Anime Censorship

The only censorship I remember seeing was when Dragon Ball was showing the second time on tv and they cut some parts. Although it was a year or two after it aired first I still remember when it aired for the first time back in 96 or so. Same thing happened on Dragon Ball Z with Freeza saga

(ID #6648) Posted on 2007/11/13 00:39

reply to CrazyAnimeTuga's comment

Yeah, I remember that. On the Freeza saga, on the general-TV broadcasts they didn't show most of the "dismembered-freeza" bits. They did on the cable though.

(ID #6883) Posted on 2007/11/13 21:48

reply to Gammagreen_Zero's comment

I know on the first epside when goku lifts bulma's skirt it censored it with a pair of underwear

(ID #208658) Posted on 2008/06/09 23:22

reply to peetza's comment

we don't get censorship like that here, rather than covering something up, the entire scene is removed. although i don't understand why they censored nami's chest here, its not that offensive compared to some other animes

(ID #6650) Posted on 2007/11/13 00:50

reply to qingy's comment

That's crazy. last time I saw some explicit stuff on TV was more than 10 years ago. The funny thing it was on Shang Hai Education Television. It was an anime about some volleyball team. They showed boobs in that show, as being 14 years old, i was really excited about that show.

(ID #6654) Posted on 2007/11/13 01:01

reply to Astrana's comment

I watch anime on AdultSwim and sometimes I end up crying myself to sleep... T_T

In the US they like to create an illusion that the anime that you're watching wasn't tampered with (besides that fact that it was dubbed).

(ID #6655) Posted on 2007/11/13 01:05

reply to Calintz's comment

dude, I could go on for hours talking about that topic alone.  Its so true.

(ID #6745) Posted on 2007/11/13 11:06

reply to Chuck Gaffney's comment

They do a lot of digital editing for stuff released on American TV. They removed all the blood from Naruto. Melfina from Outlaw Star got a bikini when ever she was in the tube and all references to alcohol and gambling were removed from the dialog.  Even the transformation animation of Sailor Moon was changed to  down play nudity. If I remember right an entire episode of Pokemon was dropped from the American release because of guns being pointed at someone. Basically the more kid aimed the anime is the more it gets chopped.

Luckily when they release most anime on DVD you can get the unedited versions, Dragon Ball and Pokemon being the most noticeable exception.

(ID #6659) Posted on 2007/11/13 01:46

reply to thegeek's comment

if they want to censor...might as well dont show it...

(ID #6676) Posted on 2007/11/13 03:19

reply to bakaboi's comment

Nanoha's henshin sequence was censored...

(ID #204440) Posted on 2008/06/04 22:05

reply to Actar's comment

Plenty of cuts in my local TV, but not like I'm watching a watered-down anime raped with terrible, 10-bux-a-session dubbing.

(ID #6685) Posted on 2007/11/13 03:51

reply to Hangmen13's comment

WTH is that? No need for censorship. That's just annoying.

(ID #6687) Posted on 2007/11/13 04:17

reply to faiyaka's comment

In America, they edit the scene so they don't look censored. Like One Piece, they have to recolor all the guns to make them looks fake, remove the cook's cigarette and make it to a candy on a stick, they have to make any other weapons look fake, and much much more.

(ID #6693) Posted on 2007/11/13 04:36

reply to mad n1nja's comment

I remember Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles being renamed to Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles in the UK. 

Apparently, Ninjas are so violent that kids will turn into psychos after knowing the word. 

(ID #6705) Posted on 2007/11/13 05:27

reply to avalanche's comment

LOL, I think it'll be weird if they censored the whole body, than you'll see a square blurry box talking and walking and even fighting another blurry box...

(ID #6706) Posted on 2007/11/13 05:32

reply to lostandfound's comment

I do remember getting a Ninja Scroll dvd from Blockbuster back in Vancouver only to find out most of the more interesting parts of the movie had been edited out. :p

(ID #6725) Posted on 2007/11/13 07:11

reply to marvin's comment

It depends on what means you're viewing the anime over here. If you're watching TV or rent from a big name rental chain ie. Blockbuster, naughty scenes are totally edited out. If you go to a anime specialty shop they'll have original uncut movies. Usually all censorship info is indicated on the back cover. Sometimes you'll find mosaic censor, but nowadays pretty much anything goes. Is that tenticle doing what I think its doing? 

(ID #6729) Posted on 2007/11/13 08:06

reply to FatBastard's comment

lol... what next? censoring pokeman cos its an animal cruelty?

(ID #6735) Posted on 2007/11/13 08:42

reply to Triplekia's comment

Tell you what. Not just censoring, voicing is so lame that I can't stand watching it... only fansubbing for me... -_-;

(ID #6746) Posted on 2007/11/13 11:39

reply to saber's comment

thanks heavens there's fansubs. bless them!

our national tv doesn't show much animes, only a few on weekday late nights and weekends morning on the kids channel.

(ID #6771) Posted on 2007/11/13 13:45

reply to gordon's comment

I haven't seen any censorship in anime here. You don't see a lot of censorship here anyway, just wait till midnight and watch all the soft-porn, kids love it....

(ID #6780) Posted on 2007/11/13 14:13

reply to Tempest's comment

Here, when they want to censor something, cut the scene, or some frames, like blood.
this year , when the emit on TV Naruto, blood and kunais don`t show on scene... Really sucks

(ID #6784) Posted on 2007/11/13 14:34

reply to thefrikking's comment

what's wrong with nami boob's anyway?
i though its pretty normal

(ID #6789) Posted on 2007/11/13 14:45

reply to hendrik's comment

hmm...now that's strange. Especially at TIT-V.

(ID #6816) Posted on 2007/11/13 16:19

reply to Katsuyoshi's comment

They do censor Anime here, it is almost unwatchable in it's "edited for television", "localized" version. That's why I watch fansubs theyare in their pure unfettered form only the translations may be a filter of some sort I guess.

(ID #6826) Posted on 2007/11/13 16:38

reply to Mr.Boy's comment

we have some censorship in anime here but only for extreme cases like excessive blood splatter or body part dismemberment lolz

(ID #6831) Posted on 2007/11/13 16:49

reply to Henry's comment

In Germany we don't have censorship on anything, but all Animes which air here during noon (which most/all do) are cut. Every few second there’s something German Kids can't see. Like fights in Dragonball, Naruto, One Piece and Ranma for example. Kids here never see a punch on the face or a kick or something, but just the result like flying away and falling down. Furthermore there’s no blood here, weapons get deleted and the translations are bad. Really ... without Fansubs and the internet, I would just watch fu*%&d (sorry) up Animes like all the Kids around here do. If you want to see the cuts around her, go and visit www.animedigital.de . They compare Drangonball, One Piece, Conan, Naruto and Inuyasha episodes from Japan and Germany… HORRIBLE! Just Click on a Show, choose an episode and EVERY Picture you see there got cut out or was edited…

(ID #6844) Posted on 2007/11/13 17:34

reply to enix's comment

Yeah I forgot to mention the animes in the noon on RTL 2 but I don't think they're worth watching at all

(ID #6873) Posted on 2007/11/13 20:47

reply to Tempest's comment

Censoring stuff that way ends up getting more attention than if it wasn't censored at all.
People end up going to the Internet or something just to check out what was censored.

Well, in Brazil they just cut the whole anime. Chop chop chop. Sometimes they just ruin the whole episode... it ends up making no sense at all.

Lucky me I NEVER watch it on the TV. I hate dubs. I know nothing of japanese yet I'd rather watch anime the original voices and understand nothing than watch it dubbed, either in portuguese or english.

Just a personal opinnion though. Lots of people I know are not that extreme on the subject...

(ID #6846) Posted on 2007/11/13 17:50

reply to XSportSeeker's comment

I dont think i have ever seen and anime air here, but if they did, im quite sure there would be no such censorship.

(ID #6876) Posted on 2007/11/13 21:13

reply to Tanario's comment

I'm don't watch anime on tv for a long  time cos in thailand   some stupid big peple has rule it - -.

I don't know what thay think it's so stupid .

for now 99% of anime that i watch it's from internet .


apologize for my language  i don't good in english.

(ID #7158) Posted on 2007/11/14 11:27

reply to Pea`'s comment

Lol, seems like something 4kids! would do ;)

(ID #12646) Posted on 2007/12/07 10:15

reply to Briant's comment

Well censorship is everywhere, as for Once Piece and in other Anime they tend make the blood black, and take out the curses. In One piece the make the characters drink milk, and power juice instead of the alcohol. Also they took 
out his cigarette and gave him a lollipop...... Dam censorship !  

(ID #12770) Posted on 2007/12/07 20:42

reply to Azndude88's comment

Wow that censoring is ridiculous..well..the Anime here in the US usually refrain from showing the blood. Which kind of kills it for anime like Bleach. And yeah, they do censor the blood in the dubbed bleach. 

(ID #176491) Posted on 2008/04/28 13:59

reply to Ganky's comment

I would have censored that piece of dung she's holding in her hands.

(ID #176793) Posted on 2008/04/29 00:37

reply to Melo's comment

speaking of censorship,does anyone seen a banned Pokemon episode where almost 300 people in Japan got seizures?I wanna see.Got curious y'know?(no pun intended)

(ID #179993) Posted on 2008/05/03 04:37

reply to HappyCat's comment

Wow. That's about the worst I have ever seen! It's kinda weird, really, considering some of the sexually explicit things I've seen happening right in front of me in Thailand (especially Bangkok and Pattaya). I wonder-- could that be due to the significant Islamic population inhabiting the country?

(ID #196312) Posted on 2008/05/25 10:15

reply to wormgear's comment

censored matirial here in the uk takes the more just dont air the show or cut a hell of a load out of it style (from what i can tell)

(ID #198649) Posted on 2008/05/28 10:28

reply to Neocoyo_the_one's comment

Cartoon Network for Latin America, censors some shows. For example they were broadcasting Sakura Taisen and one of the villains had a rather noticeable cleavage and they painted red the whole area. It looked so out of place.  

(ID #212074) Posted on 2008/06/13 14:19

reply to AtelierEdge's comment

LOL censorship overkill ! shes obviously wearing a blue bikini top, what i am concerned about is what is she holding ? and shouldnt that be censored instead of the bikini top ?. 

(ID #215544) Posted on 2008/06/18 03:47

reply to kiss me im british's comment

Hmm that is really weird I wonder what kind of censorship laws they have in Thailand - in some Islamic communities conservatism is rather extreme - but whats the pre-dominant theocracy in Thailand? Considering the whole lady boy culture and tourist traps that focus on sexuality this is really wacky. 

(ID #217751) Posted on 2008/06/20 13:13

reply to Maryweather's comment

Luckily no, since most of the anime I watched on TV was broadcasted for Latin America. Latin American lives its animes the same as they were broadcast in Japan only with a Spanish dub. On the American side, there is the Fox stuff...

(ID #248814) Posted on 2008/07/27 15:26

reply to Miette-chan's comment

Well when anime was common on open tv they didnt censor it at all (well they didnt air some episodes of Utena and the infamous porygon chaptee of pokemon). Now the only way to see "new anime is via a cable television company or a sattelite one, good that neither cartoon network or animax censors anime.

(ID #249506) Posted on 2008/07/28 13:35

reply to Zanhram's comment

The only censored scenes I've encountered was from Lupin the 3rd and Full Metal Panic(Kaname's Panty Shots)

(ID #444601) Posted on 2009/01/12 02:14

reply to Laevetein's comment

You can pretty much tell how stupid your government thinks you are by how strong the censorship is - not just of entertainment items but also of news items, literature and artwork.

(ID #464978) Posted on 2009/01/28 09:33

reply to Teclo's comment

Rofl that's awesome. Not that kinds of censorship here.

(ID #471665) Posted on 2009/02/02 18:31

reply to wtfjusthappened's comment

adult swim censored kallen's mega-oppai in episode 3 of code geass [eng dubbed], even though her pupils weren't showing.

(ID #474220) Posted on 2009/02/04 14:47

reply to GreenVirus's comment

Nopeeee the only thing near to that here is that theres a warning before the anime airs..that theres like partial nudity and such >__<

(ID #567841) Posted on 2009/04/18 00:04

reply to Argyle's comment

not for me....and WTF!?!? THATS such a stupid censorship!! WTF 0_0

(ID #652679) Posted on 2009/06/22 10:36

reply to Argyle's comment