Everything old is new again, though, as the entirety of Japanese animation now finds itself under the disapproving glare of Australian politician Stirling Griff.
“They contain depictions of wide-eyed children, usually in school uniforms, engaged in explicit sexual activities and poses, and often being sexually abused.”
“The classification board appears to be making decisions in isolation to criminal law,” he said in his speech.
However, Griff didn’t do much to establish himself as a well-versed authority on anime and manga with his claim that the most offensive franchise is Eromanga Sensei.