Here is the full English translation of the Ministry of Culture's 2015 notice titled:
“Ministry of Culture Publishes ‘Blacklist’ of Online Animation Products”
Date of Release: June 10, 2015
Font size: [Large | Medium | Small] — PrintIn March 2015, the Ministry of Culture issued its 23rd list of internet cultural activities in violation of laws and regulations, focusing its crackdown on online animation products that induce minors to commit crimes, or that depict violence, pornography, and terror, or undermine public morality. In accordance with a unified deployment by the Ministry, cultural market law enforcement agencies in 13 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) promptly launched investigations and crackdowns, administratively penalizing 29 online animation operators and shutting down 8 illegal animation websites.Following investigations, the following companies were found to be providing illegal animation content in violation of the Regulations on the Administration of Internet Audiovisual Program Services and the Interim Provisions on the Administration of Internet Culture:
Beijing Tiantian Kuanguang Network Technology Co., Ltd.; Leshi Internet Information & Technology Corp. (Beijing); Beijing Funshion Online Technologies Co., Ltd.; Beijing Baofeng Technology Co., Ltd.; Beijing Lingfei Tianxia Software Co., Ltd.; Youku Tudou (Beijing); iQIYI (Beijing); Sohu Internet Service Co., Ltd.; Ku6 Media (Beijing); Baidu Online Network Technology Co., Ltd.; Tudou Network (Shanghai); Taomee (Shanghai); Danmu Network (Shanghai); PPTV (Shanghai); SMI Digital (Shanghai); Baomihua (Hangzhou); Wasu Media; Woxihuan Network (Rui’an); Zhongying Network Technology (Wuhan); Xunlei (Shenzhen); Tencent (Shenzhen); Qianjun Network (Guangzhou); and Aipai Network (Guangzhou).
Cultural law enforcement agencies in Beijing, Shanghai, Zhejiang, Hubei, and Guangdong ordered these companies to cease providing such content and issued warnings, fines, and other administrative penalties in accordance with the law.Eight websites, including “Manhua Island” and “Sasa Animation”, operated without licenses, engaging in internet culture operations or internet audiovisual program services and providing illegal online animation content. Cultural enforcement agencies in Liaoning, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Fujian, and Guangxi shut them down in accordance with the law and requested **telecom authorities to close the sites.**In the course of the crackdown on illegal animation, regional enforcement agencies, in accordance with the above-mentioned regulations, identified and penalized a batch of illegal online animation content. Based on local enforcement findings, the Ministry of Culture has now published a blacklist of illegal online animation products.
Titles such as Terror in Resonance, Blood-C, Highschool of the Dead, and others were found to be especially egregious and have been banned from provision by any individual or organization.According to a responsible official from the Ministry’s Cultural Markets Division, this enforcement effort aims to protect the healthy development of minors, has handled a number of major cases, and has effectively purified the online cultural environment. Going forward, the Ministry will further strengthen regulation of the online animation market:
- Continue to strictly investigate and penalize content-violating online animation products, and urge operators to fulfill their social responsibilities.
- Improve the blacklist system for operators and online animation products, implement classified supervision of the online cultural market, and impose increasing penalties on repeat offenders, including terminating services or revoking licenses. The animation product blacklist will be published in a timely manner, and animation sites will be legally required to cease offering those titles.
- The public is encouraged to continue supervising and reporting violations of internet cultural regulations.
The national culture market reporting hotline is: 12318
Official reporting website: www.12318.gov.cn
Online Animation Products Blacklist
- Terror in Resonance (《东京残响》)
- Blood-C (《blood-c》)
- Highschool of the Dead (《学园默示录》)
- Ergo Proxy (《死亡代理人》)
- Parasyte (《寄生兽》)
- The Skull Man (《骷髅人》)
- Another (《another（替身）》)
- Inferno Cop (《地狱刑警》)
- Afro Samurai (《爆炸头武士》)
- Tokyo Ghoul – Season 2 (《东京食尸鬼第二季》)
- Sword Art Online II (《刀剑神域第二季》)
- Tokyo ESP (《东京ESP》)
- Tokyo Ravens (《东京暗鸦》)
- Devil May Cry (《鬼泣》)
- Rin: Daughters of Mnemosyne (《记忆女神的女儿们》)
- The Testament of Sister New Devil (《新妹魔王的契约者》)
- Attack on Titan (《进击的巨人》)
- Corpse Party (《尸体派对》)
- Strike the Blood (《噬血狂袭》)
- Death Note (《死亡笔记》)
- Deadman Wonderland (《亡灵幻境（死囚乐园）》)
- Date A Live II (《约会大作战第二季》)
- Psycho-Pass (《心理测量者》)
- Devilman Lady (《女恶魔人》)
- School Days (《日在校园》)
- El Cazador de la Bruja (《妖精狩猎者》)
- Elfen Lied (《妖精的旋律》)
- High School DxD (《high school（恶魔高校）》)
- Hyakka Ryōran: Samurai Girls (《百花缭乱 武士少女》)
- So, I Can’t Play H! (《美少女死神 还我H之魂！》)
- Girls Bravo – Season 2 (《女生万岁第二季》)
- Kanokon: The Girl Who Cried Fox (《我的狐仙女友》)
- Aesthetica of a Rogue Hero (《无赖勇者的鬼畜美学》)
- Sakura Diaries (《樱通信》)
- Assassination Classroom (《暗杀教室》)
- Black Butler III (《黑执事3》)
- Claymore (《大剑》)
- Dance in the Vampire Bund (《吸血鬼同盟》)