"goat" <goat@goat.goat> wrote in message
news:1052079208.61962.0@despina.uk.clara.net...
> I heard that the age of consent is 13 over there, so if Kaji was to screw
> Asuka or Gendo was to screw Rei and no-one forced anyone to have sex, then
> neither of them would be breaking the law and neither could be called
> pedophiles. Is that right?
>
> I'm guessing that to a Japanese person, Rei and Asuka would just be sexy
> young women, rather than sexy jailbait.
>
> I cant believe that Gainax would be allowed to sexualise jailbait girls on
> TV to such an extent if this were not the case, though I think that some
of
> Evangelions popularity over here (UK) and in America is because the girls
> ARE jailbait and what is forbidden is often the most desirable.

The age of consent is 18 in Japan wizzle.

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