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NEWS: Crunchyroll to Stream Uncensored Terraformars Anime

If Hokuto no Ken had come out in 2014, they would have probably have to made it into a radio only version. There's only so many exploding heads you can show.

I get that some people like gore and artists want the freedom to create the story they want. But there is certain stuff that we can all probably agree should not be aired on TV at whatever time you want. I imagine the creators of this show knew at some time in advance what timeslot they were likely to get. My question then is why put in so much effort to make such a gory show knowing this is what would happen? Did they not explore other options, like online only release, or a multi-part OVA?

OVAs get way to little people! The first volume of this anime got OVA around 40k copies bought,

if I remember well. That is nothing compared with Millions of viewers

and the advertisement money received for that. Making anime is expensive,

Also OVAs overlap the DVD/BD sales. Instead of receiving money for TV and DVD/BD you would only receive for the OVAs, that most time is just DVD.

Blood- wrote:

Thank friggin' God. Whoever was in charge of the censored version should be repeatedly punched in the face.

Well Blood-, it may be annoying but at least the massive censorship does back up/confirmed what Gundam SEED's director said about anime has too many regulation (which I believe censorship falls under).

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and the advertisement money received for that. Making anime is expensive,

You mean zero? They buy the late-nigth tv timeslots, they gain no money from the advertisements that play during it.

Technically, he's wrong with those blanket statements. There's risk avoidance pressure for prime time slots, but not for late night. Certainly NOT any legal restrictions. Did you read the comments in the Answerman thread citing counter-evidence that disproves it? The fact that Love Stage, a BL anime, censors out the men's chest shows that the purpose of censoring late night anime is to incentivize home video sales.

Among the counter examples cited like Parasyte or others for recent shows, if you want evidence that they could have aired it uncensored if they really wanted to look at Claymore. That blog has many screen caps from the TV broadcast of each episode.

example:

TF is a midnigth-anime. So are most new anime. The industry is funny that way. The censorship or most of it has to be artificial to get people to buy the discs. Other explanation ?

I'll check this out "at a later date" then.

How bad is the censoring on this?

Someone else mentioned Parasyte. I haven't watched it yet, but I wouldn't be surprised if it were another one that showed gore.

@mdo7

For Claymore all those are the Japanese TV broadcast pics. randomc blogs about episodes as they air. Look at the posting dates. They're not DVDs. They're not fansubs either (raws).

Thank friggin' God. Whoever was in charge of the censored version should be repeatedly punched in the face.

configspace wrote:

@mdo7 For Claymore all those are the Japanese TV broadcast pics. randomc blogs about episodes as they air. Look at the posting dates. They're not DVDs. They're not fansubs either (raws).

You have to remember that Claymore was broadcast at the same time as School Days, a show that really got the ball rolling on late-night anime censorship if I remember.

Great point ItAintEazy. But i wonder how Baccano´s violence slipped through. That was 90s ova extreme and alll around the best.

Yes, Parasyte debuted after Terraformars, and it depicts decapitation and impalement. I feel there's no difference in the graphic death and violence of both shows.