Please Tell Me! Galko-chan author Kenya Suzuki was recently arrested on suspicion of importing child pornography from Germany, and as a result, manga publisher Kadokawa has taken action. The company’s ComicWalker service announced that the serialization of the Galko-chan manga will be suspended following “multiple …Read more »
Ken Akamatsu, the mangaka behind Love Hina, Negima! and more, recently expressed an interest in running for public office to protect creators’ freedom of expression. Whether he does that or not, he’s already doing other work that’s meant to protect creators. He put a lawsuit …Read more »
One of the manga creators in the Chara Chara Makiart creative unit has been found guilty of sexual assault on a minor. Kodansha, the unit’s publisher, shared this news. Kodansha has decided to stop publishing the current series from the unit, Harapeko Penguin Cafe and …Read more »
Hikaru Kondo, the founder, representative director, and president of ufotable, has been officially found guilty of tax evasion. The Tokyo District Court said that Kondo cheated by not paying 138 million yen (about $1.25 million) that he owed in taxes. In terms of sentencing, he …Read more »
The site of the arson attack on Kyoto Animation may receive a memorial monument in the future. The studio met with victims’ relatives in a meeting to discuss this option. It sounds as though most of the family members weren’t against the idea of a …Read more »
In the world of copyright violation in Japan, any number of items could be a potential infringement, and that applies to anime cakes. In the case of a 34-year-old Shibuya-based woman, those cakes just so happened to be based on Demon Slayer, and Tokyo Metropolitan …Read more »
Last month, video game developer ARIKA—known for fighting games like Fighting Ex Layer, as well as developing recent Switch multiplayer titles Tetris 99, Pac-Man 99, and Super Mario Bros. 35—announced that someone had sent them a threat, which promised to both harm the company and …Read more »
Bootleg anime merchandise is still most definitely a thing, and while access to the real deal is extremely convenient now, that hasn’t stopped some folks from attempting to make a quick buck. That was the case with a 37-year-old office worker in Japan, who recently …Read more »
The latest development has surfaced for the tax evasion case involving Demon Slayer anime studio ufotable. Following founder Hikaru Kondo’s admission back in September, prosecutors are now pursuing a 20-month prison sentence, with a verdict scheduled to be delivered on December 10. According to the …Read more »
The anime Dropkick on My Devil! was all set to have an event called “Thank You Dropkick! in Sapporo” on November 7. The anime’s cast was supposed to be there, along with Yuki Miku, a mascot for Hokkaido who’s based on Hatsune Miku. However, those …Read more »
A man from Dublin, Georgia is in hot water with federal prosecutors for the way he spent his COVID-19 emergency funds. According to feds, Vinath Oudomsine claimed to be running a business, and successfully applied for an Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) to recoup losses …Read more »
Ken Wakui’s Tokyo Revengers manga follows the life-or-death time traveling exploits of high school delinquents, but even they haven’t been depicted stealing manga to the best of our knowledge. Unfortunately, one 48-year-old man in Japan allegedly took it upon himself to do just that, and …Read more »
A 66-year-old Japanese man might be in hot water for selling mask covers with images of characters from Demon Slayer and Jujutsu Kaisen. A police officer stumbled across the case while doing cyber patrol, and then looked further into the situation. Police believe that the …Read more »
Shoko Nakagawa, who goes by Shokotan, is open about the fact that she experienced bullying at school and it really affected her. Unfortunately, she’s still being bullied, and this time it’s much worse. The new form of bullying comes not from kids mocking her, but …Read more »
What can’t a Game Boy do? Well, technically, it can’t help thieves steal cars, but that didn’t stop a gang of British car thieves from using the shell of a Game Boy to disguise an expensive device designed for that very purpose. The culprits were …Read more »
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