For archivists, it’s about . For fans, it’s about artistic intent – the creator (who now goes by a pseudonym) admitted on a deleted blog that the mosaics "ruined the visual rhythm."
However, on November 15, 2023, IA received a legal notice from a Japanese production company claiming the video was actually stolen property from an unreleased commercial OVA. The file was scrubbed. Yet, due to IA’s decentralized backup system, fragments remain in the – but only the audio track and thumbnail. modaete+yo+adam+kum+sin+censura+internet+archive+new
By Digital Culture Desk
The video was uploaded to YouTube in March 2022 with heavy mosaics. It gained 200,000 views before being removed for violating "sexual content policies." The creators then moved it to the adult site Niconico, but a DMCA claim from a music sample (unlicensed) took it down permanently. Japanese law under Article 175 of the Penal Code prohibits the distribution of "obscene" materials without genital mosaics. However, Western fans reject this, seeking "uncensored" versions leaked from raw files or redrawn by third-party editors. For archivists, it’s about