Age Verification | Animangemu

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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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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