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INTEREST: Manga Editor Provides Glimpse of Lolicon Magazine's Standards

Completely agree. @Rensie, Akihabara, Shibuya, Ginza and any well-known districts in Tokyo aren't necessarily representative of Japan as a whole. It seems like some people have the impression that Japan is an otaku paradise where everyone watches anime and reads manga. Shockingly, not everyone in Japan is into anime and manga. Also, there's plenty of western media that gets censored in Japan as well. You could just as argue that Japan is imposing their Japanese values on the West as well when they censor western media.

Lol at the "free world" comments. Nope, this is simply an example of Japan being a-0K with children being sexualized. If Japan is so for "freedom" than why was the woman arrested for her vagina artwork? It aint hurting anyone.

Article 175 of the Japanese penal code forbids the blatant depiction of pubic hair, genitals and sexual intercourse (Schodt 1986, 132). This leads to censorship via pixilation or foreground objects that obscure part of the image (Allison 1999, 149). The justification for which is to distance such recreational sex from the act of national reproduction which relates too closely to home and family (Allison 1999, 172). By applying this form of censorship, pornography, that is no longer considered obscene, can be sold and marketed to a wider audience, resulting in the increase of profits (Allison 1999, 150). Producers and artists have employed a myriad of strategies to conform to such regulations while making censored pornography still attractive to consumers (Allison 1999, 151). Lolicon is said to be the result of one of these strategies. Instead of simply acquiescing to censorship laws, artists feature children who have underdeveloped genitals and lack pubic hair to begin with.

I dunno if it's Westerner's pushing their morals. I think it's more like trying to tidy up their image for the Olympics they're about to host. As far as I know all the laws have been voluntary with nothing to do with Foreigners.

But I don't follow Japanese politics too much, so what do I know.

zrnzle500 wrote:

Even pedos have standards I guess. Either 8 or 9 is still way, way, way, way, way too young to be considered in such a way. Either way you would face more severe punishment than doing the same thing with say a 14 year old. Although as long as their pursuit is limited to magazines, I guess it's better than molestation but still really disgusting. Rather, I could not fathom finding such things appealing, though I imagine it's not something they chose. Ultimately, they aren't monsters, just people who need help before they hurt someone.

Most of the appeal is the cuteness, not the age itself.
Real kids usually aren't as cute.
Basically the same for hentai vs real porn.

And I wish laws would make it illegal/criminal to create such magazines.

Cptn_Taylor wrote:

And I wish laws would make it illegal/criminal to create such magazines.

If you don't like something you have the freedom not to buy or support it, while if i want to read it i have all the rights to do so, and this is valid for all the form of art. Don't be so dense and selfish.

Anyway your last stamenet is inaccurate too, in my 2 trips i notice lots of people read manga or magazines everywhere, in the streets, at bars, and expecially on public transport services to kill the time. Maybe we have had a different experience.

And I wish laws would make it illegal/criminal to create such magazines.

as long as you live in a civilised society personal freedom is counterbalanced with the needs of society as a whole .

isn't "JK" supposed to be "EK" as in "enjo kousai" or compensated dating?

I dunno if it's Westerner's pushing their morals. I think it's more like trying to tidy up their image for the Olympics they're about to host. As far as I know all the laws have been voluntary with nothing to do with Foreigners.

But I don't follow Japanese politics too much, so what do I know.

I dunno if it's Westerner's pushing their morals. I think it's more like trying to tidy up their image for the Olympics they're about to host. As far as I know all the laws have been voluntary with nothing to do with Foreigners.

And again is not your business what people do there, is a girl want perform JK good for her.

Lol at the "free world" comments. Nope, this is simply an example of Japan being a-0K with children being sexualized. If Japan is so for "freedom" than why was the woman arrested for her vagina artwork? It aint hurting anyone.