When plans to adapt NyanNyanFactory’s 2023 manga Chainsmoker Cat into an anime were first announced, fans were understandably surprised and somewhat concerned that it would be heavily censored considering the focus on various kinds of addictions in its story, as well as other adult-oriented elements. Nudity, drug use, poop stuff—it all made its way into the anime in (mostly) uncensored glory. On July 28, Japan’s BPO watchdog debated the appropriateness of the show’s content after soliciting “opinions from viewers.” Based on the date of the meeting, this is presumably referring to the second episode of Chainsmoker Cat, in which the protagonist’s friend, Yakuko, is shown injecting a needle into their arm. For context, in the manga, Yakuko is a frequent drug user, although the anime never explicitly refers to the substance they are injecting as “heroin.”