On April 9, Gunma Prefecture will release for free on the prefecture’s official YouTube site the fantastic “Gunma-chan” anime episode 32 “Honeywort Boat Race” (7 min.), which Gunma TV decided not to broadcast in December 2021. The prefecture will release the 7-minute episode “Haniwa Boat Race” (Episode 32) on its official YouTube channel for free. It has only been available in the prefecture through a paid subscription service. It will be open until the morning of the 16th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u3000In the 32nd episode, Gunma-chan’s father’s brother “Uncle” takes Gunma-chan to the Haniwa Boat Race Track. He is confident that he will be a millionaire when he returns home, but he loses one game after another and becomes depressed, saying that he will lose his train fare on the way home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u3000Gunma Television did not broadcast the cartoon, claiming it “excessively stimulated children’s gambling spirit,” and the prefectural government, which produced the cartoon, protested against it. TV Kanagawa and Saitama’s Teletama broadcast the program, but the NHK Maebashi broadcasting station in the prefecture this year also did not broadcast the program. In the prefecture, the Takasaki Racecourse was broadcasted on “Abema TV” and other TV stations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u3000A prefectural official said, “The anime depicts a scene in which the uncle loses, and the content is not meant to stir up gambling spirit, but to be enjoyable for children to watch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n