
New Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama has confessed to being an avid fan of manga and anime, mentioning the notoriously erotic manga I”s as a favourite, and saying that he thinks government should promote and not restrict manga and anime.
The 62-year-old statesman professed in a freshly uncovered 2005 interview with a now defunct otaku magazine to reading manga magazines such as Weekly Shonen Magazine and Shonen Sunday when a student, but his more recent favourite is apparently Katsura Masakazu’s famed and highly erotic tale of school romance I”s (shown), which he apparently avidly read each week during its serialisation in the late nineties.








Regarding anime, he confesses to being a fan of Hayao Miyazaki, of Studio Ghibli fame, mentioning Spirited Away and Mononoke Hime as particular favourites.
He says of Miyazaki “he portrays man and nature skilfully, and leads the viewer on,” not entirely unexpected praise coming from a man who pledged to impose draconian CO2 output reductions on his nation’s industry.
He holds forth on anime and manga more generally:
“Well, Japan is proud that its anime is the best in the world, we have to continue this. I think that ensuring the industry is led forward is extremely important.
Government should not regulate the industry, but should rather help promote it. Japan today is becoming less valued by the world.
But Japanese anime and manga are leading the world, isn’t this something we should promote? I think Japanese have lately been losing their sense of hope and their dreams; I want them to reclaim these through the likes of manga and anime.”
Former PM Aso too was supposedly a fan and ardent supporter of Japanese visual culture, yet his administration led a series of attacks on the very freedom of expression which has created the industry as it is today.
Just what actions Hatoyama will take remains to be seen, particularly considering the potential that he was merely telling the interviewer what he wanted to hear, but with the PM himself once admitting to being a fan of the sort of thing illustrated, it might be wondered how seriously he could take the claims of organisations which would have his favourite manga banned given the chance…

I heard Obama is a huge fan of Urotsukidoji
Wasn't pic number 9 from the I's Doujin "M"?
Hey Akumaten where can i ream M at? I cant find it anywhere.
thanks dude but I want to read M. theres only like 2 pics of it in there. Do you know a site where its in English?
1 Izumi
2 Itsuki
3 Iori
4 Nami
5 Aiko
You have my vote Mr. Hatoyama!
http://wrexsoul.salamando.net/humpty/humpty.html
Anyone knows what happend to Katsura? where is he?
I feel safe.
Although many have said it but "EAT THAT EQUALITY NOW!" Now only if the PM will directly promote the industry and even pass laws to protect the rights of producing all these wonderful works. That will really teach those gajins not to mess with them.
cool finally a smart politician, who didn't throw to waste the valuable side of anime, and i don't mean I's,
but i agree that I's was awesome
Anime is gay, Pixar flicks kick animu in the ass even in Japan.
then you must like anime a lot since you are obviously gay, not that is wrong, but is gay none the less.
P.S.
American flics suck
Fail troll is fail. Fail troll is still a troll. So Troll=fail.
Troll owns your ass
Try again next time, kiddo.
Pixar`style is UGLY.
Japanese anime and manga are leading the world!
What chapter and page is this???
http://www.sankakucomplex.com/wp-content/gallery/cache/50734__468x_masakazu-katsura-aizu-3.jpg
http://www.sankakucomplex.com/wp-content/gallery/cache/50735__468x_masakazu-katsura-aizu-2.jpg
I don't recall seeing this in the US release by VIZ
NOT from I"s. These pages are from "M" (Yes, that's the title) by the same author.
http://www.ip.netnet.or.jp/~azka/k2r/M/m.htm
do i hear the sound of sweet victory or is this merely just a guise before they strike us down with despair?
Masakazu Katsura is so great. That is all.
FAP FTW!!!
And nice pages, I may take a look ;)
I have all volumes of that manga!
It's the shit!
DPJ better not ban this!
What blissful news :)
"But Japanese anime and manga are leading the world, isn’t this something we should promote? I think Japanese have lately been losing their sense of hope and their dream.."
Fukken agree, let AM be the New World Order and Japanese really need to stop listening to moral fagging gaijins who keep on pestering them to drop their marvelous ero-2D culture.
ps: Masakazu Katsura ftw, been loving his style since Shadow Lady :3
HE JUST WANTS MORE VOTES FROM OTAKUS SICKFUCK
He is right though, that the only significance that Japan has right now is in the realm of geek culture.
I don't think Aso ever verbally acknowledged this, besides stating his love of Rozen Maiden.
Japanese Prime Minister you are the MAN !
Sure a sukebe manga: female body is SO disgusting.
pervert old guy :3
Hmm, what volume are the screens
http://www.sankakucomplex.com/wp-content/gallery/misc-images-xxix/masakazu-katsura-aizu-3.jpg
and
http://www.sankakucomplex.com/wp-content/gallery/misc-images-xxix/masakazu-katsura-aizu-2.jpg
From? I don't remember them going that far.
Yah, they didn't. I think is is another work by the same author. Somebody tell me if i'm wrong.
Maybe he can fight the anti hentai feminazis!!! Just what Japan needs lol
Awesome. I"s is one of my favorite mangas of all time. I read it once every year. Awesome prime minister is awesome.
Also, what a coincidence that I just started reading Zetman the other day.
Woah! I remembered this manga from a long time ago. It's one of those mangas that I really liked. xD
Aww, Masakazu Katsura sensei is soooooo cool!!!
I just love his artbooks and read Video Girl Ai - and loved it!!^^
Though I didn't read I''s...^^U
At least one politician who stands for his likings!! I wonder when a damn Japanese feminazi will show her shotacon/hardcore BL collection...> >'''
What monster would try to ban my loli/ecchi manga...T T
( Am a girl btw XD )
I bet Hatoyama-san would also like Kawashita Mizuki sensei's works (I just began Hatsukoi Limited and Anedoki by her and am TOTALLY in love with her art!!)
I"s is a great manga!
Thank you for letting me know about it through this post!
I read I''s one time. I'd say it's much more a romance story with the guys random sexual thoughts of his beloved and not so much eroge.
More like a romance novel made for guys, and one with only the barest amount of sex that is obviously required for such a story and not so much pornish.
This does look like an interesting manga does anyone know it name and site where i can find it and on english
It's called I"s
http://www.thespectrum.net/manga_scans/
What is the nema of this manga?
HAHAHAHA, NICEEEE!!!!!
Moar loli please mister prime minister!!
Holy shit, this was a first manga I ever rad in my life. This manga is a puar win. Best fucking school love story.
oh yeah ;)
Great man indeed.
I loved I"s when it was running. One of my favorite Shonen Jump series from the 1990's.
He may be the las hope of the uncensored hentai...
He is the chosen one...
It just shows that the Feminazis will always lose in their attempt to ban hentai because there are politicians themselves are avid fan of this stuff
Another one?
I''s is my all time favorite manga >A<
Good.
Now, honorable PM, get rid of all the stupid obscenity laws in your country.
Even if it's not related, I imagine the speakers blasting "AI WO TORIMODOSE" as he makes his entrance to the negotiation table (read: war room) against EqualityNow.
Then, he will say to EN "You're already dead". I'd pay to watch that.
I's is OK, but it's no Ichigo 100%. I'm not big on "idol" plotlines and the "I'm too busy with work to visit you in the hospital so I'll call you on the phone while you're unconscious" bit was laaaaaaaaaame.
Well, Ichigo 100% is OK, but it's no I''s.
Oh forget about the ending
Everything else was the best deal
Will the day come to see a pedo PM!
Well... Rozen Maiden was about dolls... Is that pedo?
The important thing is panties, the girls, and nothing more :3
I think the last 2 pics are from "M -Emu-" (Ero-Manga by Masakazu Katsura) rather than I"s
hey dude where did you read M at? I cant find it anywhere.
Here it is (in japanese)
http://www.ip.netnet.or.jp/~azka/k2r/M/m.htm
8D
i love panties so much. :{ so damn much..
Last mange page... toujin? or original?
i am ashame to call myself a manga lover. How could I forget the epic finger fucking part of the series?
If only every country leader is like Yukio Hatoyama...
If this entire post was a convoluted scheme to get me interested in I"s, well, Mission Accomplished.
whoever says he doesnt love this manga deserver to burn in the hellfire of the deepest hole in hell
Luckily for me I love my manga,so much so I may need to get a new bookcase to place my increasing amount of manga.
That the kind of President I want over here in America LOL xD
promoting anime mangas and EROTIC ones 2 :D
There's a greater chance of surviving a point blank meteorite impact than that happening.....wait,that actually happened. In that light....dibs on the queen's blade promotion!
Now we get those obscenity laws thrown out the window the Industry wins and every thing is okay and happy again
LETTTS PARTY!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHSqV5db-cM&feature=related [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHSqV5db-cM&feature=related]
I'l become a prime minister like that!:D
where is agnes chan?
she will pick a fight with japanese pm
I"s FTW!
I need to read that again...
Yea im a pretty big fan of I"S myself, easily one of my favorites of all time.
Yea I love I's. Think Happy Thoughts.
I"s is a beautiful love story with a few realisitic illusions the main characters have about the surrounding girls ;D, i grew up with I"s... that might be why im fapping...
but love it, i own two copies of I"s...
The guy has good taste.
Two copies, what might the second copy be for?
I own the whole I`s tankobon series in japanese! And all Katsura Masakazu`s other mangas too.
PM Hatoyama doesn`t need help from some freedom-enemy party like Komeito, like former PM Aso did, to stay in power. Son he can have his politics as he want`s it, as long he has his party behind him. For time being, i don`t think any of his allied parties want to risk by letting LDP back in power, so i guess otaku interests are safe for years to come.
Hah!! Bite that, Equality Now!!
lol my thought exactly. TAKE THAT Equality Now rofl.
caramelldansen is legend, go fuck yourself anon.
>saving the environment
>reduce CO2
(☞゚∀゚)☞ O U
Best version of caramelldansen.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEdPmEZmfA0
BOOM HEADSHOT!!
Otaku 3, EN zero!! Strrrrrrike 3, you're out!!
Everybody!!! Do the Caramell Dansen now to celebrate!! XD
datass
caramell dansen is fucking retarded
The new guy sounds all right. He likes eroge and saving the environment, what's not to like?
^ ... why...
oh back then I read I''s every month as well, and DNA2. nice innocent memories....
Ah i do miss this manga~ one of the reason why i luv reading manga.
And by "reading" we must understand "fapping hard".
+1
Here's hoping he receives word of EqualityNow's bullshit attempts at banning hentai,and does his best at stopping them.
I agree wholeheartedly Rokudaime, here's hoping japan's new PM will fight for the anime industry and it's future.
HELL YES PM DUDE
Also, hell yes saucy Katsura Masakazu stuff!
I agree. (2nd post, just noticed yours.)
*raises glass*
*raises two glasses*
*raises ass*
*raises glasses with my loli army*
*juggles three glasses* =D
*raises 9000++ glassess with my otaku army*
*Raises one thousand glasses with my tentacle arms*
*Raises three glasses*
*Goes super saiyan to raise super glass*
*raises penis*
raises own penis and invites others to do the same
*raises glass*
C-C-CCCCCCCCOMBO BREAKERRRRR