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Yeah, Japan favors a creator's wishes more-so than the West ever will.
It goes a little something like this...
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> Japan: A creative work can only ever be done by the creator, therefore we shall respect his wishes and end the series.
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> U.S.: OMG LOL Steven Hillenburg is totes dead! Now we can like totes make that baby spin-off and milk his creation dry![/bq]