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MFrontier
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This show must be that hardcore in the sexual content...
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Blatch
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Think we can get a Nice Boat to show over the audio?
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malvarez1
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Wait, that actually sounds kind of hilarious.
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BalmungHHQ
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Just so everyone gets the context, Tokyo MX is one of the biggest broadcasters of anime on Japanese TV these days, and it always seemed a tiny bit odd when it was left out of the initial list of stations broadcasting Nukitashi.
So it was quite hilarious today, seeing the station suddenly pop up on the list when the Twitter announced the finalized broadcast dates... only for it to specify it'll only air on the alternative Tokyo MX2, while the usual MX1 would only air the audio. It's basically unheard of, right? No matter how censored an anime would have to be for TV, it would at least still have some of its visuals. The fact that an agreement was formed where MX1 would only air the audio is crazy! I can only imagine the debates that went on in the TV station meeting rooms that lead to this decision, lol. Guys, I truly think we're in for a historic broadcast with this series. 
That would be quite the poetic imagery to air over the audio, lol. We still don't know what exactly will be on the screen as the audio plays, so it's possible. |
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lion1122
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Why the hell are they forcing hentai to air on television? Makes no sense.
Airing hentai on TV? Bold strategy. Can’t wait to see how that backfires. Just keep it on streaming where it belongs. |
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BalmungHHQ
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This is such a silly statement... Is this because Nukitashi's source material is an eroge? Back in my day, a lot of hit TV anime were based on eroge. 
To answer your question seriously though, the TV anime adaptation of Nukitashi is not "hentai", as you call it. It's a legitimate TV anime, funded by Kadokawa, Yostar, etc. It's just like any other anime. It's simply just a title heavy on erotic elements due to the storyline of the series. Nukitashi in particular is a hugely influential title that made waves in the bishoujo game industry and fandom several years back, and won several awards. It did so well it even had a manga adaptation that serialized in Ultra Jump, and now, finally, it's being adapted to a TV anime. It's been a long time coming, and the airing of this series is much anticipated among the genre's enthusiasts. 
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mdo7
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OK, after reading this:
OK, this is the strangest thing I've read and my reaction is what the hell. 
That's the same thing I just thought about when I read the headline of the article. Hey, if you're going to stream the anime audio drama, put it on Spotify given that I have said that audio drama has gained popularity for the last few years. Maybe this is the right time for this anime audio drama to get an English (and other language) localization version in the US (and around the world) because of that. I mean Deathnote had one, and there's Batman Unburied got translated into 8 different languages (including Japanese too), and Caso 63/Case 63, another audio drama where it was originally spoken in Spanish and was able to get an English-language adaptation 2 years after the original Spanish version came out. So what's stopping like let say Spotify or Crunchyroll from licensing and localizing this audio version of the audio anime drama and giving it an English-language version. If Batman Unburied and Case 63 can show that audio drama in their original language can get a localized version for different countries and language, then I want to see this anime audio drama to get the same treatment in English, and other languages too. |
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BalmungHHQ
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It's not an unusual arrangement. The whole "three version thing" is pretty common for more risque TV anime in recent years. Though I did notice that ANN has consistently referred to the Streaming-only version as "more restricted", when it should be "less restricted" compared to the fully regulated version.
[EDIT: Oh hey, looks like they fixed that! Nice.  ]
Maybe I'm misunderstanding your post here, but I feel as though you misunderstood that part of the article. Even though some users joked about it being akin to an audio drama, what's airing on Tokyo MX1 is just the audio of a TV anime episode, but without any of the visuals. It's not a properly formatted audio drama. That's why the situation is so funny. 
Last edited by BalmungHHQ on Wed Jul 16, 2025 12:09 am; edited 1 time in total |
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lion1122
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So this is getting a Late-night time slot, right? |
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BalmungHHQ
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Correct, though most anime air late at night anyway. Nukitashi is taking a notably late slot between 2 and 3 AM on the stations airing it. |
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whiskeyii
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So, does MX1 not service the same area as MX2? That’s the only reason why I can think of airing an audio-only version.
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Boy Howdy
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70 comments? very viral
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ChibiGoku
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MX2 is a secondary feed to MX1, they're on the same channel, just they're both sub-channels. I don't think this gets talked about a lot for over-the-air and free channels over cable. You have the main channel, let's say 3-1, with 1 indicating which subchannel you are, and then you have another channel sharing bandwidth of the channel, 3-2. Sometimes these show up like 3.1 and 3.2, and so on. If you don't use over-the-air channels (or the lesser known free channels over cable), you wouldn't know about this. Regardless, as to why they're not playing it on the main feed despite the secondary feed existing for MX2, I absolutely have no idea. Maybe it's because less people watch the secondary channel on the feed, so they feel they can get away with showing the actual footage? Not sure. That's all I can think of. |
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mdo7
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Really, I didn't know of that until you just told me of this just now.
It sounds like you never listen to audio drama, have you, or let alone listen to a podcast? Because Spotify does host a lot of podcasts including audio drama podcasts. I am aware of the situation is funny. But hey if it sounds like an audio drama, why not expand it beyond those TV channel, put up the whole audio drama on Spotify, and make a localized language version of this "audio drama" for international audiences. Even if it's not a properly formatted audio drama, it still feels like one minus the visual. So why just limited it to terrestrial TV channels, try expanding it into Spotify, and other way people listen to podcasts online. |
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BalmungHHQ
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Yeah, it may not be easy to notice if you aren't paying attention to many of these types of shows! Here are a couple of examples from recent years: Yandere Dark Elf Gushing Over Magical Girls Some other shows have had them too, but ANN doesn't always consistently report on every show that does.
I have listened to audio dramas, actually. Heck, I still have the Code Geass drama CD's Bandai Entertainment dubbed back in the day that came with the DVD's. 
But putting that aside for now, I do want to reply to you seriously. I understand that you're a fan of audio-based storytelling, all I'm saying is that it feels bizarre to take this stance here about wanting them to expand on this audio-only broadcast beyond Tokyo MX1. For starters, Nukitashi the Animation is a TV anime. From the ground up it's created to be watched with the animation. One single TV station not showing the picture with the program doesn't change that fact. If it's international distribution you're focused on, then don't worry. Nukitashi is already licensed for English release. It'll be simulcast on the OceanVeil streaming service. Who knows, they may even dub it! (I had fun watching their Makina-san dub this past season, so I hope they keep it up, lol.) But no one else is going to touch this audio-only cut which only exists because Tokyo MX1 is too scared to air the anime with its visuals. (Well, no one except maybe another TV station that gets nervous later on... )
In the first place, what Tokyo MX1 is airing isn't even classified as a distinct version of the show. But if the idea you're trying to get across is that you want to experience Nukitashi as an "audio drama", perhaps if OceanVeil dubs it someday you could listen to the dub without watching the screen? That'd be a pretty close approximation of the Tokyo MX1 experience for an English-speaker, lol. |
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