Teen aimed cartoons

That's exactly what South Park, Family Guy, and Rick & Morty are. Teens don't generally like serious cartoons - Too faggy.

>>85118157

No, those are aimed at adults.

>>85118105
well the main problem is teens are mostly in that "im too cool for cartoons" phase
so going for young adults is easier since they need something to escape into and forget the horrible world they are in now

>>85118105
Young Justice and Legend of Korra were about as close you could get to it. Otherwise you get the teens who like "adult" cartoons like
>>85118157
said or teens who like cartoons like Adventure Time, Regular Show, [Miniature Equine Show] and Steven Universe who take what's "for kids" and still like it.

Otherwise, we just have anime. That's the cartoons for teens market. Sorry. The likes of Dragon Ball Subpar is what Teens will watch that is animated.

>>85119206

Teens hate cartoons because nothing is aimed at them. They see them as kiddie and inferior

>>85118105
Teens don't have any time to watch cartoons, they're busy fucking and doing whatever it is that teens use their phones for.

Warrior Cats would make a good teen cartoon. The books are aimed st kids but are too violent for kids tv. Same with other books out there.

>>85119257
>>85119259
Tumblr's full of teenagers that watch cartoons and do "kiddie" shit.

>>85118253
If they were aimed for adults only they would be on a TV block rated 18+.

Adult Swim, Spike TV, MTV, etc were all still aimed for teen AND adult viewings.

>>85118105
The success of Japanese animation in the West proves there is a market for cartoons for teens. However, it may be hard for Westerners to compete with Japan for it.

>>85121123
>However, it may be hard for Westerners to compete with Japan for it.

Avatar and Legend of Korra proves that wrong. A lot of /a/ crossposters like myself watched Avatar for the sheer novelty of an anime-like setting with western writing

>>85121066
And /co/ is full of people who wanna fuck cartoon rabbits.

Tumblr is not representative of the general pooulation.

>>85121687
Korra also had tanking ratings after the first season.

>>85121687
Good point, with the caveat that Avatar is self-consciously anime-like.

>>85121687
Neither of which were successful in the grand scheme of things. Most anime fans don't care, and Japan didn't either. Judging by Korras
ratings not many people cared in general

>>85119206
Stuff like Dragon Ball and Naruto are kids shows in Japan. The Jap equevelant of Adventure Time and Steven Universe. Just look at the toy commercials and crap with 6 year olds

>>85123861
Yeah, and Evangelion originally aired in a kid's timeblock.

>>85121832
The second season was also 14 year old fanfiction tier quality.

>>85121798
yes it is, /co/ is /co/mblr after all

>>85123861
>>85123993
People mistake anime kid shows for teen shows because of the content levels and Japanese censors being more lax. they see blood and boobies and think it's for older audiences