New content rating for adult themed titles

[sxlgames]

Hi, I would like to request an update of the content rating system:
currently, way too many titles are categorized as "Erotica". The current definition of Erotica is "Has a high amount of risqué and stimulating elements that contribute to the plot, including explicit nudity for sex scenes. The work is still focused on story, rather than pornography." This is way too broad.
I would like to be able to hide all Erotic-Themed Manga from my Homepage, but deactivating "Erotica" would also Hide Manga such as Berserk, Rosen Garten Saga or Jagaaaaaan. Clearly, there is a difference between a Manga dedicated to showing sexually explicit scenes just below the threshold of Porn and Manga with Adult themes that is not afraid to show explicit sexual content. The "suggestive" Tag also does not fit, since many of these works are very explicit in what they show.
I am unsure what the best course of action would be, maybe a fifth Tag or a way of differentiating between something being "explicit" and its focus in the story.
I hope this has not been discussed to death, but i could not find anything in this thread at least.

 

[Manko-sensei]

Hi, I would like to request an update of the content rating system:
currently, way too many titles are categorized as "Erotica". The current definition of Erotica is "Has a high amount of risqué and stimulating elements that contribute to the plot, including explicit nudity for sex scenes. The work is still focused on story, rather than pornography." This is way too broad.
I would like to be able to hide all Erotic-Themed Manga from my Homepage, but deactivating "Erotica" would also Hide Manga such as Berserk, Rosen Garten Saga or Jagaaaaaan. Clearly, there is a difference between a Manga dedicated to showing sexually explicit scenes just below the threshold of Porn and Manga with Adult themes that is not afraid to show explicit sexual content. The "suggestive" Tag also does not fit, since many of these works are very explicit in what they show.
I am unsure what the best course of action would be, maybe a fifth Tag or a way of differentiating between something being "explicit" and its focus in the story.
I hope this has not been discussed to death, but i could not find anything in this thread at least.

Can you elaborate the part why Rosen Garten Saga doesn't work for Erotica but series that don't show genitals or even sex are perfectly fine under that content label?

 

[sxlgames]

I am sorry for not being clear, this is a hard distinction to make, and there will always be a gray area.
In effect, I think there should be a way to differentiate between content focussed on sex primarily (realized or only teased) and content that includes sex, sexuality and genitalia, without it being the focus.
Rosen Garten Saga for example deals with sexual topics, but uses them for shock factor and satire. You would not read it primarily for sexual reasons. But it is definitely a gray area.

 

[Manko-sensei]

I am sorry for not being clear, this is a hard distinction to make, and there will always be a gray area.
In effect, I think there should be a way to differentiate between content focussed on sex primarily (realized or only teased) and content that includes sex, sexuality and genitalia, without it being the focus.
Rosen Garten Saga for example deals with sexual topics, but uses them for shock factor and satire. You would not read it primarily for sexual reasons. But it is definitely a gray area.

Content rating is essentially meant as a substitute for both age rating and sensibilities (reason why you can add "gore" and "sexual violence" regardless the previous parameter), if you don't want romance or harem in the manga you can exclude them as those tags exist for that purpose. Maybe that excludes series you may want to read, but moderators aren't going to debate whether a fantasy work such as those or others like Goblin Slayer troupes have to have a different label even if they refer to the same degree of explicity.

 

[Sunspawn]

I am sorry for not being clear, this is a hard distinction to make, and there will always be a gray area.
In effect, I think there should be a way to differentiate between content focussed on sex primarily (realized or only teased) and content that includes sex, sexuality and genitalia, without it being the focus.
Rosen Garten Saga for example deals with sexual topics, but uses them for shock factor and satire. You would not read it primarily for sexual reasons. But it is definitely a gray area.

Which is why categorizing them accurately is simply not possible.