New Restrictions on Manga & Anime

ICv2’s site, linked below, is reporting that the Tokyo Metropolitan Government revised it’s “Youth Healthy Development Ordinance” were the industry’s Publishing Ethics Convention and Publishing Ethics Discussion Group will determine what works fall under “harmful publications” that must not be sold or rented to people under the age of 18.  The Group has already listed 6 titles that will fall under this revised ordinance.  Link on over to see the 6 titles that the full article lists.

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-05-16/1st-manga-to-be-restricted-by-revised-tokyo-law-listed