Back in 2023, a paid event held in St. Petersburg, Russia featured art from multiple Kodansha properties, including Attack on Titan. Cool stuff, except it was held without permission from Kodansha. Oops. The Japanese publisher brought the event organizer, IQ Art Management LLC, to court, …Read more »
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is all set to be released in theaters on April 8, but Paramount has decided it will not be released in Russia then. This is part of increasing motions, including both government sanctions and entertainment boycotts, meant to hurt Russia as …Read more »
Last month a St. Petersburg court banned Death Note, Tokyo Ghoul, and Inuyashiki in regards to websites where they were streaming. The anime were deemed bad for young people and the court officially said after watching some of this anime, “Every episode contains cruelty, murder, …Read more »
The anime Death Note, Tokyo Ghoul and Inuyashiki have received legal bans in Russia after the decision of a St. Petersburg court yesterday. The bans relate to websites where these anime can be watched. The prosecutors argued for this ban on the grounds of protecting …Read more »
Sure, Russia’s not getting along so well with the west in the political arena these days. Thankfully, cosplayers are a peaceful folk who understand the world ain’t about borders and ethnic conflict – it’s about dressing up as your favorite Japanese cartoon characters. So cheers …Read more »
Matt Schley
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