Anime is a word well-known to all over the world. You can find anime fans everywhere nowadays. However, there are certain anime that have been banned for many reasons, not only online, but also in print in certain countries, such as China.

The Chinese Ministry of Culture has banned the following anime:

1.Terror in Resonance
2.Blood-C
3. Highschool of the Dead
4.Ergo Proxy
5. Parasyte
6.The Skull Man
7.Another
8.Inferno Cop
9.Afro Samurai
10. Tokyo Ghoul √A
11. Sword Art Online II
12. Tokyo ESP
13.Tokyo Ravens
14. Devil May Cry
15. RIN – Daughters of Mnemosyne
16.The Testament of Sister New Devil
17. Attack on Titan
18. Corpse Party
19.Strike the Blood
20. Death Note
21. Deadman Wonderland
22. Date A Live II
23. Psycho-Pass
24. Devilman Lady
25.School Days
26. Those Who Hunt Elves
27. Elfen Lied
28.High School DxD
29.Samurai Bride
30.So, I Can’t Play H!
31.Girls Bravo: Second Season
32. Kanokon
33. Aesthetica of a Rogue Hero
34. Sakura Diaries
35.Black Butler
36. Claymore
37.Dance in the Vampire Bund

Most of them are known as some of the best anime series that have ever been released. So why did China ban them? The answer is simple. These anime series glorify violence, juvenile delinquency and terrorist attacks, while they contain sexual implications –and not only. The Chinese authorities have considered the bad influence that they may have to the children and teenagers. Well, they do have a good reason of putting them to the blacklist, but still, why must they prohibit adults or even the older teenagers from watching these amazing anime series?

The Senior Ministry official Liu Qiang has stated “The list is the result of evaluations by investigators, reviews by the ministry and the opinions of experts. It aims to guide websites in the proper review and importation of comics and animations.” The anime websites that will not agree to this decision will be fined or even lose their business licenses. But that doesn’t end there. It is said that a new list of Japanese banned anime will be released in the near future.

Source: saikoplus.com