A simple idea for librarians.

A short time ago I spend some time working in a high school library. The librarian passed on some manga because it was inappropriate. This is unfortunate because library budgets are tight and it's a shape to spend money on something you can't put in the collection. The librarian wasn't manga savvy (hence the blog) and had to rely on the recommendation of students. Obviously the student had a higher standard of what was acceptable (or perhaps lower) than the librarians and likely the parents if they had ever gotten a chance to see it. So here is a basic tip people. If it comes in plastic wrap, don't buy it. It's full of panty shots and wet t-shirts. Manga covers every genre that a book does, up to soft and hard core porn. Most stores don't sell that stuff, or at least post warning signs. The stuff in plastic is not porn, but it's also not suitable although it can be suitable for public libraries depending on the content. So unless you have accepting parents it's just better to avoid buying the plastic wrapped volumes, or at least asking the store to preview them. Don't waste your money, or if you do then see if you can send them back for money.