And really, in this day and age even a kid can access essentially anything via the internet, so it's not like you're actually “protecting" anyone from graphical content by blocking it out anyway, not to mention that if someone didn't want to see that kind of stuff they wouldn't be watching the anime in question in the first place, censored or not. Not only does this hinder the authors' and illustrators' ability to express themselves properly, but it can also severely neuter the experience for the series' viewers. Whether it's about gore, sexual themes or anything else, there are always tons of things that have to be left out. I'm pretty sure most people who watch anime on a regular basis are very familiar with just how severe the censorship can be for it. It doesn't exactly take a genius to figure out what the author is trying to say with that. After all, in a nutshell the entire story is essentially about fighting against the government's violation of freedom of speech and getting rid of all forms of censorship throughout society. What is definitely worth talking about though is the underlying message that the show is very clearly trying to send. All I'll say is that it although it is fairly uneven, when it peaks it's without a doubt one of the best comedies ever. I could go on for days talking about the utter lunacy of Shimoneta, but I'd rather just recommend you to experience it for yourself as there is no way you can properly express its sheer absurdness with mere words.
Alongside our unfortunate protagonist Okuma Tanukichi whom she blackmails into assisting her, the two of them initiate a campaign of obscenities against the government with the hopes of one day managing to reform society to what it once was. the lewd terrorist “Blue Snow", a self-proclaimed freedom fighter who distributes sexual material wherever she goes in an attempt to educate people. In fact all forms of pornography, sexual education, or anything along those lines has been completely banned from society for the last decade, and every citizen is forced to wear a vocal monitor at all times which summons the police to arrest them should they ever say a dirty word. In this case however, the censorship is solely about sexual content. The setting is honestly pretty similar to 1984 of all things, as it features a totalitarian, dystopian society with heavy governmental censorship. comedy there are a lot of shots fired not only against many societal norms, but also the censorship laws of Japanese media.įirst thing first though: let's be honest here, how many people actually thought this was going to be a good anime before this season started airing? My guess is not so many, but Shimoneta came roaring seemingly completely out of nowhere and proved itself as one of the funniest comedies I've ever seen in anime, but also one of the strangest ones. In fact, Shimoneta as a whole functions in more or less the same way as underneath the hyperactive, wacky That is why I vowed to become the 'devil' to crush this boring world where the concept of dirty jokes does not exist!" – Kajou AyameĪt first glance this may sound like a pretty stupid quote, but when you think about it there's a lot of truth behind it. They excite us *because* we have to be secretive. "What's the point of dirty jokes anyway if they aren't 'wrong'? They're appealing *because* they are wrong. With their school set as the first point of attack, Tanukichi will have to do the unthinkable when he realizes that their primary target is the person he admires most.
Soon, Tanukichi is dragged into joining her organization called SOX, where he is forced to spread obscene propaganda, helping to launch an assault against the government's oppressive rule. Little does he know that the vice president Ayame Kajou has a secret identity: Blue Snow, a masked criminal dedicated to spreading lewd material amongst the sheltered public-and Tanukichi has caught the girl's interest due to his father's notoriety. In this world of sexual suppression, Tanukichi Okuma-son of an infamous terrorist who opposed the chastity laws-has just entered high school, offering his help to the student council in order to get close to president Anna Nishikinomiya, his childhood friend and crush. By monitoring citizens using special devices worn around their necks, authorities have taken extreme measures to ensure that society remains chaste. With the introduction of strict new morality laws, Japan has become a nation cleansed of all that is obscene and impure.
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