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Monday, 07-Dec-2009 12:29:03 CST
Global
History of Anime
Intended Audience Ages
In Japan, in fact, there are shows for just
about everyone. There are tons of product just like the stuff that
has been coming to the US for years now (primarily aimed at high
school and college aged boys). There are also shows aimed at small
children like Doraemon (the merchandising for which makes the merchandising
for Independence
Day look anemic). There is also a substantial amount of product
that is aimed at adults, and some of this can only be described
as spooge. In the early days, these were quite tame (perhaps a shower
scene or two). As time went on, they got a lot worse (one person
I know describes these perfectly as "girls getting raped by Jello").
Where the line is drawn is sometimes difficult: even Urusei Yatsura
had topless women in it from time to time (only a flash, but topless
nonetheless). Ranma f has more mammary jokes than anything else
in recent memory, and this showed on regular television in primetime.
That truly adult titles are coming to the US market along with everything
else has caused us at tRSi some concern about the comfort level
of our customers.
To this end, we've added a warning tag to those titles that we feel
merit adult status. We realize that some people will buy these just
because they ARE tagged as adult, and that's fine if that's what
you're looking for. We're not out to practice censorship, but if
you're ordering this sort of tape, we do ask for a signature certifying
that you're of an appropriate age to receive them. Ranma isn't tagged
as such, even though there are some pretty blue scenes. Things like
Angel of Darkness or Twin Angels are because they are VERY adult
titles. If you should have a question about a particular title,
by all means give us a call about it first.
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