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It was also because of this law that the artists began to depict the characters with a minimum of anatomical details and without pubic hair, by law, prior to 1991. Part of the ban was lifted when Nagisa Oshima prevailed over the obscenity charges at his trial for his film "In the Realm of the Senses". Though not enforced, the lifting of this ban did not apply to anime and manga as they were not deemed artistic exceptions.