![]() Mardock Scramble: The First Compression and its sequel have been wowing the festival circuit over the past twelve months, but when it got an 18 rating, the same alarm bells started ringing. Today, when I see a Manga Entertainment logo next to an 18 rating, I get a shiver down my spine that harks back to those days. As a teenager, I lapped these shows up, but with the benefit of experience and hindsight, I have to admit that most of them were pretty rubbish. If the show could get mauled by the BBFC in the process of making it to UK shop shelves, it was all the better. They'd release shows and movies that were just shy of video nasties, given dubs that were spiced up with epic profanity, and consisting of sex, violence and gore, and preferably tentacles. It's when Manga Video ruled the roost, and they got their sales by courting controversy and chasing tabloid indignation. It stems from my initial exposure to the medium in my teens. Introduction I always approach 18-rated anime with a distinct wariness. ![]()
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