Ahead of Japan’s July 20 elections, a populist opposition party called Sanseito has garnered much confusion and criticism from Japanese people online over proposed political measures related to video games, anime and manga. While Sanseito is a minority party, based on current forecasts, it is expected to capture a significant number of seats in Japan’s House of Councillors.

On its official homepage, Sanseito highlights Japan’s entertainment industry (specifically anime, manga and video games) as a “core industry,” that generates yearly revenue comparable to the country’s semiconductor exports. Sanseito says that these forms of media “go beyond entertainment, becoming important tools for Japan’s cultural diplomacy and international influence.” As such, the party intends to support the industry’s expansion through several measures.

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    5 days ago

    Cells at work is decently wholesome. Some blood and violence, not much, comparable to Osmosis Jones. Now cells at work: code black on the other hand…

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        Regular cells at work takes place in a decently average body and handles things like colds, scrapes, fever, etc. Run of the mill things

        Code black is a spinoff where the body is a really unhealthy middle aged man and handles things like smoking, high cholesterol, STDs, etc. Much more adult topics. And also quite a bit grittier and more violent in presentation