Top late night anime broadcast Tokyo MX has said it may stop showing anime with “extreme” content as a result of Tokyo’s anime/manga ban, and even goes so far as to say it will no longer be offering jobs to anime fans.
Tokyo MX’s management has this to say in an interview:
“MX broadcasts a lot of late night anime containing panchira and other ecchi material.
As our station has a deep connection to the Tokyo government, we can’t ignore their wishes, so with the harsher law there is the possibility that we will have to refrain from broadcasting more extreme anime.”
The station’s management even goes on to say it no longer wants to employ anime fans as a result of the law, and is considering discriminating against them in its hiring process:
“We’re a popular employer amongst student recruits as we are so strong at broadcasting anime.
However, now we are thinking we should no longer offer jobs to students who express an interest in anime in their applications.
Of course, we won’t just tell them ‘anime fans need not apply.’ Rather, we’ll ask them something like ‘if you took a foreign friend to a tourist spot, where would you take them?’
If they answer ‘Akihabara,’ we’ll be able to consider whether we really want to employ them.”
Anime fans are now being denied jobs as a result of the law – all thanks to the hatred Ishihara and his geriatric cronies bear for anything popular with the young.
The article also wryly remarks that it might be better just to ask them whether they are for or against the ban and deny them employment based on that.
Of all the “anime-friendly” stations (essentially a handful of Tokyo and Osaka stations), Tokyo MX had the best reputation for broadcasting large amounts of late night anime in uncensored form, making its potential loss quite a blow to anime fans.
The actual impact on anime producers is harder to predict – the business model for late night anime is to use TV distribution to promote disc sales, and stations pay only a nominal fee or are actually paid to show the anime, with the anime production costs coming almost exclusively from disc sales.
As a result, the restrictions the law places on selling the actual discs is rather more problematic – and so far it is not even clear what these restrictions will entail.
Meanwhile, not so much as a peep of protest or calls for “voluntary restraints” are heard when Tokyo stations broadcast such edifying spectacles as a trio of hot porn stars engaged in a lesbian threesome…
Update: Tokyo MX is denying it intends to discriminate against otaku in its hiring process, although whether they are to be believed is another matter…
Update 2: Tokyo MX now claims the report is a complete fabrication, although the rag in question has yet to offer a retraction.
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Wow, going as far as to discriminate anime fans away from getting a job? Only more people would become hikikomoris than there are functioning, tax-paying citizens. It's not like being an anime fan means being automatically unable to act professionally within his day job requirement if need be...
Well, only time will tell what truly happened to Tokyo. I'm just glad I don't live in a state where employers would judge my worth from my hobbies and not MY GODDAMN QUALIFICATIONS I WORKED HARD TO PERFECT AFTER 5 YEARS IN THE UNIVERSITY.
Thanks a lot, Ishihara. You just killed whatever's left of my desire to even visit Japan. Instead, I haven't been this proud of my own hood since I was 10.
Fighting anime fans by increasing the nation's unemployment rates (and screwing up the entire country's economy in the process) is probably the dumbest shit they could come up with. Do they even realize what they're doing...?
They also might be breaking numerous sections of even Japanee law. The Japanese have non-discrimination laws as well as the United States. In fact, on some subjects, Japan's anti-discrimination laws are HARSHER than the United States.
Since those things are incited by the very politicians themselves, you just watch as they continue to plunder every law and common sense, and let this happen.
Japan has:
Women get cheaper meals at some restaurants.
Movies cost less for women.
Women only train cars
Women only onsen resorts
Tough anti-discrimination laws eh?
so you wanted to visit japan to show off your perverted mind?
"As our station has a deep connection to the Tokyo government"
that quite explains it all -> idiots
They're the government's bitches.
Ishihara's bitches.
We got a stupid government, and now we got a stupid TV station. AT-X FTW!
Tokyo government better not laying their diabolical hands on my AT-X!
In this world,there is no such a thing called "good" goverment.
They're bending over for Ishihara to "deeply connect" with them...
this is so fucked up...
of course im against them stop broadcasting anime... but its their decision, there's not much anyone can do
but not hiring otakus is just wrong, i don't know in japan, but here it would become a huge lawsuit against the company...
Someone needs to sit down with Ishihara and thoroughly explain to him that people like him are the biggest thread to Japan. Does he really believe that his hate crime (anime/manga ban) will cut down the crime or whatever he believes is fixing. this fucking Ishira is just as ignorant as the fucking Italian pope...
Why people admire such persons is beyond me -.-
Nevertheless Ishira is a faggot and probably one of the most likeliest people to actually commit pedophilia. If you ask me he should just be thrown in to a holding cell right now after which said room key should be immediately destroyed.
so i guess we will now see more late night porno movies? yah i guess letting kids secretly watch uncensored anime is better then watching porn. TO HELL WITH YOU Ishihara
They and those faggy politicians love to hop on the "iShitHara Ride"!
I don't think this was really the company's decision. The way they were talking it seems like they have either been paid off by the Tokyo gov't or they have been threatened. Either way I wouldn't put it past them...
Its worse when there were/are still idiots out there that believe only thing to come out of the ban is loli rape bans.
I just don't get all the "get off my lawn" line of thinking. Why is youth culture so discriminated against? If the majority of the people like it then it's okay, regardless of what it is. If 51% of the country decided it's time to start eating children, then it's okay to eat children. That's democracy, if you don't like it find a new country.
Ishihara, the king of trolls... <_<
so if i say "i will take them to all places except akihabara" i will get the job?
This is Ishithara at it's best...
The company was obviously forced to do with it said, or else...
Interviewer: Where would you take your foreign friends?
Otaku: Oh, well we'd get some used panties from the 14 year old down the street and then fap at the no-panties cafe.
Interviewer: But you wouldn't go to akihabara?
Otaku: Where the fuck is that? Speak english!
I wonder if the Japanese get any news about Egypt.. Hmmmmmmm, "just saying".
You can say that again, why don't they just hold up a sign saying "We accept government bribes."
I wish I could send them a letter in Japanese just to let them know how much their values make me want to vomit.
Japanese Society has made me into the rebel I am today.
FUCK THE LAW!
Hm I have the thinking of the situation they are only biting themself with the whole descisions. After readig: "it no longer wants to employ anime fans as a result of the law"
My first thought was: "then anime fans, will make an company to employ them" .. XD?.. Sorry, but I think, you can't stop a person with passion love in something. Additionally So you want employ people, who doesn't really understand how anime work? o0 *don't get it really*
Why would a TV Canal need people who know how anime works? ^^°
Fuck....
deep as in anally deep?
Japan can go to hell
I'm pretty sure that's what's going on right now.
Not Japan, just that ass Ishihara.
wheres the death note when you need it
LOLOL - what a laugh! throw away your only lynch-pin that makes you desirable- lol.
MX's lose will be another stations GAIN! Really! Know Why?? - Why else do you think shows like: "True Blood", "Dexter", "Spartacus", & "Mad Men" are MORE popular than Network TV? Adult Content! = Cable!
even crap like: "Californication", "Weeds", & "Entourage" get ratings & viewers just for the sex!. Hell, I've seen "Gantz", "Speed Grapher", & "Black Lagoon" do well on pay channels in America. The don't censor shit here.
So Go Ahead MX cut your own dick off! Uncensored Anime will simply find a BETTER home! at a Cheaper Price! with MORE fans.
Big deal about the employment restriction... as if all anime fans are dumb to the extent of not spotting a fishy question.
1. Do you have any prior experience with working at a TV broadcast company?
A: *scribble scribble*
2. What's your motivation?
A: *scribble scribble*
3. If you took a foreign friend to a tourist spot, where would you take them?’
A: *scribble...* Wait... What?! *check application form* No... no, no words saying "Tourist guide"
i'd write "tokyo tower", with the hidden motive of watching flocks of schoolgirls =)
Pfft, I'd just rape the fukken bitch tower 11 times per second.
Johannes Krauser II have something to say about that while he hands you b33r.
I'd write Kyoto
to take them to KyoAni HQ
I'll write "NOT TOKYO because of the anime ban."
This is bullshit. Is it something I hate, that would be disposing someone just because of their interest.
This Ishihara guy really affected a few stuff now.
Go to DMC
Clearly they are looking for you to write down 'Konata's House'
agreed
Nakano Broadway :)
When you think you were finally figuring out the japanese way of thinking...
BOOM. Appears something to defy everything you learned and believed until now.
What? No word from 2ch about this? I'd have thought they'd be actively spreading word to possible applicants, and organizing boycotts of the station in question (if they actually do pull their late night anime anyway).
Well...how many people on 2ch actually have/want jobs? I can't help but think of them as people who might not get out much.
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There is another theory which states that this has already happened."