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* The last episode \\\"Till We Compete Again!\\\" features Serena giving the SacredFirstKiss on Ash before she leaves. It\\\'s one of the few cases where WordOfGod confirms they were trying to get past the TV censors. As they cannot show the kiss on-screen, they used the KissingDiscretionShot by focusing on Serena\\\'s feet \\\"float[ing] upwards\\\" to Ash, creating [[DidTheyOrDidntThey an ambiguity of whether or not they did kiss]], but the [[http://www.serebiiforums.com/showthread.php?653815-Amourshipping-Thread-V3&p=18312664#post18312664 production screenplay makes it clear]] that \\\"[[https://cdn0.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/M11FncTbvh763poYCzXHk7ZMwmk=/0x43:756x468/1600x900/cdn0.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/51556209/Screen_20Shot_202016-10-27_20at_202.06.54_20PM.0.png based on the fact that Clemont and Bonnie were blushing behind Ash]], it\\\'s pretty obvious what Serena did there.\\\"
Apparently, this example was cut because it doesn\\\'t seem to fit the description of GCPR. But I heavily dispute that fact on the basis that SacredFirstKiss in Japan is serious business as described here:
[[quoteblock]]This is mostly because, unlike most Western countries, where kissing is between moderately special and outright mundane, kissing is seen as an extraordinarily intimate act in Japan, almost comparable in intimacy to sex in the West.[[/quoteblock]]
We know from the XY interview that Serena was meant to be kissing Ash, but they couldn\\\'t show the kiss because of TV censors. That\\\'s why they went with the feet popping. The criteria for GCPR is as follows:
* \\\'\\\'There must be \\\'\\\'\\\'a Radar\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\': It must be in a medium and format where {{Media Watchdog}}s exist and actively censor content. Self-censorship does not count.
* \\\'\\\'There must be \\\'\\\'\\\'Crap\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\': It must be something that a reasonable person would expect to be censored by said {{Media Watchdog}}s. ParentalBonus and HomoeroticSubtext do not count.
* \\\'\\\'The Crap must \\\'\\\'\\\'get past\\\'\\\'\\\' the Radar\\\'\\\': The inclusion of the content must be intentional, and the creators of the work must be aware that it ought to be censored. There should be a deliberate effort to slip it past the {{Media Watchdog}}s. AccidentalInnuendo does not count. If the works actually lampshade the material in media itself then it also does not count.
Considering that kissing is SeriousBusiness in Japan, almost the same as sex in the West, it makes sense for the {{Media Watchdog}}s in Japan to censor kissing between [[NotAllowedToGrowUp Ash]] and Serena, especially considering they are not really teenagers unlike many examples on SacredFirstKiss page. [[https://www.reddit.com/r/pokemon/comments/5lr12j/summary_of_pokeanis_staff_with_magazine/ The interview with Yajima and the producers of XY]] confirm such censors exists and they were really pushing the series to the edge:
Yajima (Director): In the middle of production, I added in a scene intended to show them kissing. It\\\'s just that I wasn\\\'t allowed to have them kissing on screen, so I had Serena\\\'s feet \\\"floating\\\" to show it instead.
Producer: Kids are the main target audience, after all, so among the things we can\\\'t do, this series is definitely on the edge.
It\\\'s one of the few times that GettingCrapPastTheRadar is outright confirmed by the creators\\\' part and not something that the viewers have to judge for themselves. I think it\\\'s worth mentioning.
Apparently, this example was cut because it doesn\\\'t seem to fit the description of GCPR. But I heavily dispute that fact on the basis that SacredFirstKiss in Japan is serious business as described here:
[[quoteblock]]This is mostly because, unlike most Western countries, where kissing is between moderately special and outright mundane, kissing is seen as an extraordinarily intimate act in Japan, almost comparable in intimacy to sex in the West.[[/quoteblock]]
We know from the XY interview that Serena was meant to be kissing Ash, but they couldn\\\'t show the kiss because of TV censors. That\\\'s why they went with the feet popping. The criteria for GCPR is as follows:
* \\\'\\\'There must be \\\'\\\'\\\'a Radar\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\': It must be in a medium and format where {{Media Watchdog}}s exist and actively censor content. Self-censorship does not count.
* \\\'\\\'There must be \\\'\\\'\\\'Crap\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\': It must be something that a reasonable person would expect to be censored by said {{Media Watchdog}}s. ParentalBonus and HomoeroticSubtext do not count.
* \\\'\\\'The Crap must \\\'\\\'\\\'get past\\\'\\\'\\\' the Radar\\\'\\\': The inclusion of the content must be intentional, and the creators of the work must be aware that it ought to be censored. There should be a deliberate effort to slip it past the {{Media Watchdog}}s. AccidentalInnuendo does not count. If the works actually lampshade the material in media itself then it also does not count.
Considering that kissing is SeriousBusiness in Japan, almost the same as sex in the West, it makes sense for the {{Media Watchdog}}s in Japan to censor kissing between [[NotAllowedToGrowUp Ash]] and Serena, especially considering they are not really teenagers unlike many examples on SacredFirstKiss page. [[https://www.reddit.com/r/pokemon/comments/5lr12j/summary_of_pokeanis_staff_with_magazine/ The interview with Yajima and the producers of XY]] confirm such censors exists and they were really pushing the series to the edge:
Yajima (Director): In the middle of production, I added in a scene intended to show them kissing. It\\\'s just that I wasn\\\'t allowed to have them kissing on screen, so I had Serena\\\'s feet \\\"floating\\\" to show it instead.
Producer: Kids are the main target audience, after all, so among the things we can\\\'t do, this series is definitely on the edge.
It\\\'s one of the few times that GettingCrapPastTheRadar is outright confirmed by the creators\\\' part and not something that the viewers have to judge for themselves. I think it\\\'s worth mentioning.
