Looks like some animes are still getting censored in the US. (Yokai Watch)

Paul said:
Any anime with children like characters always get censored like that if there's too much skin. Lots of anime games these days get the same treatment.

Comic_Sans said:
2lewd4USA

DrGeroCreation said:
Yokai Watch is supposed to air on Disney XD and Disney would obviously edit to make it more child friendly.

Zalis said:
Don't worry, puritanical editing in the US is not limited to anime. But in any case, it's still only one show out of dozens being released in the US in a given year, and one instance does not a trend make. Plus, if Yo-Kai watch in this form can serve as a "gateway drug" to get more kids interested in anime in general (like the edited dub versions of yesteryear), then in the long run it's a net positive. And at least visual editing technology has improved beyond the clumsy digital bikinis of Tenchi Muyo! and the mysterious bathwater of Sailor Moon.
Only if it's actually targeted at children. Loli/shota characters in latenight/otaku anime rarely if ever get that treatment, though I can't speak to the gaming side of things.

Rayzer said:
And for fucks sake. Almost all hentai and Eroge shits are child-pornography in disguise.

15poundfish said:
The left one on Yo-kai watch looks much better, do kids shows really need the stock pedophile/pervert character? Good changes. The yugioh on the right also looks better, the left is just looks lazy.

15poundfish said:
The left one on Yo-kai watch looks much better, do kids shows really need the stock pedophile/pervert character? Good changes. The yugioh on the right also looks better, the left is just looks lazy.

baeksan said:
First of all, the American version is much better because it looks realistic.

No child is dressed like that on a fucking beach trip.

And the children's faces look 10 years old, while their bodies look much more mature.. SMh.

why do japan always wanna sexualise children

baeksan said:
First of all, the American version is much better because it looks realistic. No child is dressed like that on a fucking beach trip. And the children's faces look 10 years old, while their bodies look much more mature.. SMh. why do japan always wanna sexualise children

2weeaboo4u said:

Please tell us more about how anime is all about realism.


Those screenshots seem to be about an idol group. Girls in idol groups do in fact pose in bikinis.


People say the same thing about K-On, where the characters are 16-18. It's almost like anime character design is different from reality...


Where are there children being sexualized here? Are you not able to distinguish between anime characters and real people?

baeksan said:
This is not so much about realism, this is about anime producers always sexualising young girls when they get the chance, in no matter what setting.

If it is an action anime, she still has to wear skin revealing clothes, if it is a show aimed at children, she still has to expose her skin, even though arousing old men isn't even the goal.

Why do girls have to wear skimpy clothing 24/7?

2weeaboo4u said:

Except they don't, seeing as how anime characters aren't real people.


Why do you people always associate sexual arousal with old men?

Because they're the ones who actually think it's hot most of the time.


They don't, so what are you complaining about?

baeksan said:
They do, you just refuse to acknowledge that it happens.

2weeaboo4u said:

They have nothing to do with CP.

baeksan said:
First of all, the American version is much better because it looks realistic. No child is dressed like that on a fucking beach trip. And the children's faces look 10 years old, while their bodies look much more mature.. SMh. why do japan always wanna sexualise children

Feniksrises said:


Children wearing bikinis on the beach is pretty normal were I live, what do American children wear?

2weeaboo4u said:

Well, I'm sure you know all about what female characters in anime typically wear, seeing as how you've watched three anime. That's, like, three more than zero. Or as many as six if we count the ones you're watching or keeping on hold. Whoa!

Seriously, what the hell is up with so many people here having almost non-existent anime experience and still making all these far-reaching claims about it? How could you possibly have any understanding of what characters normally wear in anime when you've practically not watched any?

Characters are normally dressed normally. Otherwise there would be no point in having beach and onsen episodes.

baeksan said:


Just because I haven't completed a lot of anime series doesn't mean I don't know how women generally in anime are clothed in comparison to men. I can see scenes, screenshots, covers etc and immediately know that this anime show is full of male gaze and unnecessary skin showing.

Assirra said:


So we come to the agreement you have no idea what you are talking about and only base it on some random pics/covers. Also why in the world are you on a site dedicated to anime if you clearly don't like it?

baeksan said:
Just because I haven't completed a lot of anime series doesn't mean I don't know how women generally in anime are clothed in comparison to men. I can see scenes, screenshots, covers etc and immediately know that this anime show is full of male gaze and unnecessary skin showing.

baeksan said:
Just sorry, and my perception of anime is just as valid as yours, and what I'm saying is true.

DateYutaka said:
its a kids show FFS

DateYutaka said:
your now backing changes to the animation its self first i though you only backed the wholesale edits the scripts that still happen now this tsk tsk

ReaperCreeper said:
Prudish? Yes, but that example also doesn't make any difference in the show.

You want to talk censorship, Adventure Time and Regular Show get censored on Cartoon Network Australia, usually with very noticeable cuts.

baeksan said:
First of all, the American version is much better because it looks realistic. No child is dressed like that on a fucking beach trip. And the children's faces look 10 years old, while their bodies look much more mature.. SMh. why do japan always wanna sexualise children

SeibaaHomu said:
Madoka can get by nearly uncensored with a PG rating though. Speaking of which, when the hell are ABC3 gonna stop airing re-runs? Madoka isn't fucking Seinfeld. You can't just keep repeating the same 12 episodes non stop and expect people to keep watching.

Zalis said:
By Japanese standards, yes, but by American standards, it apparently needs some minor tweaking to work as a kids' show. Why must you ignore cultural differences like that?

And it's not like America is the only place that might complain about skimpy kids' outfits in a kids' show, as seen with Toei deciding to cover up Cure White's and Cure Black's midriffs when PreCure Max Heart rolled around.

It's not so much that I support them, only that I don't oppose them in this case. I'd feel differently if it were more of an otaku/latenight show that is meant and expected to show pervy and/or questionable fanservice, which is why I don't agree with Funi's decision to use a few scenes from the Japanese broadcast version of Haganai Next 02 to censor a Kobato image.

I'm guessing that the choice here was not between airing Youkai Watch censored or airing it uncensored; it was between airing Youkai Watch censored or not airing it at all. While I'm not familiar with the show itself, it looks like they're trying to develop Youkai Watch into an international multimedia franchise with anime, manga, toys, snacks, video games, card games, and more. Part of making a franchise like that work is getting mainstream TV exposure, and clearly the companies on both sides of the ocean were willing to accept some sacrifices to get the show on TV to give the overall franchise more of a chance of taking off. I can't blame them for seeing more success with that approach than just having Sentai sell a few hundred sub-only discs to the coveted "fans of kids' ghostbusting anime AND junior idol loli fanservice" demographic and never seeing any of the related merchandise/games reaching stores.

And again, I think the long game matters more here. Some of those who saw edited Astro Boy and Kimba in the 60s became anime fans in the 70s, some of those who saw edited Gatchaman, Yamato, and Speed Racer in the 70s became fans in the 80s, some of those who saw edited Macross/Robotech and Voltron in the 80s became fans in the 90s, some of those who saw edited DBZ, Sailor Moon, and Pokemon in the 90s became fans in the 00s, and some of those who saw edited Yu-Gi-Oh and Naruto in the 00s became fans in the 10s. Youkai Watch is hopefully a continuation of that cycle for the 2010s and 2020s.

ReaperCreeper said:
Reminds me of how they showed Vampire Knight with the incest intact. It's funny when a lot of ABC3's lineup is noticeably a lot more kiddy too.

Weeping_Shinobu said:
If a company censors an anime (like Dance In the Vampire Bund) I won't buy it.

Zalis said:
Except that it wasn't censored, at least not in North America by Funimation:

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-03-17/funimation-to-release-unedited-vampire-bund-in-june