Which Anime are you watching or have watched recently IV?

[New haven america]

Dude, Tea always had big boobies.

Call me crazy, but I coulda sworn she was always flat chested...

Maybe it's because I've just been around so many big boobs in my life I don't have a frame of reference?

Original model:

You can also look up screen caps, the animators had a tendency to make them bigger depending on the angle.

[The Rich Port]

This is more what she looked like in Puerto Rico broadcasts:

I have heard that when they crossed anime over to the U.S., they targeted it at kids, so they had to cut out a bunch of the more sexual stuff, and, really, they fucked with them in all kinds of ways.

For example, they did it to Sailor Moon: http://www.movie-censorship.com/report.php?ID=2196771

[New haven america]

This is more what she looked like in Puerto Rico broadcasts:

(Image)

I have heard that when they crossed anime over to the U.S., they targeted it at kids, so they had to cut out a bunch of the more sexual stuff, and, really, they fucked with them in all kinds of ways.

For example, they did it to Sailor Moon: http://www.movie-censorship.com/report.php?ID=2196771

You should see what 4Kids did to One Piece.

[The Rich Port]

This is more what she looked like in Puerto Rico broadcasts:

(Image)

I have heard that when they crossed anime over to the U.S., they targeted it at kids, so they had to cut out a bunch of the more sexual stuff, and, really, they fucked with them in all kinds of ways.

For example, they did it to Sailor Moon: http://www.movie-censorship.com/report.php?ID=2196771

You should see what 4Kids did to One Piece.

You just had to fucking remind me, didn't you?

I remember, exactly, to the detail, when I saw my very first GLIMPSE of One Piece.

I was at my cousin's house, I was 15, it was night time, we were eating popcorn, the couch was blue and sticky, they had a big shitty closet full of PS2 games that didn't work because my other two little cousins are horrible at everything.

She was like "OMG I can't wait to see this new anime, I heard it's about pirates!"

And I was like, "sounds good. I wonder if it's as good as Inuyasha" because I hadn't developed taste back then, and also because Inuyasha and 9/11 go hand in hand.

We finished watching Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo, and One Piece comes on...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSe8D2wfGKI

At first, we were sort of neutral. I thought, "well that's a lame joke... Even a Puerto Rican wouldn't make that mistake about an English term."

And then the song started. Needless to say, we turned it off and swore off anime for a month... Week.

[Luminesa]

This is more what she looked like in Puerto Rico broadcasts:

(Image)

I have heard that when they crossed anime over to the U.S., they targeted it at kids, so they had to cut out a bunch of the more sexual stuff, and, really, they fucked with them in all kinds of ways.

For example, they did it to Sailor Moon: http://www.movie-censorship.com/report.php?ID=2196771

4Kids also got rid of a lot of religious references, weirdly enough. Noah was initially supposed to have a deck I believe based on the Seven days of creation. (Because Noah = Noah's Ark?) I mean...this might not matter much if you're nonreligious...but I found this kinda pointless.

[The Rich Port]

This is more what she looked like in Puerto Rico broadcasts:

(Image)

I have heard that when they crossed anime over to the U.S., they targeted it at kids, so they had to cut out a bunch of the more sexual stuff, and, really, they fucked with them in all kinds of ways.

For example, they did it to Sailor Moon: http://www.movie-censorship.com/report.php?ID=2196771

4Kids also got rid of a lot of religious references, weirdly enough. Noah was initially supposed to have a deck I believe based on the Seven days of creation. (Because Noah = Noah's Ark?) I mean...this might not matter much if you're nonreligious...but I found this kinda pointless.

And don't forget... Ash and his submarine sandwich.



IMO, at least the "donut" doesn't look at all phallic.

[New haven america]

You should see what 4Kids did to One Piece.

You just had to fucking remind me, didn't you?

I remember, exactly, to the detail, when I saw my very first GLIMPSE of One Piece.

I was at my cousin's house, I was 15, it was night time, we were eating popcorn, the couch was blue and sticky, they had a big shitty closet full of PS2 games that didn't work because my other two little cousins are horrible at everything.

She was like "OMG I can't wait to see this new anime, I heard it's about pirates!"

And I was like, "sounds good. I wonder if it's as good as Inuyasha" because I hadn't developed taste back then, and also because Inuyasha and 9/11 go hand in hand.

We finished watching Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo, and One Piece comes on...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSe8D2wfGKI

At first, we were sort of neutral. I thought, "well that's a lame joke... Even a Puerto Rican wouldn't make that mistake about an English term."

And then the song started. Needless to say, we turned it off and swore off anime for a month... Week.

Oh, they did so much worse:

Any reference to Japanese culture-Gone
Blood-Gone
Alcohol and cigarettes-Juice and lolipops
Guns were changed into either squirt guns or hammers (Yes, hammers)
There was a character named Smoker (Who's main power was smoke control) and he always smoked cigars. 4Kids proceeded to remove the cigars, so then he always had a weird facial expression and smoke just poured out of his mouth for no reason
Unbelievably cartoony voice acting
Changing any words on signs, even if they were in English, into some made up letters they invented
Changing violent talk (I kill people) into sexual talk (I rub people off) without even knowing it
And finally, they skipped an entire arc of the story because reasons

[The Rich Port]

Wasn't even the worst part.

The worst part were the constant jokes about how Luffy is so popular with women because of his big rubber extendable dick.

[Luminesa]

4Kids also got rid of a lot of religious references, weirdly enough. Noah was initially supposed to have a deck I believe based on the Seven days of creation. (Because Noah = Noah's Ark?) I mean...this might not matter much if you're nonreligious...but I found this kinda pointless.

And don't forget... Ash and his submarine sandwich.



IMO, at least the "donut" doesn't look at all phallic.

...The submarine sandwich doesn't even look phallic, to me. Now I just want a sandwich. XD

But yeah. 4Kids was stupid. Literally had no idea what they were doing.

[Marshmellowstan]

Nothing beats a jelly filled donut.

[Luminesa]

Nothing beats a jelly filled donut.

STOP NOW I'M EVEN MORE HUNGRY. XD

[The Rich Port]

...The submarine sandwich doesn't even look phallic, to me. Now I just want a sandwich. XD

But yeah. 4Kids was stupid. Literally had no idea what they were doing.

Doesn't look phallic now... But imagine if instead of cradling it like that, he were sticking it on his pelvis, diagonally, jutting it out.

Imagine if you Photoshopped his arms into the correct position...

Looks at least like he's humping it.

And those Pokkens doing the way they do would not help.

[Britanania]

...The submarine sandwich doesn't even look phallic, to me. Now I just want a sandwich. XD

But yeah. 4Kids was stupid. Literally had no idea what they were doing.

Doesn't look phallic now... But imagine if instead of cradling it like that, he were sticking it on his pelvis, diagonally, jutting it out.

Imagine if you Photoshopped his arms into the correct position...

Looks at least like he's humping it.

And those Pokkens doing the way they do would not help.

[The Rich Port]

"We can't let anyone see her like this", he says...

NO. SHIT.

DO NOT CLICK THAT LINK.

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/or ... 030021.jpg

[Ameriganastan]

"We can't let anyone see her like this", he says...

NO. SHIT.

DO NOT CLICK THAT LINK.

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/or ... 030021.jpg

Let me guess: Junji Ito?

[Britanania]

"We can't let anyone see her like this", he says...

NO. SHIT.

DO NOT CLICK THAT LINK.

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/or ... 030021.jpg

Let me guess: Junji Ito?

Uh huh.

[The Rich Port]

"We can't let anyone see her like this", he says...

NO. SHIT.

DO NOT CLICK THAT LINK.

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/or ... 030021.jpg

Let me guess: Junji Ito?

Mr. "I'm going to make you involuntarily itch", yes.

[Ameriganastan]

I typically can't take horror manga/anime seriously, but Ito is the exception. Love his stuff. Especially Hanging Balloons.

[New haven america]

"We can't let anyone see her like this", he says...

NO. SHIT.

DO NOT CLICK THAT LINK.

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/or ... 030021.jpg

You know, people find Ito's work scary, but I honestly think his stuff is kinda funny.

Funny in a disturbing horror way, but funny nonetheless.

[Ameriganastan]

"We can't let anyone see her like this", he says...

NO. SHIT.

DO NOT CLICK THAT LINK.

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/or ... 030021.jpg

You know, people find Ito's work scary, but I kinda think his stuff is kinda funny.

Funny in a disturbing horror way, but funny nonetheless.

DRR DRR DRR...

[Britanania]

I typically can't take horror manga/anime seriously, but Ito is the exception. Love his stuff. Especially Hanging Balloons.

The Enigma of Amigara Fault is my favourite by him. I actually found parts of Uzumaki kinda funny especially

The snail story

[New haven america]

You know, people find Ito's work scary, but I kinda think his stuff is kinda funny.

Funny in a disturbing horror way, but funny nonetheless.

DRR DRR DRR...

Ah, bad translations, always fun to see.

[The Rich Port]

I typically can't take horror manga/anime seriously, but Ito is the exception. Love his stuff. Especially Hanging Balloons.

I think what really clinches Junji Ito's effectiveness is that he nails what it means to be surrealistic, what it means to be eldritch, and he doesn't rely on cliches like lots of blood or explicit gore. He lets the imagination screw itself. I remember one where a girl sewed her parents AND her dog to her, a gallery picture I saw once which was just a woman with bugs covering one side of her, and one where a woman's head was the shell of a snail.

Half of the time, you don't know what you're looking at at all. I love how creative he is with monster designs, how close they are to humans sometimes. Japanese monster designs especially are so silly sometimes they made shit like Erma about them, which is goddamn great and hilarious, by the way. https://tapastic.com/episode/255222

... Pretty sure I saw all of his stuff in my nightmares, at one point or another, too.

Is Junji Ito the one who makes all our nightmares? Like, that's his job, nightmare maker?

[Britanania]

All this talk about Ito's work reminds me of how sad I was when I learned he and Kojima wouldn't be able to finish their Silent Hill game.

[New haven america]

I typically can't take horror manga/anime seriously, but Ito is the exception. Love his stuff. Especially Hanging Balloons.

I think what really clinches Junji Ito's effectiveness is that he nails what it means to be surrealistic, what it means to be eldritch, and he doesn't rely on cliches like lots of blood or explicit gore. He lets the imagination screw itself. I remember one where a girl sewed her parents AND her dog to her, a gallery picture I saw once which was just a woman with bugs covering one side of her, and one where a woman's head was the shell of a snail.

Half of the time, you don't know what you're looking at at all. I love how creative he is with monster designs, how close they are to humans sometimes. Japanese monster designs especially are so silly sometimes they made shit like Erma about them, which is goddamn great and hilarious, by the way. https://tapastic.com/episode/255222

... Pretty sure I saw all of his stuff in my nightmares, at one point or another, too.

Is Junji Ito the one who makes all our nightmares? Like, that's his job, nightmare maker?

He's also not affraid to make things look ugly or dreadful.

Most manga authors or anime creators always want things to look nice or polished, but not Ito, he has no problem creating things that are downright disturbing.