Happy Tree Friends Banned In Russia
HAPPY TREE FRIENDS and THE ADVENTURES OF BIG JEFF have been taken off a Russian adult animation channel after the government deemed them too violent, VARIETY reports.
Moscow-based 2X2 broadcasts mostly foreign adult-oriented animation around the clock, and shows warnings that their programming is aimed at older teenagers and adults.
An official complaint from government watchdog Rossvyazokhrankulutra that the cartoons were too cruel and violent started the situation.