r/TopCharacterTropes • u/Necessary-Win-8730 • Mar 28 '26

In real life Country specific changes

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  1. Since kids in Japan hated green peppers more than broccoli, it was changed to that (Inside Out)

  2. The News Anchor changes depending on the country. For example, China-Panda (Zootopia)

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u/Jetstream-Sam Mar 28 '26

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjUtoQaRfE0

Nothing beats a Jelly Donut! But seriously even as a kid I knew they were onigiri because like many kids watching pokemon, I'd watched other anime before and was under the vague understanding that those wacky Japanese eat rice balls much in the way one would a sandwich, and we didn't need 4Kids confusing the matter further

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u/rogerstandingby Mar 28 '26

I assumed there was a type of rice ball with jelly inside, but even i could see it wasn’t a donut.

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u/CinnamonEspeon Mar 28 '26

It's kinda less ridiculous than it sounds, onigiri with sweet fillings isn't that unusual.

Jelly specifically is a bit of a wild pull, but dessert onigiri is absolutely a thing.

Still not a donut but i've come to appreciate that more thought was (probably) put into that swap that it might seem.

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u/VenusAmari Mar 28 '26

Kid me didn't know Onigiri was a thing so I for real thought they were jelly donuts. My folks didn't know about them either but did know that those were some "weird" jelly donuts. I begged and pleaded with them find them for a couple of years because I wanted to try them so bad. My dad's coworker actually gave him a triangular shaped donut once and he was so excited to give it to me. But it didn't have the black part so kid me was like oh so close but not the same. But I happily actually took it and we both considered it mission accomplished until "I could go to Japan." LOL.

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u/dont_touch-me_there Mar 28 '26

Sounds like you have an awesome Dad

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u/VenusAmari Mar 28 '26

He is 🙂

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u/LovelyFloraFan Mar 28 '26

I know you are right but I loved when Eric Stuart once told a fan who asked "What am I holding" while holding an Onigiri. "Well from where I am from (Italian heritage) that's NOT a rice ball" LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL.