Is there censorship in the Shonen Jump?

[Super Sonic]

Why don't they want people to know that he died? I mean, dying is something FUNi would censor.

The only time they really censored death in awhile was that old couple on TV during the Buu saga. I think it was just because of its disturbing nature.

[Jerseymilk]

I can't blame them for that to tell you the truth. That death I think disturbed me the most out of all the deaths in DBZ. The others being Kuririn's at the hand of Freeza and Piccolo's "supposed death" from Cell.

[Super Sonic]

I can't blame them for that to tell you the truth. That death I think disturbed me the most out of all the deaths in DBZ. The others being Kuririn's at the hand of Freeza and Piccolo's "supposed death" from Cell.

I remember some old-now-deceased DBZ sites say something along the same lines when Dodoria killed the three Namek warriors. It was edited on the old dub with "breathing sounds" though the scene in the Viz manga is pretty much untouched.

[Izlude]

That's because 17 didn't shoot the geezer in the dub.

But 17 at least kept the gun and pointed it at the poor ol man.

Maybe Shonen Jump is partnered with the Stop Domestic Violence Againest Old People Organization. I mean, they supposedly join up with the PETA ya know? O_O

[Super Sonic]

Now it was obvious that #17 killed the old man. Did they think that crushing his skull was not as bad as shooting him point blank or something?

[Sebastian (SB)]

That's because 17 didn't shoot the geezer in the dub.

But 17 at least kept the gun and pointed it at the poor ol man.

Maybe Shonen Jump is partnered with the Stop Domestic Violence Againest Old People Organization. I mean, they supposedly join up with the PETA ya know? O_O

Wha?. What does PETA have to do in anyway with Viz. Very weird.

[DBW]

Shit, they're out of print already?

No, they're still in print. However, the new prints don't include all the insert stuff (ads, intreviews, etc.). So basically, you won't get those "other artists draw Dragonball" things...

Just go to amazon.co.jp, hit the tab on the top for books (本), then put Dragonball (ドラゴンボール） in the search field. Voila!

[Blastero]

I think censorship in DB(z) was always intended since the beginning, (looking at the A rating) but the manga never crossed the lines of VIZ's policies until later.