Anime Content: How Far Is Too Far?

sailorharmony2000 · Very bored Joined: 14 Aug 2006 Posts: 143

I do think that the time setting for some shows should be taken into consideration. I'd love to see uncut 24/7 without having to hunt for subs, but it's not likely to happen unless you have a channel on tv that you have to subscribe to/purchase that shows uncut anime. I just don't understand why if you're going to put up the 'parental advisory' warning at midnight just before the show, why not go on and show it uncut. If someone's child is up that late watching it, the question is, why is that child up that late at night in the first place?

Children are bound to see certain things in life that their parents don't want [b]anywhere[/b] in the world; doesn't have to just be on anime. At the water park this past summer, I saw suits on some people that made my mouth drop. Doesn't mean that parents are going to stop taking their children there. Heck, even at school (those not slapped with a school uniform yet), I remember seeing clothes and hearing things that I probably shouldn't have seen or heard. It's reality...reality isn't sensored. I don't think it'd be as bad as people think to come out and show something and have an explaination behind it (not porn/hentai, but regular anime) than to keep it in the closet and that child find out about it later. Some children do nothing bu run on the whole "I'll go to it faster if you tell me not to" and some think "seen it, know about it, not interested" and they keep going. Doesn't mean that all children mimic what they see on tv. They're going to find out from another source.

Take BET, MTV, and heck, even soap operas...they're not exactly clean, either. Songs these days...even the [i]censored[/i] ones. The internet opens up so many doors.

Not to mention there are some parents who are uptight about [b]everything[/b]. I remember watching Ren and Stimpy when I was young and when Stimpy picked his nose, my mother forbade me to watch it. When Bart Simpson said 'damn' in one episode, my mom was like "WHAT'D he say?!! Turn it off!!" There was even a Simpsons episode where Marge and Homer where trying to have sex and somehow ended up butt naked outside of the house, in a park, being dragged over a church, etc. And this is Western tv. I don't remember that being cut, nor did it come on late. Don't even get me started on South Park.
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Daisukeloves · Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2006 4:47 pm Post subject:

Well one thing that could make all this go away...if they made an anime channel... so us "older kids"could watch stuff dubbed in english but nothing cut out. It may have some problems but im sure they could work it out right?
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BlackPaint · Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 9:29 am Post subject:

I think people these days are way to paranoid.
I'll take my parents as an example.
They swear to high-hell and don't think anything of it. They swear at me, my little 8 year old brother and crap like that. But then when I'm watching anime and someone only says,"Dammit" they get all offended and say,"I don't like this, it has swearing!"
My mom has actually gone so far as to not let me read TRIGUN anymore because it said,"This b*stard killed my daughter".
I mean, you could easily think worse things in our heads!
I've seen the whole Japanese version of Loveless, oh boy, i can't wait to see the English version and see what they screwed up on it.

I really don't see what the big deal is, little kiddies are gonna be exposed to swearing and sex sometime in thier life. Its really a matter of opinion, either you want to do it, or you don't, simple as that. The little kiddies are probably exposed to it enough already.
And if they think some things won't be good for Cathlics and religious, people, PUHLEEZ.
I'm Catholic and I don't care what they say about religion in animes, that's someone else's beliefs, not mine. ANd if you really were a good little Christian you proably wouldn't be watching anime with random little beats popping out of balls and monsters being summoned by cards. Because,"OH NO! It's the work of the devil!"

wow...that was long...
And besides, a large majority of"cartoon" shows nowadays are anime. And the Americans have decided,"Oh, we'll get money if we make anime! Let's go make a show called Ben 10*ahyuck*!"
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mpr22 · Newb Joined: 03 Feb 2007 Posts: 3

This is not too bad for kids but although for me, because they skipped and edited a lot of scenes from beyblade, but there's nothin' to do.

SilverKitsune · Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 2:56 pm Post subject:

No editing. Kids are going to see and hear stuff no matter what you do. Just talk to the kids about the issue. It's just a naked person, it's just a word. The End.
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anti_sk8r · Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 5:51 pm Post subject:

Just have a clean version and a raw version. Same dub voice actors. Just the clean version will take out some scenes and the raw version won't. Feature them in seperate programming blocks. Done.
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UmekoNeko · Newb Joined: 30 Jan 2007 Posts: 12

Hmmm...I think it depends on the anime. I mean, profanity and violence can be an issue, but it depends on the severity. If there are multiple f-bombs and heads being cut off and whatnot, it'd probably be a good idea to do some editing here and there. If it's just a slap to the face, well, nah, there's no need for editing, since it's so mild.

Yes, children are bound to meet this kind of stuff in life, but the question is why add to it? It gets rather annoying when I have to deal with my baby brother trying to act like some superhero he saw on television. I do agree that some editing is unneccessary, but who knows what reason it's for? Perhaps it's cheaper to get one color over another? I don't know. All I do know is that editing isn't all that bad if little kids are going to watch some more mature anime.

For the mature audience just put the unedited version on at later times. When those little kids grow up, they can go off and discover the unedited versions themselves like so many other people. It's more fun that way. XD

anime-junkie · Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 2:45 am Post subject:

Jeese.. Is it me or are my parents open minded wierdos? I got exposed to crap like this when I was 4/5 >_>;. THEY EVEN TOLD ME WHAT PUSSY MEANT WHEN I WAS 7. They don't really give a crap what I watch anymore unless its not something such as porn.. Well, not like I don't look at it anyway.. -dies- Yeah, well, okay now. My mother, in piticular, is extreamly nosey with my MSN convos. What the hell am I going to talk about. What's said is already said, I can't do anything to help that. So yeah.

Most dubbed animes suck. Even if they are aimed for children, it still doesn't stop them from sucking. My opinion, so yeah.
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Jtlats · Member Joined: 24 Apr 2007 Posts: 97

I hate censorship. If parents don't want their kids watching something DON'T LET THEM WATCH IT! DON'T F*(K IT UP FOR THE REST OF US!'

Fine, I don't like religon, we must ban 700 Club, Touched By an Angel, and end all Christmas shows with a Christmas Miracle.

What? you religious nutjobs don't like that? Then don't ban fuck, shit, damn, pussy, tits, ass, bastard, bitch, and other words.

Also, janet Jackson Boob= Millions rioting and burning and killing

L.A. wiped off the map in the first episode of season, um, 4? of 24 by a nuke killing millions= Good Entertainment. In fact if you don't watch it you're Anti-AMerica and will be executed.

Stupid right? Especially words. I can say the F word 10,000,000 times and nothing bad will happen. yet the Catholic Church, alrgest group of pedophiles, is a good thing.

MadeOfGlass · Member Joined: 14 Sep 2006 Posts: 92 Location: Australia

Things happen in real life that are worse than a few blood splatters and words used in animes.. so censorship is a little pointless
But also some kids are idiots eg. my little bro attacked me with house keys after playing kingdom hearts. Things that are aimed for little kids should be a little strict with the censorship because of these idiot children.

ItazuraButterfly · Newb Joined: 28 Nov 2006 Posts: 4

[quote="VincentValentine13"]Perhaps the amount of content that should be allowed is not overused, but under-used. Remember, we are talking about children around ten or below that watch this stuff. I think the trouble is in knowing your audience. Who is most likely to watch this?

Like Pokemon; they knew that most kids would watch the show, so they made it suitable for children. Yu-Gi-Oh is kinda like a pre-teen anime, like Outlaw Star and Rouroni Kenshin, so they left some of the more grown-up things in it. I guess it all depends on who will watch the show the most.

Kinda makes you wonder if they ever considered putting Inuyasha on Toonami, you know? I mean, they had Yu-Yu-Hakusho and Tenchi Muyo, so you have to wonder why they drew the line at Inuyasha, which could just as easily be adjusted as Sailor Moon or any of the aforemntioned shows.[/quote]

They did try to do that a couple years ago, I think it was durring the year it first came out.

Vhee · Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 1:33 pm Post subject:

From what I can see the censorship goes back and forth. Look at Adult Swim. It went from 18 up 2 14 only then the shows were torn to shreds. They wouldn't even show the sex scene in Blue Gender. Then they got 2 disclaimers one 14 up and one 18 up. Now they just say not suitable 4 children. I think they gave up and said screw U. Toonami as well. So whatever. I do wonder why Inu Yasha is still on and Yu Yu Hakusho was bumped 2 5am. The last saga had demons eating humans. Guess that's why. I buy my anime. :
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NekoNinja · Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 5:03 pm Post subject:

I don't think it should be edited. They just screw everything up!

Like when they add a lot more dumb jokes. They make serious situations meaningless...

What really bugs me, though, is when they change the names! Take Digimon, for example. I mean, they killed the names there! Or in Yugioh...when they changed Anzu into Tea...oh, like Tea makes any sense Rolling Eyes

hakutheblindedsoul · Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 10:37 pm Post subject:

There are some things edited out that are just pointless to edit out, nowadays. I think that some anime goes overboard on language, violence, etc, but if they're like that in originally, then don't make them kids shows!! But if they're shows that are like Naruto, and are really popular, then why not? Edit them so the younger audiences can watch them. And if you don't like the cut versions, buy the uncut or just watch some Adult Swim. But people do get to anal about some things and contradict themselves all the time. I don't know, I guess we'll have to put up with what we're given...

xxKILLtheSYSTEMxx · Newb Joined: 11 Dec 2005 Posts: 20

i dont think that they should edit anything and if parents dont want to have their kids wacthing something like that then the kids need to watch it when the parents are gone or something