Will Sistermon Noir be removed again?

[Uso]

She is my favorite Digimon, so I hope I don't have to edit a config file or something to have her in my party again. This whole issue is so stupid.

[RenRen]

If shes even gonna be in the game in the first place

[Uso]

Originally posted by RenRen:

If shes even gonna be in the game in the first place

Well, if not, that would be a pretty big bummer

[funewchie]

Hard to say.
Bandai has shown love to both, so if anything, maybe they'll add both.

Depends how much they fear backlash.

[Shadowfox]

Originally posted by Uso:

Originally posted by RenRen:

If shes even gonna be in the game in the first place

Well, if not, that would be a pretty big bummer

someone could mod her in.
also cybersleuth all you gotta do is change a file name and shes normal again if i remember correctly

[wwm0nkey]

They are still removed from the TCG, so yeah probably still going to be removed from the game too

[Uso]

Originally posted by wwm0nkey:

They are still removed from the TCG, so yeah probably still going to be removed from the game too

well they have totally lost me if that's the case

[Lynx]

I think it's likely, if Noir wasn't in cyber sleuth here by technicality, its unlikely they will show up in this game uncensored. It was to avoid offending religious people.

[Uso]

Originally posted by Lynx:

I think it's likely, if Noir wasn't in cyber sleuth here by technicality, its unlikely they will show up in this game uncensored. It was to avoid offending religious people.

This being the only quoted reason baffles me, because it really feels like a made up one. You can't convince me that anyone genuinely thinks it would offend people of any faith, let alone enough to remove it entirely from a game. I think you can chalk it up to whoever made the decision to remove her being severely disconnected from reality.

[Uso]

That kind of kneejerk censorship happening a few decades ago might have been believable but a Japanese company today actively sabotaging their own character to avoid a completely fake controversy is just ridiculous to me

[Yerc2]

Originally posted by Uso:

That kind of kneejerk censorship happening a few decades ago might have been believable but a Japanese company today actively sabotaging their own character to avoid a completely fake controversy is just ridiculous to me

I can't speak of the reasoning for potential censorship of Sistermon Noire, but if we look at other TCGs, Yu-Gi-Oh also still has increased censorship for international releases, both for lewdness and religious resemblances.

While I personally see such censorship as an archaic relic of the past, it puts it in perspective when I compare it to how even in this modern age, there are even sillier reasons that companies and localizers are using to sabotage games.

[wwm0nkey]

Originally posted by Uso:

That kind of kneejerk censorship happening a few decades ago might have been believable but a Japanese company today actively sabotaging their own character to avoid a completely fake controversy is just ridiculous to me

Noir is my wife's favorite Digimon so they are always upset when they see them in JP stuff because we just can't have them lol

But yes it's an over reaction, Catholicism isn't even the dominant religion over in the States

[funewchie]

Originally posted by wwm0nkey:

Originally posted by Uso:

That kind of kneejerk censorship happening a few decades ago might have been believable but a Japanese company today actively sabotaging their own character to avoid a completely fake controversy is just ridiculous to me

Noir is my wife's favorite Digimon so they are always upset when they see them in JP stuff because we just can't have them lol

But yes it's an over reaction, Catholicism isn't even the dominant religion over in the States

As I recall, wasn't Noir only removed in Cyber Sleuth/Hacker's Memory?

I mean, if so, it's possible it was a one-time thing, just to be safe.
If they see nobody's offended by a nun kicking butt in a shorter habit, they may just a say "Meh", and keep Noir in (and probably Ciel too, seeing as Ghost Game included Ciel specifically, so Japan seem fine with her as well).

[wwm0nkey]

Originally posted by funewchie:

Originally posted by wwm0nkey:

Noir is my wife's favorite Digimon so they are always upset when they see them in JP stuff because we just can't have them lol

But yes it's an over reaction, Catholicism isn't even the dominant religion over in the States

As I recall, wasn't Noir only removed in Cyber Sleuth/Hacker's Memory?

I mean, if so, it's possible it was a one-time thing, just to be safe.
If they see nobody's offended by a nun kicking butt in a shorter habit, they may just a say "Meh", and keep Noir in (and probably Ciel too, seeing as Ghost Game included Ciel specifically, so Japan seem fine with her as well).

Sadly the TCG shows it wasn't just a one time thing :(

[Pally_den]

Originally posted by wwm0nkey:

Originally posted by Uso:

That kind of kneejerk censorship happening a few decades ago might have been believable but a Japanese company today actively sabotaging their own character to avoid a completely fake controversy is just ridiculous to me

Noir is my wife's favorite Digimon so they are always upset when they see them in JP stuff because we just can't have them lol

But yes it's an over reaction, Catholicism isn't even the dominant religion over in the States

I have always heard that it was censored because of Disney. Because her habit, whatever the hat thing is called, was too similar to the Mickey Mouse Hat. So they changed it as a precaution.

[wwm0nkey]

Originally posted by Pally_den:

Originally posted by wwm0nkey:

Noir is my wife's favorite Digimon so they are always upset when they see them in JP stuff because we just can't have them lol

But yes it's an over reaction, Catholicism isn't even the dominant religion over in the States

I have always heard that it was censored because of Disney. Because her habit, whatever the hat thing is called, was too similar to the Mickey Mouse Hat. So they changed it as a precaution.

nope, just an over reaction to how they think Catholics would react sadly.