![]() ![]() Her age is inexplicably given as 20 for the anime, likely to give her otherwise identical TV incarnation permission to smoke on screen. In the Strawberry Marshmallow manga, Nobue is 16 years old.In the anime, they are all inexplicably labeled "chocolate", though this label is removed in the DVD release. Camo the ermine in Negima! Magister Negi Magi occasionally takes a drag from a cigarette as a visual gag.If the character doesn't smoke in the source material, then they may be (but not necessarily) The Teetotaler.Ĭompare Frothy Mugs of Water, Drunk on Milk, Bubble Pipe, and Family-Friendly Firearms. When this trope applies to source materials, then it should go to Smoking Is Not Cool. Before then, smoking was considered to be socially acceptable, with some even believing that smoking was actually good for the human body. This trope is also a particular case of Values Dissonance, as anti-smoking laws didn't really come into effect until the early 2000s. those not restricted by watershed and FCC rules) to show pot-smoking in abundance, but tobacco cigarettes are totally absent. Likewise, depictions of smoking pot seem to be all over the place it's not uncommon for made-for-cable series (i.e. Strangely, the law is vaguer on cigar and pipe smoking how much those are edited can vary (and to this day even G-rated icons like Santa Claus may be depicted with a pipe). This can also mean that DVD versions culled straight from the broadcast version also have this trope in effect. For versions meant for broadcast before the Watershed in the U.S., this trope is mandated. law dictates in what instances cigarette smoking may appear, coming down hardest on animation or other programming intended for minors. In short, exotic villains are allowed to smoke. Some extend this to the French as well (R.A.F.T.s). One anecdote claims that only R.A.T.s (Russians, Arabs, and Terrorists) are permitted to smoke in Hollywood movies. This gag used to be popular in the United States until Media Watchdogs cracked down on theatrical cartoons. The same can hold for under-age drinking, unless it's accidental. ![]() Occasionally this is changed to chewing something. One notable exception is broadcasters seeming squeamish about showing under-age characters smoking tobacco (even delinquents) especially if the show is aimed at a school-age audience. Censors come off as pretty lax when it comes to anything that isn't excessively gruesome or explicit. ![]()
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