We all know what I’m talking about. Looking back as it; it always seemed weird they decided to censor the specific event when it’s debatable that’s the most taboo thing the anime has done
And I do love how Yajima playing around with the idea and included the escalator to represent "forced separation"
I dunno what he was thinking. He and his cohorts milked Serena's crush for all it was worth but in the end they couldn't even show 1 measly on screen kiss? It was the ultimate troll move no matter how this Yajima person tries to explain himself.
Okay but this can’t be universal because literally the first episode of Naruto made a joke of Sasuke and Naruto being each other’s first kiss. And if memory serves me right it aired on the same channel as Pokémon in Japan. Are you strictly referring to children themed shows?You fail to understand the significance of a first kiss in Japan. It's not casual like in American society. It's something you reserve for the one that you love, and it's a private matter. It's an intimate act more akin to making out at the back of the car (or more).
I always saw the kiss as a puberty thing. I don't even remember when I was 10 years old, me or anyone else were into kissing, in which I believe it's the show targeted audience.Japan has strange values. The kid-friendly Pokemon airs right next to Naruto, which is certainly NOT kid-friendly.
Why is Japan treated like an alternate universe compared to other parts of the world? I realize that obviously it has different cultures and ideals due to it being somewhere else and I’m not doubting the validity of people claims but if I didn’t know any better I would think it isn’t apart of the 7 continents.
Okay but this can’t be universal because literally the first episode of Naruto made a joke of Sasuke and Naruto being each other’s first kiss. And if memory serves me right it aired on the same channel as Pokémon in Japan. Are you strictly referring to children themed shows?
Naruto is more violent and aimed for an older audience than Pokémon. Although we call Pokémon a shōnen show, it is technically kodomo-muke (aimed for children 3-10). And not just the anime, the entire franchise is considered to be kodomo-muke, including Pokémon Special.
Thus, something like a lip kiss is very risky to do in a Pokémon show.
I like how everyone (in the series) simply brushed J's spinning death off rather quickly, and then asked what happened to Lysandre only to say, "Who knows?"What happened with Hunter J and Lysandre was more explicit than saying "he died" LOL
Like I said in page 1, a kiss in the lips in pokemon is apparently so forbidden that they can't even show it for a pair of consenting adults who just marriedI dunno what he was thinking. He and his cohorts milked Serena's crush for all it was worth but in the end they couldn't even show 1 measly on screen kiss? It was the ultimate troll move no matter how this Yajima person tries to explain himself.
I dunno what he was thinking. He and his cohorts milked Serena's crush for all it was worth but in the end they couldn't even show 1 measly on screen kiss? It was the ultimate troll move no matter how this Yajima person tries to explain himself.
Yep; exactly how the kiss in that ending song I saw did it, too.The scene of the girl going to the tip of their feet is the usual cue for an obvious unseen kissing scene.
how Kukui and Burnet got a child in development by the end of SM.
Obvious agenda is obvious lol
Edit: Here's the specific context for people who don't want to search things up
- From the interview
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The kiss scene is indeed meant to be Serena kissing Satoshi, and his reaction to it is surprised awe, any ambiguity the scene has is so they could get it on TV in the first place.*
Interviewer: “I didn’t watch the final episode, so this might be a dumb question, but what happened to Serena’s love, did she and Satoshi become a couple in the end?".
Tetsuo Yajima: “They didn’t become a couple in the episode itself, but the way I ended it is meant to make you understand that they’re probably going to become one later. Serena tells Satoshi that she’s going to improve herself and then come back to him. And then she does something absolutely incredible when she leaves (laughs). She’s meant to be kissing him in that scene, but since I couldn’t just have them kissing on screen, I had Serena’s feet “float” upwards instead.".
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Really, the interview is full of so much great content and cool little nuggets of trivia
"in development"
Damn, when did babies become tech company projects?
Bianca/latios kissed on the cheek though