batosi07 Posted April 2, 2011 Report Share Posted April 2, 2011 I vote a hell no to any and all censorship.Censorship is for those too sensitive, or ignorant for the reality of the world. I don't belive in censoring, or in offensive material. People choose to be offended and the ignorant should learn imo.If there is something you don't like due to its nature or theme, simply DO NOT WATCH IT. You didn't have see or here the material you do not like, if you didn't watch it. Also that brings down ratings and the show will likely be canceled if enough people stop watching.As for kids, parents should better supervise them. Also channels can be blocked in these days.For me ... I am not offended by swearing, drug abuse, blood/violence, or sex/nudity. Actually, I perfer that stuff. lol.The same can be said the other way. If you have a problem with the censored version don't watch it. If people stop watching it they will stop making it. The fact of the matter is if a company want to make money they are gonna make a show more family oriented even if that was not the original intention. Also 99% of censored animes have an uncut version anyways, and its never gonna be shown on tv, even if there wasn't a censored version.Censorship is not of coddling or ignorance. It is done only for 2 reasons. The biggest reason is to make money. Money talks in this country. The other reason is if its going on TV it needs to pass FCC regulations. Regulations on language have loosened in the past years, but thats about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reiko8 Posted May 7, 2011 Report Share Posted May 7, 2011 In my opinion I dislike censorship because it alters the anime also said in another reply. Anime is not only for kids but for all ages I think some companies fail to understand this. For example, did anyone see the YouTube video of the boy sticking his head in a sandbox and then dying from it? He wanted to be like one of those Naruto characters when Gaara uses sand coffin. I'm going a bit off topic but it still is relating, anime is just a show/series the people who try to copy what happened on the anime it can be plain stupid not everything but the dangerous things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roankun Posted May 7, 2011 Report Share Posted May 7, 2011 Censoring is stupid. If kids people shouldn't see those things, then just don't show it to them (the whole show I mean). That's why we've got those age rating thingies or something.Then again, most people don't follow those anyway, but hey' that's their choice.And about that Gaara thing. Wow, that's kid's stupid, for lack of a better term. And isn't Naruto a PG show? What're his parents doing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avith Posted May 7, 2011 Report Share Posted May 7, 2011 The same can be said the other way. If you have a problem with the censored version don't watch it. If people stop watching it they will stop making it. The fact of the matter is if a company want to make money they are gonna make a show more family oriented even if that was not the original intention. Also 99% of censored animes have an uncut version anyways, and its never gonna be shown on tv, even if there wasn't a censored version.Censorship is not of coddling or ignorance. It is done only for 2 reasons. The biggest reason is to make money. Money talks in this country. The other reason is if its going on TV it needs to pass FCC regulations. Regulations on language have loosened in the past years, but thats about it.There is no need for an alternative. The censored version IS the alternative. The uncensored is really how it is (and how it should be). As for making money (sometimes they don't) and passing FCC regulations, you are correct. However to be honest - I don't care about all that. I do understand it's gonna happen even though I don't like it. That doesn't mean I can't protest or disagree with those FCC regulations or the choices to censor. And belive me; I do disagree with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prometheus1991 Posted May 9, 2011 Report Share Posted May 9, 2011 Personally, I'm not a huge fan of censorship, I do prefer my anime uncensored (being of legal age I have no excuse and I can't complain about what I choose to watch). However, I think censorship is needed sometimes. A prime example of this is Elfen Lied. That series has full blown nudity and gratuitous amounts of blood, personally I don't really mind, but if some impressionable 12 year old were to get their hands on it then that would be all bad, never mind if by some small miracle it aired on t.v. To sum it all up, I think censorship is needed, but it moderation. No one wants to see something like the the One-piece censorship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Look2Logic Posted December 15, 2011 Report Share Posted December 15, 2011 To me, censorship is useful as far as it helps to meet network standards so that they can be aired. If the censorship changes the plot or themes, then they go too far. For instance, there is value in death in literature; something can be taught about the nature of the world. Removing the idea of death would, in most cases, be a loss in value. However, graphically changing cigarettes to lollipops, while strange, does virtually nothing to change the plot or my opinion of the character in question. And likewise removing blood and gore when the plot clearly emphasizes struggle and hardship doesn't change my understanding of what is going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alegend1994 Posted December 15, 2011 Report Share Posted December 15, 2011 I don't mind the Yu-Gi-Oh! example of replacing the term 'death' with 'sent to the shadow realm' because I've gotten used to the phase 'sent to the shadow realm'.But violence, blood, language and death should be less censored because the anime loses the sense of realism and I want things that I can relate to the real world with anime, dragon ball's censored blood scenes really annoyed me it just didn't make sense for people to fight and not have cuts and bruises. When I watch subbed anime I notice that they swear and use adult references more often which makes the whole anime feel more natural, free and refreshing.So really the thing is if a person doesn't like these uncensored things then anime might not be the best thing for person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob4nj3 Posted December 15, 2011 Report Share Posted December 15, 2011 when it comes to censorship i agree that there should be a limit,i mean if you think about it Japanese kids are more mature then american kids, i think this is the case mainly due to their environment and how they were brought up, and as we all know, anime is a factor in that environment. When anime comes from japan it is uncensored but when other countries get it, there's always a form of censorship.Most of the time it doesn't really matter(like in yu gi oh's case)but other times (like Naruto shippuden on Disney) it's a big problem,mainly because it cuts many scenes out of the episodes. in fact, the english dub was uncut and uncensored just as the Japanese dub,but in the disney dub,fight scenes are sadly reduced and as you know the blood is taken out.On another note disney even censored the naruto shippuden openings,like in opening 2 there is no blood(this is understandable)and when naruto and sasuke approach each other at the end, they just stare at each other(while in the uncut version they both draw weapons)i mean come on the anime is about Ninja's for cying out loud what do you expect ninja to fight with as their primary weapon?---------- Post added at 05:12 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:08 PM ----------so in other words, censorship really depends on the show, if your going to air a show like Naruto shippuden, do it on a network like adult swim,but not a children's network,that way the dub won't be all fucked up. By the way anyone know what happened to that one dbz dub where the characters said damn alot? it was uncensored late at night on cartoon network Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xyzzy Posted December 16, 2011 Report Share Posted December 16, 2011 As much as I hate censoring in animes, I can see why they should censor some things. Like the YuGi example, for instance. I remember when I was younger and I used to watch the show in the mornings. I think losing a leg would be going a bit overboard for a kids' show. I would not want my young children to see blood and guts in their favorite cartoons.Other things should not be censored at all. Like if someone's old enough to know what yaoi and yuri are, it shouldn't be such a huge deal to censor every little bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmingllama Posted December 16, 2011 Report Share Posted December 16, 2011 Honestly, I think that censorship should revolve completely around what the target audience is. If its a kids show, dont have guts spilling and all that. Likewise, kids understand and appreciate some death, blood, and violence now and then. So they should loosen up a bit, but censorship really is the animators call Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steveprick Posted December 19, 2011 Report Share Posted December 19, 2011 Simply put they need to stop editing all together and as for translations they need to hold onto the original meaning and quit making up what is kid friendly thats why we have a rating system on tv and movies. If you dont want to see it or hear it dont watch period Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowDragon Posted December 21, 2011 Report Share Posted December 21, 2011 It depends on how far. I just recently rewatched the Naruto series and as I was going through it I realized there was so much missing from how I originally remembered it! Then I saw the little "Cartoon Network" logo in the bottom corner and had to facepalm when Naruto does his sexy jutsu and they are badly painted on red blobs to supposedly be "clothing"... Censorship can be ridiculous sometimes. I think that if a product sells just fine in Japan, it will sell twice as good in America. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impostor404 Posted February 12, 2012 Report Share Posted February 12, 2012 If you're talking about mature/older-oriented anime, then there's no reason to censor anything.If you're talking about anime aimed at children, that's a different story. I don't like it when an anime butchers the material to the point of incomprehensibility, but I can understand why things are taken out. Cultural norms are different between the US and Japan, and I don't think Saturday morning cartoons in the US need to be blood splattered.That being said, I prefer when they do something interesting with the censoring, rather than just removing things. The Shadow Realm from Yu-Gi-Oh is the best example I can think of. Certainly makes it easier to explain when "dead" characters suddenly show up again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NegimaFanatic Posted February 12, 2012 Report Share Posted February 12, 2012 If you're talking about mature/older-oriented anime, then there's no reason to censor anything.If you're talking about anime aimed at children, that's a different story. I don't like it when an anime butchers the material to the point of incomprehensibility, but I can understand why things are taken out. Cultural norms are different between the US and Japan, and I don't think Saturday morning cartoons in the US need to be blood splattered.That being said, I prefer when they do something interesting with the censoring, rather than just removing things. The Shadow Realm from Yu-Gi-Oh is the best example I can think of. Certainly makes it easier to explain when "dead" characters suddenly show up again.I'm gonna support your side on that, while censoring certainly can go too far in some cases. It can sometimes make things interesting. Hec I didn't even know Yu-Gi-Oh was censored in that way until reading this thread. Though that might be because I watched that quite a while ago when I was only getting into anime... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armandparra Posted February 13, 2012 Report Share Posted February 13, 2012 unfortunately it seems like the major companies importing the content as selling to teens and kids so they censor the crap out of it. I get that of course, but given the crap that this country is exposing those groups to, I find it ironic some of the things they edit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostwriter066 Posted February 19, 2012 Report Share Posted February 19, 2012 Americans are so scared and timid when it comes to censorship. They are so scared of what might offend their good clean wholesome good old fashion American values. The reason why anime takes so long to come to the states is because they have to edit frame by frame all animation that comes from overseas before they can show it on TV. Take for instance Dragonball. The original Dragonball when Gokou was a kid. In the unedited version shows Gokou running around naked. When it gets to the states, they edit it by drawing leaves over his private parts frame by frame.I am in the Navy and I have been to several different countries including Japan. Their censorship is drastically different than ours. In France, they have breast in commercials. Italy has nudity in news segments. Japan shows it in Kids Cartoons. But here in America, Janet Jackson shows a pasty covered nipple for 1/3 of a second, and she gets fined over 275 thousand dollars... It is this shit like this, it part of the reasons why other countries look at America like complete idiots.... don't get me started... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbret12 Posted February 22, 2012 Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 Boy, I really hate the edits in every 4Kids dub, mostly the Yu-Gi-Oh! series. I've seen them in Japanese, but I watched all of 5D's, but God, the edits were so annoying, such as the Shadow Realm, Netherworld and disappearance crap. Hated that. And they made talented voice actors like Sean Schemmel, sound like total idiots, take dub Paradox and a few for example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annika85 Posted February 23, 2012 Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 well here(the Netherlands) they cut everything out when they think its to much for the kids but they still show it on a time that all the kids can watch it.for example DBZ original it has 291 episodes, here they cut it down to 276 episodes.everything with blood ect was gone.but the last years they barely show any anime series at all. i say stop censoring, parents can make the decision if they want there kids it watch it or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dezzi_guy Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 censorship is something I disagree with too a degree, I love anime and feel I should not have to watch a toned down kiddie-fide version. that being said I do have an eight year old son who also loves anime, I pre-screen questionable animes before he sees them. He understands that certain animes are for me to watch and some for him ( I keep them seprate on the hard drive) I like this better because it puts me in control of what he watches, and when I feel he's ready for the harder stuff. ei: elfin leid at 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShredAlert Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 Say no to censoring. Anime should be viewed as it was originally made. Censoring just means cutting out the details that the artist wanted to show us. It is disrespectful to the artist. No matter what complaints you give (kids should not see blood and gore for example), there is no excuse for this nonsense. Kids shouldn't be viewing stuff like that then (are kids still innocent? Is what I want to know). :| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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