Fuck that noise. Glad I never got caught up with the series. I hope they give him a proper punishment unlike some people.
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The writer of the Weekly Shonen Jump manga Act-Age has been arrested for sexually assaulting two middle school girls. Up: series canceled by wsj
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Yeah that sucks, always seems some of the more creative people seem to be the craziest.
Feel bad for the artist but she's well regarded for her work on this and with how in flux the SJ lineup is I'm sure they'll either let her do a one shot or pair her up with another writer real quick.
Feel bad for the artist but she's well regarded for her work on this and with how in flux the SJ lineup is I'm sure they'll either let her do a one shot or pair her up with another writer real quick.
Yeah I can't see him having a career now. Especially since he confessed to it.
At the very least, give the manga's artist a follow on Twitter. She's innocent in all this.
At the very least, give the manga's artist a follow on Twitter. She's innocent in all this.
I wish but l wouldn't be surprised if we 'll see his name pop up in a manga/anime some years down the line. We 're talking about an industry where lolicon is considered mainstream.
I can't imagine they'd be up for this, but how cool would it be if they were to reboot the series with a new writer? Keep the artist in work, keep the fans happy, and grind the asshole's legacy into the fucking dirt.
Damn, wtf. Sick motherfucker.
I hope the best for the victims, and hope this fucker doesn't get off easy like other mangaka. This is assault so I'm hoping it'll be different.
Also hope the best for the artist. I've wanted to pick up Act Age for a while but I can't bring myself to do that now. Hopefully she'll land on her feet running in whatever comes next for her.
I hope the best for the victims, and hope this fucker doesn't get off easy like other mangaka. This is assault so I'm hoping it'll be different.
Also hope the best for the artist. I've wanted to pick up Act Age for a while but I can't bring myself to do that now. Hopefully she'll land on her feet running in whatever comes next for her.
Ah damn, I really enjoyed this series.
Well, into the trash it goes. I hope the artist bounces back from this, since she's been great. I also hope Jump adds a similarly non-Jump-like series later.
Well, into the trash it goes. I hope the artist bounces back from this, since she's been great. I also hope Jump adds a similarly non-Jump-like series later.
It sounds to me he needs a bicycle to creep on underaged girls from afar (socially distanced)
That... Seems like a reach. Maybe I'm missing something, but this feels like a VERY liberal intepreration of those lines.
That makes a bit more sense, i guess
Last thing I'm gonna say since this id derailing unnecessarily, but the socially distancing comment is still not weird or suspicious to me, and it still feels like a reach to make that specific connection
It's more the "I just need a bike for my hobby needs to be met" and then he gets arrested for fondling little girls and using a bike to escape.
It might just be a coincidence, or it might be him getting off from telling the world about his hobbies.
Holy shit. Welp RIP Act Age. Shame it's a very different manga than what's usually in Jump and had a lot of potential. Didn't know the artist and writer weren't the same person. Glad the artist is clean in this though, she's really good.
It certainly has poorly aged. Not just the Act-Age recommendation but the Time Paradox Ghostwriter one too. That one has its own controversy and is likely getting cancelled. Not like this, no that's more on the premise and readers reaaally not liking it. To the point that the first collected volume rewrote dialogue.
The subject content is taboo and really touchy in Japan to the point they rewrote dialogue to make it less blatant.
Uh, did it go somewhere else since I read it because it was just about writing manga and some light time paradox elements?
The impetus of the story is about plagiarism, and it's a topic that results in the same level of cultural removal as drug use
They really didn't like the plagiarism aspect. That was what was rewritten. There might be more but that's the example I saw.
Western readers didn't seem to mind it as much, but they grew tired of Teppei's whiny attitude and martyr complex.
I believe he's referring to the plagiarism. A lot of people really don't like that aspect of the main character, and dialogue was rewritten in the first volume release so that he wouldn't admit to being a plagiarist.
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I find the folks posting the equivalent "Well, I never liked it to begin with" clowns.
I've been reading Act-Age since Chapter 1, and what really makes this news hurt is the fact that Act-Age was really good. The cast is primarily female, but there's practically no fanservice and there's not a lot of shonen tropes, favoring character development and intimate moments instead. It is nothing short of a miracle that this manga managed to be successful in a magazine oriented towards teenage boys. So, it sucks to hear that the author was actually doing shit, especially considering this manga was the outlier in the way it handled women.
I hope the victims get the justice they deserve and I hope the author gets punished for this shit. Considering he was the one with the film experience, I don't know if there's any way for this manga to go on. If there is no way, then I hope the illustrator finds more success with her next project.
But man, it really sucks that a manga with this much promise and uniqueness has to end like this.
I've been reading Act-Age since Chapter 1, and what really makes this news hurt is the fact that Act-Age was really good. The cast is primarily female, but there's practically no fanservice and there's not a lot of shonen tropes, favoring character development and intimate moments instead. It is nothing short of a miracle that this manga managed to be successful in a magazine oriented towards teenage boys. So, it sucks to hear that the author was actually doing shit, especially considering this manga was the outlier in the way it handled women.
I hope the victims get the justice they deserve and I hope the author gets punished for this shit. Considering he was the one with the film experience, I don't know if there's any way for this manga to go on. If there is no way, then I hope the illustrator finds more success with her next project.
But man, it really sucks that a manga with this much promise and uniqueness has to end like this.
Galactic Railroad and Princess Iron Fan are both top tier arcs and the upcoming one was looking to be just as great. Unfortunately I don't think another writer could do just as well if replaced. I would love for it to continue without the writer but it's starting to seem unlikely to me.
Official statement from the Shonen Jump editorial dept.
Their still discussing what to do, and what punishment for the writer from their end. The coments on twitter are pretty much, they hope the series can continue, and want SJ to give apology and compensation to the vitims of the writers crime. and wanting the series to contineu without the original writer.
Their still discussing what to do, and what punishment for the writer from their end. The coments on twitter are pretty much, they hope the series can continue, and want SJ to give apology and compensation to the vitims of the writers crime. and wanting the series to contineu without the original writer.
Huh that seems dumb since it's shown the guy is morally questioning it himself...
Yeah this all points to the artist getting out of this all right otherwise there'll be huge flack. Cleanest cut is either partnering her up with someone on a new series that's been on the back burner looking for an artist or if she's ready have her do a new one shot. Trying to do anything with AA will be messy
He's disgusting. I hope he doesn't get off scot free.
I feel awful for her. Her style is interesting and I hope she's able to get another gig.
I feel awful for her. Her style is interesting and I hope she's able to get another gig.
Obviously fuck this guy but the cynic in me is wondering if this'll turn out like another Watsuki situation or the Toriko guy and this scum will just get a slap on the wrist just like them.
Then again I've never heard of him or his work before so hopefully he doesn't have enough clout to be able to get away with it.
Then again I've never heard of him or his work before so hopefully he doesn't have enough clout to be able to get away with it.
I'm surprised they're trying to continue it. I imagine getting the rights to the series must be pretty difficult even with criminal charges? Like he would have to voluntarily give it up, no?
Japan's copyright law is pretty different from the West, since usually, the creator retains the right to it. So there are a couple possibilities.
1. Writer gets fired from SJ, and SJ drops the project completely, and he can continue the series with another publisher, or he can just do webnovels like some other authors do when no publishers want to deal with them. (Lonely attack on the different world)
2. SJ buys the right to the series, and hires another writer to continue the series with the originalartist, asssitance and editors
3. SJ decides to suspend the series for a few month. Wait for news to be forgotte, the rerelease the series again. (High Score girl, New life+ Young again in another world)
1. Writer gets fired from SJ, and SJ drops the project completely, and he can continue the series with another publisher, or he can just do webnovels like some other authors do when no publishers want to deal with them. (Lonely attack on the different world)
2. SJ buys the right to the series, and hires another writer to continue the series with the originalartist, asssitance and editors
3. SJ decides to suspend the series for a few month. Wait for news to be forgotte, the rerelease the series again. (High Score girl, New life+ Young again in another world)
Watsuki was allowed to continue because of clout (we know how common that is...). Whereas this is Matsuki's first series.
And Shimabukuro's first series (when the incident occurred) was cancelled. Most likely given a second chance because of his connections.
Plagiarism probablly wasn't gonna be the whole thing about it, but starting out like that made the biggest impression. I could have seen it get some discussion going in other intersting ways but even as weird time crimes, it doesn't garner much favor to japanese audience.
Act-Age guy i don't know much about, but jail time seems likley with that evidence. I don't know how to regard Kenshin's case since that seemed like a way more popular series, with way more forgiveness being handed out by people in power.