However, Kyoto Prefecture resident Takuya Matsuda has landed in trouble with the law for the specific type of anime figures he’d been reselling.
The resale of anime figures, while an occasionally gross business, isn’t usually illegal.
Matsuda would start with two figures, one of a popular female character, and another of a less-popular character with a provocative pose or revealing outfit.
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