Anime Censorship. Anime Only for Kids?? (Blog Post)

Hey everyone, there's no review today, but just a few of my thoughts on Anime censorship. Now I'm not just talking about getting rid of the violence/ blood etc, we know all that stuff about censorship. What I wanted to talk about was some interesting stuff that they do to anime shows when they start broadcasting it in other countries(specifically the U.S because that's the country that seems to dub anime).

Now we know once anime is dubbed, sometimes they change the dialogue, but sometimes they tone down shows too much to turn a teen+ anime title in Japan to a kids 5+ or something show. You can tell that there's something wrong with this already. But this is also because I think in Western countries generally (nothing against anything), usually kids are more linked to "cartoons" don't you think. That's just how society works. My uncle was sort of against me watching Pokemon and always asked "Isn't Pokemon for kids?!", and I have had a few comments similar to this too. The thing is that Pokemon is Shōnen(Look it up if you don't know what it is) and I'd like to think I'm living in my 少年 ya bahaha. Yea anyway, you may have noticed that there's elements in Pokemon which were taken out due to these "specific" things not for young kids. Though there's a part which was played by 4Kids, there's a lot which was due to the Western society not accepting these things for kids. I feel like we're(Western Culture Peeps) less accepting of touchy issues.

You know what? I asked someone about what anime titles they had today, and they asked me "what is anime"?! OMG I was shocked! And they had a whole range of anime titles too. They didn't know the difference from anime and something such as an American cartoon. The thing is that people who think that anime is for kids only have the same mindset too. Have you seen Another?!, have you seen Elfen Lied?!, have you seen Higurashi no Naku Koro ni?! or even Highschool of the Dead?! Watch them before you show a young kid ok :) (This is a joke, don't show them it, but you get my point, not all anime titles are for kids)

This blog isn't really getting anywhere haha.....
Anyway, I was reading about anime censorship yesterday and came across the edits on Once Piece and realised how toned down the show was. A change from a cigarette to a lollipop, drinking wine to orange juice. You know what I thought was one of the most interesting show edits?! In  Yi-Gi-Oh they edited out body guards with guys to them pointing the finger, and you know what, that's actually pretty smart bahaha. I had no idea they did this sort of stuff until maybe a year or two ago. I believe I'm a purest, so I like things as original as possible. Sometimes I can't be bothered reading subs so I move to dub. And seriously when call name a rice ball a jam doughnut or a sandwich, you know there's something fishy going on!

Anyway, these are just my thoughts on the issue. Don't worry if you fit in one of these categories. I'm just expressing my concerns with anime censorship. As long as you know the difference between a general cartoon and anime, and that anime isn't just for kids, then we're all g :D

What is a Chinese New Year Album?? (CNY News)

Hi everyone, well as this blog is all about entertainment, here I'll be talking about the Chinese New Year album news. I know this topic doesn't interest most of the western viewers so if you don't want to know about Chinese New Year albums then you may stop reading here.

Ok so I've been following album news in Malaysia for quite a while now. When I think of Chinese New Year albums, these are the artists/ groups that I think of, and some of them have released solo CNY albums too, M-Girls(四个女生),  Four Golden Princesses (四千金), Eight Superstars(八大巨),  and Cute Princesses (巧千金). I myself believe that I'm an expert in Chinese New Year albums, at least I have watched and collected enough to know when one is good or bad. Not quite sure if I should make a separate blog about it or not as my Chinese isn't very good. But closer to CNY I will post another blog post on CNY MV's/ albums, and what I usually expect from them.

A bit of a rundown on what a Chinese New Year album is....
You can think of Christmas but to an even larger scale. You have really catchy music, old and new. Sometimes folk and pop songs are converted into a CNY cover!!! Malaysia leads the way in CNY music and releases the most CNY albums out of any country each year(Even China!!!). Most of the time, an artist releases 2 types of albums(these days anyway, an audio CD(what you usually expect with music), and a full MV album, so all the songs in the album have Full Music Videos and are released on either DVD or VCD(Video CD is usually 360p), though previously they were released on Laser Disc and VHS also before they became obsolete, and also Cassette.

I'll cover other stuff in other posts as this is getting too long, but I wanted to announce a new CNY album being released by Cute Princesses (巧千金). This will be their 10th Chinese New Year album as their first album was released back for the 2006 CNY(time flies!!!). Although the 3 past members Cecilia, Alicia and Viki have left the group, Veron has stayed in the group, along with members Miko and Joanne who joined in the 2012 CNY album.

Back at the start of the year their company StarMedia threated fans with a warning on Facebook that they may not let Cute Princesses release another CNY album due to the huge piracy issue as the other successful group managed by StarMedia, M-Girls were pulled from releasing anymore CNY albums due to the huge piracy issue. But this week Cute Princesses have begun shooting their latest CNY album for CNY 2015. I'm excited to see what other artists/ groups will be releasing CNY albums for the 2015 CNY season.

[巧千金] 2015 羊羊篇 の ~我们要出新年专辑啦~ 

Uploaded by StarmediaChannel on Sep 12, 2014

51st Post! (Blog Post)

So sorry, no post today! I am so flat out with everything going on in my life that I don't have time today to do a proper review because it would take too long. Maybe tomorrow?? But for now I would like to celebrate passing 50 posts on this blog, and posting everyday continuously since the day I opened this blog. I'd like to quickly thank everyone who have found this blog and keep coming back. I just like the entertainment side of things, and usually watch or play something new everyday so you know :D

If you didn't know I'm masterbrendan, my Youtube username since way back in 2007, and my name since young. What shall I review next?? No idea, but maybe some K-Pop albums, and I need to review Nikita, even though I live in NZ which is really late in releasing TV shows! Until next time, bye!

The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV Show Blog Post)

So while studying for my tests, in my procrastination time I decided to go watch some videos of "Heads Up" on theellenshow on YouTube
Here's a video featuring Robin Williams

Robin Williams Plays 'Heads Up!', Uploaded by TheEllenShow, Nov 21, 2013

Most of these videos gave me a good laugh, and there are other segments which have really gave me a good laugh too. Overall, watching so many of her videos on YouTube has made me realise how funny she really is. Though I miss the TV airings, I catch up with the YouTube videos, though they're always incomplete.

Some of my recommendation clip titles: Clumsy Thumbsy, Heads Up!, What's Wrong With These Photos?(Though sometimes there's some variations in the title), Guesstures, In Your Facebook!, Bad Gifts From Facebook + there's so many more, and almost all gives you a good laugh.

Sometimes I need a good laugh, and it's hard for me to laugh at comedy. Back to reviews tomorrow probably, otherwise Monday, bye!

Chore Games (Blog Post)

So sorry everyone! I'm so tired today so just a quick post. Do you play any chore games? On Facebook I used to play ones by playfish all the time(restaurant city, pet society etc), i also used to play travian, and also Tekken Revolution but i won't go into much detail here. These days I must play the Sight training game every day to get the stamp on the calendar each day(those games seem to always be addicting) and also I play Clash of Clans a lot, just to upgrade everyday. In the end I get fed up and quit altogether,  and in the past i have also caused a laptop to break, and also a dvd player, so don't ask me how it happened, but games can be bad for you, especially addicting daily chore games, stay away from them!!!!

That's my word of wisdom today, goodnight!