Giovanni and regulations

[Nekusagi]

Lately the most common paint edit complaint has been that of the constant changing of Giovanni's beverage in the boss fantasies of recent episodes (for example, removing the stem, or changing the color). Is there any kind of regulation about this that requires it to happen, or is this just a result of 4Kids being notoriously digital-paint happy? I'm positive that they're just trying to cover their asses, but there seem to be some (okay, a lot), who think it's the latter, so I just want to get the record straight.

 

[Cybersai]

It's done because it makes it look like that Giovanni is encouraging to drink wine (alcohol) on a kids cartoon. Even if Giovanni is an adult, it gives little kids the idea that they should drink to be like him.

 

[Blackjack Gabbiani]

Well yes, but she's asking if it's 4Kids doing it because they're weird like that, or are they being forced to by the FCC's regulations?

I'd go with FCC. 4Kids didn't have a problem with it in Mewtwo Returns.

 

[Misty]

It's probably to keep the Y rating, just like how games make certain edits to keep an E or a T or an M rating. MR wasn't rated, IIRC.

 

[YumeHeart]

Yeah, I would bet it's the FCC. Seen as 4Kids *added* a line with Meowth saying, "I'll drink ta dat!", I would assume it isn't their choice to paint over such things.... O-o; Not that 4Kids is actually consistent in what they do... but still.

 

[ImJessieTR]

I would think it's related to Roshi drinking bubbly water and Bulma's dad not smoking. I believe it's an FCC thing, but the amusing thing is most people get what was supposed to happen, so why bother censoring it? I mean, if J&J can get smashed after kidnapping Oak, why go through red tape and suggest they aren't drunk when it's so obvious they are? It's like Serena's "punch" on Sailor Moon. I'm sure kids have learned how anime draws drunk people... the FCC just doesn't give kids enough credit.

 

[Blackjack Gabbiani]

I mean, if J&J can get smashed after kidnapping Oak, why go through red tape and suggest they aren't drunk when it's so obvious they are?

Except in that case it was water in the Japanese version too. Or at least it was whatever came out of that spring...

 

[ImJessieTR]

that's bizarre ...

 

[Zhen Lin]

It's probably to keep the Y rating, just like how games make certain edits to keep an E or a T or an M rating. MR wasn't rated, IIRC.

Some game developers seem to be making edits to purposely bump their rating from T to M.

 

[Sunain]

Yeah the recent trend has been M rated games sell better then lower rated games.