Eric Takabayashi wrote:
> "John W." wrote:
>
> > The only problem I personally have with anime
>
> You notice nothing of the wildly inconsistent quality or blatant
> commercialism (of TV series)? I wouldn't watch over 80% of anime even
if
> it were free.
>
> > is that much of it tends to portray teenage (or younger) girls as
sex
> > objects.
>
> Much of any modern Japanese entertainment puts an emphasis on young
> women/students/girls as sex objects, and not only Japanese
entertainment.
> One reason you do not see it to such an extent in American animation
(or
> comics) is because animation is geared to younger audiences. Segments
of
> Japanese anime are geared to adults and mature themes, and the
audience
> appears to be mostly male. You will see, however, many examples of
young
> women or girls of sex objects in American live action movies,
magazines or
> online pay sites such as those with a girl's first name and age plus
dot
> com. This month I read the claim that 60%? of child porn online
originates
> in the US. A far cry from the time maybe 80% was claimed to originate
in
> Japan.

I certainly agree it's a problem here. Lately it seems to be getting
worse, and I can't help but wonder if the anime influence isn't part of
that. But Japan is still home to wonderful shows such as Sailor Moon
that depicts a young girl as a heroic figure wearing an impossibly
short skirt. Have you seen any reports on crimes against children per
capita in Japan and other countries?

John W.