<p>As @JonLin mentioned, this seems to be just a nod or a joke about censorship with regards to smoking. There are a lot of examples stated <a href="https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NoSmoking" rel="nofollow noreferrer">here</a> as to which anime and how they censor characters who originally smoke. In addition, in <em>Cromartie High School</em> specifically,</p>

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  <p>...in a satirical jab at anime censorship, the anime depicts the delinquents smoking CG blobs or some other kind of absurd thing instead. Like everything else, this is played for laughs as the blobs bounce when the smoker is talking, along with other physics defying feats. Smoke rises from them instead of the ends of the 'cigarettes'. (<a href="https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Manga/CromartieHighSchool" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Source</a>)</p>
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<p>As a side note, Gray from <em>Fairy Tail</em> was also not shown smoking in the anime, <a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/22805/why-does-the-fairy-tail-anime-have-no-blood">even though he originally does in the manga</a>.</p>

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2019-02-22T10:22:11.423Z
2019-02-22T10:22:11.423Z
W. Are
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/Orad8.jpg" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/Orad8.jpg" alt="Fake Takenouchi smoking some strange blue blob"></a></p>

<p>Something has been bothering me lately and I don't know how quite to put it.
I know <strong>Cromartie High School</strong> is known for its absurdist, non sequitur humor but does anyone know exactly what students at Cromartie smoke? Is it jello? I must find out.</p>

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2017-01-19T17:25:59.683Z
Could this possibly be some sort of joke censorship?
Jon Lin
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2017-01-20T01:05:41.763Z
Looks like he's smoking a Dragonquest Slime
Matt
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What's He Smokin'?
# What's He Smokin'?
Posted by: username_0 on 2017-01-18
[![Fake Takenouchi smoking some strange blue blob](https://i.sstatic.net/Orad8.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/Orad8.jpg)

Something has been bothering me lately and I don't know how quite to put it.
I know **Cromartie High School** is known for its absurdist, non sequitur humor but does anyone know exactly what students at Cromartie smoke? Is it jello? I must find out.
**Tags:** cromartie-high-school
> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Could this possibly be some sort of joke censorship?  
> **username_2**: Looks like he's smoking a Dragonquest Slime  
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## 1 answers
### Answer by username_3 on 2019-02-22. Score: 2 | Accepted answer
As @JonLin mentioned, this seems to be just a nod or a joke about censorship with regards to smoking. There are a lot of examples stated [here](https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NoSmoking) as to which anime and how they censor characters who originally smoke. In addition, in *Cromartie High School* specifically,

> ...in a satirical jab at anime censorship, the anime depicts the delinquents smoking CG blobs or some other kind of absurd thing instead. Like everything else, this is played for laughs as the blobs bounce when the smoker is talking, along with other physics defying feats. Smoke rises from them instead of the ends of the 'cigarettes'. ([Source](https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Manga/CromartieHighSchool))

As a side note, Gray from *Fairy Tail* was also not shown smoking in the anime, [even though he originally does in the manga](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/22805/why-does-the-fairy-tail-anime-have-no-blood).
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