More Malaysian Censorship.

Black Rock Lied

this is the reason i don't buy stuff from Malaysia, but seriously this is verging on the edge of ridiculous why would they do this to people??

Evil King

Jeez....at least they should sell it for cheaper to compensate you for the stolen pages. Honestly, censorship these days of *virtual* naughtiness is really getting out of hand (and not just in Malaysia methinks....)

Chibi Miku

yup, and this what they do in that book http://www.figure.fm/post/en/19253/They+ripped+my+G+s+Festival+Comic+14.html

Len Tohno

this phrase says it all.... lolx!!

Eva

The pricing structure has been around for many years. I used to buy game/anime/manga magazines at the local Kinokuniya way back then. I recall the prices are really jacked up.

For instance, weekly Famitsu cost 420 yen back then, which equates to about 6 Singapore dollars. The price would fluctuate up and down week to week (due to exchange rates, I guess), but I recall it was usually about 12 Singapore dollars.

That censorship thing has been around for many years as well.

ethan82

well, Malaysia is first and foremost an Islamic country, no matter how progressive or secular it may claim to be. But its really modern and nice. Just maybe not too otaku-friendly.

Ex14

lets be realistic here. I said tis once on a comrade blog, and I'm gonna say it here. stop whining about the censorship thing. it has always be like that and probably never will change. it's the law of your country so please just abide by them or try to find other methods of obtaining these magazines without censorship =/ if you feel that strongly about it, start a movement there or something, not just complain and suck thumb.

Rafys78

Is this a moral issue or a monetary issue?

Why do you think they 'censored' stuff like this? They might as well ban goods from other countries that considered immoral. Heck, they should even ban the internet!

Here, people still associate comics, any form or media, with children, & they afraid that it would get in the hands of a child. Hence, the 'control'.
Sure, other countries exposes their children to 'adulthood' when they reach puberty, but people here are still overprotective.
There are still narrow minded individual & there's open minded who doesn't know the meaning of MODERATION.

You do know there's cultural difference between M'sia/Indonesia/S'pore & Japan, right.
When some see's it as cool or art, some see's it as something immoral.
We appreciate them 'cause we understand, sad thing is most still don't.

Then again, why Kino selling damage goods?
Kino should absorb the lose when they decide to bring them here & the consequences.

Should it been censored?
Yes.
Is the method of censorship, & value, justifiable?
Heck, no.

Actar

Here's a question, is it still possible to order magazines and stuff (untouched) online?

JakeTheFake

Well planing to buy anime magazines at Kinokuniya until you said it , So is it wise to buy one or buy some place else , I mean they could've just sell it at a higher price to avoid kids from buying them .

I'll buy the magazine for the moe pictures and awesome gifts though

superunature

Im surprised they didn't tear out the cover page lol

pauldy

Is it me, or these kinds of censorship stuff only occur in "religious" countries... (or perhaps moral?)

Regarding the prices, I think jacked-up price tags of anime/manga goods are prevalent in places outside Japan (save Hong Kong and Taiwan maybe..)

Kuma-san

Those magazines aren't even in U.S. kinokunias anymore. :C

hikari_luv_shirayuki

Just don't wreck the PVC figures, that's all I want to say

Black_Sun

this is ridiculous =.=