After the highly publicized death of Sexy Tanaka-san manga creator Hinako Ashihara, Japanese station NTV has unveiled new guidelines on how it will work to prevent a tragedy like that from happening again. Through misunderstandings and miscommunications, the TV adaptation Sexy Tanaka-san didn’t stick with the …Read more »
In February, Japanese TV station NTV announced it was having an internal investigation over the death of manga creator Hinako Ashihara, whose manga Sexy Tanaka-san was turned into a live-action series by the station. In late January, Ashihara had complained online that the adaptation was …Read more »
In the latest news revolving around the death of manga creator Hinako Ashihara, Japanese television station NTV released an official apology to her yesterday. NTV was adapting Ashihara’s manga Sexy Tanaka-san into a live-action series, and in January Ashihara wrote online that the company had …Read more »
The recent death of manga creator Hinako Ashihara has sent shock waves through the Japanese entertainment industry, according to Japanese news source The Mainichi Shimbun. Ashihara had publicly criticized the live-action adaptation of her manga Sexy Tanaka-san, saying Nippon TV had failed to keep its …Read more »
There is sad news coming out of Japan as we learn about the passing of manga creator Hinako Ashihara. In America she might be best-known for her Sand Chronicles manga, which is published by VIZ Media. Her works SOS and Forbidden Dance are also available …Read more »
Sexy Tanaka-san is a manga by Hinako Ashihara that centers on an office lady in her 40s who has a surprising side to her personality and the 23-year-old temp who looks up to her after discovering her secret. Now the series is getting a live-action …Read more »
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