Japan seeks to destroy its most famous export: lolis

Australia isn’t the only country going after depictions of young looking ladies. To, I would think, everyone’s great surprise, now Japan is getting into the act.

It seems a proposal called the “Youth Nurturing and Protection Ordinance” will be entering committe March 18, and may be voted on as early as March 30. Japanese graphic artist Yoshitoshi ABe explains what the law will mean:

Simply put, even for characters of a story who do not actually exist, and even those who are portrayed not as minors but as adult figures, sales of works in which the panties of these characters can be seen can be restricted if you have a hunch that they appear childlike, for one thing; and more generally, it is an unconstitutional and ridiculous piece of legislation. I’m not talking about children’s books. I mean mass market publications, anime, games, and all manners of works. Both Doraemon and Sazae-san are right out!

This new law really does seem draconian and truly dangerous. Not that I’ve seen a ton of anime, but I can’t think of a single series I’ve watched where I didn’t see some young-looking upskirt. Think about it: no longer will loliconners be able to hide behind the cover of “she’s really 18,” or “she’s really an inter-dimensional being of infinite age” to defend their cravings for young-looking but completely adult characters!

My greatest concern about this whole thing is that the immense well of humour that springs from Japan’s sweeping lust for schoolgirls will be woefully dimminished.

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