<p>I believe <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_in_Japan" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Japan's obscenity laws</a> have some particular rules regarding pubic hair. Also, often hentai artists prefer a hairless body for their particular demographic / fetish / etc.</p>

<p>Up until the mid 1990s, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography_in_Japan" rel="nofollow noreferrer">pubic hair had to be censored</a> in Japanese media. The law has been relaxed since, but as it had been common to do without hair, many artists continued with it.</p>

<p>Saying that, there are some hentai works that contain pubic hair - but whether they are complying with the law is another topic, as mangaka's regularly 'interpret' the law loosely. Such as opting for a very minimal censor bar:</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/iAwVS.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/iAwVS.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

<p>A female version would be similarly censored to a minimal interpretation of the law. Unfortunately I don't have any appropriate pictures of fruit on hand.</p>

<p><strong>Further Reading</strong></p>

<p><a href="http://weeab.eu/an-overview-of-censorship-in-anime/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">An Overview of Censorship in Anime</a> (This is my own article on the subject, broadly covering the topic)</p>

<p><a href="http://blog.hawaii.edu/aplpj/files/2011/11/APLPJ_04.1_alexander.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">"Obscenity, Pornography, and the Law in Japan:
Reconsidering Oshima’s In the Realm of the Senses"</a> (Heavier in content, but perhaps more specific for your question)</p>

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2015-12-23T13:35:21.680Z
This has nothing to do with Japanese obscenity law afaik.
senshin
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2015-12-23T13:54:58.250Z
@senshin Perhaps it is not that particular law, but up until the mid 1990s, pubic hair had to be censored in Japanese media. The law has been relaxed since https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography_in_Japan
Toshinou Kyouko
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2015-12-24T04:51:10.810Z
Related: [What are the anime censorship laws in Japan?](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/4940/what-are-the-anime-censorship-laws-in-japan)
nhahtdh
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@Jen As krazr has mentioned elsewhere it's pretty broad and both context and artist dependant. Some artists use bars and vary on the styles/sizes used. The thing is, censorship is often hard to enforce with many artists being self-published, and the rules are vague enough as is, so there's no exact minimum - artists just try their luck.

(I can talk about this more on chat if you would like) http://chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/6697/maid-cafe-
Toshinou Kyouko
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Toshinou Kyouko
<p>Probably because it is faster to draw. There are a bunch of non-pornographic anime that show pubic hair, though.</p>
<p><a href="https://forum.sankakucomplex.com/t/pubic-hair-in-anime-that-arent-pornographic/6517" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Linked</a>, since I'm not sure if you are allowed to post these images here.</p>
<p>In anime porn on the other hand pubic hair is not rare.</p>

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Ocean
<p>Why are there no hair drawn down there or anywhere apart from FEMALE character's heads in anime? 
I heard it was illegal from my friend. Were they making it up?</p>

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2015-12-23T09:33:57.120Z
If you are referring to Hentai then it's not illegal to draw hair down at their private parts per se but from what my basic understanding is Japan does impose censors on genitalia in general and some H Doujin on websites get tagged as "Uncensored" but my source is unsure if this uncensoring is done by translation teams
Memor-X
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2015-12-23T12:19:14.297Z
Page 143 of "Geisha" by Liza Dalby, written in 1983, says that obscenity laws (of real-life photos) ban the depiction of pubic hair.
Golden Cuy
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2015-12-28T09:52:30.347Z
"*How would the minimal censor bar appear on a girl?*" seems irrelevant to the original question posed. Perhaps if this subject interests you asking a new question might be appropriate, however such a question is borderline and the community might close it.
giraffesyo
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2015-12-28T21:44:06.747Z
@MichaelMcQuade My original question had nothing to do with a penis banana. I wanted a female example as well as a banana.
Muze
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2015-12-29T01:33:08.813Z
The banana provided by Toushinou Kyouko is an example of how mangaka's make their own interpretation of censorship. Edits to questions should be used for clarification purposes, not to change the original question. Changes to the original question invalidate current answers, that's why I recommended asking a new question.
giraffesyo
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2016-01-01T02:09:54.293Z
Someone (the OP?) recently asked the same question of Answerman. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/answerman/2015-12-28/.96983
Torisuda
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@Torisuda I asked mine first.
Muze
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Why are anime girls drawn without pubic hair?
# Why are anime girls drawn without pubic hair?
Posted by: username_0 on 2015-12-23
Why are there no hair drawn down there or anywhere apart from FEMALE character's heads in anime?
I heard it was illegal from my friend. Were they making it up?
**Tags:** anime-production manga-production censorship
> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: If you are referring to Hentai then it's not illegal to draw hair down at their private parts per se but from what my basic understanding is Japan does impose censors on genitalia in general and some H Doujin on websites get tagged as "Uncensored" but my source is unsure if this uncensoring is done by translation teams  
> **username_2**: Page 143 of "Geisha" by Liza Dalby, written in 1983, says that obscenity laws (of real-life photos) ban the depiction of pubic hair.  
> **username_3**: "*How would the minimal censor bar appear on a girl?*" seems irrelevant to the original question posed. Perhaps if this subject interests you asking a new question might be appropriate, however such a question is borderline and the community might close it.  
> **username_0**: @MichaelMcQuade My original question had nothing to do with a penis banana. I wanted a female example as well as a banana.  
> **username_3**: The banana provided by Toushinou Kyouko is an example of how mangaka's make their own interpretation of censorship. Edits to questions should be used for clarification purposes, not to change the original question. Changes to the original question invalidate current answers, that's why I recommended asking a new question.  
> **username_4**: Someone (the OP?) recently asked the same question of Answerman. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/answerman/2015-12-28/.96983  
> **username_0**: @Torisuda I asked mine first.  
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## 2 answers
### Answer by username_5 on 2015-12-23. Score: 33
I believe [Japan's obscenity laws](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_in_Japan) have some particular rules regarding pubic hair. Also, often hentai artists prefer a hairless body for their particular demographic / fetish / etc.

Up until the mid 1990s, [pubic hair had to be censored](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography_in_Japan) in Japanese media. The law has been relaxed since, but as it had been common to do without hair, many artists continued with it.

Saying that, there are some hentai works that contain pubic hair - but whether they are complying with the law is another topic, as mangaka's regularly 'interpret' the law loosely. Such as opting for a very minimal censor bar:

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/iAwVS.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/iAwVS.png)

A female version would be similarly censored to a minimal interpretation of the law. Unfortunately I don't have any appropriate pictures of fruit on hand.

**Further Reading**

[An Overview of Censorship in Anime](http://weeab.eu/an-overview-of-censorship-in-anime/) (This is my own article on the subject, broadly covering the topic)

["Obscenity, Pornography, and the Law in Japan:
Reconsidering Oshima’s In the Realm of the Senses"](http://blog.hawaii.edu/aplpj/files/2011/11/APLPJ_04.1_alexander.pdf) (Heavier in content, but perhaps more specific for your question)
> **Comments:**
> **username_6** (2015-12-23): This has nothing to do with Japanese obscenity law afaik.  
> **username_5** (2015-12-23): @senshin Perhaps it is not that particular law, but up until the mid 1990s, pubic hair had to be censored in Japanese media. The law has been relaxed since https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography_in_Japan  
> **username_7** (2015-12-24): Related: [What are the anime censorship laws in Japan?](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/4940/what-are-the-anime-censorship-laws-in-japan)  
> **username_5** (2016-01-01): @Jen As krazr has mentioned elsewhere it's pretty broad and both context and artist dependant. Some artists use bars and vary on the styles/sizes used. The thing is, censorship is often hard to enforce with many artists being self-published, and the rules are vague enough as is, so there's no exact minimum - artists just try their luck.

(I can talk about this more on chat if you would like) http://chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/6697/maid-cafe-  
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### Answer by username_8 on 2024-09-28. Score: 0
Probably because it is faster to draw. There are a bunch of non-pornographic anime that show pubic hair, though.

[Linked](https://forum.sankakucomplex.com/t/pubic-hair-in-anime-that-arent-pornographic/6517), since I'm not sure if you are allowed to post these images here.

In anime porn on the other hand pubic hair is not rare.
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