Comments on: Tokyo Government to pass tough ordinance against mature manga

By: An Overview of Japanese Censorship and Obscenity Law at Otaku, No Video

An Overview of Japanese Censorship and Obscenity Law at Otaku, No Video — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 16:27:17 +0000

[...] of the Tokyo Youth Ordinance Bill amendment sparked a lot of blog posts. But what’s the actual state of Japanese obscenity law? Robert Clyde Allen [...]

By: On the Tokyo Youth Ordinance (Bill 156) « HOT CHOCOLATE IN A BOWL

On the Tokyo Youth Ordinance (Bill 156) « HOT CHOCOLATE IN A BOWL — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 07:18:39 +0000

[...] Tokyo Government to pass tough ordinance against mature manga, by Dark Mirage. [...]

By: Manga Therapy

Manga Therapy — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 21:09:14 +0000

It’s just another bad case of the wrong types of people taking charge in regards to the issue of responsibility.

I did post some thoughts on what the law says about certain people. You can read it at: http://www.mangatherapy.com/post/2609971604/youth-ordinance-bill

With the manga publishers fighting the law to a huge degree, we might experience a huge shift in how Japan progresses in the future.

By: In memory of 2010 finale: the anime/game/manga industry vs. the Tokyo Government « HOT CHOCOLATE IN A BOWL

Wed, 05 Jan 2011 00:08:36 +0000

[...] Dark Mirage’s post and comments here amounts to the most sensible analysis of the situation I’ve found so far. For the three [...]

By: Mr. Ishihara or How I learned to stop worrying and love Bill 156 « Blue Blue Wave

Tue, 21 Dec 2010 19:01:23 +0000

[...] voices have more eloquently responded, interesting articles by Ramblings of a Dark Mirage, Behind The Nihon Review and Dan Kanemitsu come to mind. A common thread with those is that there [...]

By: Bakacast – My Motorcycle Can’t Be This Sexy « Project Haruhi

Bakacast – My Motorcycle Can’t Be This Sexy « Project Haruhi — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 06:34:14 +0000

[...] of Hasbro's new TV shows, Transformers: Prime. But before that, we all discuss the details of the content-restriction bill that the Tokyo Metropolitan Government passed recently, also known as the "anime ban." Not because [...]

By: Thoughts about Bill 156 and Why the Law is Censoring like it’s 1984. | Chikorita157's Anime Blog

Sat, 18 Dec 2010 02:30:00 +0000

[...] I share my opinions, what is the bill supposed to be? In the translation of the bill provided by DarkMirage, shows something like this: The criterion as defined by Rule 2, Paragraph 1, Article 8 of the Tokyo [...]

By: What The World Needs Now: Bill 156 & What We Should Do « Eye Sedso

What The World Needs Now: Bill 156 & What We Should Do « Eye Sedso — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 04:31:58 +0000

[...] to sum this up, everyone’s too God damn sensitive. And after reading THIS POST, I’ve really gotten mad. First, here’s [...]

By: Suppa Tenko

Suppa Tenko — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 03:52:11 +0000

What ever it is, the fact that this bill has absolutely no benefits to anything, economy and “protecting the minds of the children” makes me wonder what kind of dumb f**ks are running the government of Japan… I guess thats why Tabata wrote Akumetsu.

By: Mystlord

Mystlord — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 02:25:42 +0000

Many thanks for the clear explanation of what’s going on. Sankaku has blown this thing up far beyond the truth, so I was really running out of reliable sources to get good information. What I really fear from this bill is not the actual enforcement of the bill’s provisions, but from the fact that it might strike a lot more fear into the hearts of the industry and cause them to shut down a lot of ideas that would otherwise be turned into anime. I mean if this bill was around before, I get the feeling that Gainax might have shut down Pansuto before the idea even left the drawing boards. That’s now my greatest fear concerning this bill, and I think it’ll just come down to how the industry takes the provisions. I think the effects on the manga industry will be rather immediate, but we won’t see any effects on the anime industry until we get further down the road.

Considering that some mangaka have already expressed their concern over the bill and possible cancellations, we’ll probably quickly see the stifling of any new talent to enter the scene.