+ For a while, it looked like *Show by Rock!! Stars* was gonna be hit with this, but Funimation announced their license to it *at the last-minute*.
* *Digimon*: Nothing of the Digimon TV anime beyond Xros Wars was dubbed into English. Furthermore, iQiyi stopped simulcasting the reboot at the episode before Millenniummon showed up.
	+ Also, years' worth of toys, OVAs, etc.
* Despite Hello Kitty's popularity around the world, there are quite a few Japanese-exclusive merchandise based on the character.
* *Doraemon*:
	+ The 1979 version was never exported to the US, though attempts were made to do so.
	+ The 2005 version, by contrast, only had 52 half-hours dubbed before the dub, *Gadget Cat from the Future*, was put on hiatus.
* *Anpanman'*s only Anglosphere release happened with the anime in North America... but only on TV Japan. In Japanese. Aside from that, only six movies were released outside of Japan.
* *Sazae-san*, due to a wish the creator made never to have it released on home video.
* *Chibi Maruko-chan* *was* exported to the Anglosphere via TV Japan in North America, but wouldn't get a North American English dub for *years*.
* *Inazuma Eleven*: Aside from the original series as well as *Ares*, the anime doesn't have much of a presence in North America. Then again, that's the treatment of any sports anime exported to the US *not* named *Speed Racer* or *Yuri on Ice!!*.
* Ironically for *Speed Racer*, its subsequent entries (save Speed Racer: The Next Generation, which was produced in the US) didn't have many episodes air on American TV (combine both *New Adventures* and *X* together, and that makes 26 episodes released in the Anglosphere). It didn't help that Nickelodeon aired *Speed Racer X* for 13 episodes before pulling it and the *Slam!* block it aired on.
* *LBX: Little Battlers eXperience*: Nothing aside the anime, one manga series, and one video game ever made it outside Japan. The final season of the anime, *LBX Wars*, never even aired in the US. Eventually, *LBX Girls* was licensed in the US after years of silence.
* *Dragon Ball* averts this in the Anglosphere for the most part, with few exceptions:
	+ Most Dragon Ball plushies will certainly never be released in the US outside of import stores. Yes, most- some are available on eBay and Amazon (mostly the *Dragon Ball Super*-related plush as well as pre-2000 plush).
	+ *Kai* only lasted 98 episodes on Nicktoons, with *The Final Chapters* just recently getting released via Adult Swim.
	+ *Dragon Ball Super* was originally going to be hit with this, as Toei required the show air on American TV, but like the *Sailor Moon* example, this was averted via pure luck. Once Funimation grabbed the license, they negotiated a deal with Toonami the first chance they had.
* Speaking of the "American TV" requirement, this ended up killing any chances of the US ever seeing *Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch* dubbed.
* Fox Kids actually prevented *Magic Knight Rayearth* from ever seeing a wide release on American TV. As for DVD releases, this was averted. Twice over.
* Speaking of which, *The Vision of Escaflowne* was pulled off American TV after 10 episodes, but was released to VHS and DVD there.
* *Urusei Yatsura*: The fact that it was a Dubless Series (well, mostly; the first few episodes and all six movies were accounted for in English) wasn't enough for the UK, which only got the movies (sans *Beautiful Dreamer*) physically. And if you live in the States, if you didn't buy any *UY* DVDs the first time around, you'll have to stick with the Blu-ray of *Beautiful Dreamer* as well as out-of-print copies of the AnimEigo releases wherever you happen to find them.
* Out of all of Kyoto Animation's output, the TV anime version of *Munto* was the only one of their TV anime to be Japan-only. Some films are also unaccounted for outside Japan.
	+ Inverted with *Nichijou*- low sales of the DVDs likely caused the anime to be Blu-ray-less in Japan. But Funimation likely saw its potential after it saw a spike in popularity in North America, and gave it not just a Blu-ray, but *an English dub* two years later.
* *Dr. Slump* never got a North American release during the anime boom of the 2000s. The first five movies eventually saw a North American release in 2014, with a release of the TV anime following in 2021.
* *Ojamajo Doremi*: Only the first season was released in the US, and home media is even less lucky; according to several sources, only *one* episode was released, with dolls of the main characters, and it's of the fourth episode.

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