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Court case revolving around ''MANGA''!

Most bookstores I've seen take pains to keep those with extreme violence or extra heaps of fanservice in sealed plastic wrap. While it may sound like a cliche, kids today are more sophisticated than I was at least, at the same age.
 
Working in a bookstore, I find it slightly disturbing that this sort of stuff is out on the shelves. I don't see a ton of Vertigo, or any of the hard comic books sold at Bookstores but the stuff that is sold in Manga is very, very borderline. And I see very young girls and guys reading this stuff.
I dont really see the harm in it. After all, as mentioned up thread Japan has a lower crime rate than the United States and yet they dont go out of their way to hide this stuff. It leads me to think that many of the social problems in America stem from other issues

The funny thing is, most of the 'hard' comics are now not being sold by comic book stores. I have found one that sells the Max Titles but usually stores won't carry those. They don't carry a ton of Vertigo titles or other comics.

Japan is also a totally different type of society than the United States and is a totally different culture. It's like comparing apples with oranges.

But the stuff they throw in some of the manga is very - well it's not good for kids around 10-12 to be reading and even younger.
 
Working in a bookstore, I find it slightly disturbing that this sort of stuff is out on the shelves. I don't see a ton of Vertigo, or any of the hard comic books sold at Bookstores but the stuff that is sold in Manga is very, very borderline. And I see very young girls and guys reading this stuff.
I dont really see the harm in it. After all, as mentioned up thread Japan has a lower crime rate than the United States and yet they dont go out of their way to hide this stuff. It leads me to think that many of the social problems in America stem from other issues

The funny thing is, most of the 'hard' comics are now not being sold by comic book stores. I have found one that sells the Max Titles but usually stores won't carry those. They don't carry a ton of Vertigo titles or other comics.

Japan is also a totally different type of society than the United States and is a totally different culture. It's like comparing apples with oranges.
Which indeed shows that the social issues are coming from elsewhere. If reading violent manga caused people to go out and commit crimes, it is something that would be happening on both sides of the ocean

But the stuff they throw in some of the manga is very - well it's not good for kids around 10-12 to be reading and even younger.
I just don't see it. My entire life no one went around hiding violent movies and the like from me and I turned out fine. If anything, I'd say people are using TV and movies as a scape goat for the real issue- shitty parenting.
 
Not shitty parenting, but some parents simply don't know or can't keep up with their kids. Some of these manga books should be in the adult section of the store.

And excuse me, bookstores not comic book stores.
 
Not shitty parenting, but some parents simply don't know or can't keep up with their kids. Some of these manga books should be in the adult section of the store.

And excuse me, bookstores not comic book stores.
I know at borders at least, they do have a mature audiences section for the manga. I was actually carded once which got a :wtf: followed by a :rolleyes: from me since I was in my military uniform at the time
 
Not shitty parenting, but some parents simply don't know or can't keep up with their kids. Some of these manga books should be in the adult section of the store.

And excuse me, bookstores not comic book stores.
I know at borders at least, they do have a mature audiences section for the manga. I was actually carded once which got a :wtf: followed by a :rolleyes: from me since I was in my military uniform at the time

Not at this borders, the one I worked at.

BTW anyone want a Rob zombie comic read by their kids :lol:
 
Well not here, in Minnesota anyway. But then some convenience stores in LA and New York have their employees in a bullet proofed glass structure with metal shutters that looks like it could withstand assault from automatic weapons and explosives so I wouldn't doubt it.

I think it's up to the company that sells it to do the plastic wrapping and usually if it's needed it's done. In my manga travels, I haven't encountered many plastic wrapped volumes or read many series that needed it. I only read two series that are regularly plastic wrapped, Black Lagoon and Suzuka. For the former it's because of the frequent violence or foul language and for the later it's because the main character lives in a college dorm/bath house and there's occasional (extremely well drawn) nudity. I've also found some individual volumes wrapped for extreme content like the final volume of Ai Yori Aoshi which was done for good reason considering
Aoi and Kouru finally resolve their family issues preventing their mariage and Aoi asks him to take her, resulting in an unexpected by definitely welcome sex scene.
 
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I work in a retail store part-time for the same company I do full-time security work for (Revlon, in Edison NJ). We have a large base of customers from, to put it gently, a culture that seems to not quite get the rules and traditions of American retail. Among the problems we have had is these customers entering the stockroom. But a clearly-marked sign plus some vigilance has cut that down to almost nothing. Some still do, but that is inevitable. All but the most insane countermeasures can only keep a targeted group away from something for so long. In short, the plastic wrap is a solution, not a perfect one, but one that I'll bet moves a lot of curious kids onto something else.

OTOH, if Elfen Lied ever makes it here, it will prolly be in a steel lock-box. :D With disclaimers and a waiver to be signed.
 
Not shitty parenting, but some parents simply don't know or can't keep up with their kids. Some of these manga books should be in the adult section of the store.

And excuse me, bookstores not comic book stores.
I know at borders at least, they do have a mature audiences section for the manga. I was actually carded once which got a :wtf: followed by a :rolleyes: from me since I was in my military uniform at the time
What do you mean ''carded''?:confused:
 
Carded, as in, you have to show them your drivers license or state ID card in order for them to let you in or sell you a product to prove your age.
 
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