The return of the long-awaited shonen One Punch Man With its third season it continues to generate debate on social networks due to problems related to its production and the quality of its animation. Now episode 4 gave us the viral disappointment of the week and it is about the absurd censorship of the cigarette Zombieman.
The original scene in the manga shows us a character posing imposingly, but now that it has been animated we only see a character looking at the horizon, as if he had little relevance. So comparisons have immediately gone viral as the animation studio responsible for the third season is capable of disappointing us even more.
Although ironically, what generates the most laughter and anger among the community is the absolute hypocrisy: An anime full of blood, dismemberments and exploding monsters decides that a cigarette is “crossing the line of explicit”?
The Curiosity: Violence yes, smoking no?
EITHERne Punch Man In essence, it is a series focused on a young audience, over 16 years old, so it is quite common to see fights and blood at all times. At all times we see heroes and monsters being brutally beaten on screen. Blood is part of the DNA of the series. However, the production decided that the real danger for the audience who are at an age to understand the risks of cigarettes is not the explicit violence, but the bad influence of a cigarette.
In our analysis we can find that the consumption of cigarettes and products that could be harmful to health is currently seen as a bad habit. Taking into account the existing measures on the content to be shown on Japanese television and political agendas, the production has decided to avoid controversies and omits the cigarette, although it ended up getting involved in the controversy in its attempt to avoid it.
Destroying identity
For the expert fan of the franchise One Punch Manwho understands the lore behind each character, this is a slap in the face. Zombieman He is the incarnation of a “film noir” detective. His trench coat, his cynical attitude and his perpetual cigarette They are your identity.
The character analysis It is clear that taking away the cigarette is a rookie mistake, similar to the infamous censorship that could be seen in the early 2000s, such as when in one piece the cigarette was changed sanji for a palette. This type of actions for many fans is a lack of respect for the original design of ONE and Murata.
The elimination of cigarettes Zombieman sums up perfectly why so many fans are frustrated with the season 3 of One Punch Man.
From a critical perspective, this decision reflects a hypocrisy that underestimates the viewer. It is an example of the excess of caution on the part of international distributors, more concerned with avoiding criticism related to tobacco than with preserving the coherence and essence of a fundamental character in history.
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