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10 manga publishers have announced on Friday that they will boycott next year's Tokyo International Anime Fair (TAF) due to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's revised bill to amend the Youth Healthy Development Ordinance. The boycotting publishers in the Comic 10-Shakai association include the previously revealed Kadokawa Shoten as well as Shueisha, Shogakukan, Kodansha, Akita Shoten, Hakusensha, Shonen Gahousha, Shinchosha, Futabasha, and LEED Publishing Co., Ltd. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government submitted a revised bill to amend the Youth Healthy Development Ordinance at the end of last month. The current ordinance already prevents the sale and renting of "harmful publications" — materials that are "sexually stimulating, encourages cruelty, and/or may compel suicide or criminal behavior" — to people under the age of 18. The proposed Bill 156 would require the industry to also self-regulate the sale and renting of "manga, anime, and other images (except for real-life photography)" that "unjustifiably glorify or exaggerate" certain sexual or pseudo sexual acts. Another section of the revised bill would allow the government to directly restrict the sale and renting of the above images if the depicted acts are also "considered to be excessively disrupting of social order" such as rape. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is part of TAF's executive committee, and Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara also serves as the chairperson of that committee. Ishihara was a leading advocate of the previous amendment bill that was rejected in June, and he has been pushing the current revised bill. On November 29, three manga creator groups — the Japan Cartoonists Association, the Copyright Network for Comic Authors in the 21st Century, and Manga Japan — announced their opposition to the bill. Thanks to Dan Kanemitsu for the news tip. Source: Jiji Press Update: More background information added. The Daily Cyzo website reports that the 10 publishers are Shueisha, Kadokawa Shoten, Shogakukan, Kodansha, Akita Shoten, Hakusensha, Shonen Gahousha, Shinchosha, Futabasha, and LEED Publishing Co., Ltd. The website also posted the letter that Shueisha's Tomio Ōta sent, urging the other member publishers of Comic 10-Shakai to pull out of TAF. Shueisha itself does not exhibit at TAF, but it will request anime production companies to pull materials based on its works. Update 2: The Yomiuri Shimbun paper reports that the Tokyo Metropolitan Government plans to make a handbook to specifically describe what content would be restricted, as well as a pamphlet for the general public. [Via Dan Kanemitsu] Bleach manga creator Tite Kubo expressed on his Twitter account his support for the publishers' decision to boycott. [Via Kyō mo Yarareyaku]

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Tokyo’s ban on anime, manga and games featuring “virtual crimes” or which are “likely to interfere with the healthy development of youth” has passed after the DPJ agreed to support it. The DPJ’s only addition to the critical portion of the law was a short rider which requests “prudent application of the law in light of any artistic, social, scientific or satirical merits the work might express” – it does not however add any legal obligation to consider these, or establish any clear or indepdently enforced criteria for judging whether a work can be declared “harmful” or not. Even more bizarrely, the final draft actually removed a passage that imposed “a duty not to possess [photographic] child pornography” on Tokyo residents, whilst leaving the section banning erotic manga and anime (and explicitly excluding photographic materials) all but unchanged – that the bill is intended exclusively as an “anti-otaku” law seems to be beyond doubt. It is very difficult to objectively assess the scope of the law – along with vague and subjective terms like “interfere with the healthy development of youth,” the law also includes “etc.” on the end of most of its examples, leaving it quite unclear, for example, whether the “improper glorification of illegal sexual activity, etc.” applies to only virtual sex crimes, or all crimes in general – presumably the interpretation adopted will be whichever is convenient to censors. Similarly, the ban’s mention of “rape and other sexual acts which violate societal norms” seems inevitably to point to a ban on depictions of homosexuality, considering who was behind the law. The generally expected form the law will take is that of a “amakudari” (a pervasive system of sinecures for retired bureaucrats) body which will inspect all anime, manga and games, with only those titles receiving approval as “healthy” able to be sold regularly in Tokyo shops – the rest will be relegated to the “adult corner.” The most immediate and direct effect of the law will almost certainly be to see ecchi manga such as To Love-Ru, bishoujo titles such as Champion Red and most BL manga, as well as any seinen manga with especially mature themes, banned from general sales – presumably most will then be cancelled due to a lack of suitable magazine or tankobon distribution channels, with a few perhaps being resurrected as 18+ ero-manga. As has already been seen, publishers will also likely be purging future anime, manga and games of any content liable to fall foul of the law, and removing older titles from distribution. The law probably also spells the end of most late night anime in Tokyo (and by extension, everywhere else), which it would appear to ban under its distribution clause; given the vague wording of the current season alone it seems Ore no Imouto, Panty & Stocking, Yosuga, Sora no Otoshimono, Milky Holmes and others would all fall foul of its various stipulations. There is also some doubt as to whether Comiket will be able to be held under the new regulations – if not, its cancellation or removal to another prefecture seems likely, although a lack of sufficiently large spaces may severely complicate this. The law is expected to be signed into law on the 15th after an additional vote and then come into effect in July of 2011, so with magazine, tankobon, anime and game release schedules being what they are, it seems likely its effects will be felt much sooner; in a genuinely democratic state there might be scope to overturn it before then, but from what has been seen so far it seems unlikely publishers have the guts or savvy to do anything about it.

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Simply put, some franchises seem to churn out tons upon tons of merchandise, goodies, and special content. The majority of this stuff sees limited international release, if any at all — logic or profits be damned. For reasons why this occurs, see the analysis page. In adding examples, remember: this isn't about you! Just because some series or game doesn't see the light of day in your particular region doesn't make it an example of this trope. This is about media that's not exported for no obvious reason. If there's likely not to be a strong market for the export, it's a completely fair reason for a company not to export their media to your region. (Old movies made in Europe from the 1920's through the 1950's are an excellent example; unless the starring actor/actress is a really big, recognizable name - Sophia Loren, say - there are simply not likely to be enough people interested in the movie in the U.S. to make the commercial release of said movie there financially viable.) Because of the Internet, people are far more aware of media they were never really intended to be aware of in the first place. Just because a Vocal Minority believes a market is viable doesn't mean the market is viable. In order for an example to qualify, the media must not be released in any given region for no obvious reason. Typically this means the example must meet at least one of the following conditions: It is part of a franchise which has at other times been proven successful in other regions (e.g. Sailor Moon). It was made with the specific intention of being sold overseas (e.g. Sin and Punishment). Its genre and/or sensibilities make it the sort of thing that would be exported in the absence of foreign fans clamouring for it. The following are not valid examples: Television series of any kind (this includes much anime). By nature, most television is made explicitly for domestic consumption with little intent to export anyway. The only exception would be if it has already been released to some extent in some markets and proven successful (see criteria above). Media which has releases only in very similar markets. Because Canadian and US markets share so much in common, success in both means little to success in different markets. For video games, examples are to be included only if at least one installment of a franchise has been released in a different Video Game region. Hundreds of other games never get released outside of their home market for the same reasons as television shows. Trope may overlap with Region Coding, especially where DVDs, Blu-Rays, gaming media and web media is involved. May also invoke Screwed by the Network if it's only later seasons of a show that is not being exported and the show has been taken off the air, which may result in a case of Keep Circulating the Tapes. When stuff just doesn't come out of their home country things get depressing since let's face it, nothing sucks more than a certain series you want to see translated and in some cases can't since the company may throw a Fanwork Ban at you which stonewalls any translation attempt. Can lead to Sequel First or Marth Debuted in Smash Bros.. Contrast Short Run In Peru. See Bad Export for You for a less extreme, yet more insulting version. Compare to Offer Void In Nebraska. See also Import Gaming for a way around this.

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Japan is notorious for not releasing products for the international market, due to the belief that they wouldn't be understood well enough outside Japan, and therefore wouldn't sell. The producers originally considered Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu to be "too Japanese" for the international market, and had no intentions of licensing it anywhere else. They directly credited the huge cult following resulting from bootleg fansubs of the show as the primary reason for the official US release. Other companies (particularly those producing licensed figures and similar toys) have stated that they're simply not interested in offering their products to the non-Japanese market. Toei notoriously won't release the fifth season of Sailor Moon, Sailor Stars, in the United States, or Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon outside Japan and Latin America. For some reason, a Mexican company (Inter-track) got to make a pretty decent dub of all of Sailor Moon's seasons. Indeed, more recently, they've refused to license any of their Sailor Moon properties and have offered no explanation as to why, despite multiple licensees like Cloverway (who handled the dub), Geneon (before they went under) and ADV Films expressing open interest in licensing the entire series including Sailor Stars. It doesn't look like Dennou Coil will be released outside Japan anytime soon, despite its high production values, which led to much critical acclaim. Of course, it may be hard to market a show in the West that's filled with bad-ass high-tech virtual reality action, but which at its core is still a girl's series. The original Cutie Honey was never released outside Japan. Only the second series, New Cutie Honey, and the live-action movie have made it to North America. New Cutie Honey was dark and very ecchi, so the few non-Japanese who know of the series tend to think it's a hentai franchise (it isn't). Despite being one of the most influential anime series ever and inspiring the creation of the Magical Girl genre, as well as giving Japanese animation one if its first strong female leads, it's essentially unknown outside of its home country. There are plenty, plenty of doujin series that people outside of Japan can't import. There is at least one online seller that won't even accept your order unless they're able to confirm your credit card was issued to you in Japan.

According to 47 News, Japanese Prime Minister Kan Naoto mentioned the boycott of Tokyo International Anime Fair (TAF) by manga publishers in the official blog and said "It's important to promote Japanese anime to the world as well as to maintain the education of children. I want the people involved to work together to avoid cancellation of TAF."

According to Jiji Tsushin, Torishima Kazuhiko, the senior managing director of Shueisha and the former editor of Dragon Ball, announced that Shueisha will not allow to exhibit anime related to their manga at TAF 2011. At the ceremony of Newface Manga Author Award, Torishima encouraged the winners to "create manga which can knock down Ishihara Shintaro (the governor of Tokyo)." Ibaraki Masahiko, the chief manager of the third editorial department, said "Don't hesitate in creation. Jump magazine will publish anything fun."

Sources: 47 News, Jiji Tsushin

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Tokyo’s governor Shintaro Ishihara has accused manga fans of being “abnormal” and having “corrupt DNA,” whilst condemning sexually explicit manga as “causing harm without a single benefit.” His comments were made at a recent press conference, in which he sought to justify his support of the ban by rambling about genetic defectives: “There are indeed plenty of perverts in the world. The DNA of these pitiful people is corrupt. They are indeed abnormal.” The perverts in question are apparently anyone who opposes his ban. This of course comes not long after he called homosexuals “genetically defective” and “pitiful.” Another remark saw him criticise loli manga: “Stories with young children being raped serve no purpose. They cause nothing but harm with no benefit.” However, in the same press conference he went on to praise Vladimir Nabokov’s classic lolicon novel “Lolita” – “It was shocking at the time, but at that level the description is quite beautiful.” When it was pointed out to him that when he was criticised during the 1972 publication of his own novel “Shinjitsu no Seikyouiku” (“True Sex Education”) he defended himself by saying “Literature of any kind does not lead children to commit crime or cause juvenile delinquency,” he merely responded that “I was wrong.” In other recent remarks he again restated his indifference to the industry boycott of the Tokyo Anime Fair, saying “Who cares if they don’t come – they’ll come next year!” and even expressing his belief that the attendance of the anime industry is not necessary to an anime fair at all – “It doesn’t matter if they never attend it!” All this from the man who has been writing rape novels for the past 50 years. A synopsis of Ishihara’s 1956 novel “Kanzen na Yuugi” (“The Perfect Game”), loosely adapted into a movie: A group of youths kidnap a mentally retarded girl whom they brutally rape and keep as a sex slave. After failing to sell her to a brothel, they dispose of her by throwing her off a cliff. “Taiyou no Kisetsu” (“Season of the Sun”), a 1955 novel which sold a million copies and was also made into a movie: A tearaway boxer in highschool begins a sexual relationship with a schoolgirl (by sticking his penis through a paper screen door), whom he soon grows tired of. He sells the girl to his brother for 5,000 yen. The story ends with the girl becoming pregnant with her former boyfriend’s child and dying after a botched abortion, with the protagonist showing remorse for the first time in the story whilst attending her funeral. “Shokei no Heiya” (“Execution Room”), a 1956 novel with a movie version, was the most controversial of his novels due to all the copy-cat crimes it inspired: A group of young men pick up two women, who they go drinking with. They slip sedatives into their drinks and subsequently rape them. The girl’s friends catch up with them and stab one of them to death in a fight. Interestingly, in 1957 a group of 7 16-year-old youths were arrested for gang-raping a 16-year-old girl whom they had drugged. Police later discovered the crime was modelled on the events described in “Execution Room.” The book was also connected with a case where a middle-school boy crept into his neighbour’s house and placed sedative in their sugar, putting a housewife into a coma. Another case saw a group of high-schoolers put a sedative into a girl’s coffee and drag her off to a nearby ryokan, where they attempted to rape her. Yet another case involved a group of unemployed youths kidnapping a woman for use as a sex slave. Incidentally, all Ishihara’s novels are on sale in Tokyo bookshops and can be bought by children with no restriction. However, even showing these 4-koma manga versions of Ishihara’s novels to a minor in Tokyo is now a criminal offence: http://img2.sankakustatic.com/wp-content/gallery/cache/84978__468x_ishihara-4koma-novels-001.jpg http://img4.sankakustatic.com/wp-content/gallery/cache/84979__468x_ishihara-4koma-novels-002.jpg http://img3.sankakustatic.com/wp-content/gallery/cache/84980__468x_ishihara-4koma-novels-003.jpg

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Shintaro Ishihara is one of Japan's great writers. He's also the Governor of Tokyo, and according to some, a racist. The Tokyo Government is attempting to re-introduce legislation regarding censorship in mass entertainment like manga and video games, and Ishihara is lending his support to the cause. But he isn't only keen to stop the appearance of sexual stimulating material in manga, anime and video games. "This isn't just about the kids," Ishihara said at a recent PTA meeting. "Gays are appearing on television no problem. Japan is going way unchecked. I'm doing this with a sense of duty." Some are left wondering if Ishihara plans stricter regulation for Japanese television that goes well beyond what is currently being proposed. Regardless, this is hardly the first time Ishihara shot off his mouth. Here is a man who was sued for calling French a "failed language", a man who referred to Korean-Japanese and Taiwanese-Japanese as sangokujin, a man who blames Chinese and Africans for increased crime and a man who denounced The Rape of Nanking as "fiction" created by the Chinese in a Japanese magazine. Controversial and opinionated, Ishihara was elected Governor of cosmopolitan Tokyo in 1999 after a lifetime in the public spotlight. This "sense of duty", Ishihara told the PTA, conflicts with much of what made Ishihara who he is today. In 1955, a 23-year-old Ishihara won Japan's most prestigious literary award with his novel Season of the Sun. The book depicted the country's post-War rebellious youth culture: gambling, fighting and having sex. In its day, the novel's frank depiction of sexuality shocked readers — yet, here Ishihara is decades later trying to tell other artists what they can and cannot do. A film version appeared the following year. The movie starred Ishihara's brother, Yujiro Ishihara, who would go onto become one of Japan's biggest stars. With an emerging Ishihara entertainment dynasty, the young writer befriended the likes of Yukio Mishima, the brilliant novelist and far-right extremist. The famed writer supported and mentored Ishihara's work. Mishima, who was very close with Akihiro Miwa, was a homosexual. Yet, now Ishihara is upset that there are homosexuals on Japanese television. Whether it's co-authoring books with Sony founder Akio Morita, Ishihara always has something to say. It may not be the right thing, it may not even make sense. It may come out all wrong and rub everyone the wrong way, but it's something. One Tokyo resident once summed up the Governor's appeal for me: "Ishihara says things many people feel, but wouldn't dare to say." http://kotaku.com/5707875/is-this-really-the-man-you-want-to-clean-up-manga-and-video-games

The new bill, Bill 156, essentially stipulates all sexual acts that would be illegal in real life OR sexual depictions between close relatives who could not legally get married to be treated as adult material if they are presented in “unjustifiably glorified or exaggerated manner.” Note that illegal sexual acts go way beyond just rape–Sexual relations between minors and adults are also illegal in Tokyo under certain conditions, and there are many other restrictions that exist regarding real people.

The age specification has been dropped in the bill itself, but since the bill is based on pre-existing real world sex related laws and ordinances, the “nonexistent youth” stipulations are effectively still active. Bill 156 has been dubbed the “Nonexistent Crime Bill” and many criticized not only the wording of the bill, but the fact that the TMG didn’t release the details of the bill until the very end."

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Governor Ishihara’s initiative to rid Tokyo of depraved 2D filth has finally come into effect on the first of July, making it a crime to distribute any anime, manga or game the government deems “unhealthy” without consigning it to the same channels hardcore porn is distributed by. In the best traditions of Japanese law making, the law itself is vague and its application is entirely in the hands of unaccountable civil servants and very nearly unaccountable politicians like Ishihara and his deputy Naoki Inose, both of whom have made their loathing for manga, anime and games no secret. The law itself specifically targets (2D) content which “improperly glorifies or promotes illegal sexual activity,” a notably broad definition which Tokyo, for the time being at least, has clarified as specifically targeting “works depicting women enjoying being raped or incest as being fun.” It is widely expected that underage sexual activity (i.e. anything involving schoolgirls) is intended to be part of the ban in due course. The actual scope of the law excludes novels (otherwise Ishihara would be in the unique position of banning his own novels, which feature lurid tales of underage rape) and photographic material. Although drafted with manga foremost in mind, it is also intended to cover anime and, in principle at least, also supplants Japan’s game censorship regime. The letter of the law also suggests events such as Comiket are now technically illegal, and if permitted are only allowed to continue on government sufferance – at present the only thing supporting Comiket’s legality is a series of tweets by vice governor Inose in which he invents various legal arguments, such as that Comiket is in “festival space” and that doujinshi publishers are not actually “publishers” and so are not covered by the ordinance. The law has already been ferociously criticised by mangaka and the publishing industry for its vagueness and indiscriminate nature, with many concerned that fear of the ban alone will cause nationwide “self-censorship” so as to avoid being shut out of the mainstream publishing industry. Several high profile works, such as Akisora, have already been banned, but it is likely that the majority of the law’s effect will be from publishers quietly cancelling or declining to publish material they feel Ishihara might disapprove of, as some mangaka have already reported. http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2011/07/01/tokyo-manga-ban-now-in-effect/ Discuss All this from the man who has been writing rape novels for the past 50 years. A synopsis of Ishihara’s 1956 novel “Kanzen na Yuugi” (“The Perfect Game”), loosely adapted into a movie: A group of youths kidnap a mentally retarded girl whom they brutally rape and keep as a sex slave. After failing to sell her to a brothel, they dispose of her by throwing her off a cliff. “Taiyou no Kisetsu” (“Season of the Sun”), a 1955 novel which sold a million copies and was also made into a movie: A tearaway boxer in highschool begins a sexual relationship with a schoolgirl (by sticking his penis through a paper screen door), whom he soon grows tired of. He sells the girl to his brother for 5,000 yen. The story ends with the girl becoming pregnant with her former boyfriend’s child and dying after a botched abortion, with the protagonist showing remorse for the first time in the story whilst attending her funeral. “Shokei no Heiya” (“Execution Room”), a 1956 novel with a movie version, was the most controversial of his novels due to all the copy-cat crimes it inspired: A group of young men pick up two women, who they go drinking with. They slip sedatives into their drinks and subsequently rape them. The girl’s friends catch up with them and stab one of them to death in a fight. Interestingly, in 1957 a group of 7 16-year-old youths were arrested for gang-raping a 16-year-old girl whom they had drugged. Police later discovered the crime was modelled on the events described in “Execution Room.” The book was also connected with a case where a middle-school boy crept into his neighbour’s house and placed sedative in their sugar, putting a housewife into a coma. Another case saw a group of high-schoolers put a sedative into a girl’s coffee and drag her off to a nearby ryokan, where they attempted to rape her. Yet another case involved a group of unemployed youths kidnapping a woman for use as a sex slave. Incidentally, all Ishihara’s novels are on sale in Tokyo bookshops and can be bought by children with no restriction.

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Not content with a devastating boycott of the Tokyo International Anime Fair, the anime industry has announced it will be holding a new event, the “Anime Contents Expo,” on the very same day as TAF and in neighbouring Chiba’s Makuhari Messe. The Kadokawa-led alliance of publishers and mangaka who initiated the boycott of TAF in disgust at the Tokyo government’s mistreatment of their industry seem to have sealed the fate of TAF for good: As a result of our opposition to the new restrictions, our group was most regrettably forced to withdraw our participation from the Tokyo International Anime Fair, the committee chairman of which happens to be Tokyo governor Shintaro Ishihara. However, we are most grateful to for the esteemed services of the Association of Japanese Animations in organising the event to date, as it has been exceedingly well received. On the other hand, we must consider the needs of fans anticipating the fair, and the necessity of a place in which to unveil all the new titles of spring and summer. As a result, we have settled upon a new event and a venue which should be spacious and convenient enough for all fans to attend – this event will be known as the “Anime Contents Expo.” The event is to be held at Chiba’s massive Makuhari Messe convention centre, on the 26th and 27th of March. By some extraordinary coincidence, these dates happen to be the same as those of the Tokyo Anime Fair. The TAF organisers have so far expressed doubts over the future of the event, but have not cancelled it just yet – with no major anime or manga producers participating and another event mysteriously being held on the same dates, it seems rather unlikely they will get the 140,000 visitors they brag about. The Makuhari Messe itself is Japan’s second largest convention centre, with Tokyo Big Sight (best known as the venue for Comiket) being less than 10% larger, so it seems both events will be similar in maximum attendance. Chiba itself is not necessarily politically safe ground for the industry, but the options in the Kanto region around Tokyo are quite limited for events of any great size – Yokohama is run by an admiring disciple of Ishihara and has a centre only 20% of the size of of Big Sight, and nearby Saitama is very pro-anime but has no large convention centre either. Further afield, Osaka has a centre on par with Big Sight, but is also stuck with a governor who has already copied and passed Tokyo’s ban. Nagoya has a cosplaying mayor and a convention centre almost half the size of Big Sight, which may yet prove useful if Chiba decides to bite the hand that feeds it. Thus it would seem the Ishihara-induced anime exodus out of Tokyo has begun – it seems unlikely they will be able to return until Ishihara is out of office, which may be some time in coming considering that the people of Tokyo have in their great wisdom elected him to the office three times already.

Ishihara’s anti-anime anime event has been rapidly denuded of top titles like K-ON! and Amagami after TBS was outed as attempting to hawk them at the event in defiance of publisher (and most probably creator) wishes – now TBS lists no anime at all for its booth at TAF.
The booth in question previously listed K-ON!, Amagami, Yumekui Merry, etc, but now lists nothing and is careful to point out the general public is not welcome at its booth:

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“We will only be discussing sales with overseas buyers on the business days. There is no display for the general public.”
Overseas buyers should of course still know better, and instead attend the publisher-supported Anime Contents Expo being held “purely coincidentally” at the same time.
There are still however plenty of disgraceful companies still supporting the event, although it now appears heartening to note that almost none of them will have the ability to exhibit any popular titles, for most of the copyrights are held by the big publishers…

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Top late night anime broadcast Tokyo MX has said it may stop showing anime with “extreme” content as a result of Tokyo’s anime/manga ban, and even goes so far as to say it will no longer be offering jobs to anime fans. Tokyo MX’s management has this to say in an interview: “MX broadcasts a lot of late night anime containing panchira and other ecchi material. As our station has a deep connection to the Tokyo government, we can’t ignore their wishes, so with the harsher law there is the possibility that we will have to refrain from broadcasting more extreme anime.” The station’s management even goes on to say it no longer wants to employ anime fans as a result of the law, and is considering discriminating against them in its hiring process: “We’re a popular employer amongst student recruits as we are so strong at broadcasting anime. However, now we are thinking we should no longer offer jobs to students who express an interest in anime in their applications. Of course, we won’t just tell them ‘anime fans need not apply.’ Rather, we’ll ask them something like ‘if you took a foreign friend to a tourist spot, where would you take them?’ If they answer ‘Akihabara,’ we’ll be able to consider whether we really want to employ them.” Anime fans are now being denied jobs as a result of the law – all thanks to the hatred Ishihara and his geriatric cronies bear for anything popular with the young. The article also wryly remarks that it might be better just to ask them whether they are for or against the ban and deny them employment based on that. http://img1.sankakustatic.com/wp-content/gallery/cache/89772__240x_tokyo-mx-interview.jpg Of all the “anime-friendly” stations (essentially a handful of Tokyo and Osaka stations), Tokyo MX had the best reputation for broadcasting large amounts of late night anime in uncensored form, making its potential loss quite a blow to anime fans. The actual impact on anime producers is harder to predict – the business model for late night anime is to use TV distribution to promote disc sales, and stations pay only a nominal fee or are actually paid to show the anime, with the anime production costs coming almost exclusively from disc sales. As a result, the restrictions the law places on selling the actual discs is rather more problematic – and so far it is not even clear what these restrictions will entail. Meanwhile, not so much as a peep of protest or calls for “voluntary restraints” are heard when Tokyo stations broadcast such edifying spectacles as a trio of hot porn stars engaged in a lesbian threesome… Update: Tokyo MX is denying it intends to discriminate against otaku in its hiring process, although whether they are to be believed is another matter… Update 2: Tokyo MX now claims the report is a complete fabrication, although the rag in question has yet to offer a retraction.

chriskin wrote:links προς sankaku complex -.-'

chriskin wrote: *επισης πετα ενα 1 στο πρωτο αρθρο στην αρχη γιατι δεν βγαζει νοημα ετσι

Eldebryn wrote:Η ανωμαλία που παράγει αυτός ο λαός είναι ανεύ ορίου, αυτό είναι σίγουρο. Και δεν μιλάω μόνο για το harcore πορνό που έχουνε όλοι οι λαοί σχεδόν με τις ιδιαιτερότητές τους. Απο την άλλη διαβάζω αυτό το topic και βλέπω τέτοια post στο 9gag και δεν είμαι σίγουρος τι να σκεφτώ...

http://9gag.com/gag/3814927 NSFW

barbarosa wrote:Δεν ασχολούμαι ούτε με anime ούτε με manga αλλά γενικά η ανωμαλία δεν πρέπει να προβάλεται και να κυκλοφορεί ελεύθερα.
Πχ γυμνά παιδάκια που κομματιάζουν άλλα γυμνά παιδάκια όχι ρε όπως και να το κάνουμε δεν θα έπρεπε να προβάλονται πουθενά.

Γενικά οι Γιαπωνέζοι είναι πολύ ανώμαλοι σε κάτι τέτοια απ ότι έχω καταλάβει από κάποιες σκηνές που μου χουν δείξει κατά καιρούς κι από πράγματα που μου χουν πει. Μάλλον φταίει η έλλειψη sex. (Έρευνα της durex τους κατέτασε τελευταίους παγκοσμίως.)

zweistein wrote:εγώ πιστεύω ότι εάν δεν έχεις ασχοληθεί, δεν μπορείς να εκφέρεις γνώμη στο θέμα. δεν είναι απλά κόμικς αυτά, είναι τμήμα κουλτούρας.