A seiyuu from blockbuster anime One Piece has been arrested on charges of distributing obscene material after police took offence to pictures of the seiyuu’s nether regions posted to the seiyuu’s blog in order to highlight an interesting tattoo.
The character he voiced, the unfortunately named “Iwankoff” (イワンコフ), appeared to have been somewhat in character given his interests:
The seiyuu in question, 56-year-old Norio Imamura, had apparently posted the pictures to a personal blog because “I had been getting these tattoos gradually for 10 years, and since they were almost complete I wanted to show them off.”
The pictures had been on his site for some two months; police have arrested him on charges of exhibiting obscene images, which under Japanese law includes simple nudity.
There is suspicion that his management of a tattoo-themed gay bar in Shinjuku might have been the real reason behind his persecution at the hands of police; also, the tattoo and line of work he is in unsubtly suggest he may be involved with the yakuza.
Irrespective of his circumstances, that Japanese police apparently have nothing better to do than hunt people down for posting naked pictures of themselves online seems as good an argument as any for a reduction in Japan’s bloated public sector, and more importantly its oppressive censorship laws.
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thats a little bit too much 0_0
My eyes.. MY EYES!! This has been burned into my brain
o ja pierdole
Deeeeaaaaaath WIIINK!
cannot unsee
Wow he even had his gouche tattooed, shit this man is gar to the extreme. Mad props for this man.
I didn't even recognize that as an asshole.
Me neither.
At least he decided to pick a tasteful flower rather than someone with their mouth open.
All can say is wow
talk about going above beyond
May others be inspired
When you're asking for trouble
you're gonna get it
lol im not gonna click that link. that being said come on at least make it private?
CANNOT BE UNSEEN!!!
Well if he's yakuza then I'm all for arresting him any chance you get.
damn i thought it would be a hot female seiyuu
If it were, an arrest would not have been made.
I'm going to go out on a limb and say those photos were downright hot.
yeeesh!
What, they couldn't just write him a letter to take ti down?
Only in Glorious Nippon!
Dem some impressive tats.
Goddamit, I had my dick out, expecting it to be a female.
that is a kickass tattoo.
kinky :P kakaka
i hope that we wont have problems with One piece over this
holy shit DFC alert!
and a trap too!
win win win
Got to admit he has balls, i mean it just some place tattos don't belong your anus is one of them o.o.
on another note:.......................MY EYES OH GOD MY EYES IT FEELS LIKE ACID WAS THROWN AT THEM WHY OH WHY!!!
last note: These censorship laws are getting way out control it going over board.
Why would I want to look at a naked human body?
To procreate perhaps?
THAT is the LUFFY SPIRIT ! :3
I'm not into this.
Even his chocolate starfish is tattooed. Colour me impressed.
Wow. Even his taint is inked.
Oh crap...first pic i thought was a chicks butt and face was pixellated.
Thought that was alright to look at.....then saw the rest. Was about to puke!!!
i'm guessing Boa Hancock's seiyu is hot since this guy potrays his character well
HOLY ****!
way to get into character =)
Bwahahaha! This is hilarious if you look at who he voiced in One Piece.
ohhhhh FUUUUUUU. When i hear seiyuu and nude. I imagin young girl doing nasty things. I came and fking got gay 57 year old guy with tatoo... wtf man....
Ok
i puked at those pict...
Was the blog flagged 18+? If so let him be.
Vhat has happened, Norio-boy?
Vhy vere you arrested?
fap fap fap
Shit! WTF? I hope in jail he will become a CRYING FREE(No way) MAN!
@ 7 = ;-;
Those are some amazing tats.
toght "HE" was a "WOMAN".... damn english, you cannot know when they are refering to male or female...
holy fuck
That tattoo is FUCKING AWESOME!!! I want one! But ouch! Inner thigh and and arm had to hurt.
First I thought it was just images of awesome tattoos, then suddenly random shibari! :-3 And I was confused because straight guys are usually not nice enough to give out awesome stuff like that of themselves. Then the article mentioned he was gay and it made more sense.
;_; Why can't more straight guys post eyecandy of themselves? Sort of is a bit of a downer when the guy didn't put them up for one's own kind to enjoy.
I only wish there were more of them. ;_;
We need more manly men who aren't afraid to bare all.
omfg! pic 01 i didn´t see that coming DX make me unsee it!
damn awesome tattoo though.