Shimoneta: A Boring World Where the Concept of Dirty Jokes Doesn't Exist, officially abbreviated as Shimoseka in Japan, is a Japanese light novel series written by Hirotaka Akagi and illustrated by Eito Shimotsuki. Shogakukan has published eleven volumes since February 2016 under their Gagaga Bunko imprint. A manga adaptation titled Shimoneta to Iu Gainen ga Sonzai Shinai Taikutsu na Sekai: Man**-hen with art by Yuzuki N' began serialization in Mag Garden's shōnen manga magazine Monthly Comic Blade in May 2014. An anime television series adaptation by J.C.Staff aired from July 4 to September 19, 2015. Shimoneta is a Japanese word for "vulgar slang", "dirty joke," "blue joke," or "erotic topic."
Plot
In a dystopian future, the Japanese government is cracking down on any perceived immoral activity from using risqué language to distributing lewd materials in the country, to the point where all citizens are forced to wear high-tech devices called Peace Makers at all times that analyze every spoken word and hand motions for any action that could break the law. A new high school student named Tanukichi Okuma enters the country's leading elite "public morals school" to reunite with his crush and student council president, Anna Nishikinomiya. However, Tanukichi quickly finds himself entwined with the perverted terrorist "Blue Snow" when she kidnaps and forces him to join her organization, "SOX", in creating and spreading pornographic material across the city as a form of protest against the regulations.
Characters
;Tanukichi Okuma ;Ayame Kajou Blue Snow ;Anna Nishikinomiya ;Otome Saotome ;Kosuri Onigashira ;Hyouka Fuwa ;Raiki Gouriki ;Matsukage Nishikinomiya ;Sophia Nishikinomiya ;Oboro Tsukimigusa ;Keisuke Onigashira ;Takuma Ichinose White Peak ;Base Black ;Binkan ;Nadeshiko Kajou ;Ranko Okuma ;Annie Brown ;Yutori Nuregoromo ;Love Machine
Media
Light novels
The first light novel volume was published on July 18, 2012 by Shogakukan under their Gagaga Bunko imprint. Eleven volumes and one extra have been published.
Manga
A manga adaptation by Yuzuki N' was serialized in Mag Garden's Monthly Comic Blade from May 2014 to March 2016.
Anime
An anime television series adaptation was announced by Gagaga Bunko in October 2014. The series was produced by J.C.Staff and directed by Youhei Suzuki, with Masahiro Yokotani handling the scripts, Masahiro Fujii designing the characters, and Akiyuki Tateyama composing the music. It aired on AT-X, Tokyo MX, KBS, CTC and other channels from July 4 to September 19, 2015. SOX performed the opening theme "B Chiku Sentai SOX", while Sumire Uesaka performed the ending theme "Inner Urge". The series is licensed in North America by Funimation. In Australia and New Zealand, the series is licensed by Madman Entertainment, who simulcasted the series on AnimeLab.
