Tokyo To Vote On Expansion Of Child Pornography Law
According to Anime News Network, the Tokyo Metropolitan government is set to vote on amendments to their laws against child pornography.
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According to Anime News Network, the Tokyo Metropolitan government is set to vote on amendments to their laws against child pornography.
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Anime News Network has released a statement from Eric Chase of the United Defense Group. He served as Christopher Handley’s attorney in the recent manga obscenity case.
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March is here and with it comes another round of manga releases. Among the notable releases are the seventeenth and final volume of Lovely Complex as well as new volumes of Bamboo Blade, Bleach, and XXXHolic.
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According to an advertisement in an upcoming issue of The Sneaker magazine from Kadokawa Shoten, an excerpt from Suzumiya Haruhi no Kyougaku (The Surprise of Haruhi Suzumiya) will be published in the April 30th edition of The Sneaker.
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Christopher Handley, the Iowa man who plead guilty to obscenity charges stemming from importation and possession of manga containing sexual depictions of children, has been sentenced to 6 months in prison.
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Via their blog, Yen Press has announced four new manga and novel licenses that will be hitting the shelves this year.
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When Yen Press first announced that they licensed the Spice and Wolf light novels, North American fans rejoiced at the chance to read the story in English. Then there was an uproar over the cover art. We all know the old adage; so, regardless of what the cover looks like, how is the actual book?
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It’s almost February, that means it’s time to look at another round of graphic novels from the Land of the Rising Sun.
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Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) has announced their list of great graphic novels for 2010, and 9 VIZ titles are on the list.
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Anime News Network is reporting that Christopher Handley, the Iowa man charged with “obscenity” for graphic depictions of “children being sexually abused” contained in his manga collection, has had his sentencing delayed until February 8.
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