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Osaka Lists 8 Boys-Love Mags Designated as 'Harmful' (Updated)
posted on by Egan Loo
"Harmful publications" are legally prohibited from being sold to minors
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May issue
Ohzora Publishing Co.
2010.04.08
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May issue
Kasakura Shuppansha
2010.04.10
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May issue
Core Magazine
2010.05.01
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April issue
Junet
2010.04.01
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May issue
Junet
2010.05.01
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May issue
Seven Shinsha
2010.04.14
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May issue
Takeshobo
2010.04.09
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May issue
Tokuma Shoten
2010.05.01
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June issue
Frontier Works
2010.04.22
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'10 Spring issue
(Hanaoto May Spinoff)
Houbunsha
2010.05.28
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Spring Break Issue
(Magazine Be-Boy May Spinoff)
Libre Publishing Co., Ltd.
2010.05.03
* Boys-love magazines
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According to the ordinance regarding the healthy development of youths, the government will designate a publication for the "harmful publications" list if at least 1/10th of its page count, or at least 10 pages, contain sexual acts or other restricted content. Until now, most boys-love materials were not subject to this ordinance because "not everyone would be stimulated with sexual feelings by them," among other reasons cited.
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Another prefecture, Shiga, had already designated two boys-love magazines — the March issue of Junet's Boy's Pierce and the February issue of Libre's Be-Boy Gold — for its own "harmful publications" list on February 23.
[Via Daily Terrafor, Temple Knights]
Update: Temple Knights posted the covers of the magazine issues, and Icarus Publishing posted links to their websites.
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