Australia bans the sale of seven manga titles while they are under review

The bookstore Books Kinokuniya Sydney reported on the final removal of the seven previously temporarily removed manga titles by order of the South Australian legislature, Connie Bonaros. In its statement, the bookstore stated that the removal was not due to political pressure, but rather because the Australian Classifications Board determined that the seven titles must be reviewed under the Australian Classifications Act.

While books typically do not need to be reviewed by the Classification Board, Books Kinokuniya Sydney noted that the board decided to review these titles “after they were” the focus of “the board” by some politicians. ”. Since the books have not been verified, no bookstore in Australia is allowed to sell or import them.

The bookstore added that while it is deemed “responsible” to submit every imported title to the classification board, the cost of the review process is prohibitive to the bookstore. He noted that the board of directors had endorsed Kinokuniya Sydney, indicating that “some of the titles could certainly be sold without restrictions, others could be restricted to a certain age, and few would likely be denied classification (i.e. prohibited ) “.

The manga titles in question include: Eromanga Sensei, Sword art online, Goblin hunter, No game, no life, Boku wa Mari no Naka, Parallel paradise and Seikoku not a dragon. It’s worth noting that it was reported yesterday that the Australian Classification Board disputed the classification of the first, second, and ninth volumes of the light novels No game, no life, definitively refuse to sell, rent, advertise or import them into Australia because they “violate what is generally accepted by the Australian community”.

Source: ANN