CATDOLL: Are Japan's late-night animations too explicit to be watched by minors?

Japan has strict restrictions on the broadcast time of animation, and what type of animation can be broadcast at what time. However, due to the continuous increase in the bloodiness, violence, and pornography of animation in recent years, many animations have been banned in the country.

In the first episode of Attack on Titan, the mother of the protagonist Allen was eaten by a giant. Such scenes would make adults feel uncomfortable, not to mention minors. In addition, take the second season of Sister New Devil’s Contract, which was released in October this year, for example. Almost every episode of this work contains bold sexual descriptions, which makes it hard to imagine that it can be broadcast on TV. For this reason, just as the late night slot is scheduled to be broadcast during the rest time of minors, are works of this theme suitable for minors to watch?

Those who agree would think that the scale of late-night shows is definitely greater than that of works broadcast at normal times, so the producers are more lenient in terms of pornography and violence. For example, in recent years, the light-adapted animations have often adopted the form of selling benefits throughout the whole film to attract the audience's attention. Over time, the harm may not only affect the development of minors, but it may also easily give the audience the illusion that "I can also become such a protagonist and enjoy the harem." There are already voices criticizing such late-night works in Japanese society, believing that "it will make the audience feel a sense of distance between the work and reality, making them more disappointed with reality, and devote themselves to more similar works."

At the same time, some parents may find it difficult to accept that their children can easily accept the strange and bloody scenes in late-night movies. In addition, many movies in recent years are about "destruction of the world" and "the end of mankind". Watching too much of them can only do harm rather than good.

But at the same time, as more and more minors join the army of anime fans, many people have gradually come to "view the plot with the right three perspectives" through watching new anime all year round. When facing "Attack on Titan", they see the unyielding resistance of mankind; and when it comes to "Parasyte", thinking about how humans can coexist equally with nature is probably their biggest feeling after watching it.

In addition, in recent years, late-night shows are not just about visual stimulation. Works such as Lovelive! and Puella Magi Madoka Magica have sparked widespread discussion throughout Japanese society. The former will even be broadcast on NHK Education Channel in January next year, proving that it is actually a work that is beneficial to the audience. Recently, Japanese media have specially selected "late-night shows suitable for broadcasting on NHK", including popular masterpieces such as The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Chihayafuru, and After School Pleiades. If minors watch these works, not only will there be no so-called "physical and mental damage", but it can stimulate their imagination and gain motivation from it, right?

So what do you think?