• Flolania@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    Isn’t this due to that censorship rule where tv stations must censor anything that is considered bullying, humiliation or violent punishment?

    • Adventurous_Caramel@alien.topB
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      1 year ago

      Some recent Gaki episodes have shown that Downtown can still skate close to the line when they want to like Matsumoto’s early morning punishment for losing the Choro-Q challenge, TANAKER and their Contest series. Like others have said earlier, it’s a probably a combination of NTV execs wanting to find a new gem and Downtown/Cocorico/Hosei deciding they don’t wanna take the hits anymore as they enter old age.