Late last year, a shockwave went through the anime and manga fan community as Nobuhiro Watsuki, creator of the tremendously popular Rurouni Kenshin manga, was arrested for possession of child pornography.
Tokyo court orders manga artist to pay startlingly small fine for possession of nude depictions of girls no older than 15.
However, the manga artist will serve no jail time in relation to the infraction, instead being ordered to pay a fine of 200,000 yen (US$1,890).
On February 27, the Tokyo Summary Court found the 47-year-old Watsuki to be in violation of Japan’s Anti-Child Prostitution and Pornography Ordinance.