Question: In your opinion, when does an anime crossover from using sexuality as a narrative tool such as in Kiss x Sis, Aki Sora, School Days, Kodomo no Jikan, Kite, Mezzo Forte, Shadow, Megazone 23, Fight Icer One!, to pure pornographic material? Since anime like Bible Black, Cream Lemon, and Urotsukidoji blur that line quite […]
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