Worth the lulz
July 28th, 2007 at 11:45 am (Anime, Articles, Take)
BEIJING — Chinese officials are continuing their crackdown on the hugely popular Japanese manga “Death Note”, which Beijing authorities believe promotes death fantasies, by shutting down a website which allowed users to watch or post videos based on the banned novel.I was trying to stop myself while rolling on the floor when I heard about this on the internets. Now why would a manga dealing with the issue on “the philosophy of death” be promoting about “death fantasies”? I seriously wouldn’t consider readers are that stupid. They know the meaning of life.
Seven Seas - Comic-Con International 2007 - Anime News Network
In terms of new acquisitions, Seven Seas will be publishing two new yuri manga titles (Hayate Cross Blade and Akatsuki-iro no Senpuku Majo) and two new yuri novel titles (Girls Life and Girls Revolution).Well, well. I wasn’t expecting this. So yuri manga and light novels gets the green light? Wonder how this will be treated on American shores, that is, if it ever gets stacked into shelves in bookstores.
Zeroblade said,
July 31, 2007 at 9:29 pm
LOL China.
Also, I’m okay with those yuri novels in bookstores, but I totally need the Zero no Tsukaima and Shakugan no Shana novels here. ASAP.
Ronin AnimeLover said,
August 1, 2007 at 2:40 am
Zeroblade Said:My thoughts exactly. I think the Chinese Government is trying hard at filtering their culture of “impurities” in culture and thought. And phailing hard.