anime and sibling sex

[theblakeman]

The reason themes of incest are in common in anime probably is rooted in Japanese society. Japanese people often find it hard to have relationships with people outside of family due to their lives being occupied by schoolwork. So often times relationships between cousins, sibings, and even parents can occur, whether it be sexual or not. Such is the terms "sister complex" or "mother complex" in some animes...
I'm surprised at the immaturity in this thread.

[Samanosuke]

how is it immature to question incest and pedophilia?
its nasty shit.

edit - before anybody else tries to strangle my thread, i mean this stuff is aired on tv over there like its nothing. im just wondering how they can do it so often and nobody raises a brow towards it.. does japan not have a orginization that polices its tv like the US does? thats all im saying. im pretty sure people cant just air pedo/incest tv here with no worries.

[ShinobiNeko]

Well, cultures are different, so what is acceptible to be aired on tv is different, just look at the amount of nudity, violence, language that can be aired on tv in Japan with anime. As for the incest, its just one of the many themes that can show up in anime/manga. From the two examples shown, Lefy said it was comedic purpose for Onegai, so can see why it was used and why it showed up on TV, and as for Angel Sanctuary, it wasn't shown on TV, it was an OVA, so people would of had to buy it directly to watch it. I know campus cumbustible guardian also seems to deal with this too, but that one is also an OVA..and as we know OVAs are less strict than TV.