{"id":2020550,"date":"2025-09-14T04:42:55","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T04:42:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2020550"},"modified":"2025-09-14T04:42:55","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T04:42:55","slug":"i-miss-when-anime-actually-felt-dangerous","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/i-miss-when-anime-actually-felt-dangerous\/","title":{"rendered":"I Miss When Anime Actually Felt Dangerous"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The modern landscape of anime is simply not for me. Don\u2019t get me wrong, I don\u2019t take any particular umbrage with modern anime as a whole. I\u2019m certain there are shows that would interest me from a narrative standpoint. But, there is something about the anime culture of today that doesn\u2019t intrigue me: it all feels incredibly safe compared to what I grew up with in anime which felt legit dangerous.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">When <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/topic\/anime\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:anime;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">anime<\/a> was first really making its big bid in America, it was off the backs of feature films like <em>Akira<\/em> and <em>Ghost in the Shell<\/em> breaking out in such a way that they could not be ignored by American pop culture. A huge reason for this was how aggressively adult these stories and their executions were. Very quickly, anime in America pretty much started to consist of two distinct flavors: movies\/shows aimed squarely at kids (even if that meant some heavy censoring), and movies\/shows that sold anime on being controversial and even dangerous if kids saw it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">So, yeah, as a kid, that was the anime I saw a bunch of and I miss it being so prominent.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\"><strong>Anime That Ain\u2019t For Kids<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">I watched tons of \u201ckid friendly\u201d (a stupid, censorial term that actually means nothing) animated programming and loved it. But, when I discovered anime and its origins in Japan, I sought out the kinds of \u201ccartoons\u201d I never could have dreamed would exist. The art form of animation is always fighting to be seen as more than a genre for babies. Anime taught me that valuable lesson by giving me a healthy dose of the drive-in\u2019s Three B\u2019s: blood, breasts, and beasts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In my middle school days, I was imbibing the torrid adventures of the Guyver as he sliced through monstrous Zoanoids while the vampire hunter known as D did the same with gnarly beasts from a horror-fueled future. All the while, I was praying my parents didn\u2019t walk in the room just in time to see a cel-animated boob or ink-and-paint decapitation. It felt thrilling to watch this kind of stuff and feel like you were getting away with something truly dangerous and transgressive.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Which is why I don\u2019t feel much towards anime today, especially when it gets called dangerous or evil by idiots.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\"><strong>Anime Is All About Kids (And The Kid-Brained) Now<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/HB3cbDM1kNszPmT68IfA3g--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/giant_freakin_robot_articles_628\/d4753fb14297829e37f4642dd87d7d83\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Naturally, there are still plenty of modern anime projects that have delightfully gratuitous material in them, but it\u2019s more the nature of the beast that has changed. Anime is a bazillion dollar industry and you only get that kind of revolting wealth if you exploit the imaginations and excitement of children (and adults who can\u2019t grow up). As such, the presentation and big pushes from the anime industry have to try to rope in kids (and the kid-brained) more than they don\u2019t.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">So, when I hear about some hot air holy roller lamenting how anime like <em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/topic\/demon-slayer\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Demon Slayer;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">Demon Slayer<\/a><\/em> is dangerous and evil, I want to strap him down and make him watch every episode of <em>Pet Shop of Horrors<\/em> as well as the entire run of the original <em>Berserk<\/em> adaptation. Then, we can talk about the evils of anime and how awesome they are. Because nothing in the mainstream landscape of popular anime is doing anything as truly controversial or daring as when anime sold itself on being dangerous. If some of you watched even one episode of <em>Mad Bull 34<\/em>, your brain would short circuit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">I hope there will be a generation of anime fans who seek out the dangerous material of yesteryear. Things are only going to get more and more sanitized in anime as it continues its bid for the dominant form of popular entertainment on the planet. Don\u2019t let them make you forget that you wouldn\u2019t have <em>One Piece<\/em> if it wasn\u2019t for the bloody, bad taste trail so many anime projects paved to get here.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The modern landscape of anime is simply not for me. Don\u2019t get me wrong, I don\u2019t take any particular umbrage with modern anime as a whole. I\u2019m certain there are shows that would interest me from a narrative standpoint. But, there is something about the anime culture of today that doesn\u2019t intrigue me: it all [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2020551,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[371246],"class_list":["post-2020550","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-anime-culture"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/I-Miss-When-Anime-Actually-Felt-Dangerous.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2020550","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2020550"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2020550\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2020551"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2020550"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2020550"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2020550"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}