Eroge Industry to Foreigners: “Play Your Own Games!”
- Categories: Games, News
- Date: Jun 30, 2009 20:39 JST
- Tags: Censorship, Eroge, Feminism, Gaikokujin, Internet, Politics, Sites
The ill founded notion that by excluding foreign fans the Japanese eroge industry can somehow cut itself off from the world, and that in doing this their own industry and politicians will be somehow be discouraged from banning their works seems to be spreading; now we hear that two additional sites have joined eroge developer Minori in token displays of xenophobia.
Visual Antenna provides news on the visual novel scene, but is not involved in development, so it is not really clear what they hope to achieve with restricting non-Japanese access to their site, and their presumably facetious message to the handful of foreign barbarians visiting their site is even more puzzling:
PLEASE PLAY THE GAME OF YOUR COUNTRY IF YOU PRAY FOR THE WORLD PEACE!:-)
Not a message which would likely be well received by the likes of Nintendo and Sony, nor by all the Japanese fans of western games…
New studio Yuzu Soft, responsible for EXE and a handful of other titles over the past few years, can’t even be bothered with an attempt at wit, and just gives a terse 403 to those falling foul of its GeoIP database:
Forbidden
You don’t have permission to access / on this server.
Of course, proxies have to contend with far more tenacious efforts at blocking access than the misdirected anger of visual novel developers, so it seems likely the only success these efforts will have is in allowing the companies to feel they are doing something, even if they are too cowardly to oppose their own politicians.
Likely it will remain the Japanese language which is the greatest impediment to international access…
Since the majority of visual novels enjoyed by international “fans” are probably pirated (although this is probably true of Japanese fans too, if we consider the very small sales totals involved in the industry), it seems unlikely the actual overseas availability of visual novels will be much affected.
The notion that foreign fans constitute a pack of parasites who do nothing to support developers whilst gleefully pirating their works, and then brazenly complain about a ban which threatens to cut off their supply of ISOs, is one of the major bones of contention amongst the admittedly frequently xenophobic Japanese fanbase.
This is perhaps not without foundation, even if the efforts of the visual novel industry to reach international markets have been rather lacklustre.
It is however another example of selective observation, as the huge Japanese P2P networks where these illicit copies circulate seem to serve as the primary source for overseas P2P networks, and it is hardly the case that there are no Japanese users of international networks…
It should of course be remembered that most eroge makers have remained silent and accessible to international users, so it remains to be seen whether these unwholesome displays of craven scapegoating will spread, or if instead the status quo will gradually reassert itself. The voices of Japanese fans are however far less circumspect.
Once again, it seems all the Japanese otaku community can think to do is blame foreigners, even when it is their own politicians, media, and even industry which is happily trampling the rights of the minority.
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don't blame the fire, blame the sparks that set it first
There is a meaning for blocking IP.
Coz if you are accessing those site, or getting the game (hmm i thought you can buy at amazon, but my mistake) you break the rules.
So even if you complie about something, you are not customer, you are just a filthy thief, why should anyone listen to you?
*thumb up*
IF YOU PRAY FOR THE GAME OF YOUR COUNTRY PLEASE DON'T HIDE OF THE WORLD AND FIGHT THE POWER! >:-(
FXT
Forbidden
You don’t have permission to access / on this den of cowards.
FXT
I may not be a big fan of ero games, but I cannot possibly support the hypocritical morons of my country trying to restrict free speech, claiming it's "Protecting women". What women? You mean those pixels? Sorry, but... no. Just no.
I never thought I'd ever find myself siding with an ero game company, but... well, this is something I just get ticked off when I see it. Leave the nerds and their 2d boobs alone. It's not like they're going to go after real women.
least take it easy on the little newbie but wanna get my two cents in at least
What Happend with Equality Now finding Rapelay and setting the possible ban of eroge is pretty much Irony and a Domino Effect(fuck I dunno if that made any sense =_= )
Course Im little pissed at The Femnist Extremist and the "supposed" righteous idotic people who abuse the fact of morals.
hopefully I made a good first impression for first post on here.
ok, this shit is now stupid
the answer is not coming now, not in 4 years maybe
I know you're all crying, let's hold hands and sympathize in the common ground that we're all pretty sad and un-educated
Well, it was mainly foreign feminists and Illusion's screwup that caused this.
Well BT-fishing in season then...
no. they caused only more
people turning on Hentai Manga.
And boobs mangas .
This is just sad.
man, otaku are just killing themselves off, trying to prove who's best, can't we all just get along?
No !
Misandry Women must burn !
all of them .
awww come on, dont isolate yourselves from the world again.
If they do that just get someone to bring old man Matt Perry from the dead and do his thing.
The guy from Friends?
The guy who made the Japanese shit themselves on the XIX century.
That little message that said to play our own games if you want world peace is funny and at the same time....pointless.
Regardless what adult games come from whether USA or Japan, it's still R-rated due to any blood and gore violence, sexual content, and other adults stuff. Doesn't matter if even an Japanese otaku wanted to buy adult games from America. Heck there are some people who cause controversy over some adult games here in America. And you know some groups want certain video games banned or restricted regardless of where it came from. Anyway Japan and America were already "dirty" as soon as they developed their own adult games.
Like I said before, I'm not going to whine if they suddenly don't allow me to play their eroge games. It still messed up and it sucks, but right now until a miracle happens to lift the ban, things stay where they are for now.
Well, people are Hypocrites everwhere.
Violence is tolerable- after all, you need aggression and violence to play football, which is like... a fucking religion in the midwest.
But sex, ooooh, no. That would encourage black people to raep white wimminz, wouldn't it? As if boys and girls don't already screw each other. Parents don't want to imagine their adorable kids having underaged sex. (It still happens.)
Just look at the outrage over Grand Theft Auto Hot Coffee mod, but not so much when they have things exploding at a Michael Bay film. Ooh, that's baaaaad.
In Japan? I dunno. Japan's crazy. Freedom of expression is overturned by Article 175 of Obscenity Laws. .... AND STILL! It's still okay to have the most depraved porn industry- but hey, it has mosaic, so it's okay! You have people walking around naked, groping on trains... It's all sexual repression I tells you!
no freedom of expression ?
They are very stupid .
Silly country .
HAHAHAHAAHHA
How the hell can i play my country's own games when we don't even have our own brand of games...
Hell if there was ever a Filipino Game maker that rose to even national fame..
Kabayan, what we can do is to encourage people from the states to go to the Philippines and make Ero...
Oh, wait, we're a bunch of prude's aren't we?
Nevermind! :D
It is impossible to do one here in the Philippines, given that someone can't stand seeing their video in a popular internet video site
u talking about that recent sex tape scandal? lol We all know we've seen/done worse than that. Ppl just need to admit it.
PLEASE RAPE THE WORLD IF YOU CAN'T PLAY THE GAME IN YOUR COUNTRY IN PEACE! ^_^
hahaha pinches japoneses que se metan sus juegos por el culero al fin alcabo estan feos.
(I think this is my third post) Yeah, it's only focusing on the eroge genre. I just hope it doesn't effect the other games that doesn't have much of the adult stuff on it. It would suck for Japan to not make internation release of some of the games they send over to the US just because of this ban. I've been a fan of anime and manga for years. Even though I'm African American, I'm a nice guy who respects the people and the countries they live in. Man it's sad how some people act up over things when they can just come down, understand the situation, and do something about it without ranting and raging all the time. It's not like every American acts like that, yet people keep saying stuff like that because some a**hole disrespected them and they got the idea that if one is bad, then they're all bad.
I did say in my last comment that Millions of Americans don't know about with this eroge ban issue in Japan. Only few thousand of people buy those eroge games because they liked it, plus the fact that they might be sick of some of the games they have in their own country, some of it which sucks a**.
I'm always like playing something diffrent other than games from my own country, which is the reason why I buy some of them sometimes. I don't have to listen what some people say about me, because even though I'm American, they don't know nothing about me and my attitude, plus I make sure I type nothing disrespectful towards others that makes them think I'm just like one of the others. I know better and was raised better than that by my parents to be respectful of everybody around the world and I love and respect them for that.
And now, I present to you, a WALL OF TEXT:
"Even though I’m African American, I’m a nice guy who respects the people and the countries they live in." The way that you worded it, it made it look like that's a bad thing. I understand that a lot of Americans are being stigmatized because of the feminazis, but it's just like you said it, most of the people there and all over the world don't even know that there exists something like visual novels, much less that there are stupid people trying to censor it in Japan.
Even though most of other people are ignorant about it, a person shouldn't be ashamed to buy visual novels, porn, anime, manga, whatever they like just because they are labeled in a certain way by other people. The people that the consumer cares about will certainly try to inform themselves about it, generally, by talking about it with the consumer. No one should feel afraid to express themselves against all of this bans on visual novels and, even though the feminist gave the final push that was needed, it was the Japanese government and organizations that censored themselves, so all of this protests should be directed at them in a way that they understand that the consumers of this market aren't only a group of "monstruous rapists" like the media and some politicians labeled.
The problem in all of that is that people tend to create scapegoats that are easier to attack than the source of the problem. And until someone unites the people that insist on this pointless bickering, there won't be a way to fight for their rights. I support them on this, but it's their fight, since Japanese politicias won't care about the internet protests of a bunch of people from outside their country, even though they are from all over the world. They only care about the will of their people, especially, if they support their decisions or not and, that's a way to attack them. I hope that they will bring an end to this censorship.
God you guys stop being stupid. Of course since westerners aren't contributing a damn bit to the developer's profits its only reasonable they are pissed.
You know what? Why don't we just start actually buying the games? I've ordered games before though 2 out of the 3 games I bought from Japan never made it here due to shipping errors, so I ended up canceling the orders. I still support the industry.
Though now its harder jstore.com is relatively harder to get imported stuff now and buying directly from the developer's site is a pain because...I CAN'T READ THE ORDER PAGES!
Anyways, contribute a little you guys, at least financially. It's all we can do right now. Stop raging and being loud. You're only making us look worse. At least this article laminated in a clean, dry way that wasn't acting all bitchy like.
Also why not make a few friends from 2chan or kakuchan and form an alliance of understanding. Call it, international-relationsChan, or something. For the love of God, the Japanese may be jumping to conclusions but come on, be a bit nicer.
I commend and agree with your efforts, but mostly likely those pleas for understanding will sadly fall on deaf ears. It's kind of like using the teachings of religion to stop wars. Sound right in theory but it just won't fly. Until one side is satisfied with bitching at each other, nothing is going to change. We have history to back that up.
alliance ?
they lost WW2 .
who want to do alliance with japan
who are ruled by random USA policemen
with random fake japan names ?
HAHAHA pendejos japoneses micropennis lo que necesitan es que les echen unas nuke in your fucking country micropennis
You should learn Spanish (castellano) before trying to write something "funny".
Why are they turning away consumers? that's money they are turning down!! They need to organize and create a steam like service for all the Egro IPs they can get their hands on!! then charge US/UK/ect a monthly fee for the service!
Consumers? Who? Foreigners? My. Ass. What we need is are some statistics on how many VNs foreigners buy overseas compared to domestic sales. The truth is: They. Don't. Care. I remember a while back Key was willing to sell the rights to Kanon for an English company to translate it; the price was $1,000,000. In other words their way of saying no. Besides they're waaay too mad at foreigners right now to give them any thought of compassion or understanding. It's just not worth it, and like in any business, whether it's worth it or not means everything.
if your works are so precious to you, why don't you stop broadcasting them?
Because they make money broadcasting them. Just not from us (foreigners).
Haha, sorry, it's kind of hard to tell sometimes. Now that I think about it, that does remind of a certain translation debacle a while back (maybe that's what you're referencing to).
I was hoping you'd get the reference...
Clearly the Japanese have learned nothing about a market economy. If we stopped buying their cars, they would be on their knees begging for the world to shop with them.
Too bad the Japanese behave as scared little girls around their politicians. Cowards, and without a shred of honor.
Hey eroge industry, if you want to pay for me to take a trip to Japan I will fight the evil oppressors for you.
Free trip and a good old shouting match, sounds like win win.
I guess that would be the best way to solve this, since they are too busy fapping to manifest themselves against it.
Good thing I'm not that into Eroge, mostly because I can't find one that has a good story, and art.
I recommend Love Fetish series,Binikunokaori and Reversible they are all animated.
first eroge then it will be anime don't you see the news on CNN before...
sand boy (naruto)
and the one in sankaku about Philippines ban ero but as the bill said anime
soon we will see anime = ero
okay they might and might not
Oh noes, not anime too, what are going to watch if anime are banned? T____T
PS: Honestly, you don't know what you're missing.
I think you need to look a bit harder (although you really shouldn't need to). I'm quite sure there is something out there in the thousands of eroge games that will fit your tastes. Think you should give like Type-Moon or nitro+ or Key or one of those big name companies a try.
BOYCOTT JAPAN! BAN ALL ITS PORN!
BOYCOTT JAPAN! CHOKE THEM TO DEATH!
Ban the foreigners, will they?
Let's not buy anything from them, then!
They produce crappy music anyway.
Oh, and their Obama impersonator sucks.
Give back Western Culture! Anime was a rip off from Betty Boop and early western animation anyway! Go back to making your Ukiyo-e using your rice paper!
Go back to wearing Wafuku! Stop wearing T-shirts and Jeans!
Stop sending tourists! (And we won't send you ours!)
Japanese not allowed! Japanese need not apply!
Anon above ↑
You are fucking trolling right?
oh man ! calm down !
relax, man.
it's all fun and jokes
until someone touches your country ?!!?!?!?
Wake up noob !
I rather not see the below message after checking the site.
PLEASE PLAY THE GAME OF YOUR COUNTRY IF YOU PRAY FOR THE WORLD PEACE!:-)
I rather see the below message.
Forbidden
You don’t have permission to access / on this server.
A fictional event: many people(male) send their enrage in a letter to their government demanding not to send aid to japan after north korea launching 1-5 nukes because of the message:
PLEASE PLAY THE GAME OF YOUR COUNTRY IF YOU PRAY FOR THE WORLD PEACE!:-)
Equality Now still harassing Illusion
http://www.care2.com/causes/womens-rights/blog/equality-now-challenges-sale-of-rapelay-game/
RapeLay is how this shitstorm began, so no wonder. Also, the article is older than a month.
Actually, correction, it's quite more complex than that imo. Let's dig out the SC archives:
http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2008/11/24/japan-plans-internet-censorship-regime/
Meanwhile:
http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2008/12/10/amazon-bans-lolicon-av-eroge-follow/
While Japanese politicians play their cards, the western liberals are busy with internal bickering with Obama now in power, so nothing happens, until:
http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2008/12/16/japan-lags-in-loli-ban-unicef-lies-exposed/
Due to the easing up of outside political pressure, the fight enters a stalemate.
http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2009/01/14/unicef-demands-tighter-loli-ban-for-japan/
^ this only serves to show the trend in certain political circles in Japan at the time.
Then the usual suspects win the homefront:
http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2009/02/13/amazon-pulls-raep-sim-rapelay-over-media-pressure/
And start bringing in additional firepower. A lot of articles on RapeLay and the allegedely depraved Japanese nation follow. Shit hits the fan.
http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2009/03/21/democrats-propose-end-to-loli-ban-free-loli-for-all/
http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2009/02/22/minister-who-cares-if-freedom-of-speech-is-curtailed/
Finally the feminists we all love to hate deliver the final blow, by providing a good opportunity for the people in above articles to enforce their policy.
So there, the Japanese did this to themselves and any outside pressure is there merely to aid actual Japanese politicans and organizations into enforcing their policies and gaining a stronger position with the public, rather than an actual feminist crusade, though considering the apparent success of their work, a public image of it as such is actually beneficial to both the feminists and the politicians who'd prefer to be shown as moralists and leave the feminists take the flak, whilst the feminists return home with their own brand of moral victory.
Thank you.
I KID YOU NOT
GOD IS NOT KIDDING
BURN IN HEAVEN
BURN IN HEAVEN!
For world PEEEAACCEE!!
You know eroge are neither that special nor hard to make. If websites like this weren't populated by a majority of whiny talentless hicks, a Sankaku Complex sized community could output a dozen eroge per month at least.
You don't have any seiyuu, programmers, artists, marketers, distributors...
As I said, a majority of talentless hicks, as for marketing and distribution, we are on THE Internet, doesn't come easier than with digital distribution and adds on that partners/friends list on the left side of this website you own. :P
Why does this comment sound so uninformed and naiive? It feels like, "Come on guys, we can do it, we just need to work together!" Sounds like something from a Naruto episode...
Ok you lost me at the bubbly frog.
Perhaps you still harbor some optimism, so you read it as such. Maybe your stance of informed level headed practicality is merely a defense mechanism, hence why deep down inside you actually want to believe. It may blow your mind to face your inner beast and see that it is but a bubbly frog of pink coloration, struggling in futility against it's own imprisonment. Are you cynical enough to truly fear?
I have no problem with them banning outside ip's to help defend themselves against corrupt feminists and such.
But I refuse to support any company who talks shit about their international fans and stabs them in the back while they generate more money and interest for these companies(and more pirates of course).
Even if companies like Fuguriya have this same sort of attitude towards other foreign fans, I'll still easily buy their products without any problems just like now.
As much as I hate what's happening right now, it's hard to feel pity when this industry are so spineless and refuse to have any sort of backbone, instead blame someone else, if their are problems, it usually starts in the country of origin.
I can only hope there are a community of japanese people who respect foreign fans just as we have a communities who practically worship them like gods.
Who honestly cares what the media says about us or anyone for that fact, Y! JP are probably filled with retards just like any other sort of mainstream media.
I usually don't like to rant as I'm pretty shy and sensitive, and my feelings can be easily hurt by insults from people who believe they can talk shit just because they can.
But I'll do whatever I need to protect my interest, and I hope other people feel the same way and try to ignore the ignorant comments that are thrown at us. I expect otaku and other less hardcore fans to be a little smarter than the general public, as we all know how smart they are.
Unfortunately, Holly, there's an internet pissing contest to see who has the biggest e-penis among the various anons all over the World Wide Web.
It sucks, but that's human nature. Humans, for lack of a better explanation, love to argue. That's why we have war, inequality, murder, and the U.N.
Oh, I like the UN one.
"I can only hope there are a community of japanese people who respect foreign fans just as we have a communities who practically worship them like gods."
If there are any then they're not speaking up. Just look at all the spams we're getting here. Majority of Japanese otakus are xenophobic, it's been proven over and over again.
This is a good move, the future is bright.
bit stupid if you ask me..
The games WILl leak to the rest of the world and the only thing that will change is that the people outside of japan that are now paying for them will be unable to.
World Peace!
YAY!
Maybe eroge makers should stop having blonde western girls and using western mythology in all their games.
uh-oh, there goes all the good ones.
Better yet they should stop using westren technology.
Uh oh, there goes their ability to even make them.
if this is what they want to do and blame foreigners for this entire eroge crisis, then can we have our Xboxes back? Tthe ones that you might use to play said eroge? I mean, if they don't want foreign things...
Better take their PCs too, that's all foreign technology. But then they wouldn't be able to make anything.....
fail.
The eroge industry started on proprietary Japanese hardware.
lol, look at visual antenna site.
They changed the text to "I'm sorry. This access is not admitted."
Japan shouldn't be allowed any access to any Western cultural products as a punishment.
ANY. That means Sakoku, Japan.
Have fun with your Michael Jackson CDs, Japan. They'll be the last ones in your country.
Let Japan become like North Korea.
Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to watch Venture Bros. and South Park and actually be entertained.
I loved your stuff, Japan... *sniff* ...I'll miss you.
On the bright side, maybe this is the chance to break Japan's monopoly on good ero.
I mean, there's Mexico. ...Mexican Ero-Comics, anyone?
...It just isn't the same. No Tsundere. ...No Gangbangs. No Haramase or Netorare. Probably not even Bukkake.
Just the comic form of bad porn flicks. They'll probably even have "Featuring REAL Porn Stars!"
No good story. (Japan tends to have better stories accompanying good sex.) The west only has fucking between two people you really don't care about.
Also, the dudes are ugly as fuck. At least in Japan, the dudes look like girls, so you don't feel gay in looking at the guy who's fucking the girl.
Yep. No bishounen. Only Carl from Aqua Teen Hunger Force.
NO DELICIOUS FLAT CHEST. ;__;
Fuck, I didn't mean to reply to your comment, but to the one below.
Now that you are talking about it, let's take their OS, since they don't know shit about making one without it falling apart, e.g. Sony.
I didn't care if they ban foreign IPs. But what's with the shit talking?
E-thugism. To scared to deal with the issue themselves so talking big in a forum where they can't really get called on it.
This is too be expected. It is easier to find a scapegoat then to deal with an issue.
Anyway can you imagine an Okatu actually protesting? My god, it would be funny, scary and sad all at the same time.
I am free Otaku in Japan.
The following messages can be translated into English.
Please send assembly members mail after it translates into English.
現在、日本では児童ポルノの所持を禁止し、それとともにアニメや漫画、ゲームなどの創作物への規制が妥当かどうか検討する法案が審議されています。この法案は与党案と民主党案で大きな距たりがあるのが現状です。与党案ではアニメなど創作物規制や児童ポルノの単純所持規制がうたわれています。この法案の修正協議が日本の国会で日本時間の６日より始まる見込みです。
重要なポイントは「与党案にあるアニメなど創作物規制の研究条項に対する反対」「与党案にある単純所持禁止に対する反対」になるかと思います。そのポイントに絞って、冷静にメールを送るべきだと考えます。
まずは日本の民主党に、本件で妥協しないように伝えることが重要です。民主党内において、この児童ポルノ法の改定問題に関わり、主導権を握っているのは次の三名です。
細川律夫 （Hosokawa Ritsuo）
h04091@shugiin.go.jp
小宮山洋子 （Komiyama Yoko）
komiyama@t3.rim.or.jp
千葉景子 （Chiba Keiko）
http://www.keiko-chiba.com/
（ホームページの「お問い合わせ」という項目で意見を送ってください）
特に細川、小宮山の二人には強くメッセージを送って下さい。（参考：http://www.komiyama-yoko.gr.jp/komiyama.htm）
そして民主党全体に対しては、次の箇所からメッセージを送って下さい。
民主党
https://form.dpj.or.jp/contact/
またトンデモナイ法案を通そうとしている自民党・公明党に対しても反対の声を届けて下さい。
自民党
http://meyasu.jimin.or.jp/cgi-bin/jimin/meyasu-entry.cgi
公明党
https://www.komei.or.jp/contact/index.html
メールの書き方については、
自由民主党(自民党)やその議員を投書で動かすためには
http://madokatatsuya.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!62D9164E3AB7B024!727.entry
が全ての政党に対して非常に役立ちますので、ぜひ参考にして下さい。
Thanks, Imma send emails at the morning XD Need to go to get some sleep at least and think good.
Sure, everyone can sit around flaming each other on the internet or they could actually do something about it (like the people who actually care about the eroge industry have been doing for years). eg: as below ↓
Rough Translation of post made by 'Takakura "Huideyeren" Yusuke' is as follows:
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At the moment in Japan there is a law in deliberation which in addition to banning the simple possession of child pornography is considering the validity of including fictional works such as anime, manga and games in that restriction. At present there is a great difference between the governing parties plan and the democratic parties plan. Under the governing parties plan restrictions on the simple possession of fictional works and child pornography is being stipulated. It is anticipated that the amendment conference for this law will take place in the Japanese National Diet from the 6th (Japan time).
I believe that the “Objection to the research clauses for the restriction of fictional works such as anime in the governing parties bill” “Objection to the ban on simple possession in the governing parties bill” will become important points. Focusing on these points I think that mails of a composed nature should be sent.
First of all,it is important to express to Japans democratic party not to compromise on this matter. Within the democratic party, the following 3 persons are involved in and have seized control off in regards to the child pornography law reform problems
細川律夫 （Hosokawa Ritsuo）
h04091@shugiin.go.jp
小宮山洋子 （Komiyama Yoko）
komiyama@t3.rim.or.jp
千葉景子 （Chiba Keiko）
http://www.keiko-chiba.com/
(Please send your opinions under the 「お問い合わせ」(otoiawase : enquiry) entry on the homepage)
Please send a strong message especially to Hosokawa and Komiyama.
（reference： http://www.komiyama-yoko.gr.jp/komiyama.htm）
Also towards the entirety of the democratic party, please send from this point.
Democratic Party:
https://form.dpj.or.jp/contact/
In addition, towards the Liberal Democratic Party and New Komeito whom are trying to pass such a preposterous law, please voice your opposition.
Liberal Democratic Party:
http://meyasu.jimin.or.jp/cgi-bin/jimin/meyasu-entry.cgi
New Koumeito:
https://www.komei.or.jp/contact/index.html
Regarding how to write your mail,
In order to influence the Liberal Democratic Party and members of the Diet via letter, the following link will be very useful towards all political parties, by all means please use it as a reference.
http://madokatatsuya.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!62D9164E3AB7B024!727.entry
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Translators Note: Yet that reference page is in Japanese lol (anyway the minimum that needs to be included is as follows)
* Name, Address, Electoral district (this is important)
* Write clearing specifying in itemized form what the candidates / parliamentarians need to understand and do about the issue in order to get your vote.
* If possible attach some reference data.
* It may not necessarily have to be a handwritten letter however have common sense.
(In other words, as gaijins who do not hold any voting power in Japan, what our voice needs to represent is a synchronized front of logical reason which can be used as justification and vindication for the ban-opposition factions while placing the necessary pressure on the ban-approval factions called ‘constitutionalism’.)
To those of you saying this has nothing to do with the EOCS self-regulating and the eroge industry telling gaijins to fuck off ( ゜д゜)σ ”Objection!”
This has everything to do with it, this is the starting point of real legal restrictions (not just some mere voluntary regulation by an ethics committee).
This. This is the tip of the iceberg.
“First they came for the communists, and I did not speak out – because I was not a communist;
Then they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out – because I was not a socialist;
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out – because I was not a trade unionist;
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out – because I was not a Jew;
Then they came for me – and there was no one left to speak out for me.” -Martin Niemoller
Anonymous Western Japanese-speaker(s), heed our call!
We need Japanese translators (or people with a minimum proficiency in Japanese), please check the forum!
http://www.sankakucomplex.com/forums/topic.php?id=1184
Not a member so cannot reply in your other forum ┐(´д｀)┌
In any case... I agree with your plight, but any ~official~ movement does not belong on a site such as sankaku which blatantly infringes upon many author's copyrights. (whatever your personal stance is, there is a large difference between 'freedom of expression' and 'free culture')
On a different note, adding to the statistics listed in that forum. Here is a thesis that is well referenced and holds weight:
http://www.hawaii.edu/PCSS/online_artcls/pornography/prngrphy_rape_jp.html
Returning to the point: I can translate if needed, however for now I will continue to lurk. (I feel it is more efficient to merge groups and work together with members from already established groups inside Japan)
For some reason I keep on thinking back to this.
http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2008/10/07/nude-foreigner-beseiges-imperial-palace-police-flee/
Well thats mean.... most of the games I like are Japanese... Harvest Moon... Animal Crossing. How are we meant to play our own games when a chunk of western-made games arn't terribly good. Think the games we wouldn't have without them being made by the Japanese. I highly doubt Pokemon would be as popualar if the west did the designs n stuff. Pikachu wouldn't be nearly as cute I bet...
1: Otaku have a social stigma and are seen negatively in the general public eye. They are an easy target by the media for sensationalism and politicians for vote-grabbing. Simple as that.
2: It doesn't matter what the root of the problem is, all groups of humans do it everywhere. In order to avert ones gaze from the real problem which ratification of which may effect ones livelihood, it is much safer AND easier to point the finger at 'the other' (a different country, a different race, a minority group, an individual person). Just look at the worlds reaction to North Korea right now. (bash bash bash, but the reality is: So what? Nukes? pffft there are much more dangerous countries with them. Fact of the matter is, they are just being used as a diversion to cover up the doom and gloom that global recession and financial crisis is causing in ones own country.)
3: Eroge, expensive? (It's called supply and demand) Those who want/need it will buy it regardless. Niche markets always have a higher price to offset any losses that may occur (the smaller your target audience, the higher the price needs to be relative to the amount of time spent making it, packaging it, marketing it etc).
On top of this, 2nd hand shops are numerous enough in Japan that one can buy, play, and resell without much loss at all. Borrowing among friends is also common. (As such, the majority of eroge companies do not make that much profit from their releases - less they are one of the BIG companies - but rather from the licensing rights / royalties for official character goods etc)
4: 'not even half the work of a console game'. This statement causes extreme resentfulness. Who are you to judge how much work the people behind the scenes have put into their product? (I assume there was not considerable meaning placed behind this statement, however nonetheless it is an insult to the blood, sweat and tears of real people. Please be careful.)
Look like the Japan government want to get rid of their little rat problem and they are succeeding somehow, but why are they targeting otaku I can't understand
Is it because they think they(we) are the root of every problem, considering only a small percent are otaku in Japan
Or not enough profit form the industries
Otaku is a way of life, it my way of life and I intend to keep it
The only problem I find is eroge are too expensive, sure 10000 may not be much for average worker but 100 dollar for a game which not even half the work of a consele game, they need to rethink their strategy
1: Otaku have a social stigma and are seen negatively in the general public eye. They are an easy target by the media for sensationalism and politicians for vote-grabbing. Simple as that.
2: It doesn't matter what the root of the problem is, all groups of humans do it everywhere. In order to avert ones gaze from the real problem which ratification of which may effect ones livelihood, it is much safer AND easier to point the finger at 'the other' (a different country, a different race, a minority group, an individual person). Just look at the worlds reaction to North Korea right now. (bash bash bash, but the reality is: So what? Nukes? pffft there are much more dangerous countries with them. Fact of the matter is, they are just being used as a diversion to cover up the doom and gloom that global recession and financial crisis is causing in ones own country.)
3: Eroge, expensive? (It's called supply and demand) Those who want/need it will buy it regardless. Niche markets always have a higher price to offset any losses that may occur (the smaller your target audience, the higher the price needs to be relative to the amount of time spent making it, packaging it, marketing it etc).
On top of this, 2nd hand shops are numerous enough in Japan that one can buy, play, and resell without much loss at all. Borrowing among friends is also common. (As such, the majority of eroge companies do not make that much profit from their releases - less they are one of the BIG companies - but rather from the licensing rights / royalties for official character goods etc)
4: 'not even half the work of a console game'. This statement causes extreme resentfulness. Who are you to judge how much work the people behind the scenes have put into their product? (I assume there was not considerable meaning placed behind this statement, however nonetheless it is an insult to the blood, sweat and tears hard work of real people. Please be careful about such statements.)
So many Anonymous people... Come on...
Time to buy a gun, lock and load, and fill some feminazis full of lead.
Then take the money for the bullet from their wallets because they aren't worth it.
Be sure to wear a full hazardous materials suit the whole time to avoid feminist contamination.
Same applies to those who are against eroge because of the "child porn" and "stimulation to rape" when they can't even stop the real porn industry.
The way the West enforce their "equality" laws is really irritating, it's like in every manner we are wrong, the West is right. The feminazis just made everything worse.
Oh BTW to most people in the East, West = USA
Why is all the finger pointing at the West,we in Canada did nothing wrong.It is a known fact that there's High Tensions Of Protectionism in The East , http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c278b3aa-600d-11de-a09b-00144feabdc0.html a link to back up my proof that protectism is still high. What if All of a Sudden Both East and West went protectionist,you'd see Companies go under,Shops close down,etc...We in Canada wouldn't be ABLE to have a PS3 or Import Video Games cause it's Japan made and Japan Only,etc...With Protectionism,Anti-Westernism & Anti-Easternism EVERYONE LOSES.
Think about it,before you start chanting Death to the West.
Well you know how it is, to most easterners
West = US.
Well thanks to Equality Now the U.S became a scape goat and regardless the finger ended up getting pointed at us
Im not giving into the xenophobia but gotta say Junji you prove a point
Let's blame the feminazis then
let me see it