Anime covers a wide variety of subjects and can be aimed at a lot of different audiences. It can get pretty graphic and occasionally, pretty friggin’ uncomfortable. So it comes as no surprise that there are a lot of anime and manga that have been banned from various places. Some of the reasons and the extent of the trouble the anime caused can get surprising though. While some bans are obvious, some anime was hit with the ban hammer for reasons that are fairly innocuous, or a result of severe misinterpretation and invented conspiracies. So let’s take a look at some of the most controversial, widely banned anime and see what got it on the chopping block.