Danica Davidson
June 30, 2021 
Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler writer Homura Kawamoto’s new isekai manga Killing the People Reincarnated into the Other World -Cheat Slayer- was cancelled after one chapter because editors thought the way some characters looked like other creators’ isekai characters could be seen as “intentionally denigrating particular works.”
Homura Kawamoto responded by putting out this apology:
“I deeply apologize for all the pain, concerns, and fuss I have caused to everyone related to this incident. I created a work that was lacking in due consideration, and I am ashamed to have caused an incident like this. Going forward, my shame about my actions will encourage me to create better works. I am deeply sorry.”
Rifujin na Magonote, the author of Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation (one of the isekai spoofed), criticized the manga by saying:
“‘Making the so-called isekai cheat protagonists the villains and making them do vile things’ ←Not a problem
‘Making characters appear who are recognizably borrowed from characters from other works’ ←I’m not going to say it’s not a problem, but it’s not a huge problem
‘Making characters appear who are recognizably borrowed from characters from other works, and then turning them into villains and making them do vile things’ ←This is crossing the line”
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime was another series spoofed in the cancelled work, and its author Fuse said this on his blog:
“I have received an apology from the Dragon Age editorial department. For an author, the character’s image is important, so I request that if you do a parody, you do not overdo it.”
Source: ANN
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Danica Davidson is the author of the bestselling Manga Art for Beginners with artist Melanie Westin, and its sequel, Manga Art for Intermediates, with professional Japanese mangaka Rena Saiya. Check out her other comics and books at www.danicadavidson.com.
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