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TV: The Ooedo Healthy youth ordnance revision bill has been approved….
Shinpachi: Oh wow, they finally passed it, huh? I wonder if we’ll be okay…
Kagura: I have heard everyone becoming noisy over this, but I do not know it well.
Shinpachi: Well, it’s a regulation that targets anime and manga that could possibly be harmful to youth. But with its broad scope that’s open to anyone’s interpretation, people are afraid that their basic freedoms of expression will be snatched away.
Kagura: Our jokes are like that. We too will be targeted, yes?
Shinpachi: Hmm, well considering how ambiguous this law is, I think we have plenty to be afraid of. How can we be certain of what’s a bad influence on children? Moreover, what exactly IS a healthy child? I think it’s a stretch to say that a youth who thinks of erotic things every so often during a normal day is unhealthy…
Kagura: Then you think of erotic things every so often, yes?
Shinpachi: ……….
Kagura: You are disgusting! I will report you to the police!
Gintoki: Shut the hell up, both of you. Does this look like a chatroom to you? If you want to talk, go do it somewhere out of my sight.
Shinpachi: It’s not like that, Gin-san. We’re just worried. Aren’t you?
Gintoki: And why should I be scared? The only thing being regulated is ‘that’. You know, stuff with penis penetration.
Shinpachi: That happens in this manga on a regular basis!!
Gintoki: Think about it, penetrating a sliding door is okay, right? So then anything is fair game.
And do you know who we have to thank? That’s right, our fine statesmen. Anyway, quit bothering me, you two. There’s no real reason for you to keep talking about this.Kagura: If Gin-chan says so, we should be fine, yes?
Shinpachi: Yeah, I guess there’s no point in worrying about what we can’t change.
- From Gintama Chapter 337. Out of all the Shonen Jump titles, Gintama is probably the one title hugely targeted by the law. But, it’s still pretty much better than most manga out there.
