Details of Japan's rape game ban leaked

Details concerning the new Japanese rape game regulations have emerged.

A leaked fax from the Ethics Organization of Computer Software (EOCS), sent out to member companies, details the new regulations that were agreed upon at the emergency "rape game" meeting held on the 2nd of June.

If genuine, we can expect the following regulations to start to come into place in Japan from the 5th of June...

[qface64]

wow i dunno what to say about that .__.

but the 2 quotes from those devs LOL

[iamtehpwn]

- Hentai computer graphics (essentially the erotic scenes) involving actual sexual violation must not exceed 20% of a game's total HCG count.

[xabmol]

Yup,

"- No scenes promoting a criminal offense are allowed."

this IS a joke.

[zoneofenders]

i hope them can ban GTA as well.........LOL

however, i think H gmae has gone a little bit too far.......

[Reshun]

Due to the long red stick block going down that one deep hole to clear out a huge chunk of blocks which was said that it resembled sexual intercourse.

[Gun_Senshi]

I wish to download this game to see what the hell all this fuss is about

[Sangria]

It's not worth it, really. People hype it way too much, especially when we know how much vast is the dôjinshi and erogame industry. Molesting is a part of japanese porn culture, just like facials and shaved genitals are a part of american porn culture.

Rape, incest and lolicon are a big part of that japanese virtual porn industry. And after all, no one ever complained about Gary Roberts' art, which always involve BDSM and rape.

And finally, as a game, it's really lame. Bad cameras, bugs a bit everywhere, lame animations, repetitive dubs... You have way more chances to become a serial killer playing Gears of War than a becoming rapist with Rapelay. Exaggerating a bit, Rapelay is to video games what Dünyayi Kurtaran Adam (the movie known under the nickname of Turkish Star Wars) is to cinema.

[sukru]

Turkish Star Wars was at least trying

[Perkel]

haha people will walk the streets with banners (fck of from us)

[samura]

They should ban "All" forms of media that contain the claimed material.

Why is it only games every time?

[Cunnin-English]

What would drive a man to make games about rape :S

[zagibu]

Money?

[Claudinho69]

its funny how japanese act all righteous, and innocent then they go and come out with something like his lol

[FantasyStar]

Actually, if you visit SenkakuComplex, the EOCS is mostly based on feminists concerns.

[Redempteur]

this is trully a joke LOL .
There are compagnies that spécialise in that stuff ..they aren't gonna change for such a ridiculous reason ...

[Xof]

...I think playing a game about rape is pretty goddamn tame.

Particularly if you consider all the people that actually rape other people.

Particularly in Japan.

Rape capital of the world, ya 'know.

[FungLip]

...I think playing a game about [killing] is pretty goddamn tame.

Particularly if you consider all the people that actually [kill] other people.

Particularly in [US].

[Killing] capital of the world, ya 'know.

[zoneofenders]

wtf?Rape capital of the world?
last time i checked japan is one of the safest place on earth.....
Crime rate is lower than most contries........

[Shadowstar]

Spoken as someone who's never been a woman in Japan! (It's a misogynistic society, the men DO actually come up and try to fondle you on crowded trains, many foreign women I knew had had an experience of some kind within six months... not to the point of rape, but still disturbing. I mean, yeah, compared to places where the torture and rape of women for family misdeeds is common, or compared to places where men are told raping a virgin will get rid of AIDS, Japan is crime free and a haven for women, but seriously, do you really think we should compare any civilized society to that kind of abuse?)

Some articles:
http://www.reuters.com/arti...
http://www.cmht.com/cases_c... (yes, it's old, but still-- within the century there were government sanctioned sex slaves)
http://www.youtube.com/watc... (The guy who's mentioned as helping organize these rape parties in 2004 is out by now. Ugh.)
The people involved in the ban are trying for real reasons-- Japan is not crime free and has a poor record concerning sexual assault. Hell, my google search came up and told me that there is no law against the rape of a man in Japan. WTF?

Of course, I don't think this is actually helping anything, societal change has to come from society, not be imposed by entertainment. I think the ban is over the top... I'm not even sure how these rules make sense... no more than 20% violation scenes, but nothing promoting criminal acts? What? Since when is rape non-criminal? On the other hand, it's a voluntary board. The eroge devs can just opt out, can't they?

[Chinkyinc18]

I never understand why rape isn't tolerated in games, but murder is...last time I checked murder is a higher crime offense. I don't see the hoo ha on raping a chick in a game, but I'm pretty sure there are people out there who don't see the fun of running people over in a car in first person in GTA. As Voltaire said 'I may not agree with what you say, but I will defend your right to say it!'

[plTo]

I think this article and I guess the legislation should really be expanded to look at all video games. Why should any one government draw the line at this rapegame when there are so many others that advocate mass killing. That being said, I am sincerely tempted to try out this game, it sounds almost so ridiculous I can’t imagine it exists. I found an interesting discussion on the matter at Pandalous. It can be found here at http://www.pandalous.com/no...