Why Is Japanese Porn Censored?
Have you ever wondered why Japanese porn is censored? Well, the answer lies in Japanese law. These laws come from a time in which Japan was quite conservative, not that it isn’t in some respects today. However, the availability of sex has had an impact on cultures all over the world. The law that prohibits filmmakers in Japan from showing genitals is the result of a document dating back to 1907. So, if you’re into Japanese porn, you’re going to have to put up with pixelated genitals for a little while longer.
Sex and Politics
Unfortunately, it’s unlikely that a politician is going to campaign to remove these censors. If this did, they’d probably be labelled as indecent by their peers and the general public, a move that could ruin their career. The last thing that a politician wants is to be seen as supporting the pornography industry, which many believe allows for the exploitation of women.
Censorship of Hentai
This restriction also applies to art such as manga and anime in many cases. Some try to get around such restrictions by releasing the master copies of their content overseas. Although this can work, it can bring scrutiny to an artist that still resides in Japan, but what choice do they have. Their consumer base in places like the UK or America have no interest in having their porn censored.
Fetishes and kinks such as tentacles and certain rope bondage are very popular in the world of Hentai, partly because you don’t need to censor these things; after all, it’s only a tentacle right? Now, you’ve got to think that a generation has grown with access to this kind of content, so now it stands to reason that tentacle porn is a fully-fledged fetish for some.
We’ve all seen pixelated and censored images/ videos floating about on the internet. Hopefully, now that you know a little more about why this is the case, you won’t be so mad at the creators. Not only that, if you do find a high-quality Hentai video, chances are, there’s an uncensored version of it out there for you to enjoy.