Splatoon's New Manga Serialization Launches in Coro Coro on 15th May

Uhhhh, well okay then

I wish releasing comics was a viable buzz generator in Europe.

sees naked male inkling
....No thanks.

Why is he naked? I guess that humor is more Japanese or something lol

I've seen too much Inklings to know where this is going...

Now if they had THAT naked inkling on the cover of the game...

Don't worry, I'm sure there will be fan translations of this in no time!

Well I think this article's gonna get a lot of attention with that image. XD

Well this is...something.

I swear there is something seriously wrong with Japanese pop culture why the hell is he naked? I mean seriously what is going through their minds? If anyone on here is Japanese and can tell me what is up with that tell me?

@Danrenfroe2016 Dude chill. It's probably some childish skit where he transforms back into an inkling boy and forgets he doesn't have clothes or something like that. There's a lot weirder things in media these days. Trust me. XD. Not really anything to do with culture.

@Joeynator3000 @Danrenfroe2016 Cultures are different. The whole world can't cater to prude Americans all the time, NOA's censorship is enough. They're beginning to tick me off, and the whole world is getting affected by them, just because they freak out when they see bums, boingy bits and penises, even when they're censored. I even tried to learn Japanese to play the Super Famicom version of Final Fantasy VI because of their koskit, and I still haven't learned enough to be able to play it.

BTW, I've read a fan translation of the other Splatoon manga, and this is just a running gag about an Inkling boy that always forgets his clothes.

I kind of want an English translation. Despite the naked inkling.

Huh, hasn't there been a manga for Splatoon 1 that also had a naked Inkling Boy? Anyhoo, I like the art style and would be interested in 'reading' through it based on visuals alone. Just like with japanese games, it's quite easy to get the bare bones of the story.

@Danrenfroe2016 What's wrong with being naked?

@G-Boy
Some of us are European.

@Xaessya Of course, even this website is British.

@Danrenfroe2016 Well I'm not Japanese, but I do study the culture. In the aftermath of World War 2, Japan needed to re-coup, and they were in trouble because a lot of their people died in the war, and they spent a huge amount of money on it. They needed more money, but they couldn't get it through trade deals because, well they were just on the wrong side of history. So they needed more tax payers, but prior to that sex had been an extremely taboo topic, more so than maybe any other place in the world. As such, there was very low sex drive in men and women in the country, so the government funded initiatives to generate sex drive, one of which was erotic and suggestive entertainment. The effects of this are still here today, and that is what lead to such an erotic and sometimes very messed up pop culture in Japan today.

Looks like they're going for the shota crowd...

@starcatcher77 Are you serious? People are going way too deep into this, it's just nudity.

...yeah I was hoping I wasn't the only one weirded out by the image.

Adding nudity to a game full of tentacles... I see where this is going Japan and I'm out...

There's always something about Japanese Manga to me that makes it stand out. Cultural differences are major factor to that, for example something like this is a type of comedic low brow randomness that appeals to young children. Much like fart jokes, slapstick, etc. What's interesting is that low brow comedic gags found in shows like Ren & Stimpy, Looney Tunes, and The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy are starting to disappear in western media in exchange for more intellectual jokes instead. You could say that there are shows now that do the same low brow comedic routine, however they are done poorly and leave little to be desired in terms of comedic value.

So... People are disturbed by some random MALE inkling being naked? I guess it might been a similar effect if it was Female. Or would be offended even more if i think about it.

@G-Boy Not every American is offended by some naked cartoon character hah.

@G-Boy

"bums, boingy bits and penises"

I influenced you to say that.

I remember during the Switch Treehouse stream back in January, everybody was talking about sh!t people are uncomfortable to say, then I remarked "For God sake people, it's just a frickin' part of the body!". After that, everyone got brave and started saying stuff they wouldn't have before.

Or something like that anyway.

Either way, I take full credit.

...

I regret nothing.

@RyanSilberman
... Not really. Then again, it could be just some random "Oh hey, his clothes are gone again!" sorta scenario, i mean a good number of 90's cartoons tend to do that from time to time.

I guess it's the expression that makes it jarring?, i don't know, he's kinda giving a rather derpy-looking, absent minded expression to me, honestly.

Nintendolife, if I want those kind of thumbnails... ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

It just doesn't get any more hentai than a kid with a squid for a penis.

Pretty sure Dexter's Lab has various episodes where he's seen naked as a joke. Same with Ed, Edd n Eddy, Fairly Odd Parents, and I'm sure many more, so don't think this is Japan being weird.

Guys there's a PPGs episode where the girls come home naked to the Professor.

(Sees Naked Male Inkling)
Naked ?
Naked ?!
(Use Alisha White quote from ANTM 18 )

I'm naked right now!

i'm a nevernude. wish i had that confidence

Ok. Not offended. But still? Why? What is the gag?

I mean seriously. In Korea its a gag for kids to try and stick their finger in peoples butts? Seriously WTF man?

Japan Korea they have some weird stuff.

@Danrenfroe2016
Have you ever watched one of Fairly Odd Parents episode ?
There was an episode which shown Timmy Turner & Cosmo were being Naked.
And also on Codename Kids Next Door, there was an episode shown Numbuh 1 (Butt Photo) & 2,3,4,5 (After Blasted by a Big Missile in Winter episode) also were being naked.
Guess, American also likes those Naked kids gags.

That inkling still hasn't learned to turn back into humanoid form with his clothes on?

@ProjectCafe I remember that stream, but i actually got that phrase from this article.

What I want to know is if he's censored there, or is that actually what an Inkling penis looks like?

@starcatcher77 I'm interested in where you read all about this. From my understanding, prior to the Meiji Era, Japan actually used to be one of the most liberal countries when it comes to sexuality.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=M_OMtAjO73Q

You think that's something, wait till you see his barnacles.

@Anti-Matter or it could be that big time studios just think Americans like it and are out of touch.

@feelinsupersonic There are dozens of us ... DOZENS!

Naked inkling... why?

"I'm amused at how creatively they censored his, um, splateenis."
"It's not censored."
"... oh."

@GeminiSaint
Most important, why not female naked inkling?

@Neferupitou
Gosh...
Are you looking for some boobs ?

@Anti-Matter
What?...me? c..course NOT! she's just a kid!

I like 90's cartoon humor and all, but...

why pick THAT expression?

Don't panic. The naked Inkling is a male. So that means It's ok.