Anime fans have leapt to the defence of late night anime after Japan’s top TV watchdog published yet another complaint about the fact stations are allowed to broadcast such depraved shows, even in the middle of the night.
The latest complaint to be published by the BPO, Japan’s main broadcast watchdog:
I was shocked to see so many inappropriate depictions of sex in late night anime programmes, after seeing some by chance.
Is it OK to broadcast this material on terrestrial TV, where anyone can see it? I felt very sick after viewing it.
I knew that late night TV often broadcast such extreme material, but such extreme scenes are surely inexcusable.
The TV stations are altogether lacking in moral and ethical integrity.
Unsurprisingly, most of the other complaints the organisation published appear to relate to the endless stream of food and celebrity-obsessed variety programmes Japanese TV consists of.
Far from being the domain of outraged old women, it seems filing complaints about TV is in Japan now a pastime chiefly enjoyed by middle-aged men – 72% of the latest crop of complaints were filed by men, and 33% of them were in their thirties, with another 25% in their forties.
The reaction from anime fans angry by yet another indiscriminate attack on their beloved shows is predictably acerbic:
“What part of ‘late night’ anime does this idiot not get?”
“If any children are watching TV at that time, the problem is with the parents.”
“It’s called ‘late night’ for a reason.”
“I’ve never even seen indecent late night anime. For some reason mysterious mists and flashes of light always save me from seeing anything bad.”
“If you don’t like it, don’t watch it.”
“Presumably this was about Highschool DxD and Amagami.”
“Nisemonogatari?”
“The tooth brushing scene was the month before though…”
“There is hardly any ero-anime this season in any case.”
“They used to show actual AVs late at night. People have gotten way too puritanical.”
“It used to be they would show nipples and whatever else freely at golden time without a second thought. Now all these women going on about it being inappropriate or a bad influence on their kids have driven all that off the air. Basically, now all you can safely broadcast is stuff for women.”
“Another leftover hag looking to put the pressure on 2D with some bashing.”
“Ero-anime is really damaging to the reputation of anime. It shouldn’t be broadcast on TV, leave it to the otaku to buy on BD.”
“They only reason they broadcast it in censored form is to get people to buy those BDs…”
“9 times out of 10 these complaints are going to be by anime otaku who are haters of a particular show. The enemy is within.”
“Well, no normal person would bother writing one of these complaints!”
“Are flashes of light really that inappropriate?”
…Are you motherfucking kidding me?
That shit is late night anime, You don’t have to fucking watch, it’s targeted at a specific demographic and we don’t give a fuck whether you bark like a dog or not, Ecchi and Fanservice anime are gonna fucking air today and tomorrow and the next year and the next 100 years and the next fucking decades, you bitches ain’t gonna do shit about it, fucking old ugly fucks trying to get attention…look at feminists, they’re just farting in empty air and pissing on sand.
The BPO’s HQ is in Tokyo’s Chiyoda Ward, right?
Next earthquake to hit Tokyo, I hope Chiyoda gets the worst of it!
um. titles of the animes please so I can enjoy them.
oh mister richard roundtree…….
Western Moral Standards: Cleansing your society since 1945.
What? These modern typical latenight TV anime rarely ever depict sex or anything close to it. They just mess around for 12 episodes, maybe go to the pool or the beach, show a few (shadowed) pantyshots, a few (lightbeamed) breast shots, and then wrap things up with a hasty non-conclusion to encourage people to buy the manga/LN if they want more of the story. All this before any relationships can develop to the point where characters are even kissing, let alone having sex.
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Give me a break here. TV’s have had V-chips in them forever and I am very sure that if parents were truly worried about what their children were watching, they would be able to set the V-chip’s in their TV’s.
I don’t know what they’re complaining about.
I need detailed pics, and links to videos or it doesn’t count.
faked complaints you mean
J-fricken-C, it’s late night! These guys are more annoying that Focus on the Family with this crap.
are these the same idiots who pushed ALL anime, not JUST ero/guro anime to late night? Since if that is the case, they really should then allow majority of the anime BACK into the light of day. Maybe the cause of NEET is from social outcasting through displaying TV shows at a fucking depressing hour of the day. They don’t want to wake up early in the morning afterward. Maybe the problem with online piracy streaming/distro is BECAUSE of the fact that such shows have to be in late night, and we normal people can’t watch it.
bitches are going to bitch
and bitches, in this term, does not mean women in general, so please, stfu to any “oh, you just slandered all women-kind”
Parenting, it’s not THAT hard to not let your kid watch TV at midnight
Just because they cant get any sex without paying an underaged hooker, they hate anime that has said underaged people in perverse situations
It’s no longer plausible. I mean, they’re in Japan. While it’s not some anime and porno fantasyland, if they’re so thin-skinned to be offended by the likes of that, they’re in the wrong country.
So it’s time to ask: Whose pockets are being filled thanks to these complaints? Is this a justification for a politician like Ishihara to beat his drum and get the sheep on his side? Are anime producers looking to still justify TV censorship so they can show 20 minute commercials then sell the real copies on disc? One way or another, money is involved here.
omg i can just say omg to all of this. a couple of years ago there were some channels that would pass pure porno hardcore no limits after midnight n there was no fuss about it, now only takes some cartoons showing his bare chest to label it indecent n inexcusable. trust me when i tell u they r trying to force on us what we should c or not what they want. that my friend is mind controling. mark my words, this is just the begining
late night + parental guidance
if those people don’t get this then they fail as a parent
if they are with no children or single, they fail in adapting to the liberated society
if they are old, too bad your sex hormones are low unlike majority of the other non-complainants, GTFO
LATE NIGHT for christ’s sake
“I was shocked to see so many inappropriate depictions of sex in late night anime peogrammes, after seeing some by chance.” – Yeah! I say the same when I “accidentally” go to a hentai site. 😉 😉
“I felt very sick after viewing it.”
So you felt horny and decided to lie and say you were sick uh… If you don’t like it, DON’T WATCH IT. Some people really are retarded in this world uh…
“I’ve never even seen indecent late night anime. For some reason mysterious mists and flashes of light always save me from seeing anything bad.”
Lul, such true statement
Japan has so much porn exposed in stores in broad daylight with minors passing by all the time… I’m surprised they’d even bother complaining about late night animated boobs.
Why not go whine about the exposed real boobs sitting on the convenience store shelf right next to copies of Shounen Jump?
Here’s something those anime-hating complainy-pants should practise instead of trolling:
Option 1: Switch the TV to another channel.
Option 2: Switch the set off and go to sleep.
Option 3: Listen to the radio instead.
Option 4: Read a good book.
Option 5: Get a safe night job.
Final option: Cancel TV licence and give TV set to charity.
Option 6: Embrace it.
You know what I feel very sick after experiencing? fucking nazis who think it’s fun to control other people’s lives because a boob makes them sad.
Do people even watch TV nowadays? I thought we use TV for our console games only…
You don’t need TV for console games anymore.
It gets more insane yeah. The madness.
its like going to a gay bar and saying “What the fuck?! Why are there so many faggots hanging around here?! I fear for my anal virginity! It’s inexcuseable!”
If these complainers want “morality” and “clean TV”, they should move to Iran!
What? Even iran doesn’t complain about shit like this.
these ppl need to get laid
They should be more worried about the internet
I wonder what a appropriate depiction of sex could be…
Let them complain.As long as I get to watch my anime Im satisfied. Im sure others feel the same way..Let haters hate and trolls troll…
I would love to see them shut up about my anime. but those type of people are misers who excel at making people, as unhappy as they are. Even if they didn’t care what was playing on late night, they see someone who likes it, and they get jealous. Then they breed hate. THEY HAVE TAKEN TOO MUCH OF MY HAPPINESS ALREADY. Why do only douchbags feel they know whats best for people. I feel like tatooing them in their sleep and letting Osaka have their way with them. PIZWATS the lot of’em
In my country, if anybody takes away something we like, we take away something they like!
An EYE for an EYE!! (Exodus 21:24)
are you sure there’s something they like?
“Are flashes of light really that inappropriate?”
badum-tish
If that buddy has problems with this kind of “art” he should stay away from it and shut his mouth closed. What an idiot….
Hit the nail on the head there. If you don’t like something that is out there in your view and it’s not illegal?
DON’T FUCKING LOOK AT IT! That’s the bottom and FINAL line here.
Fucking moralfags.
wait wait wait…. so japan has no regular porn stuff on TV late at night? oO
I thought Nisenmonogatari was rather normal, they didn’t even show nipples or anything.
That’s true art, being highly erotic without showing too much. :3
Someone should tell those viewers to shut the fuck up and stop watching it if and so they have a prob with it and stop censoring people. That person who complains must not have a sex life.
There are a lot of butthurt mundanes out there. It’s a shame they can’t just turn off the tv instead of bitching and ruining things for all of us.
if airing such content late at night is unacceptable, then when? At dawn?
I… I have just found a new hobby.
From today there will be some (badly written) complaints going to the BPO on all the subtly racist (which they don’t even realize is racist) stuff that is shown.
And I’ll scrutinize the food programs to make sure they’re suitable for people with various issues, one of which is the excessive amount of salt they use, etc. All the ramen/soba/etc stuff that can’t be eaten by people with gluten allergy.
Hmm… This actually sounds like it could be fun.
They should try watching late night Dutch TV. It’s like one big porn commercial that lasts for hours.
I hate how they talk about “ethic” and “moral” when it comes to stuff related to basic biological desires that all animals that are not reproducing asexually have.
On the other hand when it coems to corruption, money mongering (see UNICEF japan) and other things that harm real poeple those so “dignified ehtical and moral” people say nothing for
Seeking accountability from an organization calling itself UNICEF is a lot of bad press from the mass media monkeys, even if it’s a fully justified motion. Being a moralist crusader on the other hand is very popular among the primary voting demographic and it upsets people who are least likely to vote at all.
There is nothing surprising about all this.
UNICEF as created originally to held starving and needy children in poor countries.
They should go back THAT original mission!
Yeah & you should get your dumbass back to Community College.
Shut the fuck up you stupid one-semester dumbfuck.
I think that’s because “those so “dignified ethical and moral” people” are either the corrupted or the corrupting. so either way they won’t say anything.
This is why Japan doesn’t have a Libertarian Party!
The U.S., Britain, Canada, even Australia have ’em.
Why not Japan?
Ishihara, is that you?
These complaints sound like personal blog posts or tweets made under the label of TV watchdog. Where’s the objectivity, for Pete’s sake?
In the three months since the digital TV transition in Japan last July,
98,000 households cancelled their TV contracts with the NHK!
Part of the reason, TV shows got boring!
There’d be more if THIS crap keeps up!
“9 times out of 10 these complaints are going to be by anime otaku who are haters of a particular show. The enemy is within.”
This seems to be supported by the actual numbers in the published demographics.
Behold, human logic in all it’s brilliant glory.
I have my doubts if that person belongs to the homo sapiens sapiens species, it seems some Neanderthals still survive
some of us have neanderthal genes… but they are in europe and eurasia, not Japan
just did a quick research…
It is true japanese TV is pretty much shit, always showing the same crappy food TV shows or some kind of celebrity voting…
who the hell needs tv nowadays? been years since i last watch one, everything u want u can find it on the net. though lately it,s been quite a pain in the ass due to broken and dead links thanks to ACTA. tv is just for obese people who can’t get their fat ass up from the couch. it dulls ur mind and the medium of propaganda and advert. I say let it extinct.
Your Sincerely,
Anon
For me TV is just a screen for my PS3 nowadays
what about 3D shows? if you want to block one then it is just fair for us to assume that you would like to block the other.
quite clearly you are not an anime fan, so it is natural for you to be disgusted or disturbed by something you aren’t a fan off. It is the same as getting the opinion of someone with a weak stomach on the latest horror movie, I assure you that the word disgusting would be there.
if you aren’t a fan of something, then you should make clear that you are commenting from the sideline. And you should always assume that the policy should apply to all, not just anime.
nude 3D films are alight, but steam filled anime isn’t? hypocrisy at its finest
random.idiot
If you don’t like what you see then go to bed at night
Why not ALL the terrestrial broadcasters just take ALL their Late-Night Anime off ALL their stations and just let the Digital Satellite, Cable and Internet run it all.
That might shut ’em up!
Or go to another channel, seriously, not every single channel can be broadcasting anime late at night. Or do old men not know how to use a remote control?
“Ero-anime is really damaging to the reputation of anime. It shouldn’t be broadcast on TV, leave it to the otaku to buy on BD.”
Honestly, this. Ero anime on TV is pointles. It damages the reputation of anime and put restrictions over creativity for the production team to avoid censorship. For me, better on BD or DVD. For us is not a big difference.
Hey-Fonzer: When was the last time you had sex with a willing, non-paying partner?
When was the last time you masturbated to a real-live PERSON that wasn’t a 7-14 yr. old CHILD???
When was the last time you masturbated to something that WASN’T A CARTOON ILLUSTRATION?
When was the last time you went on a…..DATE???
When was the last time you had PHYSICAL CONTACT WITH A FEMALE (OR MALE) WITH ANY KIND OF SEXUAL UNDERTONES WHATSOEVER???
When was the last time you masturbated yourself to an orgasm with an image of A 20-SOMETHING FEMALE???
When was the last time you could look your parent IN THE EYE & tell them you weren’t a TOTAL FUCKING FREAK???
When was the last time you could say the same to yourself???
It’s probably been a while, hasn’t it.
Something is srsly wrong with you.
When was the last time you didn’t judge someone else’s life?
TV is so outdated anyway. I’m surprised it’s more or less still the same format is was 20 years ago. Just die already so the relics can shut the hell up.
sorry but I like tv more than old men, those men can receive the kiss of death for all I care, I’ll personally ensure they each get the death penalty for even suggesting censorship, merits death in the wired.-lain iwakura
In the mean time, I shall allow photorealistic scenes of such to be made-mcp
end of line
But wait if they come at it again, i will simply initiate global thermonuclear warfare, I can survive, but I can assure 99+% of the human race cannot-Shodan
“Just die already”…
Are we talking about TV or the decrepit old bastards bitching about it?
It’s not “or”.
I think all it will take is someone really bold to get the whole thing changed.
Look at Crunchyroll. They started out by basically being YouTube for hosting anime and other Asian videos. They were making boatloads of money quasi-legally (they followed the DMCA to the letter, and used every loophole to their advantage). They finally got some VC…
…and used it to snatch up the rights to Naruto and loads of other anime and television series.
Now I can go over to Crunchyroll and watch anime and the like with a minimum of BS. They’re clearly doing quite well.
The anime producers need to get their shit together and do the same thing. Honestly, who wouldn’t watch late-night anime online? Who would subscribe $5/month to a “premium” service that shows the uncensored episodes right away?
Television is rapidly becoming irrelevant, but no one has had the audacity to approach the anime and manga companies and do something really awesome. Soon enough, they will and we’ll be all the better off for it.
And if they don’t – if we fail, and the anime companies chicken out, it won’t really matter as much. How long ago was it that making video games and movies was the domain of studios with tens of thousands of dollars in equipment? Now someone can spend a bit under $10K and make a professional-quality movie series. Amateur games can literally be made for free. Animation might be a fair bit more difficult, but I could see it happening if the right talented people got together.
We don’t need them anymore. They’re becoming rapidly irrelevant and fighting a losing battle all the way.
How can you morally watch Naruto on Crunchyroll? Even if money is going to the owners, money is being made by CR when their base capital was founded in theft and stealing from fansub groups.
Also: I love toothbrushing. How can people object to something that promotes to siblings taking care of one anothers’ cavity prevention?
^ This. I haven’t touched the TV in 5 years. I play my PS3 games using my 24″ monitor anyway.
The problem with TV is the broodcasting method, not the output device.
They’re complaining because what they really want is onsen TV shows instead of late night anime. They are the true pervs.
You should see what they show on late night EU programming. It makes onsen TV seem like kiddie TV. People like that will always find something to complain about.
eurofag here
oh you asians and your pornless TV
“9 times out of 10 these complaints are going to be by anime otaku who are haters of a particular show. The enemy is within.”
Ooohhh…let the conspiracy theories rise!
“It’s called ‘late night’ for a reason.”
Old ppls just stupid to understand that!
These old persons complaining are in biggest part 30-50 years old!
Some 64 year olds are far from impotent yet…
I don’t think they’re stupid, I they’re just looking for things to complain about because they’re unhappy being old.
Words of wisdom.
I can relate to that, I work with old farts, I’m thirty years old and they lump me with young delinquents… I’m freaking thirty and married, I have a job, how can I be a delinquent?
I call it the “grumpy old men syndrome”, they’re like milk, they get bitter past their expiring date and nobody throws them to the garbage.
I know they’re insecure because of new generations will eventually take their place, which I am in the process of taking it.
Even I admit late night anime is getting too risque.
I miss anime with stories instead of fan service.
There’s plenty of great Anime with fan service + story. And obviously late night Anime will be risque, hence the “late night”.
There’s plenty of great Anime with fan service + story.
Esto me recuerda cuando todavia existia Animax en Mexico y pasaban Di Gi Charat Nyo a las 4:00AM >.< aun cuando este programa no tenia nada de hentai o cosas pervertidas XP…
!Animax nunca llegó a Latinoamérica¡
Lo que nos dieron fue solo una mentira.
Bueno eso si, si hubiera sido el verdadero Animax, teniendo esa popularidad, no se ubiera transformado en una porqueria de canal…
THE ODIO SONY!!!!!