Adult Video Game Company Nutaku And Segpay Sued by Florida For Violations of State’s Digital Age Verification Law

Posted on October 3, 2025 by Otaku_Kurai

Look guys, I get tired of repeating the same topic over and over again, but, this issue is truly becoming a major problem. 2025 has been a year of massively brutal attacks on the freedom of expression regarding anime and manga. The truth is, the issue has become so tiring and bothersome that I honestly can’t stand reporting stuff like the one I’m talking about right now. Yes, once again, censorship is involved, and, like previously, this one involves the obscene material violating age verification. So, what’s going on?

If you’ve been following me for a while now, chances are, you’ve heard of the rampant attacks on freedom of the internet, as well as attacks directly involving anime and manga. It first happened in Texas, currently happening in Michigan, and, my state Florida. Yes, my home state Florida is having another epicenter of anime and manga controversy. Two years after when Assassination Classroom got banned in a school county library back in 2023. Now my beloved Sunshine State enters into another controversy and involves Nutaku, an adult gaming platform and Segpay, a secure online payment processor. So… What’s going on?

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Texas Senate Bill 20 is Now in Effect: So What Happens Next?

Posted on September 23, 2025 by Otaku_Kurai

Earlier this year, I spoke about the new controversial senate bill that threatens anime, manga, and video games in the state of Texas. That bill, Senate Bill 20, was a bill that passed through both the senate and house in the Texas Legislator. Then, it was signed by governor Gregg Abbott at the governor’s mansion. Since then, the law has been passed and has been in effect since September 1.

Texas Senate Bill 20 Puts Texan Otakus in Serious Trouble As Bill Potentially Targets Anime, Manga and Video Games for “Obscene Ways”

The law wasn’t just trouble… It became a major problem for all otakus in Texas, since the bill itself was vague when it came to the definition of what defines as obscene material against those not of legal age. There was no pure definition or correct bases into what was considered legal or not. The worst part is, the determination of what is deemed legal or illegal is left up to interpretation. So exactly what’s senate bill 20? According to law, this is what it’s about. If you want to know more, then you may want to read my previous article about the bill.

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The De minimis Exemption is Officially Suspended And Why This is Bad News For Otakus

Posted on August 4, 2025 by Otaku_Kurai

My fellow otakus. Right after, the censorship issue that plagued nearly all of July happened, We have another issue that to deal with… What’s this issue? Well, this time, it involves our collection of otaku goodies. From media, merchandise, and cosplay. Bans aren’t involved, but, instead, economics are involved.

So, the question you’re probably asking? What’s going? Well, recently, according to an update by X user MangaAlerts#uw7s, the De Minimis exemption has been officially suspended by president Donald Trump. There is also the official statement by the White House website for more information. This is a massive blow for many of us otaku, but your first question is, what is the De Minimis exemption anyway?

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The 2025 Internet Censorship Crisis: What’s going on

Posted on July 30, 2025 by Otaku_Kurai

So I’m sure most of you are already aware with what’s going on with internet censorship lately. Of course, for those who don’t, let me sum it up on what’s going on.

Since the start of 2025, The internet has been taking a lot of hits lately. From government censorship, to credit card company corruption, grassroots groups taking down freedom of expression, and cancellation of businesses operating in the name of safety. In other words, censorship at it again as always. So the question you probably ask is, why does this matter? What does this have to do with us otaku? Why are anime, manga, and video games involved? Well, of course this issue involves us. If there is government intervention with censorship, then that means our beloved passion is in massive danger of suffering corrupt regulations all in the name of “child safety”. Which is obviously false. If this continues, things will get hideous for us otaku. All material involving the eroge section of anime, manga, and video games will be used as a common scapegoat to censor even the least incriminating stuff. We will even get in trouble and be falsely accused of something we’re not by the justice system. As much as this sounds bad, it’s a lot worse than you think it is. So, here’s a summary of what’s been happening lately.

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In Defense of Mega Dragonite

Posted on July 23, 2025 by Otaku_Kurai

So yesterday, The Pokémon Company just revealed more info about Pokémon Legends ZA. Although, the truth is, the direct itself was underwhelming. In fact, the direct was so pointless for many, that this was the top comment section of the video.