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RapeLay raped off Japanese shelves for good photo

[As originally posed on Japanator]

This is one of those stories that makes us happy, not because we want to see RapeLay, the controversial game that was "discovered" on Amazon.com, taken off store shelves, but because it proves a point.

I always hear about how messed up Japan is because they play games depicting rape, so on and so forth. Well, that's not the case here because Canned Dogs reports that mainstream Japan has caught word of this game, and begun doing news reports on it. And this news has made a lot of non-otaku people mad. In response to this, Illusion has removed Rapelay from their website, and is now out of production.

This is probably due to all the complaints filed against this game over in America, which has bled over to Japan thanks to the internet, whatever that is. So next time you see something weird from Japan, don’t blame them for being so messed up, blame the otaku! It is us who sully Japan’s great name! Shame on us!

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Half left's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/14/2009 12:42
Half left
TYPICAL, BAH!
Neonie's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/14/2009 12:42
Neonie
Otaku common sense > Normal person common sense.
Dimly's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/14/2009 12:50
Dimly
I imagine that the negative press will probably increase the download of this game.
Shin Oni's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/14/2009 12:56
Shin Oni
Hey look! America ruined more things from Japan even if it wasn't right!
atastysammich's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/14/2009 13:00
atastysammich
Methinks this movement could have been better-spent taking up arms against Doki Doki Majo Saiban.

@Dimly
Hell, I'm going to do it just out of curiosity now.
Aurain's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/14/2009 13:05
Aurain
Just wait till Japan finds out about pirating games from the internet. Rapelay will rise again...

What do you mean they know how to Pirate games?!
atastysammich's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/14/2009 13:06
atastysammich
Oh nevermind, Something Awful did a review of it. Sheesh, this is pretty tame compared to a lot of what's out there.
The White Light's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/14/2009 13:09
The White Light
Good. There's no reason for that game to exist.
Jon B's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/14/2009 13:13
Jon B
brb PirateBay.
BluDesign's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/14/2009 13:21
BluDesign
I dunno if it's a poor wording of the original article or what, but my understanding was that the publisher had said that it's out of print, not that they'd stopped production on the game, and that it was now out of print for some time.

It was supposed to be a non-issue because SoftMap had stopped printing the game long ago.

See, for eroge games, they really don't set high expectations for these titles. They know they're not minting the system selling blockbuster that people of all ages crave. I would've been shocked if you'd be able to find ANY eroge game that's more than 6-10 months old on a shelf in Japan. People that want it get it, people that don't, don't. They purposely do small runs for a reason.

Politics and personal feelings aside on this game, I think the developer did the right thing by disassociating themselves from the title, and the publisher won't have any say in it at all. If it's out of print, it's out of print.

All this will serve to do is introduce people who never knew about these games to them. From that I'm sure they'll make some new fans.
CRAZYAPE69's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/14/2009 13:30
CRAZYAPE69
Im all for free speech, but why the hell would anyone want to assume the role of a japanese rapist and tourment a family.
Danielzilla's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/14/2009 13:36
Danielzilla
Rape game or not I don't feel it's anyone's place to decide wat is or isn't offensive. Wait... what was the person that found this game on amazon and then got pissed off about it even searching for that led them to a game called Rapelay.
Kyousuke Nanbu's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/14/2009 13:38
Kyousuke Nanbu
I still have mine.
MrSadistic's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/14/2009 13:38
MrSadistic
usa usa usa usa

I would get that game off of Pirate Bay, but I like my hentai games to have girls pooping and peeing all over the place.
Shadowiii's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/14/2009 13:41
Shadowiii
This is just like the dangfangled Xbox360 ruining the wonderfully Japanese Final Fantasy XIII.
Oh USA you fuck everything up. /sarcasm
Chronic Logic's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/14/2009 14:04
Chronic Logic
But millions of otakus won't be worried as they can torrent the game. Poor feminists, can you imagine what would happen if those feminists stumbled upon 4chan?
Bigmoose85's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/14/2009 14:26
Bigmoose85
@CRAZYAPE69

why would anyone watch SAW or Hostel???
Naim Master's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/14/2009 14:39
Naim Master
Now , everbody , with me :
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
If other media can have rape and brutalities , why can't VG have it too ?
JulMen1985's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/14/2009 14:46
JulMen1985
Epic Fail America!!!
kefkaesque's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/14/2009 14:50
kefkaesque
@CRAZYAPE69

It doesn't matter what the content is, freedom of speech is universal, whether anyone likes it or not.
BluDesign's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/14/2009 15:30
BluDesign
@naim

They really don't. Point me to a prominent movie that glorifies rape.


@Kefka

Yeah, we like to think it is, but it's really not.
The White Light's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/14/2009 15:50
The White Light
Just to clear things up, the article says that after receiving all the complaints, Illusion willingly took the game down. No one banned the game and no one forced Illusion to do this.

This is how free speech works. You're allowed create something, but you have to deal with the consequences of how people feel about something. Everyone else has the right to react. For example, in the US you can be a neo-Nazi, but people will treat you with contempt. It's all freedom of speech.
BattyAdroit's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/14/2009 16:27
BattyAdroit
This game is about as brutal and shocking as eating cheese pizza.
Jack8274's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/14/2009 16:37
Jack8274
I have a little rape fetish, so I jack off to this. Now that it's gone it's time to feast on the fruits of young woman MUHAHAHAHAHA.
Projectexodus's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/14/2009 17:36
Projectexodus
I rather have people with rape fantasies play this game rather than actually going out to rape somebody. I'm pretty sure the low amount of sexual crimes commited in Japan is because of their fucked up porno.
Justin Villasenor's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/14/2009 17:54
Justin Villasenor
@kefkaesque

No, not really.

I don't know how things work in Japan, but even here in the US "obscene" material isn't protected by the 1st Amendment. One method by which the Supreme Court uses to define if something is "obscene" is if it is used solely for the purpose of "promoting lustful thoughts" (see Miller v. California) which I think would apply to this game.
shadowsinthenyte's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/14/2009 18:26
shadowsinthenyte
Oh noes, now that they've taken away the rape simulator, how will the airlines cope with all the people flying to japan to do the real thing? That's how it works right? And if the Germans take away the American made murder simulator's , we'll have world peace and can deny the fact that sometimes you really just want to cap a bitch and be done with it.
Vigilante8's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/14/2009 18:28
Vigilante8
...there's SO much other WORST hentai games out there...there's also the doujinshis, original mangas and anime all oriented for Rape Hentai.

And they are complaining a game about rape? I mean...there are games about guro, REALLY, and NO ONES talks about it...even our standard games have a lot of gore but a game with rape is put out of production...they really don't know in what direction to shoot...geez...
Midknight's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/14/2009 18:37
Midknight
First i've heard of this. Better do some more research...and by research I mean DOWNLOADING NOW!
capitan's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/14/2009 19:30
capitan
it might be taken off the main site, but all this news will probably drive up the price on the secondary and resale markets. last i checked, this sort of news PROMOTES sales. remember GTA? lol. contraversy = win.
Johnny Justice's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/14/2009 21:16
Johnny Justice
It's ironic that people here are upset about the freedom to make games glorifying sex with someone against their will.
ciccio13's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/14/2009 22:02
ciccio13
tell me why is more "obscene and disturbing" a game when you rape 3 girl than a game like GTA, Kill Zone and all the other stupid ultraviolent game..........anyway i have seen plenty of 8 years old kids playing to GTA, and the parents has bought the game.....i don't think man young kids will ever play rapelay....of course if we still keep talking about they will.....
P.s is it true than in the crazy hentai world rapelay is almost an innocent game....try to play virgin roster or read some guro....
Sir playedallot's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/15/2009 06:30
Sir playedallot
So maybe we all should play the things america is thinking they are good for us?! And banning and bashing everything else. I wonder what Equality Now thinks of GTA IV?
Sexualchocolate's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/15/2009 09:10
Sexualchocolate
I'm so going to download this when I get home. P2P FTW!

Read the review, cannot resist now.
Stoner's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/15/2009 11:45
Stoner
there would probably be no more or less rapes in japan due to the creation of a game like this. So i think it is fine to remove these stupid games from market. I would even give guro pics to feminists, so japan stop making these useless things.
Gimic300's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/15/2009 12:22
Gimic300
It's no Kazama Mana, that's for sure.
Gimic300's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/15/2009 13:05
Gimic300
It's no Kazama Mana, that's for sure.
Noah's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/15/2009 13:45
Noah
Ha ha WOW

All the "there's way worse hentai" are also hilarious.

But, banning a rape game won't solve any problems, the fact that there are hentai games made is just a mirror of what happens when conservative hardcore Confucianism collides with uber-sexual Western pop culture.

Japan doesn't need to ban individual games, but needs to examine sexuality in their society in general.
chengsta's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/15/2009 15:25
chengsta
How did everyone get here on earth? They screwed, raped, and got raped. Why try to sugarcoat it with christian brainwashing, and birds and bees crap? I don't care for the game, but its dumb how everyone is suddenly a saint.
capitan's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/15/2009 17:54
capitan
if people wanted less rape, they should convert to muslim laws. you commit adultery? you either get stoned or whipped. i guarantee you that the rape rate will drop drastically.
Johnny Justice's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/15/2009 18:24
Johnny Justice
"tell me why is more "obscene and disturbing" a game when you rape 3 girl than a game like GTA, Kill Zone and all the other stupid ultraviolent game"

It's the context. In those games you are killing people because they stand in the way of an ultimate goal. In Rapelay you are force to torture people just to bust a nut.

"if people wanted less rape, they should convert to muslim laws. you commit adultery? you either get stoned or whipped. i guarantee you that the rape rate will drop drastically."

Adultery involves a lot more than just rape. Also, Muslim laws involve a lot more horrible bullshit than what you just mentioned.
Dexter345's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/16/2009 00:20
Dexter345
Oh how the mighty have fallen.
Trucidation's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/19/2009 09:14
Trucidation
Stupid puritans. The game's got about as much similarity to rape as almost every other H game out there. If you believe the crap spouted by the OMFG crowd who posted above, you also believe fps games like GTA are murder simulators that teach kids how to kill cops and murder people for fun. In otherwords, absolute bullshit.

Here's another example. Car jacking in GTA involves pressing the triangle button from the safety of your armchair while you pop another beer and watch the tv screen. On the other hand, car jacking in real life involves subverting someone else's will with deadly intent, with consequences involving the authorities, injury, incarceration, and even death. They are not the same thing, Jack Thompson.

Ditto RapeLay. Hell, in the game you don't even stalk/subdue the victim, they're already waiting for the action. In other words at least half the "rape" portion isn't even depicted, it's more like a sex game - a more graphic Leisure Suit Larry if you will. Remember those 1980 text "sex" games with command line parsers? "Take off shirt", "kiss girl", "rub breasts"? Exactly the same thing, but this time with graphics. RapeLay just happens to have an unfortunate background story. If you've played any other H game you'll notice most of them have some form of non-consensual sex. This isn't even new, rofl.

"Flight Simulator" on the other hand IS a simulator. It even claims to be one. And it involves nearly exactly all the idiot lights and gauges that are in the same model aircraft in real life. Play it often enough, and you won't be totally at sea when it comes to the real thing. However, GTA and RapeLay are not "simulators" in this vein. They don't even HAVE "simulator" in their names. No matter how many times you play GTA, it will never teach you to be a proficient carjacker, and no matter how many times you play RapeLay, it will never teach you to be a proficient rapist.

It's just the same old stupid "OMFG THINK OF TEH CHILDRENZ" crowd railing against another easy target. I'm not too worried about the H scene though, like the other guy said the companies doing this stuff know it's a niche market and have limited print runs anyway.
Chupa's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/01/2009 09:39
Chupa
@ chengsta
Once everyone "got" here on earth, we eventually decided to "get" some morals going.
@ Project Exodus
People who really want to rape people won't sit and play a game. Think about it.

Obviously society is a little more worried about japanese rape games on amazon.com than first person shooters being sold at walmart.

@Johnny justice
Right on.
tigerfangred91's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/02/2009 20:35
tigerfangred91
The amount of press this game is getting will surely net it some downloads.
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