TV Censorship: It Could Be Worse…

Probably not. Americans despite being such an open country toward uncensored pornography, they try to keep any obscene scenes or scenes of explicit nature off the television…well…at least within animated television shows. Cartoons are strictly made with children in mind because the stereotypical adult sees it as something like that. Americans sue and get sued for everything so I don’t think any licenser would have the guts to bring in anything risky.

Geass is airing in the US?

Geass is airing on Cartoon Network. Obviously, they censor :.

be glad most kids sleep at night.

US Censorship EPIC FAIL.

That’s just awful. They could have at least gave that effect to the entire image and then it would have looked like she was behind a tinted shower door rather than some of the worst censoring I’ve seen.
I also don’t see what the point is. There’s no nipples on display and this is aired on Adult Swim late at night…

In this country where I am, they cut off parts of the scene.

It happens everywhere as long as there are conservatives living…

God, if they do this to a scene like that, I’d hate to see what happens if a website like this is shown to one of our politicians..

I don’t remember those screenshots in Code Geass or R2

Where are those photos from?!

Thx god that I live in EU

Fucking soccer moms. Ruining TV for EVERYONE.

as long as america and those stupid politicians and stupid mothers that complain all better tv for our kids then we will never see this on tv

Censoring anime! BLASPHEMY!! Next they’ll try to ban loli’s in school swim suits >__>

What’s horrible is that the JapanDVD one doesn’t have nipples!

I blame Jesus.

that is part of the reason why i rarely watch american television. its garbage, as stated above it ok for a kid to watch violence and hate but you better not let them catch a glimpse of a nipple-less tit. not to mention vince constantly tryin to sell me a shamwow.

oh well i never really depended on television to watch my favorite anime anyway.

Heck, Philippines aired that Kallen butt shot in the shower from Season 1 UNCENSORED!!! GG…

well japan’s coool, that ’s all

Anyone who watches animu on cable is fucking retarded in the first place. Not necessarily for the weeaboo reason that sub is always superior to dub, there are arguments against that, but animation pretty much everywhere in the western world is, as someone said before, looked upon as cartoons, an advent for children. The only way you’re going to see a 2D tit before the end of the decade on most western programs is if it’s on something like Showtime or Cinemax at a time later than 10pm.

Cartoon Shitwork and 4idiots always butchering anime.
children who watch CN are going to end up stupid,
thank god there is internet!!!

You guys are still lucky in Thailand they censors the DVD too…
Gun/boobs/alcohol(including signs)/cigarette is censored
(even Van Gogh smoking pipe is censored)

When was the last time I turn on my TV -*-

Hahaha, this is ridiculous! Kallen’s breasts got blur’d. A little more and it will look like mono-boob XD

I honestly don’t mind censoring anime, as long it’s not detrimental to the plot. But still, I still more objectional stuff on a episode of say.. Desperate Housewives that airs waay earlier than Code Geass

It’s a prove that US is sucks. Can’t they just add more fog of censorship into it?

good thing we have the internet, because shitty television is shitty

In general all dubs are evil. All shows/movies should be watched subbed and preserved in their original language.

useless parents that don’t want to raise there own children is the problem.. i have an aunt that just sits her kids in front of the tv with CN on ignores them.. and tehn she’ed be the type to get pissed if they show or say something… sad sad world

It’s not surprising. Sure, add more steam into the shot, but the fact of the matter is that America has censorship problems and they don’t focus on the major censorship problems. We seem to only care when children could see or hear it, it’s for political expediency, or to be an absolute douchebag and get 15 mins of fame.

The way they treat anime in general is criminal, dub or sub. Hell, you got shows on TV now that should raise outrage, but they can’t touch the big corps. because they have D.C. in their back pockets. But just a little top, nipple-less boob makes them further blur it out in Code Geass; Family Guy had an episode where they went out of their way to animate side-boob moments, not a peep. You can’t even order manga from Japan anymore without being concerned whether the po-po show up @ your door because someone in customs thinks a 20 year old in a provocative situ looks like s/he is 15, like some guy in Iowa found out.

It’s gonna get worse before it gets better, and we’ve got four years to see just how bad.

America: where we’re OK with showing kids how people are killed, but not how they’re made.

I will download the dvdrip episodes because I do not want moralfaqs to tell me what to look, I´m not a TV idiot.
if you change the channel you take away the power of those bastards.

Mmm puritanism. You can stab shoot and sometimes even decapitate someone but by god if someone flashes a nipple or says a dirty word.

It is called “Adult” swim because the adults show to the children what they must see.
It is a slap to all the adults who see Cartoon Butchkwork.

Be glad; at least it’s not a straight black bar.

Gawd i remember looking up the japanese episode to see what i missed, because of the censorship and i remember the huge disappointment it gave me when i realized that there wasnt really anything under that blur. I felt like shooting adult swim right in the face.

It’s post like this that really show the stupidity of the anime fandom.

1) Adult Swim / Cartoon Network. Does not control the content of the shows they buy, they don’t edit anything, they don’t dub anything.

2) You’re complaining about a blur? While the rest of the show is uncut?

3) What was the purpose of this blog entry?
How many “outraged” fans, actually intend to buy the DVD?

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And this is the most worn out tired argument on the net, and I’m getting sick of it.

“America: where we’re OK with showing kids how people are killed, but not how they’re made.” – by zonic505

USA = open-minded hypocrites

It’s countries like these that start the false notion that anime is only for children. It’s CARTOONS THAT ARE FOR CHILDREN, not anime.