Victoria Rahbar writes: “Unfortunately, manga censorship remains an ongoing concern for libraries with manga collections, particularly school libraries. Content sanitization has not ceased nor has manga been exempt from the recent increase in challenges to all forms of literature. As summarized by Book Riot, Takako Shimura’s Wandering Son was on Texas Rep. Matt Krause’s Fall 2021 list of 850 books identified for possible removal from Texan school libraries. Like many recent bans and challenges, Wandering Son is LGBTQIA+ literature. As manga publishers continue to publish more LGBTQIA+ works, more challenges against these series should be expected.”
OIF Blog, May 12; Book Riot, Nov. 5, 2021; NPR, Oct. 28, 2021