MrBlackFox wrote:
Could be great if Super switches to a more mature time slot, having more freedom to show some M for mature content again like in Z, but...maybe you've forgot two details that bring, sadly, this dream to die:
1)As far as we know, from now til October, Super could be over. If the tournament is the last arc, then we'll leap in Eoz, I predict for it to end late September at the latest
This is extremely unlikely. Dragon Ball Super moves merchandising and does well in ratings and DVR numbers. This is the most profitable the franchise has been in awhile and I seriously doubt all production committee members will let this gravy train stop. It's partially why Dragon Ball GT had happened previously, in order to continue to profit off the series.
2) Super is a show for kids, so this second point is linked to the first one: his slot could be occupied by another show cause we'll have no more Super in October
A change in target will not happen for Super, chances are higher if they ( and we'll have this 100% sure) will go past eoz with a brand new show with another name
No. Absolutely not. Most (if not all) time slots during the day are targeted towards children and family audiences. This has always been a thing. Even when Dragon Ball franchise was airing on Wednesdays at 7PM on Fuji TV, it was still very much targeted towards children. It's usually, to my understanding, anything after 9PM, is usually targeted older (as this is where a majority of Adult dramas tend to air on the various networks). There's also been a couple examples of kids programming airing late night (including one pre-school show) on some networks.
The likely reason Dragon Ball Super has extremely limited amount of blood is not likely tied to the time slot, but rather due to because of Toei being concerned about International marketing of the series. When Dragon Ball was originally in production, Toei had only been thinking of the Japanese market, which has less restrictions than most countries when it comes to children programming. When Toei began producing Dragon Ball Super, they made the show in mind that it could be easily repackaged on television (with some minor edits. Blood, especially moving blood, can be more difficult to edit on a regular basis). Toriko also was severally toned down at the beginning of the series, as Toei had been pushing for an International audience on the show. When it became clear that the show would not take off, they stopped removing all blood, some animal gore was restored, and the show was generally more violent. And this was for the same time slot that Dragon Ball Super was in.
So even if Dragon Ball Super were to move to a later time slot, the content will likely not change. One Piece gets away with more, likely due to the fact One Piece has struggled to break off into many markets. In general, it's not an easily safe show for most children's market from the get go, anyways. With Dragon Ball Super, Toei, Bandai, Shueisha, and Fuji TV, can control the content at the production and writing level, and keep more in mind of sensitivity of overseas markets. Which makes less work that localization team has to worry about making edits.
Is it true that standards have changed over the years? Absolutely. Part of the reason some stuff had been toned down has to do with the Tokyo Youth Ordinance passing (like some more extreme instances of violence and nudity that had been altered in Kai). But largely, content on television can still get away a lot more than you are seeing here.
