On December 20, 2021, Japanese manga artist was arrested by the Aichi Prefectural Police on suspicion of importing issues of the Sonnenfreunde Sonderhefte into Japan. Authorities alleged that the magazines contained nude photographs of children, which violated Japan's strict laws against child pornography. Suzuki admitted to the charges, explaining that he had been collecting the magazines.
Collectors looking for physical copies of the 2021 edition typically seek them out through specialized European independent distributors, back-issue archives, or community-run naturist organizations. Sonnenfreunde Sonderheft Nudist Magazine -2021-