Japanese Game shows: A Complete Guide
I dont know about you, but british (and I’m sure American) game shows can sometimes get just a little too repetitive.Yes I know, you’re all better at answering general knowledge questions than I am, well done!Oh you’ve picked a box and won some money! Thrilling television!Today though, I want to divert your attention to by far the craziest, wackiest and weirdest gameshows in the entire world.Japanese Game Shows of course!Brief history of Japanese game shows
The first Japanese game show showed up in around 1950, and all things considered it was pretty tame by today’s standards.It was called ‘Gesture’ and was literally just a televised version of charades.No crazy stunts or lubricated stairs in sight, just a simple game of Japanese charades.It probably wasnt until another 36-40 years until the ‘Weird’ game shows in Japan started to become more frequent and popular.And what gameshow led the way? Takeshi’s Castle. More on that one later!Why are Japanese gameshows so weird?
As you’ll learn from this list, Japanese gameshows are certainly a far cry from programs like who wants to be a millionaire.But are they really as weird as they get credit for?Western media loves anything a bit different, and that’s exactly what these shows are. But don’t get the impression that everything on Japanese TV is like this so everyone in Japan must think this is normal.A lot of these ‘Gameshows’ are just small segments from variety shows designed to be outrageous and a little weird.So keep in mind that shows on this list you’re about to see aren’t an everyday occurrence and are designed to be crazy. They aren’t designed to be ‘normal shows’ that everyone else think all Japanese people must all like.Here are a couple of things I need to clear up before we get started:What are punishment games?
Featured on a lot of the variety shows, ‘Batsu games’ are punishments that a loser must accept following a lost bet or competition.They often happen relatively infrequently but are most definitely the videos that get shared around most on social media.Bạn đang xem: Gameshow japan 18+ funny game show japan 18+