Censorship that fails to properly conceal the object in question. Examples include bar censors that barely obscure the object, or mosaic censoring that is barely visible.
A complete lack of censorship is generally frowned on by Japanese publishers due to the self-censorship policy as a result of the Article 175 of the Japanese law forbidding all kind of pornography within Japan, so artists will use techniques seen here in order to avoid confrontation or prosecution.
See fake censor when something that doesn't need to be censored is censored as a joke, such as bad food.
