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Local Manga Cancels Localization of ri-ru- s Prince Noir Manga
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Company representative cites U.S. obscenity law for cancelation of release
Dallas-based localization company Local Manga announced on Monday that it is no longer able to release a localization of ri-ru- s
Prince Noir manga due to legal barriers beyond their control.
Local Manga representative Christopher Hepburn cited that the company is not able to justify localizing the manga, citing U.S. federal obscenity law, specifically 18 U.S. Code § 1466A. Manga creator ri-ru- also commented on the release s cancelation, saying that U.S. law judges not only physical shota but mental shota (referring to the term shota for the depiction of underage males in manga, anime, and related media, as well as an