Simplified Chinese
Simplified Chinese cards are Chinese cards printed with Simplified Chinese characters. Like Traditional Chinese cards, there is no form of text about the cards' Attributes. Unlike Traditional Chinese cards, however, the Simplified Chinese Attribute icons are slightly more optimized in that the kanji are shifted upward to cover the empty space, rather than left unchanged, which is most noticeable in the LIGHT Attribute icon. This positioning of Attribute kanji was used for video games like Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist, Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel, and the old Japanese-produced Chinese copy of "Blue-Eyes White Dragon", where no such text as 「ひかり」 or "LIGHT" is used (for comparison, see Card Gallery:Blue-Eyes White Dragon). Their ID is SC.
It was announced in April 2020 that Chinese sets would be extended to mainland China.[1] On August 2, 2020, during the Asia Yu-Gi-Oh! Tournament, two official sets were announced for a September 2020 release: Starter Deck 2020 and Structure Deck: The Blue-Eyed Dragon's Thundering Descent.[2][3][4]
Censorship
Due to China's censorship policies, any images or symbolism involving death or excessive violence, notably skulls and skeletons, have been removed from the country's media.[5] This has affected the Chinese edition of Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links.[6]
Despite this, images such as skeletons and skulls are not censored in printed Simplified Chinese sets. This is because the sets are originally created in South Korea, and imported to mainland China. They do not fall under the administration of authoritative departments that deal with domestic publishing, and are thus not censored as long as they do not involve explicit content or directly attack the Chinese government.[citation needed]
Exclusive Forbidden and Limited Lists
In March 2022, the first Forbidden and Limited Lists for the Simplified Chinese OCG were revealed,[7][8][9][10] after being announced a month prior.[11] Only cards printed in Simplified Chinese prior to the publications of each set of Lists will be included, and all cards in that print that are newly added to each set of Lists will be Unlimited prior, unless stated otherwise. Despite this, the Japanese Forbidden and Limited Lists will take precedence over the Simplified Chinese Lists for international OCG tournaments.
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References
- ↑ K (April 16, 2020). "Mainland China to get the OCG". The Organization. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
- ↑ NeoArkadia (August 4, 2020). "[OCG] Simplified Chinese Version of Yu-Gi-Oh! Announced". The Organization. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
- ↑ DSummon (August 3, 2020). "Yu-Gi-Oh! Simplified Chinese version announced". Beyond the Duel. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
- ↑ 游戏王卡片游戏 (August 2, 2020). "简体中文版「游戏王OCG」商品!来临预告". bilibili (in Chinese). Retrieved December 9, 2020.
- ↑ Zheping Huang (April 23, 2019). "China's new rules on video games: no blood, dead bodies, or mahjong". Inkstone. Archived from the original on May 4, 2019. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
- ↑ @J_BYYX (December 24, 2020). "Duel Links beta started in China today. Here is the censorship 1/3 https://t.co/GQOygRVIYL" (Tweet). Retrieved January 19, 2021 – via Twitter.
- ↑ mikesan (March 15, 2022). "【SC】41讨论帖". Nw BBS (in Chinese). Retrieved May 15, 2023.
- ↑ 游戏王卡片游戏 (March 15, 2022). "游戏王卡片游戏决斗怪... - @游戏王卡片游戏的微博 - 微博". Weibo (in Chinese). Retrieved May 15, 2023.
- ↑ 游戏王卡片游戏 (March 15, 2022). "游戏王卡片游戏的动态-哔哩哔哩". Bilibili (in Chinese). Retrieved May 15, 2023.
- ↑ "游戏王官方". yugioh-card-cn.com (in Chinese). Konami. March 15, 2022. Archived from the original on March 15, 2022. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
- ↑ 游戏王卡片游戏 (February 18, 2022). "游戏王卡... - @游戏王卡片游戏的微博.". Weibo (in Chinese). Retrieved May 15, 2023.