{"id":41852,"date":"2024-12-20T18:48:04","date_gmt":"2024-12-20T09:48:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=41852"},"modified":"2024-12-20T18:53:19","modified_gmt":"2024-12-20T09:53:19","slug":"upcoming-bishoujo-game-gets-particularly-heavy-censorship-in-japanese-playstation-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/upcoming-bishoujo-game-gets-particularly-heavy-censorship-in-japanese-playstation-release\/","title":{"rendered":"Upcoming bishoujo game gets particularly heavy censorship in Japanese PlayStation release\u00a0due to tightened regulations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Entergram have announced that their bishoujo dating sim <strong>Seifuku Kanojo 2<\/strong> will be coming to Nintendo Switch and PS4 in January. However, the official X account has revealed that some changes had to be made to all versions, with the PlayStation&nbsp;release being the most affected due to Sony\u2019s tightened regulations on sexual content in games.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241220-41852-002.jpeg\" alt=\"Seifuku Kanojo 2 bishoujo anime girl game\" class=\"wp-image-41860\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241220-41852-002.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241220-41852-002-380x214.jpeg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241220-41852-002-768x432.jpeg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Seifuku Kanojo 2 (literally School Uniform Girlfriend 2) and its bundled side-chapter Seifuku Kanojo 2 SUMMER is a dating sim game in which the player can befriend and go on dates with various girls. It features many anime-style graphics of the characters in various revealing poses and outfits, including swimsuits, bunny costumes and school uniforms. The official X post&nbsp;suggests that some of the more revealing alternative versions of the game\u2019s images have been removed or censored in the upcoming PS4 version.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u3010PS4\u7248\u300e\u5236\u670d\u30ab\u30ce\u30b8\u30e72\u300f\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u3011<br><br>\u300e\u5236\u670d\u30ab\u30ce\u30b8\u30e72\u300f\u3001\u300e\u5236\u670d\u30ab\u30ce\u30b8\u30e72 SUMMER\u300f\u5171\u306bPS4\u7248\u306e\u307f\u502b\u7406\u57fa\u6e96\u9069\u5fdc\u306e\u305f\u3081\u3001\u4ed6\u6a5f\u7a2e\u304b\u3089\u4e00\u90e8\u306e\u4ed5\u69d8\u304c\u5909\u66f4\u3055\u308c\u307e\u3059<br><br>\u30fb\u4e00\u90e8\u30b7\u30ca\u30ea\u30aa\u306e\u30c6\u30ad\u30b9\u30c8\u53ca\u3073\u3001\u30dc\u30a4\u30b9\u306e\u524a\u9664<br>\u30fb\u4e00\u90e8\u30a4\u30e9\u30b9\u30c8\u5dee\u5206\u306e\u524a\u9664(\u8a72\u5f53\u30a4\u30e9\u30b9\u30c82\u7a2e)\u2026<\/p>&mdash; \u5236\u670d\u30ab\u30ce\u30b8\u30e7\ud83d\udc96\u305b\u30fc\u3075\u304f\u90e8\u516c\u5f0f (@seifukubu_love) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/seifukubu_love\/status\/1869307113035444444?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 18, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Post translation: <\/strong><em>Regarding the PS4 version of Seifuku Kanojo 2. The combined PS4 release of Seifuku Kanojo 2 and Seifuku Kanojo 2 SUMMER will have some partial changes compared to other versions in order to comply with ethical standards<\/em>:<br>><em>Some text and voiceover deleted from certain scenarios<\/em>\u00a0<br>><em>Some differences between illustrations have been removed (where there are 2 types of illustration).<\/em>\u00a0<br><em>We apologize for any inconvenience caused to those who ordered the PS4 version. Please wait a little while longer until you can meet the girls.<\/em>\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Another <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/seifukubu_love\/status\/1869307113035444444\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">X post<\/a> highlighted some interface changes across all versions of the game, likely to comply with regulations (possibly those set down by <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/getting-a-japanese-cero-age-rating-for-your-game-is-not-only-expensive-but-costs-extra-per-platform-giving-small-creators-a-very-hard-time\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Japanese game rating body CERO<\/a>). For example, Seifuku Kanojo 2 has a \u201cHorny Meter\u201d in the form of a heart which fills up during your interactions with the girls. This has been renamed to \u201cMake out meter.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241220-41852-001.jpeg\" alt=\"Seifuku Kanojo 2 game system expression censorship across all platforms\" class=\"wp-image-41861\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241220-41852-001.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241220-41852-001-380x214.jpeg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241220-41852-001-768x432.jpeg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier this year, PlayStation strengthened its regulations on adult content, causing something of an <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/erotic-games-thrive-on-switch-as-playstations-rules-grow-stricter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">eroge boom<\/a> on Switch, which is rather ironic when you consider its reputation as a family-friendly console. The age of the characters in Seifuku Kanojo 2, plus the suggestive dialogue, interactions and revealing images are probably what prompted some of the censorship.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Seifuku Kanojo 2 is scheduled to be released on PS4 and Nintendo Switch on January 23, 2025 in Japanese only. Its side chapter Seifuku Kanojo 2 Summer is currently playable for free on both consoles. \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seifuku Kanojo 2 censored across Japanese PC, Switch and PS4 releases, with &#8220;Horny meter&#8221; changed to &#8220;Flirt meter&#8221; and other alterations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":41859,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-41852","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Upcoming bishoujo game gets particularly heavy censorship in Japanese PlayStation release\u00a0due to tightened regulations - AUTOMATON WEST<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Seifuku Kanojo 2 censored across Japanese PC, Switch and PS4 releases, with &quot;Horny meter&quot; changed to &quot;Make out meter&quot; and other alterations.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/upcoming-bishoujo-game-gets-particularly-heavy-censorship-in-japanese-playstation-release\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Upcoming bishoujo game gets particularly heavy censorship in Japanese PlayStation release\u00a0due to tightened regulations - 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