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The “Nonexistent Youth” bill that is currently under construction in the Japanese congregation has been under some fire lately. Not only is there opposition from manga publishers but there are also lawmakers and politicians criticizing the bill for being vague and unclear. One such politician is the mayor of Tokyo, Shintaro Ishihara.

Referring to the “nonexistent youth,” the mayor commented, “Are they talking about ghosts or something?” He says that the bill needs to be taken back to the drawing board and redrafted. An influential political figure such as the mayor of Toyko may be just enough to destroy all hope of the bill passing by June.

Hm. I see where he is coming from. Although it seems silly, clarifying exactly what constitutes illegal pornographic material is some serious business! If you don’t cover all your bases, then you end up leaving loopholes for publishers to jump through.

Source: AnimeNewsNetwork


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AyUta - 05/10/10 6:17 pm

I was confused as to what this bill was at first, but thank you anabelstars for clarifying :]

no problem ayuta ^_^


I was confused as to what this bill was at first, but thank you anabelstars for clarifying :]


I have no idea what it’s on bout XD


it’s good that they are trying to cover all aspects and, as mentioned above, not leave loopholes


what??


Confusing~


pssh.. i’m sure people will know when it normal manga and hentai-manga..
pff.... raspberry


I dont think this law isn’t gonna help much. I mean come on really?


Truth is, I DON’T REALLY GET IT. o_0


I think its a good idea but at the same time a lot of mangas have “anime material that feature characters that look or sound under the legal age limit.”


I dunno it’s kinda weird. Esp. the part on “look or sound under the legal age limit”. o.0


haha nice o-o;;


Lol..


^ yeah theres too many pedobears out there >_<


Honestly, I don’t think there should be naughty manga with little kids in it.
But I guess the age restriction is just about as much as they can do.


So, just who exactly will make the informed decision as to what sounds illegal and what doesn’t?  I think an age restriction is enough.


It’s stupid, they could always read/watch it online or from a friend so there’s no point -_-


One current bill in debate is known as the “Nonexistent Youth” bill, which prohibits minors to buy explicit manga or anime material that feature characters that look or sound under the legal age limit.

^ to me almost all of anime sounds like its under the legal age limit XD they always have such childish voices XD


To me ~~~~ putting an age restriction is the better choice… o.o”



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