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Voice Actress Ai Kayano Removed From Azur Lane and Arknights After Visit To Controversial Japanese Shrine Sparks Outrage Among Chinese Players

July 4, 2021

Voice actress Ai Kayano, perhaps best known for her role as Darkness in KonoSuba, has been completely removed from the Chinese servers for two separate China-developed mobile games, Shanghai Manjuu and Xiamen Y...

Guilty Gear -Strive- Update Removes References To Taiwan, Tibet, and Uyghur Region From In-Game Story Archives

Spencer Baculi

June 25, 2021

Censorship, Video Games

A recent update to Arc System Works’ recently released Guilty Gear -Strive- has removed a mention of various entities viewed unfavorably by the Chinese government, including Taiwan, Tibet, and the Uyghur autono...

Veteran Anime Director Shinji Takamatsu Reveals Impact Of Chinese Censors On Anime Production Schedules

Spencer Baculi

June 6, 2021

Anime

Veteran anime director Shinji Takamatsu, whose resume includes stints directing Gin Tama and co-producing Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counter Attack, recently opened up on the impact Chinese censors have had on ...

China Censors Academy Award Winning Nomadland Director Chloé Zhao Over Nearly Decade-Old Criticism Of Communist Government

Josh Berger

April 29, 2021

Celebrity, Censorship, Movies

This past Sunday, director Chloé Zhao made history by becoming the very first Chinese woman to win an Oscar, receiving the Academy Award for Best Director for her critically praised drama Nomadland. Source:...

MiHoYo Prematurely Ends Latest Global Honkai Impact 3rd Event, Removes Promotional Video Following Complaints From Chinese Players

Spencer Baculi

April 23, 2021

Censorship, Video Games

MiHoYo has announced that they will prematurely end the latest Honkai Impact 3rd story event, a celebration of the mobile action RPG's third global anniversary, and remove a promotional video featuring the game...

Yakuza Tattoos In Netflix’s Gokushufudou The Way of the Househusband Censored In China

Spencer Baculi

April 14, 2021

Anime, Censorship

The Yakuza tattoos of Gokushufudou, The Way of the Househuband’s protagonist, which denote his plot-relevant former membership in the Japanese criminal organization, have been censored by Netflix for the series...

The Daily Stupid: Kate Winslet, Major League Baseball, And A Double Dose Of Joe Biden

John F. Trent

April 6, 2021

The Daily Stupid

Welcome to The Daily Stupid, where we cover some of the dumbest and most idiotic things happening around the world and on the internet. In this special edition, each one of our Bounding Into Comics writers p...

The Daily Stupid: Lester Holt, Volkswagen Reporters, White Supremacy, and Coca-Cola

Spencer Baculi

April 5, 2021

The Daily Stupid

Welcome to The Daily Stupid, where we cover some of the dumbest and most idiotic things happening around the world and on the internet. Today we have Lester Holt, a number of reporters who fell for an April ...

Chinese Promotional Materials For Godzilla vs. Kong Hint At Underwater Battle And More!

JB Augustine

February 26, 2021

Movies

A new Chinese poster promoting Godzilla vs. Kong's upcoming release in the country - the highly-anticipated kaiju throwdown will see a more conventional, theater-focused release plan - has made its ...

Star Wars Fans Obliterate Disney And Lucasfilm For Endorsing Chinese Slavery While Condemning Violence Against Asian-American Pacific Islanders

John F. Trent

February 24, 2021

Movies, Television

The official Star Wars Facebook account recently posted an image condemning violence against Asian-American Pacific Islanders during the Lunar New Year or the Chinese New Year. Fans responded to the post by cal...

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