Tokyo politicians tighten regulations governing the sale and rental of manga - Japanese comics and graphic novels - and animated films in an attempt to prevent minors from accessing that material, such as extreme sexual innuendo or a crime is. Metropolitan Assembly approved the town on Wednesday to revise the existing regulations dealing with "the good education of youth." The revision of anime or manga contains depictions of extreme sexual acts with minors looking characters (including rape, incest and other sexual offenses). This material will now be banned from sale or rental to persons under the age of 18. The revised law contains a provision that the Assembly would be a work of "artistic expression and social" consider taking into account the securities are limited. The city government set a deadline of 1 April 2011, for the publishing industry self-regulation of manganese start and soften the extreme sexual content. Retailers must also be age restrictions - for example, by working in sections for adults only - first start July 2011. Those who break the rules will be punished. Very popular, lucrative industry Manga is a multi-billion dollar industry in Japan, produced dozens of graphics-heavy publications that explore a wide range of topics - eagerly read by children and adults. Titles range from kid-friendly cartoons, and stories of adventure to the complexity of the adult-oriented material - like novels - discover multiple genres, including contemporary or historical drama, comedy, romance, fantasy, science fiction, thrillers and even eroticism. Prominent manga artists, retailers, and a coalition of 10 major publishers Tokyo revised "healthy upbringing of the youth", have been criticized as a limit to freedom of expression. In protest, the group of publishers pledged their participation in next year's very popular and state-sponsored Tokyo International Anime Fair, which will take place back in March. As one of the world's largest anime-related events, the show attracts more than 100,000 visitors. The initiative, manganese, to limit the extreme sexual content, was introduced in spring 2010. However, the offer in June after violent protests by artists and publishers as well as criticism from some politicians that the rules were rejected too vague. Shintaro Ishihara, conservative governor of Tokyo, was joined by parents and teachers in the campaign for a law restricting sexually explicit manga. In comments this week urged Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan both sides to find common ground. "Education of young, healthy is an important issue," Kan wrote on his official blog. "At the same time it is important to export Japanese animation in the world. I want the people concerned to cooperate in order to show a situation would prevent Tokyo from a living host to see avoided, International."
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