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Osaka Police Sweeps 70 Stores for "Harmful" Shōjo Mags - Update
posted on by Egan Loo
List of 81 identified "harmful" publications posted by government
The official website of Osaka Prefecture has an irregularly updated list of the "harmful publications" that are to be restricted from readers under 18 years old. This list and the law that spurred its creation were the rationale for the Osaka police's June 8 sweep of 70 bookstores and retailers. The Kyoto city government has a different list of the manga publications it considers "harmful."
Update: ComiPress has posted a comprehensive article on the various events leading to the current controversies. Since the June 8 bookstore sweep, the Osaka government has added three publications to its list of harmful publications on June 21, and ten more publications on July 18.
Source: Dōjinshi Research Institute weblog
Osaka Government's
List of Identified Harmful Publications for Youths
Under the Ordinance on the Health and Growth of Youths, Article 13, Item 1
(Osaka Statute 1984.4)
July 18, 2007: Osaka Government Notice #1256
Title | Publisher | Publication Date |
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Petit Princess, August (Princess Gold August 1 Spinoff) | Akita Shoten | 2007.8.1 |
Renai: Love Max, August (For Misses August 15 Spinoff) | Akita Shoten | 2007.8.15 |
Renai Revolution (Love Revolution) (Lady's Comic Special Aya August Spinoff) | Ohzora | 2007.8.1 |
Renai Hakusho Pastel (Love Report Pastel), August | Ohzora | 2007.8.1 |
Zettai Renai Sweet (Absolute Love Sweet), August | Kasakura Shuppansha | 2007.8.1 |
Jōkyū Renai Mint (High-Class Love Mint), August | Gendai Eiga-sha | 2007.8.1 |
Renai Tengoku (Paradise), August | Takeshobo | 2007.8.1 |
mini Para Vol. 22 (Woman Theater August 5 Spinoff) | Takeshobo | 2007.8.5 |
Love Paradise Pure Volume. 7 (Monthly Asahi Cultural Entame! August Spinoff) | Tokuma Shoten | 2007.8.1 |
Muteki Renai S*girl (Unrivaled Love S*girl), August | Bunkasha | 2007.8.1 |
June 21, 2007: Osaka Government Notice #1131
Title | Publisher | Publication Date |
---|---|---|
Renai Cherry@Pink (Love Cherry@Pink), July (For Misses 7/15 Spinoff) | Akita Shoten | 2007.7.15 |
Zettai Renai Sweet (Absolute Love Sweet), July | Kasakura Shuppansha | 2007.7.1 |
Renai Bijin if (Love Beauty if), July | Seven Shinsha | 2007.7.1 |
June 8, 2007: Osaka Government Notice #1051
Title | Publisher | Publication Date |
---|---|---|
Renai Netsujō: Love Passion, July | Issuisya | 2007.7.1 |
Renai Hakusho Pastel (Love Report Pastel), July | Ohzora | 2007.7.1 |
Sweet Petit, July | Kasakura Shuppansha | 2007.7.1 |
Renai Kiss (Love Kiss), July | Kasakura Shuppansha | 2007.6.1 |
Renai Bijin if (Love Beauty if), June | Seven Shinsha | 2007.7.1 |
Muteki Renai S*girl (Unrivaled Love S*girl), July | Bunkasha | 2007.7.1 |
May 21, 2007: Osaka Government Notice #913
Title | Publisher | Publication Date |
---|---|---|
Renai: Love Max, June (For Misses 6/15 Spinoff) | Akita Shoten | 2007.6.15 |
Zettai Renai Sweet (Absolute Love Sweet), June | Kasakura Shuppansha | 2007.6.1 |
Jōkyū Renai Mint (High-Class Love Mint), June | Gendai Eiga-sha | 2007.6.1 |
mini Para Vol. 21 (Woman Theater June 7 Spinoff) | Takeshobo | 2007.6.7 |
Love Paradise Pure Volume. 6 (Monthly Asahi Cultural Entame! June Spinoff) | Tokuma Shoten | 2007.6.1 |
Muteki Renai S*girl (Unrivaled Love S*girl), June | Bunkasha | 2007.6.1 |
April 27, 2007: Osaka Government Notice #832
Title | Publisher | Publication Date |
---|---|---|
Renai: Love Max, April (For Misses 4/15 Spinoff) | Akita Shoten | 2007.4.15 |
Renai Netsujō: Love Passion, May | Issuisya | 2007.5.1 |
Sweet Petit, May | Kasakura Shuppansha | 2007.5.1 |
Zettai Renai Sweet (Absolute Love Sweet), June | Kasakura Shuppansha | 2007.5.1 |
Renai Kiss (Love Kiss), May | Kasakura Shuppansha | 2007.5.1 |
Renai Bijin if (Love Beauty if), May | Seven Shinsha | 2007.7.1 |
March 30, 2007: Osaka Government Notice #654
Title | Publisher | Publication Date |
---|---|---|
Renai Hakusho Pastel (Love Report Pastel), May | Ohzora | 2007.5.1 |
Zettai Renai Sweet (Absolute Love Sweet), April | Kasakura Shuppansha | 2007.4.1 |
Renai Bijin if (Love Beauty if), April | Seven Shinsha | 2007.4.1 |
mini Para Vol. 20 (Woman Theater April 5 Spinoff) | Takeshobo | 2007.4.5 |
Renai Tengoku (Paradise), May | Takeshobo | 2007.5.1 |
March 16, 2007: Osaka Government Notice #544
Title | Publisher | Publication Date |
---|---|---|
Petit Princess, March (Princess Gold March 25 Spinoff) | Akita Shoten | 2007.3.25 |
Renai Cherry@Pink (Love Cherry@Pink), July (For Misses 7/15 Spinoff) | Akita Shoten | 2007.3.15 |
Renai Hakusho Pastel (Love Report Pastel), May | Ohzora | 2007.5.1 |
Sweet Petit, March | Kasakura Shuppansha | 2007.3.1 |
Zettai Renai Sweet (Absolute Love Sweet), June | Kasakura Shuppansha | 2007.6.1 |
Jōkyū Renai Mint (High-Class Love Mint), March | Gendai Eiga-sha | 2007.3.1 |
Renai Bijin if (Love Beauty if), March | Seven Shinsha | 2007.3.1 |
Renai Paradise (Love Paradise), April | Takeshobo | 2007.4.1 |
Love Paradise Pure Volume. 5 (Monthly Asahi Cultural Entame! April Spinoff) | Tokuma Shoten | 2007.4.1 |
Muteki Renai S*girl (Unrivaled Love S*girl), April | Bunkasha | 2007.4.1 |
February 6, 2007: Osaka Government Notice #260
Title | Publisher | Publication Date |
---|---|---|
Renai Netsujō: Love Passion, March | Issuisya | 2007.3.1 |
Renai Hakusho Pastel (Love Report Pastel), March | Ohzora | 2007.3.1 |
Renai Kiss (Love Kiss), March | Kasakura Shuppansha | 2007.3.1 |
Jōkyū Renai Mint (High-Class Love Mint), February | Gendai Eiga-sha | 2007.2.1 |
Renai Bijin if (Love Beauty if), February | Seven Shinsha | 2007.2.1 |
Renai Tengoku (Paradise), March | Takeshobo | 2007.3.1 |
Muteki Renai S*girl (Unrivaled Love S*girl), March | Bunkasha | 2007.3.1 |
January 18, 2007: Osaka Government Notice #87
Title | Publisher | Publication Date |
---|---|---|
Renai: Love Max, February (For Misses 2/20 Spinoff) | Akita Shoten | 2007.2.20 |
Renai Hakusho Pastel (Love Report Pastel), March | Ohzora | 2007.3.1 |
Zettai Renai Sweet (Absolute Love Sweet), June | Kasakura Shuppansha | 2007.6.1 |
Renai Tengoku (Paradise), February | Takeshobo | 2007.2.1 |
mini Para Vol. 19 (Woman Theater February 9 Spinoff) | Takeshobo | 2007.2.9 |
Love Paradise Pure Volume. 4 (Monthly Asahi Cultural Entame! February Spinoff) | Tokuma Shoten | 2007.2.1 |
Muteki Renai S*girl (Unrivaled Love S*girl), February | Bunkasha | 2007.2.1 |
December 1, 2006: Osaka Government Notice #2334
Title | Publisher | Publication Date |
---|---|---|
Renai Cherry@Pink (Love Cherry@Pink), November (For Misses November 15 Spinoff) | Akita Shoten | 2006.11.15 |
Renai: Love Max, December (For Misses December 15 Spinoff) | Akita Shoten | 2006.12.15 |
Renai Netsujō: Love Passion, January | Issuisya | 2007.3.1 |
Kaikan H Taiken: Himitsu no Ai Special, December (Champ Road December Spinoff) | Akita Shoten | 2006.12.1 |
Renai Bijin if (Love Beauty if), December | Seven Shinsha | 2006.12.1 |
Renai Tengoku (Paradise), December | Takeshobo | 2006.12.1 |
mini Para Vol. 18 (Woman Theater December 6 Spinoff) | Takeshobo | 2006.12.6 |
Love Paradise Pure Volume. 3 (Monthly Asahi Cultural Entame! December Spinoff) | Tokuma Shoten | 2006.12.1 |
Muteki Renai S*girl (Unrivaled Love S*girl), December | Bunkasha | 2006.12.1 |
Kansai Manzoku Paradise, January | C's Books | 2006.12.1 |
Hot Heaven Kansai Edition #172 | Daburyuō | 2006.11.24 |
City Heaven Kansai Edition January | Daburyuō | 2007.1.1 |
November 21, 2006: Osaka Government Notice #2292
Title | Publisher | Publication Date |
---|---|---|
Renai Revolution (Love Revolution) (Lady's Comic Special Aya December Spinoff) | Ohzora | 2006.12.1 |
Renai Kiss (Love Kiss), November | Kasakura Shuppansha | 2006.11.1 |
Zettai Renai Sweet (Absolute Love Sweet), December | Kasakura Shuppansha | 2006.12.1 |
Renai Bijin if (Love Beauty if), November | Seven Shinsha | 2006.11.1 |
August 11, 2006: Osaka Government Notice #1672
Title | Publisher | Publication Date |
---|---|---|
Renai Netsujō: Love Passion, September | Issuisya | 2006.9.1 |
Renai Hakusho Pastel (Love Report Pastel), August | Ohzora | 2006.8.1 |
Renai Kiss (Love Kiss), July | Kasakura Shuppansha | 2006.7.1 |
Zettai Renai Sweet (Absolute Love Sweet), August | Kasakura Shuppansha | 2006.8.1 |
Renai Bijin if (Love Beauty if), August | Seven Shinsha | 2006.8.1 |
Muteki Renai S*girl (Unrivaled Love S*girl), August | Bunkasha | 2006.8.1 |
May 23, 2006: Osaka Government Notice #1191
Title | Publisher | Publication Date |
---|---|---|
Chibi Max 2006 Vol. 11 (Susperia Mystery May 25 Spinoff) | Akita | 2006.5.25 |
Renai Netsujō: Love Passion, May | Issuisya | 2006.5.1 |
Renai Revolution (Love Revolution) (Lady's Comic Special Aya June Spinoff) | Ohzora | 2006.6.1 |
Renai Hakusho Pastel (Love Report Pastel), June | Ohzora | 2006.6.1 |
Zettai Renai Sweet (Absolute Love Sweet), May | Kasakura Shuppansha | 2006.5.1 |
Jōkyū Renai Mint (High-Class Love Mint), June | Gendai Eiga-sha | 2006.6.1 |
Petit Darling Vol. 6 (Feel Young May Spinoff) | Shodensha | 2006.5.10 |