... such display of female flesh is appealing to men even when not directly connected to sexual acts. One word used in this context is tanoshi - pleasant, joyful, or happy - a word men also commonly use when referring to diversionary or recreative activities such as reading a book, watching TV, listening to the news, or getting drunk with a friend. And in this this connection many male informants equated looking at naked females - whether they are on a screen, in a magazine, or stripping on a stage - with other relaxing or idle pursuits ...

Censorship laws prohibit the realistic display of penises in mass media. Here the man's penis is totally effaced and a baseball bat substitutes. Note that there is both a presence and absence figured in the image; although the bat is phallically displayed, the gap between the man's leg is also clearly revealed. Read against the grain, so to speak, this image suggests not only the man's phallicism but also his impotency.
Source: Manga Erotopia, August 7, 1980.