“Pussy boat” artist found guilty of obscenity in Japan

Japanese manga artist, Megumi Igarashi, who makes whimsical sculptures from molds of her vulva, was fond guilty of obscenity in Tokyo District Court. She was fined 400,000 yen ($3,670) fine.

Megumi Igarashi, who works under the pseudonym Rokudenashiko - or good-for-nothing girl - was arrested in July 2014 after she distributed data that enabled recipients to make 3D prints of her vagina.

The 44-year-old was fined 400,000 yen (2,575), half the penalty demanded by prosecutors, at the Tokyo district court on Monday after she was convicted of distributing "obscene" images. She was cleared of another charge of displaying similar material.

Igarashi distributed the data to help raise funds to create a kayak inspired by her genitalia she called "pussy boat."

The judge, Mihoko Tanabe, said that the data, though "flat and inorganic", realistically portrayed the shape of a vagina and could "sexually arouse viewers", according to Kyodo News.

Remember, in Japan: Penis sculpture good. Vulva sculpture bad.

[caption id="attachment_461211" align="alignleft" width="640"] Image: Guilhem Vellut/Flickr[/caption]

Previously: Artist arrested for distributing 3D file of her genitals