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NEWS: Taiwanese Network Fined US$7,000 for Sword Art Online Episode


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SouthPacific



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PostPosted: Sun Feb 23, 2014 12:34 am Reply with quote
I think that with the mosaic added it just looks so much more... dirty.

But maybe that's just me.
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TarsTarkas



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PostPosted: Sun Feb 23, 2014 12:38 am Reply with quote
Well, Sugo did want to rape her in real life while she was in a coma, and he did abuse her in ALO, but not actual rape. Unless the Toonami version edited it out.

I didn't see anything in the Toonami version that would warrant this, unless they did a major edit job, and what was shown in Taiwan was much more graphic.

Another good reason, even with all our problems, to live in the U.S.
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 23, 2014 12:57 am Reply with quote
Toonami didn't edit anything. I don't think this was worth a fine, but the scene itself was tasteless and didn't add anything to the story. Then again, if there's one thing SAO is good at, it's being tasteless and exploitive.
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 23, 2014 12:59 am Reply with quote
Beatdigga wrote:
Then again, if there's one thing SAO is good at, it's being tasteless and exploitive.


This cracks me up. QFT.
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 23, 2014 1:08 am Reply with quote
dtm42 wrote:
Beatdigga wrote:
Then again, if there's one thing SAO is good at, it's being tasteless and exploitive.


This cracks me up. QFT.


I'm so glad someone else caught that. If you hadn't quoted it I was certainly going to. Laughing
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Beatdigga



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PostPosted: Sun Feb 23, 2014 1:12 am Reply with quote
Rosalena wrote:
dtm42 wrote:
Beatdigga wrote:
Then again, if there's one thing SAO is good at, it's being tasteless and exploitive.


This cracks me up. QFT.


I'm so glad someone else caught that. If you hadn't quoted it I was certainly going to. Laughing


Two things. Should've caught that. Embarassed
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Zatheyll



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PostPosted: Sun Feb 23, 2014 1:35 am Reply with quote
Beatdigga wrote:
Then again, if there's one thing SAO is good at, it's being tasteless and exploitive.


How true that is.
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 23, 2014 2:16 am Reply with quote
Beatdigga wrote:
Toonami didn't edit anything. I don't think this was worth a fine, but the scene itself was tasteless and didn't add anything to the story. Then again, if there's one thing SAO is good at, it's being tasteless and exploitive.


As for what I noticed, toonami doesn't edit much things (if any) out (I hadn't watch their edition), but in contrast this Taiwan edition edited away hundreds of second away from this episode from what I heard.....
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dtm42



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PostPosted: Sun Feb 23, 2014 3:12 am Reply with quote
Beatdigga wrote:
Two things. Should've caught that. Embarassed


Well I didn't catch it either, so we both missed it.

Your post was funny to me because you were making a joke at Sword Art Online's expense and that's something I very much approve of.

I want you to know that I wasn't making fun of you, but rather agreeing with you.
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partysmores



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PostPosted: Sun Feb 23, 2014 3:21 am Reply with quote
Jesus, Taiwan can't catch a break; didn't a School Rumble episode that aired late night end up getting a TV station in Taiwan fined a couple of years ago?
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FenixFiesta



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PostPosted: Sun Feb 23, 2014 7:40 am Reply with quote
It is no doubt one of those issues where the logic is "all animated shows are for little kids" and the entire series probably ended up on a Saturday morning block (or whatever is the Taiwan equivalent) in place of an otaku clock setting as most other countries would push such content for late night viewing.
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enurtsol



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PostPosted: Sun Feb 23, 2014 8:32 am Reply with quote
Not really her body, so not real rape cover-up by authorities? Confused
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SquadmemberRitsu



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PostPosted: Sun Feb 23, 2014 8:33 am Reply with quote
Anything's fine with Adult Swim as long they don't *gasp* say a naughty word!

Kind of like the Australian classification system and the depiction of drugs in video games.
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Wrangler



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PostPosted: Sun Feb 23, 2014 8:35 am Reply with quote
Taiwan sounds like they have big restrictions on their television network never mind anime content. Some countries are worse, I think Toonanime got way with it since their Cable and not actual television.

I do agree the Tongue being blurred out makes scene worse than it really is.
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Polycell



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PostPosted: Sun Feb 23, 2014 10:07 am Reply with quote
Wrangler wrote:
Taiwan sounds like they have big restrictions on their television network never mind anime content. Some countries are worse, I think Toonanime got way with it since their Cable and not actual television.
The only reason why broadcast TV is censored is because the airwaves were nationalized with the Titanic disaster as an excuse. The FCC has no power over channels that stay out of the ether.
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