Shimoseka (or Shimoneta: A Boring World Where the Concept of Dirty Jokes Doesn’t Exist) is a light novel series written by Hirotaka Akagi, which has since been adapted into an anime series. Set in a dystopian future, the government of Japan has banned any "immoral" activity, and monitors the populace with gadgets called Peace-Makers. The story follows Tanukichi Okuma, who is kidnapped by an organisation which spreads pornographic material across the city.
Shimoneta: A Boring World Where the Concept of Dirty Jokes Doesn’t Exist, officially abbreviated as Shimoseka, is a comedy light novel series written by Hirotaka Akagi and illustrated by Eito Shimotsuki.
The series takes place in a dystopian future, where Japanese authorities are cracking down on any perceived immoral activity from using risque language to distributing lewd materials in the country, to the point where all citizens are forced to wear devices called Peace Makers that analyse every spoken word and hand motions for any action that could break the law.
A new high school student, Tanukichi Okuma, enters the country's leading elite "public morals school" to reunite with his crush and student council President, Anna Nishikinomiya. However, Tanukichi quickly finds himself entwined with the perverted terrorist "Blue Snow" when she kidnaps and forces him to join her organization, "SOX," in creating and spreading pornographic material across the city.
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An original light novel series written by Hirotaka Akagi and illustrated by Eito Shimotsuki. Published by Shogakukan, the series began in July 2012, and is currently ongoing with 9 volumes at present.
A manga adaption by the same author but with illustrations by N'Yuzuki is also currently in serialisation. Beginning in May 2014, it currently has 2 volumes, and is being published by Mag Garden in the magazine Monthly Comic Blade.
An anime television series directed by Youhei Suzuki, written by Masahiro Yokotani and produced by the studio J.C.Staff. The series began on July 4, 2015, and is currently ongoing, with 12 episodes expected.
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