Has Amazon.co.jp removed all Eroge products?

Murakumo

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• Apr 25, 2024

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I've noticed recently that alot of old/used Eroge I could search up on Amazon JP have had their pages removed outright, have they got a new policy on eroge now? or Do new eroge remain unaffected?
Or is this simply them removing unused pages?

EDIT: I notice it also has affected H-manga too, but weirdly it is possible to search titles on google and still get amazon (defunct) links

 

Last edited: May 4, 2024

Axioma

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• Apr 26, 2024

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I am not sure, but maybe it has to do with the current Visa and Mastercard crackdown on eroges. These credit card companies are requesting certain genres to be taken down and refusing to work with some eroge sites.

https://www.getchu.com/getchu/newsmain.html

https://www.reddit.com/r/visualnovels/comments/1caxq74

https://www.reddit.com/r/visualnovels/comments/1ca3u2a

 

Last edited: Apr 26, 2024

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Checkmate

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• Apr 26, 2024

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I guess the noose is finally tightened, what a sad day

 

Lebedev

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On Amazon.co.jp I've seen very often under the eroge signs that the product is sold out.
And Visa and Mastercard are against eroge, because there are beautiful girls there, which is forbidden in the West.
But that's my opinion and I'm not imposing it on anyone.