New anti-child porn bill might even ban Doraemon!
The new “child porn” proposal put forward by the ruling LDP, the Komeito and Japan Restoration Party immediately stoked controversy in the manga and anime worlds, with insiders suggesting it would destroy the industries.
Now there is a suggestion that under the rules of the new law, even scenes from the famed and beloved kids’ anime Doraemon wouldn’t be safe from the censor’s scissors.
Essentially it allows any depiction of under eighteen year-old people to be defined as child porn, and being caught with such filth can get you a year in jail or a hefty fine.
As part of the proposal, there is a “research survey” which attempts to define the “standard” of what comprises porn. Currently it is anything that aims to stimulate personal sexual appetites.
The survey’s initial findings for what scenes and anime might constitutes problems has created a stir because they include many well-known examples.
Under their guidelines, anime as innocent as Doraemon might even face the label of child porn since they feature underage characters (Shizuka-chan) in bathing scenes.
Being a fictional character would probably save Shizuka-chan from the censor but it all depends on the measures set up using the results of the research survey.
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It’s worth noting that the bill might be facing rejection, and that a similar bill was suggested around 2009 and it also faced rejection.
@skn
Absolutely. The bill’s ridiculous and surely will be rejected.