Even if things went smoothly here in the US, I still don't think DC would be popular here like Naruto, One Piece, etc. Honestly, maybe if it geared more towards the BO on a bigger scale, then maybe it would have somewhat of a following here (enough to get a decent time slot.) But the eng dub made the show cheesy, IMO. Plus, if you look at a lot of anime that's prospered here, DC barely fits in with that. I think that's why you see animes do better in certain countries. People here grew up with DBZ, Bebop, YYH, etc. Despite the dub, I really enjoyed DC in the beginning, but idk the whole Ran thing ruins it for me. Chasing a badass organization while having a girl who's "waiting" for you back home, lol c'mon. The love aspect really isn't needed, it must gear towards hopeless romantics.