Kinokuniya Stops Selling Five Bishoujo Mags in America
The seven American branches of Japan’s Kinokuniya Bookstore chain have ceased selling five Japanese “bishoujo” (pretty girl) anime and manga magazines as a “precautionary measure” related to fears that the content of the magazines could potentially be interpreted as “child pornography” violating US laws. Megami Magazine, Megami Magazine Deluxe, Nyantype, Dengeki Hime and Dengeki Moeoh are all mainstream Japanese periodicals that cover and serialize current “bishoujo” anime such as K-On, Lyrical Nanoha, Angel Beats, Amagami SS, and Black Rock Shooter. ASCII Media Works’ monthly Dengeki Hime magazine is an adult-only publication that covers Japanese erotic computer games. The other four periodicals do not publish explicit nudity or graphic sexual content.
Source: Sankaku Complex
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Even though Kinokuniya bookstores are limited in the U.S. (having branches in New York, L.A. and Seattle where there is a larger Japanese community) I hope this doesn’t start a trend amongst other bookstores and outlets that carry anime, manga, J-magazines, etc. to take the same “precautionary measures”. I personally don’t watch or read material with characters who are obviously underage in sexual situations. I do understand however that many people in the U.S. who are unfamiliar with anime, but have heard of some of it’s negative stereotypes, would be quick to judge and quickly remove all related material without doing any research first. I think people should relax on this a bit and worry about real issues like the TV show “Toddlers and Tiaras”. Now that’s some sick sh*t.