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All the examples I can think of where kids have ended up mimicking brutal murders have been from horror films and very violent video games like manhunt... anime?? What the hell is wrong with your government.

And still, it's not like these things are common at all, so there's obviously nothing inherrent within the games or films to make people go out and do these things... It has to be other factors surrounding the individuals...

Well... I don't think it's all that simple personally... but then I am, and have been, studying psychology for a few years so it'd be pretty bad if I thought it was that simple... lol. It can have a little to do with genetics, the environment you're in, things you've witnessed, and if you play/see these things at a very young age, it may affect the development of your concience... but then although that may be put down to bad parenting itself, kids can find ways of seeing things without their parents knowing... there's a million reasons... but really it all depends on the individual, well i think that anyway...

They should, but it's not as easy as just telling some kids... Well if you believe anything freud said, (not that I specifically do...) he'd have told you it's all early experiences, not what you've actually been taught. There are so many ways you can mess up a kid, over smothering, not enough attention, and in fairness to parents, it's difficult for alot of people to know if they're doing things right... plus alot of things can happen if kids join gangs of friends... they're whole outlook in life can change in a new group of people like that. They take on values of the group over their parents... some kids, not all... and that can lead to problems if they want to try be extreme to impress each other. Also leading to problems in later life about going against what they know is right.

Some violent males have too many Y chromosomes, increasing testosterone levels, and some people lack or have a damaged limbic system... making them blind to consequences when they get angry - I don't think that ever stands as a defense though... I just think things are way more complicated than blame the parents. I've known some horrid people with amazing parents, and with really well behaved brothers and sisters. So sorry if I'm totally going on too much without making sense ^_^ I always blaim the individual personally... I wouldn't blaim anything else unless they had a disorder...

Because adults know blaiming a game is a better defense than I did it because I want to. Call me sceptical, but anyone who kills some one else probably isn't the most honest, moral person in the world... it's the governments problem blaiming these things... oh and the young children thing... I have a few really sick examples of young kids killing other people if you want them >.< but I'm sure you don't...

But yes, they do happen mainly with adults, and these people probable had a load of things wrong in their mind to do these things, they're a rarity in fairness, and I don't think you could ever blaim one thing for them acting that way.

I agree. If games and anime is the cause than don't you think that there whould be alot more agressive people out there, and don't the milatary use games in there suluations.

It can be there's bit of pressure, not just bad parenting. But video games are totally different from anime! If anime should be banned, video games, should too! And even, anime isn't so popular. How many people do you see talking about anime? People see it as dorky, but not as much as video games. All anime really is, is entertainment.

Video games, I can surely say is more violent. There are some consoles where you can handle a gun and shoot at the screen. Come on?!

Ok, first off I want to point out that this might not even be something plotted by Bush. I'm sick and tired of hearing people bash Bush when some of the things he doesn't even have that much control of (like gas prices rolleyes ).
(We can talk later on about America, Son-chan sweatdrop )

Second of all, the government can't ban the sale of any items unless they cause damage thats on physical levels, such as guns, blades, etc. Anime and manga are not dangerous unless thrown at people and I don't see gangs doing "drive by anime" at rival gang members xd

Also, video games have been under fire for a long time. Ever since Mortal Kombat came out and became popular, parents and some goverment officials have been on a crusade to stop their children and "the future of America".

Now, can you name any place that advetises anime/manga as mainstream stuff? And that place has to be commercially shown as well. (Best Buy, Circuit City, Barnes & Noble, etc.)
No? Thought so. Although they do sell anime and manga, that aspect of the store is only considered a minor income compared to the other things they might sell such as television sets or more popular novels by native soil authors (such as Stephen King, etc.).

So lets pretend that this is true. What can they do? What ploy can "The Man" do to block our precious medium of Japanese art? Our little escapes of reality? Do the same thing they did with the movies, music, video games and etc.: Slap a rating and warning label on there saying things like "Warning! This anime has big bouncy breasts and over-sized eyes! People will have gravity defying hair in weird colors and do things you won't ever be able to do. So for the sake of yourself and the community please do not try to do a Kamehameha wave or think that a harem of unrealistically curvacious women will come from an alien planet to marry you!"

So what's my point? All thats going to happen is a large rise in anime/manga products. When GTA came out and was plastered on newspapers and the 5pm news, people went out and bought! If anything, the otaku community will grow stronger from this "wound" by the government.