Recently newly appointed (about 3 months ago) kadokawa CEO takeshi natsuno suggested during a discussion on teenage gravure idols that the content currently allowed in manga should be changed to be able to sell more on google and apple's digital stores since they reject lewd content (like the recent rockman x dive bs)
On Takahashi (fuck this guy for dmca'ing ehentai) believes the statement was just a distraction tactic from unrelated comments to the olympics that got people pissed at him.
Ken Akamatsu outlines the roadblocks to natsuno trying to get new "acceptable" standards forced on the entire industry but at the same time the sad possibility that kadokawa could still regulate itself and that shareholders would find appealing if it means more access to certain shitholes like australia.
Below a Deepl translation of Akamatsu's tweet on the matter.
This popping up right after I recently learned that Uran, the author behind Mujaki no Rakuen had his recent manga Ore wa Lolicon ja nai removed by amazon japan.
On Takahashi (fuck this guy for dmca'ing ehentai) believes the statement was just a distraction tactic from unrelated comments to the olympics that got people pissed at him.
Ken Akamatsu outlines the roadblocks to natsuno trying to get new "acceptable" standards forced on the entire industry but at the same time the sad possibility that kadokawa could still regulate itself and that shareholders would find appealing if it means more access to certain shitholes like australia.
Below a Deepl translation of Akamatsu's tweet on the matter.
KADOKAWA President Tsuyoshi Natsuno's theory on the regulation of sexual expression in Japanese manga (according to foreign platform standards).
If the major publishers are going to come together to regulate online creative expression, the first place to start is with the Japan Book Publishers Association and the Japan Magazine Publishers Association.
For example, in 2014, when the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) proposed that manga should be regulated in the future, the DPJ held a hearing with the Cartoonists Association of Japan, the Japan Book Publishers Association, and the Japan Magazine Association. In one case, Mr. Edano summarized the party's policy to exclude the regulation of creative works such as pictures and animations.
As far as the broadcast is concerned, Mr. Natsuno does not seem to have the conviction to "persuade other major publishers to promote the regulation of manga expression. However, it is possible that Kadokawa alone will strengthen its own regulations. Unlike Kodansha and Shogakukan, KADOKAWA is a company listed on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (and owned by the Keidanren) and belongs to its shareholders. Subordinating itself to foreign standards will appeal to shareholders.
This popping up right after I recently learned that Uran, the author behind Mujaki no Rakuen had his recent manga Ore wa Lolicon ja nai removed by amazon japan.