A very disturbing anime themed tattoo. (NSFW)

A pic worth a thousand words, they say. I don't even know where to start with this. (NSFW)

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Finally Child Pornography is Banned in Japan But...

After years of wrangling and discussions in the Diet, Japan lawmakers finally passed the law to ban underage pornography in a landmark law few days ago.

But!

Yes there is an exception.

This law is not applicable to manga or animation. The opponents said it will lead to curtailment of freedom of speech so it is not all encompassing ban.

Anyway, you can read it more here, courtesy of Huffington Post or BBC  and Japan Times.

My view on this, yeah I agree that hentai lolicon genre or even shotacon should be filtered out because frankly, those 2 genres are pretty darn disturbing. However it is quite a slippery slope here. The activist and manga publishers are arguing freedom of speech to prevent the ban from covering anime and manga works. Politicians are trying to push it very hard but not successful so far.

Doraemon's Best Ending?

Possibly one of the best ending for Doraemon (Xiao Ding Dang). Personally I think this is one of the best ending for evergreen series but the publishers did not think so, forcing the mangka withdraw the doujinshi from publication.

However it becomes an enduring legend of the lore that is well beloved by millions of kids across Asia for many decades. Here is the scanned and translated version for non Japanese Doraemon fans.

Enjoy.

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Sub vs Dub?

The eternal struggle between sub vs dub. Honestly, I am in the middle of both.

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Seiyuus of Kuroneko and Kirino from Oreimo talks about Lolicons.

Subtitled, have fun!

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Hataraku Maou Sama is Doing Very Well on Sales

The charming little series, Hataraku Maou Sama make quite an impression on Bluray sales in Japan, breaking the normal barrier for 1st volume.

At number 8, 1st volume of the series already sold 11,192 copies so far in July 8th - 14th time period. If the sales is sustained then sequel is a very likely prospect. I will not be surprised if the 2nd season will be announced end of this year or 2014. Time will tell.

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Boobies: Reality and Anime Version

Just as described.

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I think a lot of anime figure collectors would love to have this now. I can imagine many possibilities with this, good and bad or simply bizzare.

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Mangaka having PTSD.

Sometimes mangaka is a human being too. The story of a mangaka, Jiro Taniguchi who is deeply affected by Tohoku Earthquake March 11th 2011. His works can be found here.

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New Toyota Doraemon themed ad, starring Jean Reno

I found this hilarious and just plain wrong. Ah well.

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Madoka cosplay spotted in The Economist!

Ah!

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Miku Hatsune in Toyota ad

Toyota ads featuring the famous pop diva who is not real. Personally I don't get it but hey she is a hot item now.

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Japanese sport, Baotashi

Seen this few times in anime, now this vid will shed some light what the hell is it all about.

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Real moving cat ears, anyone?

How about no? I find this too freaky. 2D stays in 2D, 3D stays in 3D. Okay?

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Will you decorate your ride with this?

For me, no. But I do admire some of the designs here.

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School Uniforms from various popular animes

Some of the uniforms here are ridiculously designed. And none of the female uniform have pants. LOL. Perhaps the most normal is Detective Conan.

Merry Xmas to all by the way.

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Manga publisher backlash against new censorship law has gone global

As predicted, the backlash is getting global coverage from top newspapers. I wonder how long the right wing Tokyo Governor can hold on before he buckle under the pressure. It won't be long in my opinion. I don't think he expected this kind of coverage and indirect complaint from Premier of Japan, Naoto Kan. While he is no Aso, he nevertheless deplored the new law as he feared it will reduce Japanese economic competitiveness in global market. Not to mention the often overlooked softpower aspect. What a lot of people including the Governor of Tokyo did not realise is, one of the mainstay of Japanese global power is its ability to influence world audience thru softpower.


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Female anime fans are more hardcore.

A voice actor/actress concert from Tales series, back in 2009. What really struck me is high number of female fans in the crowd (less polite nick will be fujoshi) and their stark rudeness. When male actors appear, they went wild with such enthusiasm but when actresses step out, not even an iota of cheer can be heard to acknowledge them.

Younger male characters get more wilder cheer as usual.

Based on this video, I would say hardcore Japanese anime female fans are more scary than males. Seriously.

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Dr House vs Blackjack?

Yes, apparently there is going to be a match between these 2 iconic medical heroes. Who will win? Amusing.

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B Gata H Kei creators gives a middle finger to obsessed otakus

Recently concluded comedy series, B Gata H Kei have been bombarded by series of threats from irate "fans" who disliked openly sexual female characters. It is quite similar to what happened to Kannagi last year when there is a creepy backlash when it is discovered that the titular female character used to be in relationship.

Another manga series that go into the trouble is Good Ending when one of the female character have a normal relationship that is not approved by so called "fans" who wanted innocent, virgin but sexually ravishing females. However these females must not be engaged in any relationship because of perceived purity "issue". If you ask me, this is pretty fucked up, selfish obsession with the notion. Since they cannot get laid in real life, then imaginary 2D characters must not too. Losers.

The production committee of B Gata H Kei is not deterred by the threats and responded that it is creative process that cannot be undone to whims of small minority that is obsessed which completely skewered the original intent of series existence: that is to entertain. The makers of the series have contacted law enforcement to investigate these threats.

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