A lawmaker in the state of Texas, USA expressed the view that Goblin Slayer is “obscene publication”.
According to an article in The Houston Chronicle, Matt Shaheen, a representative of the 66th district of Texas, recently condemned author Kumo Kagyu and artist Noboru Kannatsuki because he thinks their Goblin Slayer novel/manga is a publication. obscene. At the same time, Matt Shaheen also believes that this publication should be banned from schools in the state of Texas. He did not specify which school the work was circulated in, but even though the English version of the manga was released in the US with a sensitive content warning on the cover, he still referred to the publication as an example. For example, Texas lawmakers are trying to wipe anything out of the school environment here.
Goblin Slayer is a controversial manga/anime series because the content contains violence, gore and references to the abuse of women. The anime adaptation released in 2018 has also become the focus of fierce criticism in the manga-anime-loving community. The English version of the manga in North America currently has sensitive content warnings on the cover, but it seems that’s still not enough.
“Specific examples found in public schools to support this claim include drawings of women being raped by demons and boys having sex with each other. Anyone who thinks this is acceptable has a psychological problem.” Shaheen said. To further strengthen the ban on libraries from circulating publications, the legislator also mentioned legal action against publishers of publications. “We will soon be keeping an eye on the distribution sources that trade this garbage to Texas children.”
Despite facing fierce controversy, it seems that Goblin Slayer still receives love from anime-loving audiences. Currently, the second season of this gloomy fantasy series is still in production and has no official release date. Texas lawmakers’ consideration of banning the publication of Goblin Slayer’s novels and manga shows that episodes in the original series go beyond the usual standards of violence, gore, and sex. …
Goblin Slayer is one of the most controversial publications/anime of the past few years. The anime version made by the White Fox studio has received a lot of harsh criticism since its release in 2018 for the reason that there are too many details related to sexual violence. The visual content of the series has also been removed by retailer Kinokuniya from its store system in Australia. The anime series was released online on the Crunchyroll platform, but before its premiere, the platform also had to add a content warning. However, despite these heated controversies, the second season of the series is still in production.
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