Character Censorship

the worst about censorship isn't even censorship itself it's that people defend pointless changes like this

Welcome to 2025

How can you not "understand" in a world where the fire department employs based on people having a vagina or not and grown adults loosing their jobs for saying the wrong word, in the office?

It's the world we live in.
Cartoons beein censored is just a tiny part of it.



Having said all that:
Part of me is a bit happy and I role my eyes everytime some horndog is complaining cause he can't see enough 2D Booty.
Shut up^^

@Merve2Love

Welcome to 2025, where legitimate concerns about censorship are brushed off with sarcastic comments like '2D booty' and eye rolls. Let me make this clear: this isn’t about shallow desires or trivial complaints—it’s about the bigger picture. When creative freedom is restricted, it starts small but grows into something much more dangerous.

Your 'I roll my eyes every time' attitude doesn’t change the fact that censorship isn’t just about anime or cartoons. It’s about limiting what creators can express and what audiences can experience. Today, it might be about 2D characters, but tomorrow it could be about topics and ideas that matter to you.

Instead of dismissing others with 'shut up,' maybe try understanding the larger implications of censorship. Ignoring or mocking concerns doesn’t solve the problem—it normalizes it. Freedom of creativity matters, whether it’s about anime, art, or anything else.

@TempestMehmet


It's not sarcastic, tho^^
You're literally mad that this 2D girl is covered up a bit more than in the manga. That's the problem you're adressing.

We can argue if that really is "legitimate concern" , because you're very free spirited and all about our rights or.....if you just a bit upset, cause you're a horndog. I think asking the question is very fair xD

@Merve2Love

So, you find it amusing that we're so "hung up" on a 2D girl being "covered up a bit more," huh? You're right, though—what's a little extra censorship, right? Tomorrow, when things start getting entirely censored, I’m sure you’ll say, “Oh well, who even cared about that anyway?” With this mindset, normalizing any kind of restriction becomes a breeze. Truly, well done.

You ask, “Is this really a 'legitimate concern’?” Yes, it absolutely is. Because this isn’t just about a manga character—it’s about how creative freedom is slowly being eroded and normalized. But hey, for someone who brushes off the whole issue as “just a bit more covering,” I guess these kinds of concerns are too deep to grasp. But here's the thing: while you may brush this off as trivial, it’s a symptom of something much larger. When people stop caring about the small things, it’s easier for larger issues to slip through unnoticed. You might not see it now, but this kind of thinking can lead to much bigger consequences down the road.

But here’s the thing: today it’s 2D girls, tomorrow it could be something you care about. Maybe then you’ll start taking it “a bit” more seriously.

@TempestMehmet

Yes. It's amusing.
Not because I think censorship is good, or that it couldn't get worse or whatever.


It's amusing cause it's been this way for about 5-6 years, now.
And what brought you to stand up, voice your opinion and rage about freedom? In this world full of MeToo, phony political correctness and cancel culture? When did you start to get "serious"? The moment when 2D-Boobies were covered up a bit too much. THAT was the moment you had enough.

Cmon^^ let's see the humor in that.
Don't act like you're out there fighting the good fight. You're on MaL, mad that you can't see sexy Anime-Girls xD
That's funny. Cmon.

@Merve2Love

Just because it’s been like this for 5-6 years, does that mean we should defend it now? I don’t understand why something that hasn’t gotten any better over time still needs to be defended. So, I guess we’re just supposed to accept it, right? But when I criticize it, you come back with ‘Who cares, the world has bigger problems.’ Oh, so because it’s a small issue, we should just ignore it? Tell me, when did you become so indifferent? When did standing up for your rights become such an absurd thing? Just because you’ve stopped raising your voice and given up on fighting for what’s right, does that mean everyone else should do the same? And please, while others are fighting for their rights, stay quietly in your corner because this forum is for those who are fighting for their rights, not for those who want to sit back and avoid everything, not for those who keep saying 'it’s been like this for 5-6 years.

@TempestMehmet


Alright, Alright.

You're a true defender of the people, fighting against ignorance all over the world. Why would I try to be funny.... This is serious business.
I got it^^

My bad.
God bless ya.

@TempestMehmet

censorship "doesn't matter" unless its something these censorship apologists like

let them cry when their time comes, which they will... that's all we can do, cause at this point Japan is so fucking desperate for western attention, were kinda fucked and should have gatekept harder... at least Korea and even China (when it comes to several games) don't seem to care what the west thinks

im just gonna let the old ass out of touch corpos/execs controlling the industry continue to wonder why very few people buy the BDs for these series and why people continue to pirate

@EcchiGodMamster

Couldn't have said it better myself. These so-called 'censorship apologists' only start caring when something they like gets affected. But by the time they realize, it’s already too late—the damage is done, and there's no turning back.

Japan’s obsession with pleasing the West is straight-up killing the industry. Instead of standing firm and protecting creative freedom, they’re bending over for an audience that doesn’t even buy their stuff. Meanwhile, Korea and even China don’t waste a second worrying about Western approval—and guess what? Their industries are thriving while Japan keeps shooting itself in the foot.

And those clueless, out-of-touch execs running the show? They’ll keep scratching their heads, wondering why BD sales are trash and piracy is at an all-time high, all while doubling down on the same mistakes. At this point, they’re not just hurting the industry; they’re actively destroying their own market. And when the time comes for these censorship defenders to see their own favorite media ruined, all we can do is sit back and say, 'Told you so.

i honestly blame Japanese culture entirely.. their culture is too cuck/submissive/hierarchal, now they refuse to innovate and take risks and just go for whatever they think will make them the most money the fastest, so they just keep doing the same shit over and over... which at this point is short term gain for long term detriment and unsustainable while not letting people speak up who want change as their population crumbles

is the anime industry booming money wise?... yea sure... but is that gonna matter when it crashes in the near future?

back when they weren't freaking out over their population and had a vast majority Japanese market, western input didn't "matter" so much as it was just a bonus and people went crazy pushing boundries, now the vast majority of stuff is overly safe as is happening with ALL entertainment mediums

so yea... its unfortunately all on them


now as for Korea, unfortunatley theyre dying even faster than Japan is, but AT LEAST they don't seem to be letting it cuck their creative freedom, and yea, while China has censorship even worse than the west and is also dying in population, it at least doesn't seem to be affecting their waifu gaming market

I mean, you literally have an anime co-produced by a western company on your favs.

And there are plenty of uncensored ecchi anime out there which have been co-produced by western companies...

The anime adaptation of Harem in the Labyrinth of Another World did the opposite of censorship, it literally added sex scenes which were NOT ON THE ORIGINAL LN. As someone who read the LN I can assure you that.
And guess which company helped produce that anime? Crunchyroll.

Another good example is the anime adaptation of The World's Finest Assassin gets Reincarnated in Another World as an Aristocrat, where the anime literally added some random nudity scenes with the underage characters (including a loli), none of those scenes were ever present on the original LN.
And yet again, that anime was co-produced by Crunchyroll.

Also other anime like The Hidden Dungeon Only I Can Enter and How Not to Summon a Demon Lord S2 are pretty ecchi and with loli fanservice, but I haven't read the source material for those...

As for your last point, remember that when you buy merch from a series co-produced by a western company, part of that money is going to that western company, since profits for a show are shared among all producers.

I don't care if female character get censored, but now male character get censored as well, I'm gonna outrage!

But I thought anime pirates wanted Crunchyroll to actually support the industry...
How many times have I seen people complain that Crunchyroll is a "scam" and instead of investing in anime, they make western cartoons instead...

Fire Force S3 is coming up soon, season 1 and 2 were co-produced by Funimation so I expect S3 to be a Crunchyroll co-production (as has been the case with other older Funimation co-productions that got sequels after the marger)
I can't wait for the meltdown over all the "forced" fan-service.

The anime adaptation of Harem in the Labyrinth of Another World did the opposite of censorship, it literally added sex scenes which were NOT ON THE ORIGINAL LN. As someone who read the LN I can assure you that.
And guess which company helped produce that anime? Crunchyroll.

Another good example is the anime adaptation of The World's Finest Assassin gets Reincarnated in Another World as an Aristocrat, where the anime literally added some random nudity scenes with the underage characters (including a loli), none of those scenes were ever present on the original LN.
And yet again, that anime was co-produced by Crunchyroll.

Also other anime like The Hidden Dungeon Only I Can Enter and How Not to Summon a Demon Lord S2 are pretty ecchi and with loli fanservice, but I haven't read the source material for those...

As for your last point, remember that when you buy merch from a series co-produced by a western company, part of that money is going to that western company, since profits for a show are shared among all producers.

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