(current for AP cases as of last published update, Dec. 2009)
The following is a listing of all recorded cases and summation of the rulings involved. As a general rule, all cases ruled-on by the actual Anime Parliament will be considered part of the case law. It is designated here currently by the con-year system. Eventually it will be sorted by category.
CONKEY:
(rulings by this group will be designated as "MAL")
ANXT = AnimeNEXT
AUSA = AnimeUSA
KTSU = Katsucon
MNXT = MangaNEXT
NYAF = New York Anime Festival
NYCC = New York Comic Con
OTKN = Otakon
SHJC = Shoujocon
Other abbrv:
M = Marriage Court
AM = Amendment
PETA = People for the Ethical Treatment of Abominations
PETC = People for Ethical Treatment of Chocobos
2002
SHJC-0201 People vs. Celestin:
Case: Celestin’s attempt to evolve the human race.
Verdict: Guilty of crimes against humanity.
Result: No sentence determined
SHJC-0202 Faye Valentine vs. Animators of Japan:
Case: Female characters should be allowed to wear more.
Verdict: Overturned,
Result: motion changed to force male characters to wear less.
2003
SHJC-0301 Sango vs. Miroku
Case: Restraining order, 50 feet.
Verdict: One Year restraining order placed into effect.
ANXT-0301 People vs. Chocolate Misu, Ms. Tiffany Grant representing Chocolate
Case: Murder in the 1st degree
Verdict: Acquitted of all charges.
ANXT-0302 People vs. Yohji Kudo
Case: Murder in the 1st degree
Verdict: Justifiable homicide.
ANXT-0303-W Wedding of Faye Valentine and Vash The Stampede
Result: Vash turned in for bounty
2004
OTKN-0401 People vs. Usagi Tsukino
Case: Usagi Tsukino is a bad friend, having abandoned Naru in numerous situations
Verdict: Plea of Insanity accepted.
Result: Miss Tsukino is to undergo therapy for ADHD
OTKN-0402 PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Abominations) vs. Sephiroth
Case: Murder in the first degree, ie. the Midgar Zolom
Verdict: Fault linked back to Aerith Gainsborough, decision pending.
OTKN-0403 People vs. Relena Peacecraft
Case: Motion to remove Ms. Peacecraft from office.
Arguments: failure to abide by the pacifistic nature of the Sanc Kingdom.
Verdict: Due to her suicidal tendencies, Ms. Peacecraft will be removed from office. She will be replaced by a block of cheese, unanimously seen to have greater potential in the office.
AUSA-0401 People vs. Lulu (FFX)
Case: Negligence in protecting Yuna. Putting her in a suicidal position.
Verdict: Guilty
AUSA-0402-AM Establishment of new Age of Consent for Anime characters: 14
Cases used, Naruto, Eva, Gundam Wing, Last Exile
AUSA-0403 People vs. Keroberos
Case: Gross incompetence in teachings
Verdict: Fate
AUSA-0404
People vs. Spinel Sun
Case: Public drunkenness & Destruction of public property
Verdict: Guilty
Result: Sentenced to 6 months in rehabilitation center
AUSA-0405 People vs. Lina Inverse
Case: Wanton destruction of public property
Verdict: Guilty
Result: Time served. Lina to be placed in the protective custody of her sister
AUSA-0406 Nami (One Piece) vs. Doujinshi Artist
Charges: Defamation of character
Verdict: Guilty
Result: Fined 28.75 mil + Royalties
AUSA-0407 People vs. H. Haruko (FLCL)
Case: Statuatory Rape; Contributing to the Delinquency of a minor; Child abuse
Verdict: Guilty on all charges
Result: Returned to custody of her planet; $50,000 fine; Indefinite exile from Earth
2005
ANXT-0501 People vs. Mario
Case: Negligence of Occupation; Child Abuse (Koopa Kids); Illegal Animal Procuremen
Verdict: Guilty, all charges
Result: Sentenced to mental evaluation and custody by Yoshi’s tribe.
ANXT-0502 People vs. King of All The Cosmos
Case: Destruction of the stars and Flying under the influence
Verdict: Destruction: Not guilty, by reason of ownership; Charge of Flying under the influence: Guilty
Result: King of all the cosmos removed from office, unanimously replaced by the King, formerly known as prince.
ANXT-0503 People vs. Summoner Yuna’s Party
Case: Escape from Via Purifico
Verdict: Guilty
Result: Yuna to be chained at bottom of Via Infinito, with her party members individually dropped at various other levels.
ANXT-0504 People vs. Miss Yukari (Azumanga Daioh)
Case: Child Endangerment
Verdict: Guilty
Result: Loss of teaching license; Loss of drivers license (Reinstated 2006); 60 days community service
ANXT-0505 PETA vs. Chibiusa
Case: PETA Seeks to have Chibiusa reclassified from Abomination to Despicable Creature on the grounds that she gives abominations a bad name.
Verdict: Approved
Result: Chibiusa euthanized as despicable creature
ANXT-0506 People vs. Celestin
Case: Corruption of a minor
Verdict: Not Guilty
Result: Given free sushi as restitution
ANXT-0506 People vs. Lina Inverse
Case: Distribution of Pornography
Verdict: Guilty
OTKN-0501-AM Parliamentary Addendum
Plushification: all characters that would otherwise be sentenced to death will be turned into UFO Catcher sized plushies. The fate of the plushies to be determined by Parliamentary decision.
OTKN-0502 PETA vs. Ilpalazzo
Case: Murder and Conspiracy
Verdict: Guilty on both accounts.
Result: Ilpalazzo sent to be a part of his own dating sim.
OTKN-0503 People vs. Haruko (FLCL)
Case: Destruction of Public Property
Verdict: Guilty
Result: Sentenced to eternity in hot pants
OTKN-0504 People vs. Shido Hikaru (MKR)
Case: Motion to remove Miss Shido from her position as pillar of Cephiro on reasons of:
Assisted Suicide; Destruction of friends; Concern for her dog above the lives of the remainder of the planet.
Verdict: Motion granted
Result: Ms. Shido to be replaced by Menchi
AUSA-0501 Sanji (One Piece) vs. Law Enforcement
Case: Sanji requests bounty commiserate with his past history
Verdict: Found in contempt of court, and charged with threatening of Parliamentary Magistrate and esquires.
Result: Bounty set at $59,999. This bounty will move in relation to Zorro’s, staying at precisely $1.00 less at all times.
AUSA-0502 People vs. American “Manga” Artists
Case: Motion to remove the word “Manga” from any work originating from countries other than Japan.
Verdict: Insertion of hyphenation for works originating from other countries.
2006
NYCC-0601 People vs. Hawaiian Shirts in Anime
Case: Motion to remove all Hawaiian shirts from anime
Verdict: Denied
Result: Japan is now a penal colony for those with bad fashion.
NYCC-0602 PETC (People for Ethical Treatment of Chocobos) vs. Chocobo Breeders
Case: Motion to stop all chocobo inbreeding
Verdict: Granted
Result: Cloud must donate proceeds of his delivery service to Chocobo School for the Retarded.
NYCC-0603-AM Photoshop Evidence is Valid in Parliament Deliberations
NYCC-0604 People vs. Bobobo bo bobobo
Result: Bobobo Bobobobo is fined four ‘Bo’s
NYCC-0603-AM
Case: Grenadier Reloading Style is now required for C cup or above
Verdict: Approved
NYCC-0604 Renewal of SHJC-0301
Miroku’s restraining order reinstated for a year. (Feb 25, 2006)
ANXT-0601 People, on behalf of Yuko (XXX Holic)
Case: Legalization of Opium
Verdict: Only when used in for magical purposes.
OTKN-0402-B PETA vs Sephiroth REVISITED
Case: Due to recent information, it had been revealed that Rufus Shinra was still alive, and therefore due to be placed on trial for killing Midgar Zolom.
Verdict: Guilty
Result: Sephiroth to be turned over to the Fanboy populace
ANXT-0602 Dragon Ball Z vs. Gravity
Case: DBZ Characters constantly break static physics principles.
Verdict: Guilty
Result: Dragon Ball Z sentenced to Maalox & Scottish Toilet Paper
ANXT-0603 Keisuke Uruhara v Ichigo (Bleach)
Case: Uruhara suing Ichigo for destruction caused to his store during training, and failure to pay costs of the training itself.
Verdict: Payment for services rendered granted. Payment for destruction of property, denied.
ANXT-0604 Sakura vs Tomoyo
Case: Tomoyo accused of stalking
Verdict: Guilty
Result: Destruction of all associated cameras and videos.
ANXT-0504-B Miss Yukari (Azumanga Daioh), REVOTE on returning driving privileges
Result: Reinstatement of License
ANXT-0605 People vs. Tiny Snow Fairy Sugar
Case: Fairies should no longer be permitted to “push” sugar on helpless children and adults, due to its corrupting nature.
Verdict: Permission to distribute sugar removed.
OTKN-0601 People vs. Knives (Trigun)
Case: Due to his lifestyle and nature, Knives should not be permitted to smile
Verdict: Motion Denied
OTKN-0602 People vs. 4-Kids
Verdict: Guilty, Always
OTKN-0603 Physics vs. Jesse (Pokemon)
Case: Hair defies all known laws of gravity
Verdict: Case thrown out due to insubstantial evidence
OTKN-0604-AM Alphonse Elric (Fullmetal Alchemist) is “The Man”
OTKN-0605 Waldo (Where’s Waldo) vs. Carmen Sandiego
Case: Carmen Sandiego accused of stealing the intellectual property of Waldo (ie, hiding in a variety of locations and time periods; populace is required to find them)
Verdict: Guilty
Result: All Carmen Sandiego franchises turned over to Waldo (hit it, Rockapella!)
OTKN-0606 Gundam SEED Destiny vs. Gundam SEED
Case: Gundam SEED Characters accused of Grand Theft Plotline
Verdict: Guilty
Result: All characters except Lt. Ramius of the Archangel to be plushified and given to the fangirl populace.
Archangel and Lt. Ramius to be turned over as property of Magistrate
2007
ANXT-0701 Pokemon vs. Employers
Case: Motion to establish labor union; 40 Hour work week; 2 week paid vacation/yr
Verdict: Approved
ANXT-0702 PETA, on behalf of tentacle monsters
Case: Motion to grant equal rights to all tentacle monsters:
Verdict: Approved
ANXT-0703 People vs. the ZAFT Alliance
Case: Gross mismanagement of human resources
Verdict: Guilty
Result: Zap Brannigan (Futurama) placed in as new leader of ZAFT alliance
ANXT-0704 People vs. Kikiyo
Case: Soul reaping w/o a license
Verdict: Guilty
Result: Janken and Shippo to be made parole officers, and Kikiyo is to be hired by the soul society.
ANXT-0705 People vs. Mario
Case: Substance abuse
Verdict: Guilty
Result: Mario is to re-watch all of his life events a la Robot Chicken.
OTKN-0701 Mikuru Asahina vs. Haruhi Suzumiya
Case: Inappropriate contact and exploitation.
Arguments: The so-called “inappropriate acts” are commonplace in Japan, and sometimes qualify as greetings. Secondly, Haruhi is god, and thus Mikuru is merely a figment of Haruhi’s imagination, therefore having no rights.
Verdict: Not-Guilty
OTKN-0702 Citizens of Ivalice vs. Delita Hyral (FFT)
Charge: Crimes against humanity, war crimes, murder, usurpation of the throne, kidnapping and desertion of his post.
Arguments: Actions were taken in the best interest of the state.
Verdict: Not-Guilty
MNXT-0701 People vs. Elfen Lied
Case: To decide the fate of main characters
Result:
Nana: Released to Kouta’s custody
Nyu: Relseased to the custody of the Magistrate
Kuroma: Plushified, given to Nyu
MNXT-0702 Sango vs. Naraku
Case: Labor laws. Motion to free children under Naraku’s control, and plushify Naraku.
Verdict: Guilty; Approved
Result: Children freed, Naraku to be made mortal and given to detachments (ie Kagura)
MNXT-0703 Shinigami #438 vs. the Ice Maidens of Yu Yu Hakusho
Charge: Infanticide
Background: If a child is born male in the Ice Maiden society, it is killed.
Verdict: Guilty
Result: All Ice Maidens to be made male.
2008
ANXT-0801 Motion to Clarify use of Death Note to Collect Bounties/Rewards
Cited:
• Potential of monopoly.
• Potential to start a war or other conflict.
Verdict: Use for that purpose is illegal.
ANXT-0802 Zack vs. Cloud (FF7)
Charge: Identity theft
Arguments:
• Cited Hair, sword, insertion of self into Zack’s memories.
• Cloud’s insanity discredited due to Lifestream being considered a controlled substance.
Verdict: Not Guilty
ANXT-0803 People vs. Kirby
Charge: Cannabalism and Scalping
Arguments:
• Other food is shown to be available to Kirby
• Being cute should negate illegal actions
Verdict: Guilty of Thievery, not of murder
Sentence: UNplushification
ANXT-0804 People vs. Mario (SMB)
Charge: Theft (coins, mushrooms, etc.)
Verdict: Payment for services rendered.
ANXT-0805 People v. Silent Hill
Case: Motion to change motto
Suggestions:
• Home of the 3rd largest ball of twine
• The last vacation you’ll ever need
• Silent Hill: At least it’s better than the movie
Verdict: Option 3
ANXT-0806 Motion to Grant Civil Rights to Zombies
Arguments: By definition, zombies are individuals inflicted with a disease, causing the well known symptoms.
Verdict: Civil rights will be granted on those zombies who can be converted to vegans.
ANXT-0807 People vs. Kurama and the Japanese Government (Elfen Lied)
Charge: Sexual deviancy and exploitation of minors.
Arguments: Diclonus tortured and held captive while disrobed, brought in at age ~3-4
Verdict: Guilty
Sentence: Reassembly of Kurama and the individuals responsible. After use of Phoenix Down to reanimate them, they will be handed over to Deathklok.
NYAF-08-01 People vs. Unrequited Love/Love Triangle Stories
Arguments: Focused on InuYasha
Verdict: General consensus to have Inuyasha tortured, while Kikiyo and Kagome watch.
NYAF-08-02 People, on behalf of Light Yagami
Case: Can Light Yagami be convicted of murder in his own universe, due to use of the Death Note
*Case delayed, see AUSA-08-01
NYAF-08-03 People vs. Irresponsible Parents
Case: Children in anime are often seen striking out on their own, or finding themselves in dangerous situations, while no parental supervision is seen.
Verdict: Parliament agrees that these parents are merely allowing their children to express themselves.
NYAF-08-04 People vs. Characters that are “Too Cosplayble”
Case: Too many times there are characters, whether focal points or background, who do not change outfits for the duration of a series. (ex: Vash, Wolfwood, Spike, Ed Elric, etc.). This causes an overabundance of the same cosplay at various conventions.
Verdict: Any character within a series must have a 5 costume minimum.
AUSA-08-01 Continuation of NYAF-08-01
Arguments: L is an American citizen, subjecting him to the laws of his country
Verdict: Case dismissed
AUSA-08-02 People vs. Setsuna F. Seiei
Case: Terrorism, bombings, etc.
Arguments:
Acting on behalf of Celestial Being. “Only following orders;” Most acts were against military organizations/structures, not civilians; Setsuna thinks he is “Gundam”
Verdict: Plea of insanity accepted
AUSA-08-03 Anime v. Biology
Case: In many instances, the death of a character results in a substantial blood loss. Technically, the amount of blood lost by a character is significantly greater than the amount that can be held within a normal individual.
Arguments: Excess should be donated; “Artistic license”
Verdict: Establishment of committee to determine blood use of anime characters. Committee to consist of: Dr. Tenma, Kenshin, Eva Unit 1, Vegeta and Edward Elric
AUSA-08-04 People v. Droppable floors (Code Geass)
Case: Use of droppable floors considered unbalanced, considering that a floor does not need to be present in order for this action to be used.
Motion: Magistrate given a Code Geass Brand “Drop the floor” button.
Verdict: Zero to be dropped through the floor.
MNXT-08-01 People v. The Will of the Macrocosm (Excel Saga)
Case: Macrocosm shows preferential treatment towards excel, only coming to arrive her, neglecting individuals such as Pedro.
Verdict: Guilty
Result: Macrocosm will be transformed into a weighted companion cube.
MNXT-08-02 People v. Extended Combat and Flashback Scenes
Case: Too often, anime series will go into multiple-episode flashbacks which hold no relevance to the plot or un-necessarily extend the length of a time period.
Arguments: Possible author reprieve for writers block?
Verdict: Battles and flashbacks of this nature are un-necessary.
Result: 10 minute limit on flashbacks per season for each character that actively contributes to the plot.
Decision on extended battles TBD.
MNXT-08-03 People on behalf of Kotaro (Negima)
Case: Kotaro is omitted from the anime regardless of the important part he played in the same story arc in the manga.
Verdict: Kotaro to be given spin off series “The secret life of Kotaro” in which Negi will be omitted.
2009
KTSU-0901 Meiji Property and Casualty Insurance Group vs. the City and Metropolitan District of Tokyo
Argument: Plaintiff sought judgment in the form of abandoning their insurance policy or completely depopulating the city, citing its extreme vulnerability to meteors, Godzilla, Tokyo Tower turning into a Decepticon and rampaging, Akira, Tetsuo, the planet Cephiro, et al.
Result: Motion failed to carry based upon the fact that MPCI Group would thusly be infringing upon their own insurance contract, forcing them to sue themselves and seek a settlement from themselves in the same court.
A compromise from both sides was struck: A) Godzilla and all instruments of destruction would carry a new usage and excise tax with damage deposits payable direct to the bondholder (MPCI Group), B) All Godzilla-based attacks will be opened up by the Magistrate to allow sponsorship opportunities to offset damage bills (This Godzilla attack is brought to you by Pepsi: the choice of a new generation of tokusatsu monsters). Motion carried on the compromise measure.
KTSU-0902 People vs. Link
Charges: Breaking and entering, vandalism, grave robbery, chicken molestation, unlicensed concealed Triforce.
Arguments: Hero exemption was proposed, which was bargained to a hero discount on all destruction of deeded property and/or receipted goods, payable in Rupees. Whenever possible, the government of Hyrule will Endeavour to post signs warning of Link-based crime: "It's dangerous to go alone!"
An attempt to list Princess Zelda and the Throne of Hyrule was proposed but dismissed. Even though she was totally asking for it by wearing that dress in front of Ganondorf, you can't blame the Princess for getting rescued and a million townspeople needing Link to "sidequest" through their chests and drawers in search of a few extra arrows or bombs.
Result: Link sentenced to a Bull-Chickening for 15 minutes' time and ordered to make reparations for destroyed property.
KTSU-0903 Alucard v. Edward Cullen
Charge: Attempted Badassery Theft. Alucard and his representative argued that there is no way that any current vampire can compare on the badassery scale, and in fact, all of Twilight turns vampiric badassery on its head by attempting to apply it to a human scale.
Result: Evidence was brought to indicate separate biological phyla of vampires (Draculus redcoatus, Draculus alucardus, Draculus sparklewuss, etc.).
KTSU-0904 People v. Naruto
Charge: Indecent exposure in the form of Sexy no Jutsu.
Result: Case thrown out by the entirety of Parliament, contending that there is absolutely nothing indecent about Sexy no Jutsu - it is VERRRRRY decent, no matter what the jutsu origin.
KTSU-0905 People vs. Hideo Kojima
Charge: Failure to produce a Metal Gear anime in the slice-of-life genre.
Arguments: Argumentation against the need for a Metal Gear anime was countered by the possibility of involving cross-dressing and Bollywood-style musical numbers of an ensemble cast of the Metal Gear mecha themselves.
Result: Hideo Kojima was given 180 days, upon pain of plushification and being written into the plot of Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, to produce a working storyboard for the series.
ANXT-0901 People vs. Lelouch (Code Geass)
Charges: Having too many worshippers for an evil character.
Result: Since it is more the fans fault than the characters, the decision was made to simply plushify the world.
ANXT-0902 People vs. Square-Enix
Charge: Too many sequels
Argument: Square has made too many sequels to games, with only simple variations on previous themes.
Result: Square needs to first take a dartboard with a list of possible themes, and the devs will simply throw darts to decide on a basic theme. As far as recurring themes, or an underlying theme, they will throw a dart in the middle of the office, and whatever it hits will be a focus of the game (pencil sharpener, garbage can, etc.)
ANXT-0903 People vs. Fae Wong Reed (Tsubasa)
Charges: Murder – No Contest; Kidnapping – Guilty
Result: Reed is to be stripped of his powers, cloned, and the original is to be given to Yuuko as a slave. The remaining are to be perpetually cloned, plushified, and fed to Mokona.
ANXT-0904
Case: Declaration of Team Rocket as Humanitarians.
Argument: Regardless of their initial motives, the “evil” acts performed by Team Rocket always result in the cessation of hostilities between Ash and whatever other character(s) are present in an episode.
Result: Granted, by reason of insanity.
ANXT-0901AA People vs. Kikiyo (InuYasha)
Case: Medical malpractice and Pyronecrophilia
Argument: Burn treatment without a license, falling in love with Naraku who (at the time) was a burn victim who later died by allowing himself to be consumed by demons.
Verdict: Medical Malpractice - Not Guilty; Pyronecrophilia - Guilty
Sentence: Spirit form made anatomically correct, warmed up by the "Cool Thing" then given to Meroku to bear his children.
ANXT-0902AA People vs. Yami Yugi
Charges: Trespassing & Rape
Argument: Rape is classified as any sort of "penetration" without the consent of the person involved. Mental posession counts on both trespassing and rape charges.
Verdict: Guilty
Sentence: Yami Yugi to be given a real body, with a bakura spirit.
ANXT-0903AA People vs. Bowser (King Koopa)
Charges: False Advertising (Your princess is in another castle)
Verdict: Not Guilty, Bowser to be found as hero of Mario universe, citing Princess Peach's drug cartel (peddling 'shrooms). Bowser was simply removing this threat from society and locking her up.
Result: New game: Super King Koopa (funded by Peach); Peach to be given purple mushroom, then canned.
OTKN-0901 DO-XIII vs. Kohei (Tsukuyomi: Moon Phase)
Charges: Double Pedophilia & Rape
Arguments: Hazuki, Body of a 12 year old with a 2,000 year old mentality; Kohei, Not 12.
Sidequest: Vampire age conversion: CHECK WITH DO XIII
Verdict: Case thrown out b/c both are over the age of consent; Kohei declared a dumbass
NYAF-0901 People vs. "Boy Band" trend in Gundam
Verdict: No chage in dynamic. "Boy Band" trend brings in female viewers who might not otherwise watch the series.
NYAF-0902 People vs. Dragonball Z
Charges: Child endangerment (Gohan) & Negligence
Arguments: Having been turned over to Piccolo, gohan was repeatedly beaten, demoralized and forced to continue.
Verdict: Child Endangerment: Not Guilty; Child Negligence: Guilty
Sentence: Goku & Piccolo to be locked in a capsule for 13 days with Hannah Montana and the Jonas Brothers
AUSA-0901 DO-XIII vs. Phoenix Wright
Charges: Using false legal methods: Badgering, etc. to win cases.
Argument: All PW cases should be overturned and subject to mistrial due to PW's illegal methods of securing a verdict.
Verdict: Approved
AUSA-0902 People vs. Vampire Culture
Case: Vampires are shown in a multitude of lights, with varying societal structures, methods and ideals. No standard exists to which the Vampire society must hold to.
Result: Council to be formed in order to determine future standards for Vampiric society. Mortal Kombat tournament to be held in order to determine the fittest members.
2010
MAL-1001 Geriatrics v. Pokemon
Case: The creators of Pokemon do not age their characters.
Verdict: Dismissed due to lack of evidence. However, the creators of Pokemon were cautioned that they would be monitored for further trends towards pedophilia.
