As hard as it is to believe, there are many people who still see animation as a medium for children. Even with the proliferation of Japanese anime over the last 25 years, such attitudes persist. Skeptics see graphic violence and explicit sex as nothing more than placebos that help man children cope with their childish viewing habits. While such obvious elements do not necessarily constitute entertainment for "mature audiences" on their own, it is rather short sited and ignorant to maintain the stance that cartoons can only be for kids.

Quirky projects like this go a long way in showing the potential for animation. Animation is not a genre in itself but a medium that can be made to accommodate any genre. Luckily here in the west we have innovators like Sam Chou and his team over at Style5 who ignore silly stigmas and push boundaries to their limits. There's no telling whether or not The Wrong Block will be a successful experiment, but the effort is certainly worth it.
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