Japanese manga ruled obscene?

[Molokidan]

I originally found this through the Anime News Network (www.animenewsnetwork.com), but the real article is here:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/3391951.stm

The reason I find this so interesting, is that what seems to be the reason of the ruling is that he drew the bodies too 'lifelike'. But where do you cross the line?? I was really surprised to read this, nonetheless, with all the hentai you can easily GETTO.[/url]

[Andocrates]

But don't worry, it's Japan nothing will change.

[Taro Toporific]

But don't worry, it's Japan nothing will change.

Let's traditional!
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[Caustic Saint]

But don't worry, it's Japan nothing will change.
Let's traditional!
Yes, let's!

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I saw the same story on rotten.com's news page. Wonder if you can still get a copy of it. It'd make a great ebay item. "Buy now, the manga ruled too obscene - for Japan!!!!!"

[Taro Toporific]

Let's traditional!
Yes, let's!


Now is a good time to plug our own Captain Japan''s series on hentai manga of the Maeda-sensei, Dr. Demonbeast. http://images.google.com/images?q=tbn:YHbWRYZbo8kC:206.58.226.90/images/art/a18d2006.jpg

Manga Artist Interview Series - - (http://www.bigempire.com/sake/manga1.html)
http://www.bigempire.com/sake/manga1.html
...Toshio Maeda's groundbreaking manga series Urotsuki Doji from the early '80s firmly placed him in the history books - in Japan and abroad - as the pioneer of the genre known as hentai, or perverted. This work featured violent and graphic images of shapely young women being probed, felt, and fondled by the tentacles, elongated tongues, and miscellaneous extensions of creatures and men alike.

[Molokidan]

Wow, the Captain's articles on japan's tentaporn were most informative. Yeah, I still don't understand what the big huff-puff is over one manga. I guess the guy just had bad karma or something!

[Captain Japan]

Wow, the Captain's articles on japan's tentaporn were most informative. Yeah, I still don't understand what the big huff-puff is over one manga. I guess the guy just had bad karma or something!

Toshio is an interesting guy. I was supposed to meet him last weekend but he flaked. If I can find links to what he is "working" on now for various Japanese water trade magazines I'll post them. It is absolutely amazing. That is, the job is amazing, the output is likely the standard tentacle porn that has made his name. I actually haven't seen any of it.