[Music]
hey piccolo why’d you have to go do that
now you’re hurt I’m facing to another
dimension ah censorship the bane of
enemy purists everywhere
no don’t tell me that’s right Piccolo’s
power is fading
soon we will both be in another
dimension welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’re counting down our picks for
the top 10 worst cases of censorship in
anime one punch and take a fighting
friend now pummel is that flatter than
the shape of the earth mr. Hill memo
number 10 invisible guns you Yeoh duel
monsters let’s go Kaiba mr. Pegasus
would like to have a few words with you
anyone who grew up watching anime on
Western television knows that for kids
is a top offender when it comes to anime
censorship in you yo there are multiple
instances where our main character is
actually held up the unloaded guns by
thugs or bandits Janet you ain’t talking
your way out of this one now hand over
that prize money or else though suddenly
Keith I’ll do whatever you say after 4
kids got their hands on the show however
things got a little weird as American
audiences are somewhat sensitive to the
issue of gun violence for kids decided
to just go with the ever menacing
pointing finger if I run from this it
really will be a scared little puppy dog
reach for the sky Kaiba or pull my
finger you’ll never take me alive
number nine negatives during gore scenes
tokyo ghoul
[Music]
in Japanese broadcasts violence is often
censored by using black bars thrown
across the screen to cover up the gore
notably in Tokyo ghoul however a more
stylistic approach was taken by
reversing the colors and getting the
moment of blood a film- style look
Lyons’s can see the bloody action but
not be traumatized by the red I guess
motherland KDP good epochal as you know
as though it’s really the color red that
scares people away and not the horrific
screams and squishy sound effects while
it’s definitely a more stylistic
approach to censorship a show that uses
violence as such a hard plot device
doesn’t need to be censored to begin
with
she’s nobody on tour tonight demo you
idiot or Basu God name lucky number 8
Jing zhis bikini Pokemon this is all a
big mistake you remind me of my
granddaughter if there’s one thing that
Japan Trump’s us on it’s the over sexual
ization of characters regardless of
their gender since the age of consent in
Japan is much younger than Western
society they tend to get away with a
little more than we’re used to in this
hilarious Beach episode
Team Rocket members Jessie and James
enter into a beauty contest against
misty but how is this gonna help us
professor the contest draws thousands of
people each year and most of those
people get hungry they’ll all be looking
for a place to eat so why not advertise
this place in order to compete
James has inflatable breasts that can
change size once Pokemon made it over
season however this whole scene was left
on the cutting room floor fans of the
series don’t call it a lost episode for
nothing
great job misty
number seven cigarettes for candy one
piece a kitchen mr. big shot that day by
now
we definitely understand that there’s
plenty that will fly just fine in the
Japanese market in comparison to the
Western world
for example the lovable chef of the
straw hat pirates has a serious love for
smoking this obviously wouldn’t go for
four kids so they took liberty and
changed his cigarettes into something a
little more appealing to children
no but outdoor I’ll make a fish fillet
out of here you could had kids wide
across the say you got that instead of a
simple censoring though for kids redrew
his new lollipop for every scene in
which Sanji appears in their new
localized version pleased with his
newfound candy addiction Sanji will be
an even better influence to his young
fans candy never hurt anyone right i’m
dare you speak to me like that you lolly
sucking loser number six home for
infinite losers
dang ballsy looks like goku has really
gotten off the beaten track this time
and he’s taken quite a beating for it
too
okay we have to face the facts people
die in Dragon Ball Z especially Krillin
[Music]
after one of go who’s made yets however
he is tasked with running across snake
way and falls into the Dragon Ball
universes equivalent of hell
unfortunately for fans of the series
sensors tried to clean up the death and
afterlife references and most especially
remove the word hell which is still
technically considered a curse word darn
I never get to have any fun
so when Goku meets his first two demons
gauze and mez he’s welcomed into the
home for infinite losers also known as
HF il don’t you have any idea where you
are huh this is a LAN below the clouds
the land of no return it’s also where we
live once somebody comes here there’s no
going back what number five
zaboo’s s invisible sword Naruto
franchise if you believe it
bro
while Germany’s well known for their
strict censorship nothing was censored
as badly as Naruto while the series has
suffered major cuts mercenary ninja
zabuza momochi suffered the worst in the
original German broadcast of the show
his sword known for decapitating his
victims was completely censored to the
point where only a hilf remains in a
word filled with swords weapons in
plenty of violence it’s so strange to
think that a cartoonish comically large
sword is what had to go
[Music]
number four excessive gore censorship
terraform ours
our next censors need to get a hard
lesson in Photoshop known for its
excessive levels of gore Kara for Mars
has essentially been rendered
unwatchable due to poor sensor jobs
[Music]
in order to hide the headless corpses
and over-the-top violence the series is
known for the team simply covered him up
with black bars and black dots crew this
has to be the laziest form of violent
censorship we’ve ever seen
there are even moments get this where
70% of the screen is just covered up by
a black bar what is the point of even
watching
[Music]
number three jelly donut rice balls
Pokemon
[Music]
I’m donut Pokemon everyone knows that
the United States and Japan have two
very different cultures each with their
own rules on what is and isn’t
acceptable when it comes to cuisine
however the American market isn’t as
accepting to foreign foods as Japan is
when you got rice you make rice balls in
order to localize Pokemon for American
markets plenty of foods were changed for
reasons that well why actually we’re not
quite sure maybe it wants a doughnut the
change is most notable when it comes to
rice balls as they have all been changed
to a more American friendly food the
jelly doughnut you look kind of down ash
huh have a doughnut that always cheers
me up
we got baked down these doughnuts are
great jelly filled in my favorite
nothing beats a jelly filled donut
number to the Shadow Realm Yugi oh duel
monsters one more attack and that dark
energy disc will banish your mind to the
Shadow Realm forever similar in case to
Dragon Ball Z’s H fil the Shadow Realm
is for kids as clever attempt to hide
violence and death from its younger
viewers now time to send you to the
Shadow Realm
sir is mine instead of being he’ll poor
kids created the Shadow Realm
a place where characters went instead of
dying you didn’t hold up your end of the
bargain so prepare by your punishment to
just give me another chance
spare me from the Shadow Realm
afterwards they could be theoretically
rescued when someone else defeated the
individual who sent him there Pegasus
may have helped you escape the Shadow
Realm once before but it won’t happen
again
we’re sorry folks but that’s really not
how death works this is pretty extreme
as it adds an entire plot element to the
show that isn’t presented at all in the
Japanese version of the series according
to the ancient scriptures I have to
defeat you in a duel first then I’ll
banish you to the Shadow Realm but why
would you do that to make sure you stay
out of my way before we incorrectly
sensor out our topic here are a few
dishonorable mentions Shelton Lotus your
knickers and your heavy secret stuff oh
no no go toyou know mera reroute again
donut Kimiko seleya really your
[Music]
number-one lesbian partners turned into
cousins Sailor Moon
hey it’s a Maura and Michelle we still
live in a time where same-sex
relationships especially in children’s
media is pretty controversial what what
what it’s no wonder then that back in
the 90s when Sailor Moon was brought
over to the US they decided that the
lesbian couple
sailors Neptune and Uranus had to be
dealt with as a result two characters
were changed into cousins rather than
lovers you stay away from R and you’re
off the whole he’s my friend
this causes many awkward moments as
Neptune and Uranus as actions are not
censored down the road and instead
audiences were left with some borderline
incestuous moments how is this better
exactly maybe we need to need some help
hmm
we can’t give him yet we’ve got to stay
strong Michelle
[Music]
do you loo there list it’s time to do
what I should have done ages ago in
order for me to survive you’ll have to
be sent to the shadows what’s your
favorite unnecessary censorship in anime
for more intriguing top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
[Music]
hey piccolo why’d you have to go do that
now you’re hurt I’m facing to another
dimension ah censorship the bane of
enemy purists everywhere
no don’t tell me that’s right Piccolo’s
power is fading
soon we will both be in another
dimension welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’re counting down our picks for
the top 10 worst cases of censorship in
anime one punch and take a fighting
friend now pummel is that flatter than
the shape of the earth mr. Hill memo
number 10 invisible guns you Yeoh duel
monsters let’s go Kaiba mr. Pegasus
would like to have a few words with you
anyone who grew up watching anime on
Western television knows that for kids
is a top offender when it comes to anime
censorship in you yo there are multiple
instances where our main character is
actually held up the unloaded guns by
thugs or bandits Janet you ain’t talking
your way out of this one now hand over
that prize money or else though suddenly
Keith I’ll do whatever you say after 4
kids got their hands on the show however
things got a little weird as American
audiences are somewhat sensitive to the
issue of gun violence for kids decided
to just go with the ever menacing
pointing finger if I run from this it
really will be a scared little puppy dog
reach for the sky Kaiba or pull my
finger you’ll never take me alive
number nine negatives during gore scenes
tokyo ghoul
[Music]
in Japanese broadcasts violence is often
censored by using black bars thrown
across the screen to cover up the gore
notably in Tokyo ghoul however a more
stylistic approach was taken by
reversing the colors and getting the
moment of blood a film- style look
Lyons’s can see the bloody action but
not be traumatized by the red I guess
motherland KDP good epochal as you know
as though it’s really the color red that
scares people away and not the horrific
screams and squishy sound effects while
it’s definitely a more stylistic
approach to censorship a show that uses
violence as such a hard plot device
doesn’t need to be censored to begin
with
she’s nobody on tour tonight demo you
idiot or Basu God name lucky number 8
Jing zhis bikini Pokemon this is all a
big mistake you remind me of my
granddaughter if there’s one thing that
Japan Trump’s us on it’s the over sexual
ization of characters regardless of
their gender since the age of consent in
Japan is much younger than Western
society they tend to get away with a
little more than we’re used to in this
hilarious Beach episode
Team Rocket members Jessie and James
enter into a beauty contest against
misty but how is this gonna help us
professor the contest draws thousands of
people each year and most of those
people get hungry they’ll all be looking
for a place to eat so why not advertise
this place in order to compete
James has inflatable breasts that can
change size once Pokemon made it over
season however this whole scene was left
on the cutting room floor fans of the
series don’t call it a lost episode for
nothing
great job misty
number seven cigarettes for candy one
piece a kitchen mr. big shot that day by
now
we definitely understand that there’s
plenty that will fly just fine in the
Japanese market in comparison to the
Western world
for example the lovable chef of the
straw hat pirates has a serious love for
smoking this obviously wouldn’t go for
four kids so they took liberty and
changed his cigarettes into something a
little more appealing to children
no but outdoor I’ll make a fish fillet
out of here you could had kids wide
across the say you got that instead of a
simple censoring though for kids redrew
his new lollipop for every scene in
which Sanji appears in their new
localized version pleased with his
newfound candy addiction Sanji will be
an even better influence to his young
fans candy never hurt anyone right i’m
dare you speak to me like that you lolly
sucking loser number six home for
infinite losers
dang ballsy looks like goku has really
gotten off the beaten track this time
and he’s taken quite a beating for it
too
okay we have to face the facts people
die in Dragon Ball Z especially Krillin
[Music]
after one of go who’s made yets however
he is tasked with running across snake
way and falls into the Dragon Ball
universes equivalent of hell
unfortunately for fans of the series
sensors tried to clean up the death and
afterlife references and most especially
remove the word hell which is still
technically considered a curse word darn
I never get to have any fun
so when Goku meets his first two demons
gauze and mez he’s welcomed into the
home for infinite losers also known as
HF il don’t you have any idea where you
are huh this is a LAN below the clouds
the land of no return it’s also where we
live once somebody comes here there’s no
going back what number five
zaboo’s s invisible sword Naruto
franchise if you believe it
bro
while Germany’s well known for their
strict censorship nothing was censored
as badly as Naruto while the series has
suffered major cuts mercenary ninja
zabuza momochi suffered the worst in the
original German broadcast of the show
his sword known for decapitating his
victims was completely censored to the
point where only a hilf remains in a
word filled with swords weapons in
plenty of violence it’s so strange to
think that a cartoonish comically large
sword is what had to go
[Music]
number four excessive gore censorship
terraform ours
our next censors need to get a hard
lesson in Photoshop known for its
excessive levels of gore Kara for Mars
has essentially been rendered
unwatchable due to poor sensor jobs
[Music]
in order to hide the headless corpses
and over-the-top violence the series is
known for the team simply covered him up
with black bars and black dots crew this
has to be the laziest form of violent
censorship we’ve ever seen
there are even moments get this where
70% of the screen is just covered up by
a black bar what is the point of even
watching
[Music]
number three jelly donut rice balls
Pokemon
[Music]
I’m donut Pokemon everyone knows that
the United States and Japan have two
very different cultures each with their
own rules on what is and isn’t
acceptable when it comes to cuisine
however the American market isn’t as
accepting to foreign foods as Japan is
when you got rice you make rice balls in
order to localize Pokemon for American
markets plenty of foods were changed for
reasons that well why actually we’re not
quite sure maybe it wants a doughnut the
change is most notable when it comes to
rice balls as they have all been changed
to a more American friendly food the
jelly doughnut you look kind of down ash
huh have a doughnut that always cheers
me up
we got baked down these doughnuts are
great jelly filled in my favorite
nothing beats a jelly filled donut
number to the Shadow Realm Yugi oh duel
monsters one more attack and that dark
energy disc will banish your mind to the
Shadow Realm forever similar in case to
Dragon Ball Z’s H fil the Shadow Realm
is for kids as clever attempt to hide
violence and death from its younger
viewers now time to send you to the
Shadow Realm
sir is mine instead of being he’ll poor
kids created the Shadow Realm
a place where characters went instead of
dying you didn’t hold up your end of the
bargain so prepare by your punishment to
just give me another chance
spare me from the Shadow Realm
afterwards they could be theoretically
rescued when someone else defeated the
individual who sent him there Pegasus
may have helped you escape the Shadow
Realm once before but it won’t happen
again
we’re sorry folks but that’s really not
how death works this is pretty extreme
as it adds an entire plot element to the
show that isn’t presented at all in the
Japanese version of the series according
to the ancient scriptures I have to
defeat you in a duel first then I’ll
banish you to the Shadow Realm but why
would you do that to make sure you stay
out of my way before we incorrectly
sensor out our topic here are a few
dishonorable mentions Shelton Lotus your
knickers and your heavy secret stuff oh
no no go toyou know mera reroute again
donut Kimiko seleya really your
[Music]
number-one lesbian partners turned into
cousins Sailor Moon
hey it’s a Maura and Michelle we still
live in a time where same-sex
relationships especially in children’s
media is pretty controversial what what
what it’s no wonder then that back in
the 90s when Sailor Moon was brought
over to the US they decided that the
lesbian couple
sailors Neptune and Uranus had to be
dealt with as a result two characters
were changed into cousins rather than
lovers you stay away from R and you’re
off the whole he’s my friend
this causes many awkward moments as
Neptune and Uranus as actions are not
censored down the road and instead
audiences were left with some borderline
incestuous moments how is this better
exactly maybe we need to need some help
hmm
we can’t give him yet we’ve got to stay
strong Michelle
[Music]
do you loo there list it’s time to do
what I should have done ages ago in
order for me to survive you’ll have to
be sent to the shadows what’s your
favorite unnecessary censorship in anime
for more intriguing top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
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