BUtterfield 8 41,817 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 This Wednesday, a St. Petersburg court has banned the Death Note, Tokyo Ghoul, and Inuyashiki anime after concerns that teenagers would mimic on-screen violence. The district court stated, “Every episode contains cruelty, murder, violence.” In mid-December, five lawsuits were filed against 49 Russian sites distributing anime. State prosecutors also called for the court to ban other shows including Elfen Lied and Naruto in yet-to-be-decided suits. Oleg Erlikh, an expert from St. Petersburg Academy of Postgraduate Pedagogical Education, said Death Note was “potentially dangerous for a modern child.” The ruling bans two websites from distributing the Death Note and Inuyashiki anime and one website from showing Tokyo Ghoul. As the Moscow Times points out, the state-run RIA Novosti news agency says the ban only impacts these specific sites. However, Meduza explains that Russia’s censorship agency, Roskomnadzor, could interpret the ban as more encompassing for these anime. There have been calls to ban Death Note some 2013. At that time, a 15 year old girl died by suicide, with 4 copies of the Death Note manga discovered in her room. Some blamed the comic for the girl’s death, and a group of parents even appealed directly to Russian President Vladimir Putin to ban the manga on the grounds that it was harmful to the country’s youth. Source Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GagaSine 7,464 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 What is this, 1950’s America? Ridiculous, couldn’t be the horrible repressive country that Russia is right now, it has to be some f*ckin’ cartoons Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xoxo Craig 55,649 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 So if they watch Naruto, will kids crash into things going "RASENGAN"? Will Russia's track team run like this? Pls... Suicide is no joke but its probably to do with the environment rather than an anime. Something was going on deep within her, and its tragic but I don't think you can blame an anime for that. End Racism Now Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlipAway 880 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 13 minutes ago, GagaSine said: What is this, 1950’s America? More like North Korea circa well, anytime Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMROD 117,010 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Oh..., (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ✧*:･ﾟ ᶠʳᵒⁿᵗ ᵗᵒʷᵃʳᵈ ᵉⁿᵉᵐʸ (*´艸｀*) ♡♡♡ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GagaSine 7,464 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Does anyone remember that episode of Death Note where Light was writing in the death note inside of a bag of chips because he knew he was being surveillanced lol Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
River 127,344 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 and the Dratini episode is still banned in the US So sploosh your juice all over me you Riverboy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RebeldeFaith 5,748 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Wait! The Russian government is worried about teenagers mimicking violence in anime? But they don't do anything about the violence that it's already happening everyday? Domestic violence, the constant bullying and abuse against gay people, etc. I'm... Can I vanish into a cheeseburger pizza? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quartz 12,762 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Lmao what about the nonfiction violence that happens there? When will that get banned? Inside, we are really made the same. 🕊 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ignotus 1,408 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 24 minutes ago, VenusHooker said: This scene is so extra i love it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chromatica Island 8,517 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Glad I don't live in Russia Any/All Pronouns, Genderfluid🏳⚧ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEXODUS 5,927 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Well... this sounds like nothing to do with anime inciting violence and everything to do with politics. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimisaMonster 31,073 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 #WorldProblemsFirst Stream my new single, 💜"Heartbeat"💜, on Spotify! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThisGuyTony 34,856 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 52 minutes ago, RebeldeFaith said: Wait! The Russian government is worried about teenagers mimicking violence in anime? But they don't do anything about the violence that it's already happening everyday? Domestic violence, the constant bullying and abuse against gay people, etc. I'm... 50 minutes ago, Quartz said: Lmao what about the nonfiction violence that happens there? When will that get banned? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chromatography 10,186 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 i can maybe see death note being banned because it might spawn some weird “harbinger of justice” that goes off the walls but why tokyo ghoul lol Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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