Problem regarding NHK's expression restriction
Because NHK is a public broadcast, to present educational and safe programs, the expression restrictions are extremely strict, and this anime is not an exception. In this anime, expressions such as the wounds caused by fierce fights written in the original work are cut, and critiques that 'it's not tension-packed at all' are flying about. Again, there are critiques that, compared to 'Card Captor Sakura' which was also aired on NHK, the story and graphics are inferior. Regarding the expression restriction, not only are violent scenes being cut, but things that violate the law such as gambling and drinking, uneducational scenes, or depictions of monsters that may scare kids, the fact that Syaoran can not see through one eye are all hidden.
Since CLAMP draws foul and beauty completely differently, sticking to their own aesthetics through their work, it is often they draw cruel and sentimental murdering scenes, and they hate mangas filled with only fine words. Because of this, in 2005 September release 'Puff' Okawa had commented about the production avoiding ugly scenes called violence, we can see that CLAMP themselves are unhappy from their interviews. Again, it is revealed from the official fanbook's special talk that from the middle of the first series to the second series, they will be changing the expressions slightly.
Again, the fact that they changed 'Koryo-koku' to 'Nayutaya-koku, 'Amenosa' to 'Miteshu' is because in Korea history 'Koryo' and 'Amenosa' do exist, and considering recent anti-Korea situation, it is said that using the original works names without modification would not be welcomed.
Oh, thanks for the info. xd I'd wondered about why they'd changed the names from Amentosa (wasn't it Amentosa not Amenosa?) to Mitenshu, etc. By the recent anti-Korea bit, I'm thinking they mean either when China, Korea, etc. got really upset because of the Japanese history textbooks that completely whitewashed the atrocities Japan committed against China and Korea during World War Two (there were massive demonstrations, and pretty violent ones too) or the whole deal with the nuclear arms and North Korea.
I'm sure they will actually animate Tokyo, simply because they can't skip it in terms of storyline. It just won't be good. ><
And with this, I personally say goodbye to my hopes of seeing Tokyo animated ^^uI think they'll animate it, but awfully, with a lot of cuts etc. >>
n my opinion, you can't animate the Tokyo arc and edit the gore out. Then its just skipping from the lirbary to wherever they go next. Tokyo has been nostop gore/blood/angst/plot/angst/blood.
1 yasha cried blood...then FAi should be alowd to cry blood.
Show contentA statue crying blood is different from one of the main characters getting his eye ripped out. I know that CLAMP doesn't draw the actual gaping hole in Fai's face, but there's really no censored way to rip an eyeball out. You either do it or you don't.