Anime Panic: The New Video Game Violence Scare?
30sConnects current anime censorship to familiar past moral panics, making it relatable and shareable.
▶ Play Clip"The title accurately states feminists and animators are targeting the anime, but the video is mostly reactive commentary with limited new information."
This video discusses a growing controversy in Japan surrounding the anime 'Mchan and Yamadasan', which has sparked backlash from feminists and even veteran animators who argue that such content harms people with intellectual disabilities. The speaker compares the situation to the 1990s moral panic over video games causing violence, warning that this signals a cultural invasion that threatens Japanese anime, manga, and gaming.
A Japanese poster commented on the controversy, emphasizing that the backlash is originating within Japan, not from the West.
Terumi Nishi, a veteran animator, publicly despises anyone working on the 'Mchan and Yamadasan' anime, especially those who approved the adaptation.
The speaker compares the censorship push to the 1990s panic over video games causing violence, arguing that history is repeating itself.
The controversial post received 5.3 million views and 13,000 comments, mostly from Japanese users discussing the issue.
The speaker argues that the same censorship trends that have affected Hollywood and the internet are now taking hold in Japan.
Due to intense backlash, the speaker speculates the anime might be cancelled or heavily censored, affecting the manga as well.
The controversy highlights a growing cultural battle within Japan over the limits of fictional content, with parallels to past moral panics. The speaker fears that if not resisted, this could lead to widespread censorship of anime and manga.
Who is the veteran animator mentioned in the controversy?
Terumi Nishi.
01:15
What comparison does the speaker make to the 1990s?
The censorship push is compared to the 1990s panic over video games causing violence.
02:12
How many views did the controversial post receive?
5.3 million views.
03:38
What does the speaker fear could happen to the anime?
It could be cancelled or heavily censored.
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Animator's Condemnation
A veteran animator publicly denouncing an anime shows deep industry division.
01:15Historical Parallel
Linking current censorship to past moral panics provides context for the backlash.
02:12Massive Engagement
5.3 million views indicate widespread concern within Japan.
03:38Cultural Shift Warning
The speaker warns that Hollywood-style censorship is infiltrating Japan.
05:28[00:02] has been launched, claiming it hurts people with intellectual and development characteristics. Feminist Allstars assemble.
[00:18] I'm going [laughter] to crash out, bro. Bro, so there's been a situation, an Bro, so there's been a situation, an escalation, so to speak. So, um the video I made yesterday talking about Mchan and Yamadasan has um exploded.
[00:34] Mchan and Yamadasan has um exploded. This is a Japanese poster that has made this post commenting on this. So, before anyone gets it mistaken and thinks that this is the West aka the UK, EU, United States, you know, Canada,
[00:49] UK, EU, United States, you know, Canada, whatever, no, this is within Japan. whatever, no, this is within Japan. There is now not just this post but um There is now not just this post but um animators that are pro- censorship and
[01:01] wanting to see Michon and Yamadasan completely undone for instance not be made as an anime and they think that content that is even associated with darker themes or disabilities should not exist. You have
[01:15] a veteran animator Terumi Nishi. She says she despises anyone working on the Mechan to Yamina anime, especially those who approve the adaptation. The who approve the adaptation. The controversy keeps growing. This is a bad
[01:30] controversy keeps growing. This is a bad situation. like a very very bad situation. And a lot of the Japanese are talking about this and I think this talking about this and I think this fundamentally shows at its very core how
[01:42] there is an invasion not just on anime and manga in terms of from the west but there is clearly individuals very bad actors that are now within Japan that actors that are now within Japan that are now doing stuff like this. I mean,
[01:56] are now doing stuff like this. I mean, feminists like look, this series from being made because it apparently hurts people.
[02:12] Insane. We Welcome back. Video games causes violence. That That's literally what this is. This is literally the 90s and 2000s panic of video games cause violence, TV shows cause violence, whatever. That's that's what this is. We
[02:28] are now in that stage and Japan is dealing with this. And FYI, I talked about this, but I feel like this is very important to reiterate. Japan has a lot of people immigrating into it. They do. And um I'm willing to bet you the same
[02:42] or what we see experiencing within the EU and the UK is happening within Japan. It's the same exact situation. And you have a lot of these individuals that are um invasive that are basically trying to
[02:56] change the very systems and foundation of Japan and completely remove what is pre-established within Japan from the equation. Change your laws because the people coming into the country do not like Japan. They do not like Japanese
[03:09] They do not like, you know, the current existing laws. They want them to buckle, bend, and change into their own ideal vision to put them on top. That's just over again throughout the entire world. I know that might be a hot take, but I'm
[03:24] just going to say it like it is. Basically, we have what I've been warning about, what I've been talking about, taking front and center stage, not from the West this time, but from Japan. This is all but basically an
[03:38] attack, a declaration of war on Japanese culture, anime, manga, light novels, gaming in general because what do you mean? This post has 5.3 million views, 13K comments, and there is just mostly Japanese talking about this. Like this
[03:53] is strictly translated from Japanese all on this. And I think this really demonstrates that this is not just people from the west talking about it. This is Japan talking about this situation. This is definitely of a
[04:05] higher tier of importance than most things I talk about on the channel because this is Japan talking about how things have gotten too extreme. Like things have gotten too extreme. Like look at this post. 1.4 million views,
[04:19] look at this post. 1.4 million views, 14K likes, and this is literally a matter of anime industry becoming increasingly extreme. talking about, you know, for instance, uh, Yanni Neko, talking about Takipi, obviously Mechan,
[04:33] the uh, Lolly Fent anime that's incoming on Netflix. You get the point. Basically, there is now a conversation that anime is becoming way too extreme and that it should be basically sanitized. You have someone even
[04:46] know, should never have an anime adaptation. We don't need something like this. It's just, it's bad. Like, this entire situation is very devastating to see, honestly. It's probably some of the worst news that I have encountered from
[05:01] like Japan in a while because this isn't just strictly like the West causing problems, canceling an offer. And that's bad. Yes, it's very bad. This isn't crunchy rolls doing. This is just literally bad actors now within Japan
[05:14] everything. And I think this is a problem. It's a massive problem. And I think that um we are really seeing the evolution of um what Hollywood has went
[05:28] industry has went through over the years, what the internet has gone through over the years. Japan is clearly going through that still or just now really starting to amplify and that I think should really concern a lot of
[05:41] people. But man oh man to see an actual veteran animator. I don't know what like Nishi has worked on. I I'm going to be honest. But the point is is we even have animators basically saying you should feel ashamed for talking about this
[05:55] even approving or working on an anime. And it's like it's fiction. It's fiction. And the fact that you have these people comparing it to actually these people comparing it to actually how fiction hurts people is just insane.
[06:09] It is so insane. We are back to video games causes violence. games causes violence. Oh, dude. I am just
[06:24] hate everything about this entire situation. It has gotten completely out situation. It has gotten completely out of hand and it's just getting worse. It's I honestly with how much backlash this this anime is receiving, I would
[06:39] this this anime is receiving, I would not be surprised if it gets cancelled. I I think there's a high chance it won't, but it wouldn't surprise me with the production committee even commenting about this.
[06:52] There's a chance. And if they don't, like for instance, if they don't cancel like for instance, if they don't cancel it, they might heavily censor it. And I feel like this could have effects on the manga as well. This is just
[07:05] [sighs and gasps] I hate this, man. I really do. I This This genuinely pisses me off. Like actually upsets me. Like this really does upset me a lot because it's not like crunch stinky ass doing It's
[07:19] actually just bad actors now even with a Japan doing this. And it's just like Japan doing this. And it's just like this is not the subscribe, leave a like. It does help me out a lot.
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