Contributed by Jason T.
It is important to note that many of the cartoons you are referencing come from Japan. In Japan, there is a type of superhero sub-genre called the “sentai.” The best example of a sentai series is the Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers. Other examples include the Samurai Troopers (Ronin Warriors), Go Lion (Voltron), Magic Knights Rayearth, and Sailor Moon. The basic formula for the sentai team is as follows: Read the rest of this entry »
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Captain Planet and The Planeteers, Magic Knights Rayearth, Ronin Warriors, Sailor Moon, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Powerpuff Girls, Voltron | 
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Contributed by “PRomanIV”
I read in one of the dozens of over-analyzations on this site that Japanese “children’s” anime has a tendency to allow a bit more violence than western cartoons. This got me to thinking: Have you ever noticed just how ridiculously far Voltron (the original, I’ve never seen the new one) goes to insure that NO ONE DIES.
I’m doing this from memory, but let me site the examples I can think of:
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Voltron, anime, death, from the archives, violence | 
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