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Originally Posted by Nyororin
That was back when the law was over both appearance, setting, and "attitude". For example, a book could be prevented from being published for being judged as a bad influence, even without pornography. For pretty obvious reasons a LOT of places were against that sort of flat out censorship.
But this time around, appearance alone isn`t enough to get something banned - just because the artist`s style looks underage isn`t enough to get them stopped. There has to be proof that not only do the characters look young, but that it is intent and not just style.
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Ah, I see. I've heard about the new proposed laws regarding said genre of manga, but it's useful to hear you explain it. I can understand the point a lot clearer now, most sites that mention it tend to have a bias 'censorship' slant, but from what you've described the law seems quite reasonable. I do wonder how the law would take effect if it went through. Would people who already own manga from before the law existed be punished when the law came into effect for owning the manga? Or would it just apply to manga/anime that comes into existence afterward? Lol, sorry, I'm just curious and most of these sites are in Japenese, and my skills in reading Japanese are very minor.