Many anime releases on videocassette feature warnings on the box to warn people of content in the program.Parental discretion is advised." Mostly this was due to violence, even after editing down. A warning before certain features on Sci-Fi's former Saturday Anime block: "This film includes graphic special effects (or some violent content).They've used it several times since then. Adult Swim introduced their "In case the last disclaimer wasn't enough." warning (see below) when they premiered this episode.YTV in Canada initially skipped over the episode because of the violent content, but thanks to complaints from viewers, they were compelled to air it with a special disclaimer stating that the violence was above what the network would allow.Both original North American airings of the Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex episode " Jungle Cruise" began with them:.The anime adaptation of Minna Atsumare! Falcom Gakuen warns at the end of most episodes for, of all things, out of character moments (in red text no less) compared to the video games they hail from.The second DVD of Last Exile is rated 12 by the BBFC for "a firebreathing scene".Later episodes of the anime of Rainbow say ◊ "We believe the explicit scences of this animated work are rather important in bringout the atmosphere of this time period." The show's violence is rarely gruesome and never exaggerated, but it's often committed by adults against minors.note Unlike most countries, the Philippines got a dub that was a straight translation of the original, meaning that any scenes of that matter were left in. Gundam got it due to its violent nature (though some edits were still made), while Yo-Kai Watch got it due to innuendos being present in some of its' episodes.
This serves to help viewers who might not like what they're about to see stop looking at it before things get unpleasant for others, it's an invitation to watch.Ĭontent warnings have been common in media for decades: public television's "viewer discretion is advised," radio and television journalism's "some of what you're about to hear/see is graphic," and various music, TV and film labeling.Ĭontent warnings are often given in conjunction with a ratings system as an explanation of why a given work has the rating it does. Sometimes, producers or distributors feel the need to warn the viewers of what they are about to see.
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