<p>The Japanese text there is ま★こ <em>ma*ko</em>, which (to someone who knows Japanese) is obviously a censored form of まんこ <em>manko</em>, which does refer to the female genitalia, as Sukeibe points out. </p>

<p>The key insight here is that <em>manko</em> is in fact <strong>vulgar</strong> slang for the female genitalia, which is why you will see it censored. The translation "nether regions" fails to capture this vulgarity, I suppose because it's constrained by the rules of word chain (can you think of a vulgar term for the female genitalia that begins with "n" and ends with "s"? I can't...). If a technical/medical term for the female genitalia were used instead (e.g. 女性器 <em>joseiki</em> lit. "female sex organ"), it would probably not have been censored.</p>

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Wait a second, does that mean that from that point on in the game, Shiro, Steph, and Jibril's vagina dissapeared?
Enrico Susatyo
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@EnricoSusatyo Well, I guess. If you jump to ~12:50 in episode 6, you see that the three of them have Barbie-doll-style anatomy at that point.
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senshin
<p>There is a reason why Jibril and Steph are surprised in this situation. As you should know Steph and Jibril are girls, so the question would be "what is a girl's nether region?". It is obvious that a girl's nether region would be their:</p>

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  <p>Vagina</p>
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<p>From <a href="http://otaku.wikispaces.com/Censorship" rel="noreferrer">otaku - Censorship</a>:</p>

<p>As this is considered as a dirty joke, it is censored because <code>ま☆こ</code> in direct translation does mean "Nether Regions". If there is no censorship in this scene, it would violate "Japanese Censorship Law". When it is uncensored the word would be <code>まんこ</code> (romanized as 
"manko") which directly means vagina.</p>

<p>Hence, the censorship in episode 6 of No Game No Life.</p>

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<p>In <a href="http://www.crunchyroll.com/no-game-no-life/episode-6-interesting-653173" rel="noreferrer">11:25 of episode 6</a>, there is a bleep sound, but I don't know why is it being censored. Jibril and Steph are surprised by it, so would it be a dirty joke or something else?</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/fjAY5.jpg" alt="bleeped sound 11:25"></p>

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Why is there a censoring sound in episode 6?
# Why is there a censoring sound in episode 6?
Posted by: username_0 on 2014-06-07
In [11:25 of episode 6](http://www.crunchyroll.com/no-game-no-life/episode-6-interesting-653173), there is a bleep sound, but I don't know why is it being censored. Jibril and Steph are surprised by it, so would it be a dirty joke or something else?

![bleeped sound 11:25](https://i.sstatic.net/fjAY5.jpg)
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## 2 answers
### Answer by username_3 on 2014-06-07. Score: 8 | Accepted answer
There is a reason why Jibril and Steph are surprised in this situation. As you should know Steph and Jibril are girls, so the question would be "what is a girl's nether region?". It is obvious that a girl's nether region would be their:

> Vagina

From [otaku - Censorship](http://otaku.wikispaces.com/Censorship):

As this is considered as a dirty joke, it is censored because `ま☆こ` in direct translation does mean "Nether Regions". If there is no censorship in this scene, it would violate "Japanese Censorship Law". When it is uncensored the word would be `まんこ` (romanized as
"manko") which directly means vagina.

Hence, the censorship in episode 6 of No Game No Life.
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### Answer by username_1 on 2014-06-07. Score: 9
The Japanese text there is ま★こ *ma\*ko*, which (to someone who knows Japanese) is obviously a censored form of まんこ *manko*, which does refer to the female genitalia, as Sukeibe points out.

The key insight here is that *manko* is in fact **vulgar** slang for the female genitalia, which is why you will see it censored. The translation "nether regions" fails to capture this vulgarity, I suppose because it's constrained by the rules of word chain (can you think of a vulgar term for the female genitalia that begins with "n" and ends with "s"? I can't...). If a technical/medical term for the female genitalia were used instead (e.g. 女性器 *joseiki* lit. "female sex organ"), it would probably not have been censored.
> **Comments:**
> **username_2** (2014-12-27): Wait a second, does that mean that from that point on in the game, Shiro, Steph, and Jibril's vagina dissapeared?  
> **username_1** (2014-12-27): @EnricoSusatyo Well, I guess. If you jump to ~12:50 in episode 6, you see that the three of them have Barbie-doll-style anatomy at that point.  
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