A handful of residents in Japan are in hot water after allegedly selling fake Demon Slayer figures. On Friday, The Mainichi Shimbun reported that eight folks across six prefectures were arrested on suspicion of selling the figures and violating the copyright of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu …Read more »
On September 16, the Tokyo Public Prosecutor’s Office officially filed a formal indictment against Act-Age writer Tatsuya Matsuki, who was accused of sexual harassment and assault toward two junior high school girls in June. Matsuki’s popular manga, Act-Age, was canceled as a result of Shonen Jump …Read more »
Shortly after the arrest of Act-Age writer Tatsuya Matsuki—who allegedly sexually assaulted two junior high age girls—Shueisha canceled his series in Shonen Jump. This decision came about after discussing the matter with artist Shiro Usazaki, who unfortunately is caught in the middle of this mess. …Read more »
A 35-year-old man in Sapporo, Japan was arrested this weekend for a bout of Pokemon Go-induced rage, it was reported today. The story goes like this: the man was walking down the street, playing Pokemon Go, when he spotted a car parked facing traffic and, …Read more »
Look, do you think Pokémon Go is a GAME? For some folks it’s serious business, and it seems that applies to Kanehisa Satoh, a 56-year-old who was arrested in Hokkaido, Japan for assaulting his 55-year-old friend over the game. It all went down because Satoh …Read more »
If you’ve been keeping up with the story of Act-Age manga writer Tatsuya Matsuki—who was arrested for the alleged sexual assault of two junior high school girls—you’ve already seen the fallout. After some investigating by the staff at Jump, the manga was canceled, which unfortunately …Read more »
Over the weekend we posted about Act-Age writer Tatsuya Matsuki, who was arrested for the alleged sexual assault of two junior high school girls. At the time, Shonen Jump‘s official statement was that they were taking the matter seriously and looking to take “appropriate action” …Read more »
Content Warning: This article mentions sexual assault against minors. Tatsuya Matsuki, the writer behind Shonen Jump manga Act-Age, has been arrested for the alleged sexual assault of minors according to NHK. After being confronted with the charges, including CCTV footage taken during the investigation, Matsuki …Read more »
On July 17, almost one year to the date of the Kyoto Animation arson attack, Tokyo police arrested a man for threatening the publisher Kodansha. Like the suspect in the KyoAni case, this suspect claimed that the company in question did something unseemly with his …Read more »
A 16-year-old high schooler in Tokyo is in some hot water right now. According to a report on Yomiuri, the second-year student allegedly issued bomb threats to Konami, claiming he was going to “kill the people who work” at the game publisher and developer. His …Read more »
Backgrounds are among the most time-consuming aspects of manga production, which is why so many artists turn to assistants to handle those details. There are also services that provide manga background art, including one that gives Japanese prisoners an opportunity to rehabilitate. Mangaka Honpo is …Read more »
Photo via Wikipedia In the next step in the sad saga of the Kyoto Animation arson, Shinji Aoba, the suspect in the attack, will be evaluated to assess his mental state. Aoba has confessed to the crime, which resulted in 36 deaths and nearly the …Read more »
Manga piracy—in other words, the illegal downloading without any connection to creators or publishers—has hurt manga companies and makers in both Japan and America. How to fix this has been a matter of debate over the years, and the Japanese Diet has come up with …Read more »
It’s always disappointing to read about people who threaten creators, regardless of the reasons behind it. This happened again recently, when a 21-year-old Kyoto man named Fukuta Kishimoto was arrested for allegedly threatening to kill Kemono Friends anime director Tatsuki. According to the NHK report, …Read more »
Back in October of last year, a Chinese site administrator was arrested in Shanghai for running a site that had been hosting illegally-uploaded manga from Shueisha and other publishers—including Shonen Jump titles—since 2013. These chapters typically went online before Jump hit stands, but now Shueisha …Read more »
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