The titles covered on this page are a small selection of hentai and anime that have reportedly been confiscated by Australian Border Force (FKA Australian Customs and Border Protection Service).
The full list of other films can be found on our Film Censorship Timeline under the ‘Customs issues’ heading.
The information has been compiled from a variety of publicly available sources such as forum and social media posts, fanzines and websites. The remaining alerts have been reported directly to us by readers of the site. Any additions, no matter how old, are welcome.
This list has been assembled due to the lack of a publicly available database of seized titles. It is designed to document those that have had issues and so may need to be avoided. It is in no way meant to encourage anyone to import a prohibited item. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of this information and take no responsibility for errors.
Inmu: DVD Box Set
aka Inmu: Feast of Victims
Directed by Misumi Ran / 2000 / Japan / IMDb
There is one report of a customs confiscation of INMU: DVD BOX SET.
2002 – DVD, NuTech Digital box set (USA).
Disc 1 episodes – FIRST NIGHT and SECOND NIGHT.
Disc 2 episodes – THIRD NIGHT and FOURTH NIGHT.
2002
– Australian Customs Service
The goods are considered by the Office of Film and Literature Classification to fall within Sub Regulation 4A1(d) of the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations.
Inmu 2: DVD Box Set
aka Fruit Flesh Feast Of Shame (Volume 1 – 1st Night & 2nd Night)
aka The Wandering Flesh Slave (Volume 2 – 3rd Night & 4th Night)
Directed by Takeshi Yamaguchi / 2001 / Japan / IMDb
There is one report of a customs confiscation of INMU 2: DVD BOX SET.
2002 – DVD, NuTech Digital box set (USA).
Disc 1 episodes – FIRST NIGHT – ILLUSION and SECOND NIGHT – EXCESSIVE LOVE.
Disc 2 episodes – THIRD NIGHT – THE SHADOW CARD and FOURTH NIGHT – DROWNING IN SUMMER.
2002
– Australian Customs Service
The goods are considered by the Office of Film and Literature Classification to fall within Sub Regulation 4A1(d) of the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations.
Nightmare Campus: A Total Nightmare
Directed by Koji Yoshikawa / 1994 / Japan / IMDb
There is one report of a customs confiscation of NIGHTMARE CAMPUS: A TOTAL NIGHTMARE.
2002 – DVD, Anime 18 box set (USA).
2002
– Australian Customs Service
The goods are considered by the Office of Film and Literature Classification to fall within Sub Regulation 4A1(d) of the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations.
Vicious: DVD Box Set
Directed by Sakura Harukawa / 2002 / Japan
There is one report of a customs confiscation of VICIOUS: DVD BOX SET.
2002 – DVD, NuTech Digital box set (USA).
2002
– Australian Customs Service
The goods are considered by the Office of Film and Literature Classification to fall within Sub Regulation 4A1(d) of the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations.
Ghost Talker’s Daydream
Directed by Osamu Sekita / 2004 / Japan / IMDb
There is one report of a customs confiscation of GHOST TALKER’S DAYDREAM.
2009 November – DVD, Geneon (USA).
The reason given was ‘sexualised violence’.