Back in 2010 in the height of controversy surrounding the first season of Ore no Imouto. I find myself defending moe anime as elitist fans blame it for the reason Anime getting worse. However, I felt that the editorial I wrote felt more like a rant, which is why I want to revisit it since Frogβs editorial on Moe inspired me to do this.
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Censorship in Anime – Looking back at the Past and Why its Ineffective

When Idolmaster Shiny Festa got released in the United States, itβs apparent that they have removed swimsuits scenes from the game. When I heard about this, I got the idea to write about censorship in Anime since I knew about some pointless changes in the PokΓ©mon anime. Besides the awkwardness, there are some reasons why they do this such as the differences in cultural values. However, some of the reasons why changing or censor some things is not acceptable in my opinion.
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PeTA, Team Plasma and PokΓ©mon – Misconceptions and Concerns about PokΓ©mon Welfare
As everyone should know, PokΓ©mon Black and White 2 have just come out in America. I didnβt get the English release since I already own a Japanese copy of the game when it got several months ago, but that is beside the point. Just this week, PeTA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) have released a parody game called βPokΓ©mon Black and Blueβ to promote their agenda by using everything that made PokΓ©mon great and take it out of context. When I watched a person play the game with commentary, I felt disgusted. However, it brings up some ethical issues that were present in PokΓ©mon Black and White that released last year. (Image Source)
Warning: If you havenβt played the game, there are some spoilers.
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Little Busters and JC Staff: The Changes of Time
Just recently, Key announced that JC Staff would produce the Little Busters anime. Unfortunately, this was not well received by the fans. It stirred a lot of harsh criticism since they expect Kyoto Animation to make it. From what I have seen, this makes me wonder if the rage is justifiable or the fans are too entitled?
In the past two days, I read three opinion pieces regarding the whole matter. Therefore,Β I felt the need to share my own thoughts on why their decision isn’t as bad or rather, marks a transitionΒ to the New Key. (Image Source)
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SOPA, The Cancer that will kill the Aniblogosphere… in America.
In the past few years, there are notable and controversial legislations that deemed as the apocalypse of Anime Industry and its fandom. Just last year, I have shared my thoughts on Tokyo passing a very controversial ordinance called βBill 156β also known as the Nonexistent Youth Bill, which aims to restrict sexual content. Up to this day, the industriesβ impact of the bill is still questionable, but that is only the tip of the iceberg. (Image Source)
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Thoughts about Bill 156 and Why the Law is Censoring like it’s 1984.

If you have known already, Tokyo pass the very controversial ordinance, Bill 156, which is also known as the βNonexistant Youth Billβ that have strong support. However, this bill has been called an act of censorship and an apocalypse for the Anime Industry as a whole. While I think the bill is overblown by a certain tabloid blog in the Anime Blogosphere, I still think that this bill is very destructive to the industry and it’s an excuse to promote government-sponsored censorship. (Original Image)
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Ore no Imouto – Eroge or Why there shouldn’t be a double standard on Violent Games and Eroge
After I watched the third episode, the show gave me some thoughts about the acceptance of eroge games in general. Even though Kyousukeβs father was right about the questionable content in eroge and that minors shouldnβt play it, I support Kyousukeβs argument since itβs unfair to shun eroge while accepting violent video games like Halo 3. I believe the double standard in western society is highly hypocritical since they accept violent games while shunning eroge. Regardless of content, both Eroge and Violent Games could become a bad influence on someone for the questionable content it has. I think this double standard exists as a result of the cultural differences between Eastern Asia (in this instance, Japan) and the West. [1. Image Source]
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