Morganni Wrote:The problem is, this sounds like it may not just regulate content that can really be called "adult". Translation makes it hard to tell for sure, but Shueisha's opposition to it makes me concerned. Add to that that a panel with such a vague-sounding mandate could easily lead to "what I don't like is prohibited"...Yep, the major problem is the broad sweeping mandate given to these people that is fairly poorly defined.
Well, it's certainly something to keep a wary eye on.
It's designed to have a chilling effect on publishers, since it mainly punishes publishers (through an elaborate system of private and public shaming systems). The mandate is defined such that the board could implement it capriciously as they want to. This encourages publishers to shoot for an even more conservative output than the system is supposedly targeted at. Given the obvious and not-concealed political and ideological ideas of the people behind this it kind of stinks.
It's the Comics Code Authority.
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