Umm in that second picture the guy isn't attempting to rape her, its actually a fight scene from the anime one piece, its just that her opponent fights using his hair =(
I'm disappointed to see such a modernized culture damning sex as the taboo it was sixty years ago. I don' think the problem here lies in that there's going to be no more schoolgirl tentacle rape porn coming out of Tokyo, it's that Japan decided to outlaw something I'm sure many people enjoy instead of trying to teach proper sex education.
Also, going to have to agree with Jordan, that picture is from a really popular kids anime called One Piece, and I'm pretty sure that theres no tentacle rape at all in the series.
Umm in that second picture the guy isn't attempting to rape her, its actually a fight scene from the anime one piece, its just that her opponent fights using his hair =(
You're right. I researched the issue, but mistakenly relied on Google Image for the picture. Sorry about that.
The context of the picture led me to believe that this was the right picture to use, but I suppose that group was making the same error in distinction.
It is however still a perilous situation featuring a child, so though it may not feature tentacle rape, it's still an example of something that Tokyo doesn't want in stores.
CB, "It is however still a perilous situation featuring a child, so though it may not feature tentacle rape, it's still an example of something that Tokyo doesn't want in stores."
Wrong. You really should read into these things more before you make assumptions like that. She's an adult, over the age of 19. Her name's Nami, look it up. Plus, she's a pirate, dressed as a pirate would dress, so I don't know why you would say she looks like a child. Is a child that well-endowed?
With regards to the part about it giving young people the wrong impression, though, I am really disappointed. This is a stupid decision that will hurt the economy and the prospects of aspiring manga artists. People should be more focused on educating the children and teens themselves, instead of trying to censor the media.
It's no difficult task for today's tech-savvy youth to go online and get porn. censoring something on television or in comics only makes the young people curious. I myself would know. I'm 16 now, but I learned all about sex and the like from age 7, solely because I wondered why the shows on television had certain body parts blurred out., and I looked it up online.
Censorship solves nothing. If officials think this will help, they shouldn't be in any position to make a decision like this in the first place. If anything, it might just encourage the artists to move somewhere else!
People have a right to read what they want, and artists have the right to create what they want. I don't support lolicon, or the abuse of women, but these are FANTASY girls nontheless. Nobody's really being hurt or exploited. I hope this isn't permanent... :/
CB, "It is however still a perilous situation featuring a child, so though it may not feature tentacle rape, it's still an example of something that Tokyo doesn't want in stores."
Wrong. You really should read into these things more before you make assumptions like that. She's an adult, over the age of 19. Her name's Nami, look it up. Plus, she's a pirate, dressed as a pirate would dress, so I don't know why you would say she looks like a child. Is a child that well-endowed?
My bad. We'll take the image down. an I'll add One Piece to my list of anime to watch.
No, I am disappointed to see how much of the community runs out to the front page articles when there is any descent posted from a non-member, heaven forbid they point out an error, and the community lambast them for it.
I should add, I'm glad that they're making efforts to clean this stuff up. Cultural thing or not, we could all benefit from a little less of this stuff.
I can see both ways of this, sort of. Child porn is pretty friggin gross, and should be dealt with in some pretty harsh manners. So I can see them wanting to try to avoid "stoking the fire" with cartoons. But at the same time an anime or hentai isn't a real child porn. Some freaks out there like that sort of thing, if anything I would promote this crap so they can divert their attention to fantasy instead of seeking out reality with it.
I suppose it is a double headed axe. Some people may watch it and decide they really like seeing that sort of thing and take it to the next level, but others may decide that though they like it, anime/hentai does a good enough job for them that they don't need the real thing.
The problem with child porn in manga, however, is that the underaged girls are endowed with the bodies of adult supermodels. It's hard to deny the obvious sexualization when your middle school-aged protagonist is rocking DD tits and getting plowed by an octopus.
Just wanted to thank you for mentioning Serial Experiments: Lain. It was my first anime ever (presented on TechTV back in the day).
Now to business. I think this was a well-written article and I don't have any problem with the article photo. After all, do you actually want a tentacle rape photo on the home page of Icrontic? This isn't freaking 4chan. I have to question the author's familiarity with the subject though. One Piece is very well known and long-running; so I am a quite surprised to find the author has not heard of it, but knows about an obscure anime like SE: Lain.
The last few years the anime seasons have been riddled with titles devoted to varying amounts of fan-service and I've found fewer titles each year that can deliver. Baccano!, Durarara!!, and Eden of the East are some of the few with a focus on characters and story rather than boners and boobs. Not sure I agree with the Japanese government getting involved, but I do believe it to be somewhat of a problem. Not the violence so much (as there are many contexts in which violence to children can tell a story without being there to satisfying sadistic viewership). Children and sex have little place in any medium, with the exception of some coming-of-age stories. Problem is these things are happening in today's anime and manga gratuitously and for the sole purpose of fulfilling sadistic fantasies. Sadly it sells.
clarly the author has no idea what hes talking about, the picture he uses for himself is fluffercorn from the series Digital Animal Renderings: Tokyo Drift IV Mecha LS, fluffercorn appeared for an eighteenth of a second in scene 8 of episode 11, and that scene had nothing at all to do with tentacle rape, so I'm just mad I spent the time reading at all. And this isn't even news it's an opinion that I disagee with so it shouldn't even be on the internet
"I have to question the author's familiarity with the subject though. One Piece is very well known and long-running; so I am a quite surprised to find the author has not heard of it, but knows about an obscure anime like SE: Lain."
It is not so much an indicator of familiarity as it is of age. I am an adoring anime fan, who remembers watching Lain as one of my first "real anime" experiences. However, I have never seen more than half of an episode of One Piece. It did not look very interesting and I simply could not get into it. I will hear the kids at the conventions talking about popular shows and on some of them i have no clue what they are talking about, because I see them as targeted at children and had no interest in watching them.
That's a good point. My prime anime watching days were back in my undergrad years, which for me was 98-2004 [queue Tommy Boy reference]. During that time I watched whatever I could get my hands on. Unfortunately, the constraints of adulthood mean that now I only get to watch a small fraction of what's on my list. :/
There is way more anime out there than any one man could watch.
Indeed, and I can understand and respect that. Sorry for the slam. :/ My list was long getting out of hand a couple years ago, and now I don't even try. I just watch what I can. Check out Durarara!! if you find the time.
The biggest thing about this law that makes me sad is it basically ruins any chance for shows like Puella Magi Madoka Magica which IMO was the best anime in 2011.
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You know the Anime Manga Defense Force will be out to defend every pedantic detail...
Also, going to have to agree with Jordan, that picture is from a really popular kids anime called One Piece, and I'm pretty sure that theres no tentacle rape at all in the series.
You're right. I researched the issue, but mistakenly relied on Google Image for the picture. Sorry about that.
The context of the picture led me to believe that this was the right picture to use, but I suppose that group was making the same error in distinction.
It is however still a perilous situation featuring a child, so though it may not feature tentacle rape, it's still an example of something that Tokyo doesn't want in stores.
Wrong. You really should read into these things more before you make assumptions like that. She's an adult, over the age of 19. Her name's Nami, look it up. Plus, she's a pirate, dressed as a pirate would dress, so I don't know why you would say she looks like a child. Is a child that well-endowed?
It's no difficult task for today's tech-savvy youth to go online and get porn. censoring something on television or in comics only makes the young people curious. I myself would know. I'm 16 now, but I learned all about sex and the like from age 7, solely because I wondered why the shows on television had certain body parts blurred out., and I looked it up online.
Censorship solves nothing. If officials think this will help, they shouldn't be in any position to make a decision like this in the first place. If anything, it might just encourage the artists to move somewhere else!
People have a right to read what they want, and artists have the right to create what they want. I don't support lolicon, or the abuse of women, but these are FANTASY girls nontheless. Nobody's really being hurt or exploited. I hope this isn't permanent... :/
My bad. We'll take the image down. an I'll add One Piece to my list of anime to watch.
I was under the impression that you watched anime until I read that last bit.
It seems I succeeded. U mad, bro?
This was a remarkably awkward piece to read while at work on my lunch break.
I suppose it is a double headed axe. Some people may watch it and decide they really like seeing that sort of thing and take it to the next level, but others may decide that though they like it, anime/hentai does a good enough job for them that they don't need the real thing.
Now to business. I think this was a well-written article and I don't have any problem with the article photo. After all, do you actually want a tentacle rape photo on the home page of Icrontic? This isn't freaking 4chan. I have to question the author's familiarity with the subject though. One Piece is very well known and long-running; so I am a quite surprised to find the author has not heard of it, but knows about an obscure anime like SE: Lain.
The last few years the anime seasons have been riddled with titles devoted to varying amounts of fan-service and I've found fewer titles each year that can deliver. Baccano!, Durarara!!, and Eden of the East are some of the few with a focus on characters and story rather than boners and boobs. Not sure I agree with the Japanese government getting involved, but I do believe it to be somewhat of a problem. Not the violence so much (as there are many contexts in which violence to children can tell a story without being there to satisfying sadistic viewership). Children and sex have little place in any medium, with the exception of some coming-of-age stories. Problem is these things are happening in today's anime and manga gratuitously and for the sole purpose of fulfilling sadistic fantasies. Sadly it sells.
It is not so much an indicator of familiarity as it is of age. I am an adoring anime fan, who remembers watching Lain as one of my first "real anime" experiences. However, I have never seen more than half of an episode of One Piece. It did not look very interesting and I simply could not get into it. I will hear the kids at the conventions talking about popular shows and on some of them i have no clue what they are talking about, because I see them as targeted at children and had no interest in watching them.
There is way more anime out there than any one man could watch.
Even Bleach is about a high school student.