

Body-hugging clouds of steam and vapours which obscure with geometric precision are the latest extremes in TV censorship, taking the practice to surreal heights, but also noticeable is the fact that only the characters with small breasts, irrespective of age, are the recipients of this treatment.
The girls of Omamori Himari are sporting some fine coats of steam this season:



For some reason this more curvaceous scene was deemed acceptable for broadcast:


Ladies versus mysteriously shaped clouds of steam:







Once again it is only flatter characters who are the recipients of steam.
Hypothetical Blu-ray version:

Not a title censors are likely to forget soon.
DVD marketing sham or puritanical TV moralists? Could anime and manga be censored based on breast size and the assumption that small breasts are childlike and anyone seeing them must be a malevolent child-predator in waiting?
The censorship which becomes a steaming pile of dung in itself, will be known as the Australia effect.
I see what you did there...
You've GOT to be kidding me.
Small breasts have been banned in Australia, as it incited pedophilia.
Are you happy EQUALITY NOW?
Man-hating gyno-fascist Jezebels!
that's equality! *thumb*
censorship is all about a matter of opinion. for example if its breasts some groups may censor/ban a program for exposed cleavage other groups may be lenient and only try censor a nipple. same goes for guys a simple bulge in their pants maybe censored or cut out or a symbol/block or icon may be placed on top of the exposed genitalia to conceal it (i.e. Inukami! 'look its an elephant')
i personally admire comical methods of concealing an individuals 'shameful parts' such as clever uses of camera angles and scenery that ensure that there is ALWAYS something blocking areas that are deemed inappropriate
I see we are missing "Dance in the Vampire Mysterious Cloud of Steam". It's very strange because the first 3 episodes were broadcast uncensored by AT-X. Now, all of a sudden, steam. Is there something going on that we should know about?
what a lazy way of censoring
Big breast are fake, so they don't need to censor it.
All female breasts, BIG and SMALL, are beautiful!
censor BEEEEAAAAM!!
I wish people didn't hate DFC so much. D:
Also, is that censoring actually real? It's so bad that I just can't believe it.
because they wanna make those loli-fags grow up and stop chasing little girls....which is the only thing they probably have a shot at
"We are 4Kids and soon the whole world will know and fear us...even more than they already do."
-LittleKuriboh
Words of prophecy
Of course it's censored, DFC is practically child porn, remember?
But the loli-type girl in the LxB show is 19 years old.
NINE-fucking-TEEN!
In Japan, that's one year to official adulthood!
According to Australia, if she's flat-chested, her age doesn't matter. A-cup or smaller = child.
In Australia, I'm probably about six years old (since I don't even have the privilege of having A-cups), despite the fact that my birth certificate and drivers license say otherwise. 8D
To answer the question posed by the topic . . . Yes.
Worst censoring job ever really who came up with this should go kill themselves.
Even the black bar would have been less retarded and they could have censored oppai and DCF equally.
Man not even AV has this much censoring this is ridiculous
It's times like these I wish Silent Hill was located around the world...
*sighs*
I hope when I get reincarnated, DFC in anime will be as common as taking a piss...
Wut? You're setting the bar too low, man! Taking a piss isn't common in anime at all!
(Except Juuden-chan, I know..)
Wonder if crooked-teeth Agnes had something to do with this...
Gotta say the censors just got too lazy and did it all in paint...
Damn you, Australia.. They lost in their whale crusade so they have to aim for Japan's pride of Loli and DFCism..
What's the point of creating an Anime that contains such scenes, and then airing it at a time that requires it to be censored in such a way.. They would be better of Airing it at a later time for older viewers.
But this stinks of *Hey lets censor the shit out of it, then they will have to buy the DVD*
Fuck you I will not, Me = Wait's for DVD rip..
I WIN.
OWNED......
Yea, and this is why I won't bother with a CR subscription. Why should I pay for something that I can't feasibly watch without my eyes being burned? All I can hope is that there will be at least one uncensored version before the DVDs come out, otherwise I'll just stick to the manga and not waste my time.
Just watched the latest Dance In The Vampire Bund - the AT-X version...
The toplessness of Mina has vanished!
Black shadowing and freeze frames!!
Et tu, AT-X?
Wait a moment, I was wrong!
AT-X didn't screw us!
They're just the broadcaster!
SHAFT must've pull the BAIT & SWITCH!
Blame them!
What the..!
Some of the worst censorship ive ever seen.
Maiby they should watch "He is my Master" to get some examples, how they could do it better...
But THIS... is nothing...
There was a time when anime had (some) quality titles.
Now anime = hentai by definition.
it saddens me.
But you don't give a shit.
Mother of sensors...
The glowing body of Jesus!
I'm so glad I watched the BD version.
That censoring is the worst I've ever seen.
Yep... thats my bootlegged Himari is censored just like that and unfortunatly, thats all I can get of one mof my favorite anime series. Doesn't look like the US is going to license it.
However, only episode 1 of my bootleg of Ladies Vs butler is censored. Everything else is uncensored.
Well, this is a whole new level of stupid...
It really has to depend on a lot of things. The reason why the Ecchi genre is Ecchi, and not that "weirdo" (or Hentai) genre is because of the censorships. Even though I am non-religious, there are some moral censorships so that those that actually have some degree of morality can deem it acceptable in society. Also, the companies have some degree in selling the DVD's, so it's something that has to appeal to a larger group of people. The loli-chests are censored for this reason, or else, the anime would be sold at an underground market. And there are those that blame the governments. The government is to regulate how people run their lives... to a degree. That's another reason why the loli-chests are censored. You gotta hate the [majority of the] public, the government, and the companies all at the same time if you are that ero-ero. They can be more easily censored, and that's why they have been less active about the large oppais (Note: The low censorship can be seen most notably in Ken Akamatsu's manga work, Negima, Love Hina, and A.I. ga Tomaranai). That has sparked a change in the anime industry as well.
I hope you're kidding, cause that's the logic I'd expect from some moral fag. A woman's chest !/ a woman's worth or age. One woman's chest is not more morally acceptable than another's, that's just objectifying women by the size of their bust. Keep your stupid little morals in your own home and don't tell others what to watch or not watch, there're things called buttons that you can press to change the channel if it doesn't suit your tastes. If you don't like what's in the book, just don't buy it, but you would probably want to burn it because it doesn't fit well with your "morals." All this is censorship is a stupid marketing scheme that just pisses off the viewers and lowers their interest in the show. Unless there will be some uncensored (read less censored, if you look at the bloody photo at the top she's STILL WEARING HER CLOTHES) version I don't plan to keep watching this farce of a DVD advertisement cause at this rate that's all it is.
It's best that you watch on AT-X, because most likely they show it uncensored. AT-X rocks!
That´s Australia, Britain and half of Europe becoming possible licensees right there.
Nooooo... what about all those DFC lovers like me?
I'm not a loli lover, but I love flat chests...
Bweeeeeeeeee...
xD
kangaroos are KY
Pretty sure the Ladies vs Butlers thing is fake. I've watched up to episode 5 and there has never been any steam or anything.
The subs are being pushed with AT-X raws...which are less censored...can't really say uncensored cause they might add even more, but that's unlikely. That said hopefully the ep 5 of Himari that subbers like to use won't be so horribly massacred....><
AT-X is a premium (and expensive) channel, it's more like you're paying for streaming DVDs.
Jeezus, how hypocritical can you get?
Shizuku, nooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!
I can't believe this...
Could be related to this? --> http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2010/01/28/australia-bans-small-breasts-as-child-pornography/