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Americanization of Japanese Anime

Collected by: Emporia State University Educational Account

Archived since: Jul, 2017

Description:

This collection documents the censorship and changes made to the English release of Japanese anime done in order to more strongly appeal to western audiences.

Subject:   Arts & Humanities Society & Culture

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Title: Anime Censorship in America

URL: http://outsiderjapan.pbworks.com/w/page/9758338/Anime%20Censorship%20in%20America

Description: An article detailing the way anime liscensing companies edit and/or censor the topics of religion, violence, sexuality, and the use of drugs and alcohol.

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Subject:   censorship

Title: 7 Bizzare Ways Anime Has Been Censored

URL: http://www.dorkly.com/post/77521/anime-censorship

Description: A list of the common types of censorship found in the english redistributions of anime, complete with examples and side-by-side comparisions of the original Japanese material and the edited english release.

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Subject:   censorship

Title: Funimation’s ‘Prison School’ dig incenses Gamergate and anime translation purists

URL: https://www.dailydot.com/parsec/prison-school-anime-funimation-gamergate/

Description: An article detailing the fall-out caused by the anime liscensing company Funimation changing a line in an anime in order to reference 'Gamergate', a political controversy movement known within the US and western hemisphere.

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Subject:   Funimation

Title: History of Anime in the US

URL: https://www.rightstufanime.com/anime-resources-history-of-anime-in-the-us

Description: A concise history of anime redistribution in the United States of America.

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Subject:   liscensing rights

Title: The History of 4Kids Entertainment

URL: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqxuLYMplqaFMzlw4M5J36C5ldjysd8ku

Description: A youtube playlist detailing the history of 4Kids TV, a licensed anime-dubbing company well-known for editing and changing anime for western audiences.

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Subject:   4Kids TV Funimation liscensing rights

Title: 5 Bizarre Ways Anime has been Censored

URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djo1MehF2hY

Description: A video detailing five common ways in which Japanese anime is censored in it's English redistribution.

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Subject:   censorship 4Kids TV

Title: Sailor Moon Facts: transgender scouts, changed names and same sex couples

URL: https://youtu.be/r8RoPh1vjoQ/

Description: A video detailing the changes and editing done to the English-dubbed version of Sailor Moon which aired in the '90s.

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Subject:   Sailor Moon censorship

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