A Japanese manga author has issued a public statement clarifying that their fictional work does not endorse real-life behavior after facing harassment, even apologizing and pledging to avoid certain themes in the future—because apparently, some people still need to be told that fiction is not reality.
A manga author known as 春泥 (Shundei) has released a statement addressing backlash tied to their work Ganbare! Nakamura-kun!!, after reportedly facing harassment that led them to withdraw from public activity.
The controversy centers around Episode 5 of the anime adaptation, which included a scene where a teacher and student exchange contact information. This depiction sparked criticism from some viewers, prompting the author to clarify their intentions.
The statement, shared via the official account for WEB comic site “HERO’S Web”, emphasizes that the scene was not meant to promote inappropriate behavior, but rather functioned as a subtle narrative element within the BL genre:
We have received a message from Shundei-sensei. Below is the content of the message.
“In Episode 5 of the TV anime “Ganbare! Nakamura-kun!!,” there is a scene where a teacher and student exchange personal contact information. However, this is merely suggestive expression within the context of BL and carries no meaning beyond that. Neither the author nor the anime production team endorses teachers and students exchanging personal contact information.
It was the author who requested that the distance between Otsugiri and Hirose not be brought too close, that they remain clearly in a teacher-student relationship, that depictions which sexually exploit female students or female characters be avoided, and that vulgar expressions present in the original work be toned down in the anime to make it accessible to a wider audience.
The production team respected and upheld these wishes.
Additionally, while the author has previously created works within the BL genre featuring large age-gap pairings and adult-minor relationships such as teacher-student dynamics, in light of the increasing number of tragic crimes involving adults and minors in recent years, they will no longer use such themes moving forward.
We ask for your understanding.
Furthermore, if anyone has already read the original work and felt uncomfortable, we sincerely apologize.”
The tweet acquired 11 million views in about 2 days.
This is yet another example of degenerates forcing creators into censorship over situations and concepts they don’t agree with, and this particularly instance is worse since the author confirmed that the exchange of personal information wasn’t meant to eventually lead into a personal relationship.
The mention of “vulgar expressions” being turned down in the anime to “appeal to a wider audience” is a double whammy, indicating that despite the series self-censoring content for the anime, it simply still wasn’t enough for the perpetually offended, making some wonder why they even bothered to censor the work in the first place.
“on twitter”
just call them all faggots and be done with it, you can’t win with them anyway.
eternal ‘revolutionaries’ and ‘progressives’ by their very name definition will never be stable.
started with a simple pride flag too, and look at it today.
With your low IQ – of course you can’t argue or win against anybody.
Forever losing, meritless, retarded goy.
Not with your low IQ, no, you can’t win against anybody.
I love how you keep admitting to being a helpless, meritless goy-cattle.
Also, shouldn’t you be celebrating this? The manga in question is a “wokedeilgbt mindvirus”. “Based” that it got fucked, no?
faggot lmao
Low IQ goy-cattle, LMAO.
Pretty much anybody can abuse you and win against you when all you can do is let out this impotent squeal instead of pushing back.
Aaaand the browbeating and censorship of manga at the source begins. It was mostly anime that was affected while the manga/LN source material was, mostly, unaffected.
Retarded, disinterested tourist got no clue that manga were being censored at the source since its conception. Japan got a whole job dedicated to that, it’s called an editor.
Shan’t be reading this tranny meltdown either, trantrannypoo
I already know that you are a weak, spineless, micro-penis worm terrified of the truth and reality. You don’t have to report to me about this every time.
Manga was ALWAYS censored at its conception by risk-aversing publishers and their editors, who don’t want anything controversial in their magazine
“public morality” and “decency” is literally a part of Japanese constitution and self-censorship were always a widespread practice for all forms of Japanese media. Seethe.
I swear, you cunts don’t even watch anime or read manga, it’s impossible to be so clueless and not be a tourist.
Nope, not gazing upon this tranny seethewall either, troon ;(
I am Japanese and can confirm you’re full of s♥♥t, this started when leftist white people became involved. Probably Shina or street shitter.
Don’t bother reading his posts lmfao, the fag is a known ban evader who makes new accounts constantly to respond to himself, cries about getting downvoted and upvotes himself nonstop on his alts
Just call him slurs and move on, legit
@00:16 Shan’t be reading that seethe either, trantrannypoo ;(
I never once got a ban on here, and why all of my comments have a -5 to 0, where’s my supposed alts and up-votes from them?
Your theories keep changing every time you reply, looks like you excel in delusions.
Is this why you keep denying reality and start melting down the moment I mention it and give you a reality check?
A low-intelligence goy-cattle who can give me a pathetic, defensive squeal before plugging his ears and shutting his eyes.
I don’t believe you, and even if so – you can still be a moron who knows less than I do.
Cases of manga writers explaining that they had to re-write the ending or a chapter because their editor told them to do so were happening for decades. And it always involves toning it down significantly.
And so the bigots and puritans of X have won… how sad.
As John Wayne used to say: “Never apologize; it’s a sign of weakness.”
Where were these people when Kodomo no Jikan was being published and aired on TV?
People should understand that not every comment is worth a reaction, no matter the amount of drones behind it.