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I recently read the Kodomo no Jikan manga. Then I read about [the massive
controversy when Seven Seas tried to release the series in the
US](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodomo_no_Jikan#Controversy), explained in
excruciating detail by Seven Seas's Jason DeAngelis
[here](http://www.gomanga.com/blog/01.php), and summarized
[here](http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/industry-comments/2007-05-29/jason-
deangelis-nymphet). I also read about [Kaworu Watashiya's response, showing
that she absolutely did not one bit understand why the series was so
controversial over
here](http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-06-07/nymphet-
creator-u.s-publisher-blog-on-cancellation), and that machine translation
still has a long way to go, since Watashiya got all her information from
reading American forums passed through Google Translate. (I was particularly
puzzled by her comments, made with an authoritative tone, that "An adult, even
a parent, who takes a bath with a child would be arrested" in the United
States.) [This source](http://mrcaxton.livejournal.com/26421.html) also claims
the series is only regarded as "mildly risque" in Japan.

Maybe I'm just too American, but Kojikan seemed like it would be at least
somewhat controversial in almost any country. Rin is only in third grade when
the series starts, and the later chapters deal with issues like sex ed,
masturbation, menstruation, and sexual assault in a fairly realistic way.
**Was there any public controversy around the series in Japan? Did it raise
any eyebrows at all?**

I'd appreciate sources. Obviously, if the answer is "no", there is no such
evidence, so my threshold for "no controversy" is "nothing visible in a major
media outlet". If the United Moral Guardians of Podunksville, Hokkaido
published a statement condemning Kojikan, I do not expect anyone to find it.
(Though good job if you do.) I'm asking for evidence of a reasonably high-
profile controversy, around the same scale as the one surrounding the US
release.


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Was Kodomo no Jikan controversial in Japan?


At least for anime version, there are some discussion and some TV station
cancelled the series.

From [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodomo_no_Jikan#Anime):

> [...] two television stations — TV Saitama and Mie TV — removed it from
> their broadcast schedules. In an official press release, TV Saitama stated
> that their decision was heavily influenced by the then-recent capture of
> Takayuki Hosoda, a notorious Japanese child pornographer who was revealed to
> be an elementary school vice principal.

I haven't read _Kodomo no Jikan_ yet. In my understanding, Kodomo no Jikan
contains two taboos. One is sexual interest from child, and the other one is
love relationship between teacher and student. First one is also controversial
in Japan. But for second one, it doesn't get any attention in Japan (if it's
in fiction).

Other example of teacher-student taboo in US is [Cardcaptor
Sakura](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardcaptor_Sakura). This anime was aired
by NHK (BBC or PBS equivalent in Japan). It's not controversial in Japan. But
the NA version was heavy edited. All love relationship between teacher and
student was removed with same-sex love relationship. (e.g. father and mother
of protagonist met each other when the mother entered university that the
father worked as professor.)


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