China Blacklists Tokyo Ghoul √A, Attack on Titan, 36 More Anime/Manga

06.10.2015 17:07

Recently, 38 Japanese anime and manga titles from distribution, online or in print, have been blacklisted by the Chinese Ministry of Culture in China.

These titles include:
Terror in Resonance
Blood-C
Highschool of the Dead
Ergo Proxy
Parasyte
The Skull Man
Another
Inferno Cop
Afro Samurai
Tokyo Ghoul √A
Sword Art Online II
Tokyo ESP
Tokyo Ravens
Devil May Cry
RIN - Daughters of Mnemosyne
The Testament of Sister New Devil
Attack on Titan
Corpse Party
Strike the Blood
Death Note
Deadman Wonderland
Date A Live II
Psycho-Pass
Devilman Lady
School Days
Those Who Hunt Elves
Elfen Lied
High School DxD
Samurai Bride
So, I Can't Play H!
Girls Bravo: Second Season
Kanokon
Aesthetica of a Rogue Hero
Sakura Diaries
Black Butler
Claymore
Dance in the Vampire Bund

“The list is the result of evaluations by investigators, reviews by the ministry and the opinions of experts. It aims to guide websites in the proper review and importation of comics and animations,” stated senior ministry official Liu Qiang.

New regulations about video websites in China have come into effect in April, which require video sites to seek approval to stream foreign media. At the time, the ministry announced that it would blacklist titles that “include scenes of violence, pornography, terrorism and crimes against public morality”, and penalize websites that hosting these contents.

It is reported that, 29 Chinese websites have been punished with fines and warnings to remove the material or else risk losing their business licenses, including Baidu Inc's iQiyi, Sohu.com Inc., Tencent, Leshi Internet Information & Technology Corp Beijing (LeTV), and Youku Tudou. Besides, 8 sites were shut down for posting improper works.