I’m not one for censorship usually, although I do think society has something of a responsibility to reduce the amount of violence young kids see. Their developing psyches can clearly be influenced by what happens to them in their early years, and I think keeping horrible violence out of their minds will *probably*…

I have no idea how to respond to this.

You’re right, of course, but age ratings don’t work. Granted, Japanese parents are for the most part significantly more responsible than American parents, but kids will watch what they watch, and parents can’t always control that.

I...don’t think I’d like to see that show. The original Hellsing was fine, just fine.

I make it a point not to look for guro content, but I am absolutely sure you’re right.

I don’t necessarily see a problem with people creating works to explore the state of death and what not, but this, I think, goes beyond that. It wasn’t deep or thoughtful, it didn’t seek to start a conversation about death or…

Honestly, not a lot. There’s one scene in particular, really, during episode 9 of Season 2, which struck me as being something only Production IG would do, following Blood-C. It is unnecessarily cruel and gruesome.

But that’s really it.

Indeed, I completely agree. I think Prod IG shot itself in the foot with that series. The movie didn’t do a lot to generate further interest in the franchise, and it’s basically just sat around in limbo ever since. I think it might be a while before they trying anything else again with the Blood series.

Significantly, yeah.

Hah! Well Blood and Blood + were fun and fine, just fine.

Blood-C is violence for violence’s sake. They made it so horrible because they could. I just don’t know why they would.

Yeah I seriously doubt any of the titles on their black list need to be banned other than Blood-C, for violence’s’ sake. The others involving sexiness and political dissent are obvious, of course. Somehow the Communists in Beijing are even more terrified of boobs than the Christians.

Right? The whole scene in Elfen Lied where Eve escapes was one of the most violent things I’d seen when it aired initially, especially the callous killing of the clumsy secretary. Don’t get me started on the bit with poor Nana’s arms and legs. Horrible!

Blood-C took that show and shit all over its face.

I don’t think it’s bad necessarily but I think it does speak to a troubling desensitization we here in the States have towards violence in the media. It’s obviously a huge issue, but I like to look at the model that most of Europe has when dealing with Violence and sex in games and movies/television.

In Europe, the UK…

Yeah, the censored version is substantially different in what can be seen. pretty much all the most horrible stuff is hidden or cut.

I have no problem with violence. For example, I have no problem watching that guy get pinned down by the Cat-beast and having his head stomped on. That was bloody, but not altogether horrible. It was quick. Boom-dead. I didn’t even flinch.

I DO have a problem watching a girl get torn apart at the groin while she…

To be fair, Blood-C is one of the most gruesome, violent, horrible anime series I’ve ever seen, and I’ve been watching anime for 28 years. It’s like the producers at Production IG took some kind of perverse pleasure in animating people dying in horrible ways, and you can actually see some of that follow over into…

Akio Otsuka is Solid Snake. David Hayter sucks, comparatively. Especially his gruff old man voice.

Never been to the New York locations but I’ve been to the Shinjuku Sky Building spot a lot! ARE YOU SPYING ON ME

Although I haven’t been in Japan in a year ;_;

I’ve sometimes found it in little Korean and Chinese-run grocery stores. But then that’s here in California. You could try that!

God damn, I need to learn how to make katsu.

Fukujinzuke is the bee’s-fucking-knees, and I always get extra when I eat curry in restaurants. I have a large container of it at home.