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BBFC Updates:

Fun fact: Despite being labelled as an 18 on the cover, they aren't given an 18 in the end, upupupupupu

Blade & Soul
15 - Episode 01 - strong bloody violence
15 - Episode 02 - strong bloody violence
15 - Episode 03 - strong violence, bloody images
15 - Episode 04 - strong violence, bloody images
15 - Episode 05 - strong violence
15 - Episode 06 - strong violence
15 - Episode 07 - strong threat
15 - Episode 08 - strong violence
15 - Episode 09 - strong violence
15 - Episode 10 - strong violence, bloody images
15 - Episode 11 - strong violence, bloody images
15 - Episode 12 - strong violence
12 - Episode 13 - moderate threat
Boruto: Naruto the Movie
12A - Film - moderate fantasy violence
Danganronpa the Animation
12 - Episode 01 - moderate threat
15 - Episode 02 - strong violence, injury detail
15 - Episode 03 - strong threat, violence
15 - Episode 04 - strong violence
15 - Episode 05 - strong crime scene images, threat
15 - Episode 06 - strong violence
15 - Episode 07 - strong violence
12 - Episode 08 - moderate violence, threat
15 - Episode 09 - suicide references
15 - Episode 10 - strong crime scene images
12 - Episode 11 - moderate violence
15 - Episode 12 - strong crime scene detail
12 - Episode 13 - moderate violence
Dragon Ball Z Kai: Season 3
12 - Episodes 53-59 - moderate violence, gory images, discriminatory language
12 - Episodes 60-65 - moderate fantasy violence
PG - Episodes 66-71 - mild bad language, fantasy violence
12 - Episodes 72-77 - infrequent moderate fantasy violence
Samurai Jam: Bakumatsu Rock
PG - Episode 01 - mild bad language
PG - Episode 02 - mild bad language, references to suicide
PG - Episode 03 - mild bad language
PG - Episode 04 - mild sex references, nudity
PG - Episode 05 - mild bad language, fantasy violence
PG - Episode 06 - mild threat, violence
PG - Episode 07 - mild bad language, injury detail
12 - Episode 08 - moderate sex references, threat
PG - Episode 09 - mild bad language
PG - Episode 10 - mild threat
12 - Episode 11 - moderate violence
12 - Episode 12 - moderate injury detail
The Seven Deadly Sins: Season 1
15 - Episode 01 - crude sex references
15 - Episode 02 - moderate sex references
15 - Episode 03 - strong bloody violence, moderate sex references
15 - Episode 04 - strong violence
15 - Episode 05 - strong bloody violence
15 - Episode 06 - strong bloody violence
15 - Episode 07 - brief strong bloody violence
15 - Episode 08 - strong bloody violence
15 - Episode 09 - strong bloody violence
15 - Episode 10 - strong sex references
15 - Episode 11 - strong bloody violence
15 - Episode 12 - brief strong bloody violence
15 - Episode 13 - strong violence
15 - Episode 14 - strong violence
15 - Episode 15 - strong violence
12 - Episode 16 - moderate sex references, gory images
15 - Episode 17 - strong gory images
15 - Episode 18 - strong violence, gory images
15 - Episode 19 - strong gory images
15 - Episode 20 - strong violence
15 - Episode 21 - strong violence, gory images
15 - Episode 22 - strong violence, gory images
15 - Episode 23 - strong violence, gory images
15 - Episode 24 - strong violence
Yu-Gi-Oh!: Season 3 4Kids Edition
PG - Episodes 01-07 - mild fantasy violence, threat
PG - Episodes 08-14 - mild fantasy violence, threat
PG - Episodes 15-21 - mild fantasy violence, threat
PG - Episodes 22-28 - mild fantasy threat, violence
PG - Episodes 29-35 - mild bad language, fantasy violence, threat
PG - Episodes 36-42 - mild bad language, fantasy violence, threat
PG - Episodes 43-47 - mild fantasy violence
 
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IncendiaryLemon said:
Weird. I wonder why. I mean, no other streaming service puts their stuff through the BBFC.
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Amazon do as well. I think it's a case of the majors playing it especially safe. Nobody's going to go after Crunchyroll, so who care is they don't?
 
That's fair I suppose. It just seems like unnecessary costs. I think we as UK Anime fans especially know that BBFC costs aren't cheap.

@GolGotha Wow. I wonder how this will affect Omakase. Loot Crate as a brand is a lot more well known than Viewster at this point.
 
IncendiaryLemon said:
That's fair I suppose. It just seems like unnecessary costs. I think we as UK Anime fans especially know that BBFC costs aren't cheap.
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I'm not sure, but I think UK-based services can get in trouble with ATVOD (or possibly Ofcom) if they don't restrict their services properly. BBFC ratings are probably cheaper than creating your own in-house compliance team.
 
IncendiaryLemon said:
I suppose when you put it that way it makes sense. Honestly, I have no idea what the laws are about age ratings on streaming stuff.
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Completely optional for non-pornographic stuff (and that doesn't have to go through the BBFC either)
 
IncendiaryLemon said:
That's fair I suppose. It just seems like unnecessary costs. I think we as UK Anime fans especially know that BBFC costs aren't cheap.

@GolGotha Wow. I wonder how this will affect Omakase. Loot Crate as a brand is a lot more well known than Viewster at this point.
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Do you think that cost means anything to a company to a size of Amazon. Anyway it's a loss leader whilst they grow their streaming service.
 
robot monkey said:
Do you think that cost means anything to a company to a size of Amazon. Anyway it's a loss leader whilst they grow their streaming service.
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I doubt they'll succeed, Amazon Prime epitomises the phrase "jack of all trades, master of none"...
 
Amazon also has an annoying habbit of being stupidly strict about where one gets to watch their content (and what people can watch service wise, such that SKY are locking them out on a software level and CR needs to be sideloaded), no desire whatsoever to just play ball with Google and Apple and (sorta important for anime in particular) a REALLY nasty habit of only proving dubs with not even hard of hearing subtitles.

I'd be honest, the moment I upgrade my somewhat dying HDTV to a smart TV I'll cancel my prime subscription and hurl my fire tv into a lake.

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And then fish it out and hand it over to the appropriate authorities to dismantle and recycle.
 
ConanThe3rd said:
I'd be honest, the moment I upgrade my somewhat dying HDTV to a smart TV I'll cancel my prime subscription and hurl my fire tv into a lake.

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And then fish it out and hand it over to the appropriate authorities to dismantle and recycle.
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When you do, pictures please. Or we'll all say it never happened.
 
I need to find a shallow enough lake to do that. Most of the ones near me have ducks in them and I respect them more than I do my Fire TV.

Like, one of my "go out and relax" activies is to take photos of them.
 
Crunchyroll apparently got hacked and some people have reported that their details have been stolen.

I've changed my password and so far nothing has been charged on my bank statement.

In response I've also changed my password and removed my card details on my PSN account because I wanted to do that at some point. Basically I'll be getting Point Cards from now on (i.e. buy £15 card then renew points and spend), PSN did get hacked at one point so yeah.

UPDATE:

Crunchyroll Twitter statement:
Update: We experienced a breach in a moderator's account. No credit card information or other passwords were accessible from this account. We are currently investigating the breach, and thank you for your patience and support. No action is necessary on your part at this time.
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I have some sad news to bring up.

Voice actress Miyu Matsuki has passed away at the age of 38 due to an illness.

She was a quite notable actress whom have voiced many characters including:
- Anna Nishikinomiya in SHIMONETA: A Boring World Where the Concept of Dirty Jokes Doesn’t Exist
- Claire Rivelt in The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II (Sen no Kiseki II) (VG)
- Harumi Fujiyoshi in Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei
- Hisui in Carnival Phantasm & Melty Blood (VG)
- Isumi Saginomiya in Hayate the Combat Butler
- Kū-ko in Nyaruko: Crawling with Love!
- Lailah in Tales of Zestiria (VG)
- Magical Sapphire in Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya
- Waka Kumon in Phantom Breaker (VG)
- Yoshinoya in Hidamari Sketch

She also performed theme songs for Love Love?, Zoku Sayonara Zetsubō Sensei, and Nyaruko: Crawling with Love!.

RIP

Source: ANN
 
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