But because the "relevant authorities" banned the import of Japanese comic books, publishing houses had to redo the drawings and republish the books from scratch. Thus did the comic book industry in Taiwan enter the age of piracy.
然而因有關當局曾明令禁止日本漫畫進口，出版社只好將它們重描翻印，台灣漫畫於是進入盜版時代。