'That's where we are just extremely careful and we just say 'hey, if it looks bad, we're just not going to stock it'.' Japan trip opened eyes to problem 'We look at how female characters are portrayed and there are quite a lot of products that we decide aren't suitable.' 'We're a family-friendly store so we're really careful ordering products,' he said. He said while the Classification Board was experienced in dealing with the material, he was still careful about what he sold in his shop. The owner of Adelaide store Shin Tokyo, William Chappell, said the artform had a 60-year history, and like other parts of the entertainment industry, content could range from child-friendly through to pornographic. ( ABC News)įans of anime and manga have defended the industry, pointing out the majority of publications are not pornographic.
Adelaide comic book store Shin Tokyo owner William Chappell carefully chooses what he sells.
