Senran Kagura Producer Leaves Marvelous After Frustrations Over Sexual Content Restrictions

So he left 'cos he wasn't allowed to be a bigger pervert in making decisions for his games?

So this is a good thing then? He doesn't sound very mature if this is why he'll leave.

Good on him, never like to see the original vision of the creators/team get diminished by publishers regardless of the genre.

We've always been told that we need to let the artists work... now "He's s pervert good riddance". The SJW scurge is a plague in gaming, but don't worry they'll be the first ones to reply to this post telling me how SJWs aren't real. LMAO

@Peterjr1
His content is his art and as an artist that's what's most important for his work, expressing what he wants.

If I were him, I’d developed the most sexual filled game of this console generation. Just for revenge. ^^

The ones censoring the game would be very pleased for sure.

Mostly due to Sony it seems. Not sure what's happened with them, about 5 years ago they were far better.

Takaki is nothing but a pervert with his lewd games of bouncing boobs.

So he wants to develop a "fantasy"-esque game? How is this different from usual?

@Dezzy
I think it's an anti-Japanese thing going on at their new California offices. Don't really know the reason but that's the only explanation. The pointless DMC 5 censorship pretty much proves this. They'll let Western devs do what they want though.

Oh dear. This is sad news indeed, as this means the quality of Senran Kagura games will probably go down since Marvelous will get its will in every dispute.

I hope Takaki gets more freedom at Cygames. Love his games, and the characters he creates.

If they can allow the gore of Mortal Kombat 11, then they should be able to handle a little lewdness. Our priorities are out of whack.

Yeah, I'm not surprised. He put a lot of eggs in the Sony basket (including what was supposed to be the next-gen Senran Kagura title), so them going Full Puritan recently must have made his job difficult.

@Gamer83 That's the worst part about this. Between the double-standards on content and the way they're making life hard for their Japanese developers right now (having to communicate at odd times, in English, and whatnot), it's hard to see these recent moves as anything other than cultural imperialism on behalf of their mostly American staff now.

Forget prude Sony, Nintendo welcomes frustrated artists who wants to work on large mammaries. SENRAN KAGURA Reflexions, Gal gun 2, Bayonetta 2, etc. Nintendo is the refuge for these starving artists.

@Rika_Yoshitake

My take on it is that if you don't like it, don't play. Don't ruin it for everyone else.

@Rika_Yoshitake
Agree 100%, the zeitgeist is shifting though and more and more people are pushing back against the SJW’s. The more they push the mob mentality, the harder and more crass we push back. I happen to agree with Norm MacDonald on what this is, we are seeing the 1st wave of participation trophy kids enter adulthood. They are getting a taste of the real world for the 1st time and they are angry that it’s nothing like their helicopter parents taught. People won’t hire you with that useless gender studies degree, you aren’t good looking and Obese at the same time, things don’t adhere to what’s fair ect.
If you don’t like nudity, don’t buy the game. No need to picket, or complain, threaten or get a game banned. That’s just being self important to the point of obscenity.

Good on him. While I don't play his games and they don't seem like anything I even want to play, it's good to see him standing up for the legal(!!!) work he wants to make.

This tech age is way too invested in sanitation of content, from censoring eroticism to filtering wrongthink. SJW, ironically enough, have traded humanism for sensitivity compliance.

Or 'Dodgy game developer leaves studio after a crackdown on the secual representation of jailbait anime girls'

@Robo-Knight Moralists just can't leave things alone though, that's the problem.

Those games don't appeal to me, but when a creator can't create what they'd like it makes sense to leave.

Is this that much different than a writer leaving a show because their content keeps getting nixed?

@Gamer83

What's the evidence there's a double standard? It seems to be a global standard as far as I can tell.

Everyone seems to think this is a censorship debate. I guess it is in a way, but I recon its really about sales. Highly sexualised content is increasingly niche. Soften (har har) the sexual content and the game is opened to a wider market and more sales. Its business, not a morality judgement.

I understand why Sony would want to deescalate the sexuality of their productions on the whole, but there's a time and place for thid kind of sexual content, and I'm fairly sure that Senran Kagura is the exact time and place for sexy stuff. No one's buying these games thinking "Jeez, these boobs are too big and unrealistic." Thats sort of the whole appeal.

I'm sure we've all had that embarrassing moment when you're parents are in the room and suddenly whatever you're watching/playing turns a bit lude. But again, no one's trying to play Senran Kagura in front of their folks.

I’ve made this point in the past...blood and gore is all good and well. Sexualized content is omg how dare you nevar.

Nobody wants to bleed or die. Everybody wants bewbz. People have the innate desire to kill and murder/rampage, but people can’t express the outward desire for sex.

Stop. Caring. So. Much. If an artist has a vision for what they want, STOP getting in their way. As always, let our money be the judge, jury, and executioner/pleasurer.

B00B1ES!!!11111

That is all.

@Ralizah "cultural imperialism on behalf of their mostly American staff now."

What I don't understand, at all, is how Sony Corp is actually going along with that without putting a boot down. That's not how Sony usually operates. I'm starting to think Hirai wasn't a great choice... He set this odd Americanization of Playstation into motion, along with his obsession with staying in Hollywood to "save" Columbia/Tristar/Sony Pictures, and while he's no longer president and CEO, he's still chairman (outranking the president and CEO still), and the active co-CEO of Sony Entertainment....the division responsible for all this. The blame goes to Kaz here.

More power to him if he wants to go work somewhere else...it’s still creepy to fetishize high school girls in games that are primarily played by adult men. It might even be a different story if the games were good, but they’re pure gimmickry.

@Dezzy
DMC V censorship. You can't tell me the scene that was censored in that is more explicit than the topless nudity in Red Dead Redemption 2 or Metro Exodus. But I guess we'll see, if Sony tells CD Projekt Red no full nudity in Cyberpunk 2077, then I'll take back what I said.

@KingdomHeartsFan well I hate to counter that with anecdotal 'evidence' but having got three account bans and several comments getting removed in the last 3 months tells me something, at least. It's not like I just got on the internet...

This is after reading about this happening to many other members of sites we all use and (used to) love.

Having 'alternatives' like Dissenter getting popular on short notice and people actively seeking a 'free internet' again should tell us all something too.

Wait... he quits over sex content being censored and goes to work ok traditional fantasy games (that sounds not to be sexually charged) as a way to express dissatisfaction with censorship?

I would had expected him to start his own studio or publisher wirh focus on Adult Only games...

So he leaves Marvellous for a developer who is less likely to let him show boobs?
Edit: ninja'ed by @Tharsman

@TheFongz CyGames is well known to have 'secret booby time' as a workers' benefit. But no one knows what it entails exactly...

Good for him. Not a fan of his stuff, but there is nothing I endorse about censorship and I'll always respect someone's decision to step away from restrictive environments and move towards where they can create what they want.

@Gamer83 RDR2 goes beyond topless. It contains full on bedroom encounters. Somehow that is fine. I get that part of the thing is the "under age outside Japan" issue....which is, to a point, fair. But if we're pointing fingers at inappropriate content....why are we excusing any of this? That doesn't "enhance" the game unless you have the same mindset for the game as a Senran player.

I greatly dislike Senran and the whole uncomfortable nature of it. I bought one of them based on an NLers recommendation that I generally agree with in taste of games after eschewing them for years. Played like 10 minutes, got to the first 10yo upskirt...nope....not for me, delete. It's as bad as I'd feared. BUT I defend it's right to exist whether it's for me or not. And I question the right for RDR's full-on quasi-hardcore let alone the toplessness to exist if this does not have that right. Just pick a direction. Either we go full Victorian, and shame display of a female ankle. Fine, that's the social standard, I can live with that. Or we allow full creative expression. But this weird "it's right if we say it's right, wrong if we say it's wrong, we're the arbiter of wholesome, and we know those Japanese are pervs so they won't get a pass versus our Western hardcore brothel reality simulator that's educational and informational!"

One standard, or the other, not a hypocritical self appointed selector on a case by case basis.

@KingdomHeartsFan I think that's more of a case by case thing; the DMC5 censorship was goofy, but telling the guy to tone back "big booby barely legal (if legal at all) babe brawl bonanza" seems a little more reasonable.

"mature-themed"

As mature as a horny teenage boy ffs.

People can enjoy these games all they want but lets not pretend they are anything other than immature titillation.

Thank goodness we have someone like Sony watching out for us by telling us what content is appropriate for us to view.

Does this need a sarcasm tag? The Internet is weird sometimes.

As an artist myself, I definitely get it. I really enjoyed the SK games on Vita and the art books that came with them. In this situation, I'd move on too. Hopefully his vision for his games won't be stifled in the new digs. Can't wait to see what he has in store for the future.

Lets be thankful this dude is gone. Let me remind you that THE MAIN CHARACTER OF HIS "GAMES" IS A MINOR

@KingdomHeartsFan "You're not grateful enough, stop crying!"

Ok, I see you're down to your last argument. The fact things used to be worse in the past shouldn't lull you into a state of complacency. The freedoms that we have are here because of struggle in the past, something which we can all agree on...hopefully.

Then let's also agree to constantly defend them, disregarding your taste or political affiliation, so they don't get taken away. And no matter how trivial you, or others deem them to be.

@KingdomHeartsFan It’s rather incredible how the only people I’ve seen use the word SJW are people complaining about how they’re everywhere. NLife and PS have seen a massive rise in right-wing comments the last year and it’s getting a bit out of hand. I just don’t understand the ones that say so-called SJWs are to blame for getting rid of boob-em-up games when the ‘family-oriented’ puritans are the ones that have been traditionally for censorship. Yes, those same puritans who the ‘SJWs’ oppose at every turn.

If they were censoring his vision of the game he created of course he was well justified in leaving. Censorship is a travesty, I don't care what your views are on his subject matter but not being allowed full reign on your own your own IP. It's a slippery slope once it's started. He is very upfront about what his games are and is not ashamed of it in anyway! The world anymore has gone puri "tyrannical"! Upset over imaginary characters in a made up world with unrealistic proportions! It's fantasy! Get over it people! If you don't like his games then go back to something safer! I love these games and will continue to support his creative genius! Down with Censorship!

@Tharsman
Who says it won't involve fanservice?

Isn't the Age rating systems like ESRB, PEGI, CERO, USK, and ACB suppose to prevent censorship like this from happening?

@nessisonett that's one of the things that's so sad about it and what leads to terminology like the 'regressive left', 'identity politics' and such.

If you don't understand what is happening with the traditional 'left' and 'right', and you actually want to, I suggest you start reading up on this stuff.

@nessisonett moral puritanism, while long associated with right wing religious and social movements, has now become secularized and is just as often associated with left wing social justice thinking... which, in my opinion, is fine. media and storytelling in general is most resonant and relevant when it is at least reflective and respectful of the complex identities of their consumer base. that said, let capitalism be the deciding influence here. if people want something to exist, they should demand it and buy it, or ignore it if it doesn’t suit them.

OMG! Wouldn't it be funny if SJW was the title of his fantasy-esque RPG and the USP was that it was NSFW. PMSL!

Good for him, do what you gotta do.

Cool, not every studio has to succumbed to the trends of others. I hope he finds a studio to his taste – but I won't be buying his games because I personally hate over-sexualised kid-looking characters in my games. Personally I find it creepy and concerning – and I should be allowed to think so. Sex in games in general is fine of course – it's just an impossible debate as to at which point it's too much in some way. In this crazy new-world, others love that under-age big-boobs kinda thing, and it's apparently accepted. Apparently it's a culture thing – fine – but it's not one I want a part of. Nintendo used to be the platform to avoid that stuff. Not so much now, and that too is fine I guess.

@NEStalgia
Couldn't possibly agree more. In an ideal world, where people had commonsense, case-by-case scenarios could work. Unfortunately commonsense doesn't reign supreme so all I ask for is consistency. If Sony wants to go full puritan that's cool, but don't give some Western devs leeway while getting all 'protect the children' on a Japanese dev for 3 seconds of a grown woman's butt crack.

I never understood why people of western culture have little problem with violence (event most kid shows have it, and I hope that everyone will agree with me that violence is generally bad and rarely justified), while nudity is considered wrong (while all of us are born naked, we are naked under our clothes, and more or less half the population has boobs* (*-replace with any other sex-related body part)). What is more, the art (and I consider games art no less than any other art form) often depicts nudity/eroticism and video games are the most censored form when it comes to this.

It's always a toss up. On one hand, an artist should be free to express their vision, but on the other the people pulling the reins are there so he doesn't do something stupid that would damage him or the company. If he didn't feel the balance was good for him, then he should find somewhere else to support him.

I'd like to see games that are genuinely erotic and sexy, that appeal to both women and men. Literature, TV, and film all manage it so games should be able to also.

I've nothing against puerile titillation boob games but they're not grown up erotica so they're not my cup of tea.

@KingdomHeartsFan Really? Ever heard of Nabokov's 'Lolita'?

Also what are you on about...this is a comment section to argue whatever points you have. Besides telling you to go out and vote and advertise a platform with a call for action here, which I'm sure isn't allowed, what are you expecting...

@Rika_Yoshitake Anti-SJWs are just as bad, if not worse. Then again, I'm a Christian, one of the original SJWs.

Media like this distorts the human perception of what sex is. Something that is a mutual act gets turned into a one-way selfish act forced upon others.

@Dilated Jesus says that the world being that way is sinful, and those that look down at others trying to make their way with contempt instead of compassion will be turned away from him. You are making a mistake by treating others like this, a grievous one.

@GameOtaku "Who says it won't involve fanservice?"

Pursuing some fan service seem to be way below what he wants to do.

Wish him luck, love his work. He is awsome, and his marketing is fantastic! And I hope Marvelous don't end up ruining Senran Kagura with their decisions.

@nessisonett The trick of this is that on the point of sexuality and violence, groups generally considered to be “SJW” are not taking traditionally left positions. Their arguments, especially in the realm of censorship, are shockingly far right in both tone and refusal to negotiate.

There is this strange concept for some people that “those on the left are always for greater freedoms, and those on the right curtail them”. Speaking as a lifelong leftie, I’m terrified at the way that the far extremes of both the left and the right have become disturbingly similar in their arguments while also gaining huge control in politics and social movements, leaving those who are more in the middle to be jerked back and forth by the crashing waves created by it.

Video game content is only one example of a flashpoint in a much wider ideological conflict. And when the two extremes are the loudest voices that companies are rushing to market to, everyone else loses. I want games with strong male AND female characters. I also want developers to not have to fear being trashed forever if they dare show some skin. And right now, at least on Sony consoles (and even Steam in certain cases), that’s precisely what’s happening. I never thought I’d see the day when Nintendo was the company allowing for less overall censorship, but here we are.

The funny thing is Sony’s official explanation for those heavy censorships. They want to „protect the children“. On the other hand, they are promoting Mortal Kombat XI extremely well. I didn’t know that halving human heads and eating the brain is „good for children“. Another thing learned, thank you Sony. Can’t wait to let my children rip out hearts.

This hurts the Gaming/Anime community.

I guess I will go ruin a community I hate because it seems okay to do I guess.........

(well I won't because I accept other community's even if I hate it, plus I am too positive.....)

@KingdomHeartsFan I miss when being able to stand in the middle to draw from both sides wasn’t seen and cast as ideological weakness. Perhaps the majority of us still don’t see it as weakness, but the people we’ve chosen to represent us certainly do. Whether politically, or in the realm of social issues, we have now become ruled by “our way or the highway”.

@Dezzy They moved their head office to california. Theres your answer

I'll say this Japan is far better open society on the Adult gaming scene then the USA. Of whom claims Pius but will cheat the moment they turn their backs to you. EU and Japan have better common sense about sexuality then the USA whom is so scared to look at their own naked body in the mirror. Also another old adage:

Those clinging to Censorship are the very same people that will go and buy those games. It's do as I talk but not do as I do.

By Marvelous Censoring his creativity is why he left. If they want innovations and Thinking Outside the Box they lost talents.

Here's what another poster sadly missed the point:

Jacob Young • 12 hours ago
It's up to marvelous if they wanna continue it. Takaki created the series. He doesn't own it

His creative mind and artistic ability was behind the game and yet this poster seems to missed everything already. And then contradicted themselves in the same line.

@NintendoFan4Lyf

Exactly. Can’t argue with that.

@KingdomHeartsFan

http://www.pushsquare.com/news/2018/12/sony_thinks_of_the_children_as_senran_kagura_producer_laments_censorship

@milliag Yeah, I'll never understand that logic.

Self-Censorship is the worst. Specially when you consider his games are aimed at an older demographic audience. Time to get that Reflections game...

@KingdomHeartsFan well, if anyones to blame for this is the early christians who got it into their primitive minds that nudity & sex was bad while at the same time sacrificing sheep at alters to their god and marring their family members. now here we are a couple millenia later and still unable to shake off the influence of some cult. hell, we only recently got out of the whole technology is witchcraft nonsense that held our species back for so long.

@Nanoline52 Exactly this. When you get too far into the "red team vs blue team" mentality, you begin to lose the ability to objectively see the faults of your own viewpoints. This is further complicated by associating party politics and religion with the true "right vs left" spectrum. This holds especially true for Christians (in the US at least) who have one party closer to the teachings they follow, and then another party that's more supportive of the Church. Both have merits, both fall short.

But I'm getting a tad off topic here. Marvelous should be able to decide what type of restrictions to ask of their creators, and the creators should be able to take their business elsewhere in a competitive market. Marvelous are prudes, and Takaki is a perv. Both are justified.

Senran Kagura Deep Crimson is a pretty good game. If you are intimidated by the oversized boobs, an upgrade is available to reduce them to more realistic sizes, as well as more modest clothing.

@Nanoline52 Statistically that still holds true for most part, it is just that we have given the extremes a large bullhorn to shout at everyone and make it appear they are a majority. To use politics, we end up with extreme candidates because in primaries only the extreme show up to vote, then everyone else is left to choose between ultra-right or ultra-left choices when most just want sanity.

@YessMasster Some may consider games art, but I think the masses, and the industry itself considers them consumer entertainment products. I could be fine with a censorship approach to reach a broad market, etc, if the public didn't like salacious content. But one look at what Hollywood cranks out, including Sony/Columbia/Tristar.... and they clearly know the old adage "sex sells" is true, and pander to it. So why single out games? And weirder, why single out Japanese games and allow Western games. If "sex sells", run with it. If there's a social standard to adhere to, ban it. But this is neither of those things. This is individual preferences acting as a governing body at Sony, and it's spillover to other Japanese developers. IF EA came out and announced the Mass Effect sExperience coming to PSVR, everyone would be fine with this. Kotaku would run 5 op-eds on why it's finally time for this to exist. But Japanese games with cartoon girls? Nope, darned pervs.....

I don't actually care if they sensor all nudity and innuendo out of games. Fine, do it. If that's what the culture/market wants, fine by me, that's not why I play games. But either actually do that, or don't, none of this inconsistent stuff.

@-Juice- What Christ actually said is (I am paraphrasing), if you spent all the time you spend condemning people who don't even know God (or even understand their need for God in the first place) instead cleaning up your own mess and living a holy life and being a blessing to others, then perhaps you wouldn't have everyone groan when you walked into the room. Everyone (including you) has things they want to be in control of, which is counter to the idea of submitting to Christ's teachings and lordship in every aspect of your life.

Part of Christian growth is letting go of those things (even things that may be considered good), and trusting that God, who loves you, will provide better for you. You should be learning to set aside your desires/wants for the sake of Christ, and imitating him in following the Father's will in all things. There is a reason it is called the narrow path, because it is difficult and most of us only manage by the Grace offered.

But Christianity has allowed itself to bring in thoughts that are not founded in Christianity such as dualism, gnosticism, folk lore/traditions, Americanism, individualism, and prosperity gospel. All of them run counter to the message of Christ.

@milliag Absolutely true. Our world today.

@nintendolie I'm in tears... TOO FUNNY!!

@frogopus The problem with that argument is that in SK’s case, the games have done absolute gangbusters business, huge business. Shooting the pony in the head now to try and get a broader appeal is stupid - those who haven’t bought the game yet aren’t going to start just because they tone it back, and those who have bought them will refuse to in protest.

Unfortunately, instead of recognizing this, what’ll probably happen is that the parent company will say “oh, I guess the games aren’t popular anymore” and will cease the series entirely.

Boobs are evil. If you like them you are a pervert. Especially big ones. Any woman who has naturally large breasts should have them reduced out of shame!

Once again, it's proven that while their goals are way different, and their methods are a little different, in the end, liberals complaining about sexism and lewdness in videogames and asking for changes, are identical to the conservatives of the past complaining about violence in videogames and asking for changes, this new wave of social justice is just neo-puritanism.

The main difference between these, is that the new puritanism has an enormous shield against criticism, which is also becoming a magnet.

Good on him. The world in general is moving back towards more censorship of old. We'll keep moving backwards as long as idiots who think everything should be tailored to them have the loudest voices.

News: Man leaves company cause he cannot be a pervert.

Comments: TRIBALISM!

We are moving ever forward today, peeps.

Sorry for him and for such turmoils happening in Fiction in general, especially under the phantom or real pressure of audience meddling, but at least it sounds like a relatively peaceful outcome - he's still going to have a freelance hand in "SK titles going forward" (which, in its turn, sounds like Marvelous isn't planning to put a lid on the series either), and he has a new roof to put his new projects under. If anything, I'm more selfishly concerned about the other publisher's game availability (Cygames seems to have a rather limited presence on consoles, and Japanese mobile games are never really a guarantee to go west - and even when they do... picture my umpteenth Google Play Belarus rant here if you will), but that shouldn't and won't affect what he deems best for his plans and visions.

SK series remains a rather low priority for me, but I did grab Valkyrie Drive on a Vita sale a while ago (granted, it also proceeded to slide down my backlog for the proverbial storage space reasons), and the situation does make it seem increasingly... no pun intended, I swear... marvelous that I was even able to. On a Russian account, no less. 😆

Plenty of other games have similar content without the aura of creepiness and lack of quality most of these games have. If they didn't have sex appeal the mechanics of the games alone wouldn't sell them, which means they are bad.

Since am in the United States why has no game developer speaking out like saying "Sony is breaking the 1st Amendment rights or not allowing Freedom of Speech in games."

@LaytonPuzzle27 The creator still has their freedom of speech fully in tact. He can still sell his games to another company, or release one himself as an indie developer. Since Sony, or Marvelous in this case, is providing the resources for their production it's up to the company on how they decide to allocate their money, and set their own guidelines.

In the end it all comes down to money. And aspects of business like public relations, corporate image, and dealing with angry emails all carry a financial value to them as well. TV/Radio hosts are free to express their opinion, and the viewers are free to express theirs back. But in the end it's up to the broadcaster to decide on what they want their public image to look like, and will more often side with what makes them more money, as opposed to moral high grounds.

(All that being said, I'm pretty sure the SK series was still making bank, so it does seem like a silly decision)

@Desrever Ok, so what is your opinion on my previous comment on the age rating system?

@LaytonPuzzle27 I agree with the fact that the ESRB, PEGI, etc is in place for this very reason, so Sony's stance of "won't-someone-please-think-of-the-children" is an odd choice.

But again, it all comes down to money, and a game thats rated E for Everyone will have a far wider audience to reach than a game thats limited to players 18+ or older. You see this happen most often in the movie biz, where a rated R film has it's sex & violence scaled back to meet a PG-13 rating.

The director/writers turn their project over to a corporate entity that says "I bet we can get more money if we cut all this adult content out, and then afterwards, release the directors cut and sell the same movie again!!"

Which again, isn't quite censorship. Just money-hungry executives trying to fluff up their end-year bonuses, at the expense of the creative team.

The easy option is to just go indie and make your own rules, but then you run into not having the resources needed to complete your game without holding down a part-time job on the side. This is why AAA games can half-heartedly crank out a new sequel every 2 years and roll in the dough, while some of the absolute best indie masterpieces take years in development with a painfully small staff.

@Rika_Yoshitake man, why do you even comment on this website when all you do is trash it and the people commenting on it

@milliag You should go live in japan so you can say the opposite. "if i can have little girl grouping simulators why can't we have a bit of gore!" xD

@LaytonPuzzle27 it wasn't made for censoring not happening, it was made to protect the user not the producer... that the thing some people don't get these days. just like with the 1st amendment, if you where for a company that tells you to treat your customers with respect and the customer is always right you will be fired if you do the opposite. they don't stop you from fighting or being racist to people but if you work for them they have the right to fire you for it.

@milliag
Murican Businessman: "Eww, gross! She has jiggly bewbs and wears little clothing! Pure young adults don't want to see that. Let's cleanse our pallets with some MK11"

Remind me to never sell my ideas to Sony. They'll just homogenize it like Disney did to comedy movies.

@nintendolie
Nintendo 2019: The Newgrounds/Newtumbl of the gaming industry.

Should never of taken the series to Sony consoles then. Nintendo were less restrictive than Sony was, even when the game first came out on 3DS.

They could still bring an uncensored version to the Switch if they wanted, I’d like to see it happen.

@locky-mavo But like can Nintendo reclaim the SK rights or how does that work?

Cygames is partly owned (albeit a minor cut) by Nintendo, so he's probably planning on making exclusive uncensored switch content. Censorship is a double edged sword that SJWs will never understand, because of their sheltered lifestyles.

Pervert leaves job because he cant be perverted enough.

@frogopus We’re not talking about a half-baked programmer. We’re talking about the guy who largely designed a series that has put out eight games in a bit under a decade, all big sellers. That’s why your “princess toadstool booby” example doesn’t work; that could be rejected for not fitting the Mario series.

Boobs are the Senran Kagura series.

Good, another game series that's going to be turned into a zombie, soullessly shuffling about as people who don't know about or like it are forced to play with its corpse to squeeze the last few dollars out of the good will of its fans.

When this censorship started I decided to but less sony products and buy more stuff on my switch. I don't know what else to do because sony has been weirdly secretive about this entire thing.

This is all down to Censorship and anything said other then that Fact isn't going to change the subject. He said those were the games he wanted to play so why would one not think he would create such games. duh..... Plus those games sold and to say oh just because we feel we are a family game maker...oh please...my ears are bleeding BS here. Adult games weren't for so called Pius people or did I get that wrong as well. When people start to bring in their so called Religion that is when I call BS. God or Jesus or Higher Power - whomever you meet are the judge not your or I the pathetic Bible Thumper. I can guarantee any Bible Thumper has a poor track record of Family Values or Christian Values.

all this crap is happening because sony moved to California which is a dumb move one can make, one that i still don't understand why they did anyways considering its purely a Japanese company from its birth.

now we are catering to some of the sensitive west folks who would otherwise never buy games like this but wish to block others from purchasing said game.

mind you this isn't my kind of game but the censorship just pisses me off

I hope all of his future works comes to Steam in uncensored glory!

Considering how much sexual content has already been allowed in his games, along with the fact that his spin-off titles are nothing but terrible fan service trash, I don't think he has much of an argument. The Senran Kagura games really don't need to be any more sexualized than they already are, especially since the main characters are teenagers. If this guy continues unchecked, his games may very well devolve to the point that they're nothing but interactive underage porn. His spin-off titles are already halfway there as they are.

@Kwehst Ironically, Japan is much more likely to censor violent content than the West does, a reverse on the usual stance for sexual content.

@LaytonPuzzle27 It depends on what your target audience is. Games that depend a lot on the teenage demographic can have their sales notably handcuffed with an M or equvalent rating. Movies sometimes have the same issue, when they need to cut back a little from what was originally intended in order to avoid an R rating. Of course, the Senran Kagura games aren't hurt by M ratings, but there are different issues involved with those games.

Due to differing social norms, this is also why games such as "Xenoblade Chorincles X" and "Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE" have had minor censorship issues in their Western releases (although it was arguably not necessary in the former case), and it's also the likely reason "Mother 3" has never been officially localized.

@RadioHedgeFund lol jailbait that made me laugh. I enjoyed time tenshi because they were actually college age and the time travel breast expansion was a funny concept. I can see why I am a hard sell to this moe or schoolgirl stuff: Sims, visual novels and character creators feel more engaging in my opinion. Shouldn't be censored of course.

@Tupin Yes and no. The main series games are pretty good. It's the spin-off titles like "Reflection" that are nothing but sexualized trash. I certainly agree with you on those latter games, though. They're bad enough as they are, so I certainly don't want this guy pushing the envelope even further.

@LaytonPuzzle27 First of all, Sony isn't an American company. Second, freedom of speech doesn't apply to private business decisions. Third, there are exceptions to that freedom such as slander, the classic shouting fire in a crowded theater example, noise regulations, and yes, certain forms of censorship.

@BulbasaurusRex Actually Sony Interactive Entertainment is an American company; they moved their HQ from Japan to California in 2016. And now, all games, even those exclusively released in Japan, have to be certified through their offices, which is the reason why certain Japan-only games are getting censored. Even worse, Japanese developers who wish to plead approval for their game to be on PlayStation, need to now submit their request in English. But even their Japanese President recently stated that their censorship policies are about 'matching global standards' and to 'protect the children'.

I like boobs and I respect an artist's right to put as much boobs in a game as they want to.

And that's all I have to say about that.

@Dakotastomp Nah, it’s not up to Nintendo, that’s on Marvelous and Takaki.

Good on him. Dont let anyone crush your soul....Not forever anyway.

...We're never getting an actual Senran Kagura game on the Switch now are we? sighs

So, he probably leaves Marvelous because they want to keep making games for Sony's consoles. Also, kudos to him for actually doing something and not just complain while continuing to work for the company he complains about.

I love sexual content in my games, it's always a nice bonus to have something sexy to look at while you play.

And so the PC slowly becomes the default platform for huge anime tiddies again.
Thanks, Snoy.

@SmaggTheSmug I find it funny how some people's comments on here boil down to.

"Perv leaves company for not being able to Perv harder."

Like, wow, what a nuanced viewpoint, it totally doesn't make them look vapid jerkwads.

Political correctness needs to die wheres thanos when you need him 🤦🏿‍♂️

@nintendolie You mean thirsty?

He is totally right. The sjw hype is poisening everything. A few big boobs never hurt someone!