Kannagi Ceases Publication: Otaku Blamed
- Categories: Manga, News
- Date: Dec 5, 2008 21:48 JST
- Tags: Cancellations, ComicREX, Eri Takenashi, Kannagi, Nagi, Otaku
In a shocking and unexpected development, crazy shrine maiden manga Kannagi has ceased publication indefinitely. Fingers have instantly been pointed at the recent extreme actions of otaku “fans”.
The announcement, carried in the latest issue of ComicREX (where Kannagi is serialised), states that the health of mangaka 武梨えり/ Eri Takenashi is unsound, and so publication is to be suspended with immediate effect.
The magazine begs the forbearance of fans in awaiting further developments, but gives no timeframe for a resumption of publication, and gives no further information on what prompted the suspension.
Further details of publication are set to be published in ComicREX as they arise.
Since no specific reason for the “ill health” is given, speculation that this is related to the recent storm of criticism over the so-called “second-hand Nagi” issue is rife.
Some say that as the author is a lady, she may have been particularly upset over the recent fracas – whilst perhaps unfair, this does have at least a ring of truth to it. Certainly, with such maniacally excessive behaviour on display, few could fail to understand how the author might be affected.
Of course, there is the possibility of a genuine illness.
I am sure Kannagi fans will join me in wishing Takenashi a swift recovery from whatever ails her, and in cursing the wretched virgin hunting otaku who may be responsible. Let us hope Kannagi does not join the unhappy ranks of abandoned manga never to be resumed, or worse…
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Blood lust for foul otaku!
fck those otakus its not lik nagi is theirs *to 1 person and the manga was nice...hope it wld continue
I'm pissed, I'm pointing at you 2ch you damn freaks
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God damn it.
Wow... That just sucks. There are to many ways to read into this.
I wish her the best.
Nagi-samaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
btw, sad news T__T
What?! no! thats crazy... Its a shame that the (crazy) otaku got to her. But she will see the light and carry on and ignore those freaks of nature.
Serves that slut right.
I lol'd.
But seriously, I hope this has nothing to do with the otaku nerdrage... because that was just stupid as hell.
As well as everyone else for supporting this behavior.
What the hell is your problem, retard?
lol, Major League Trolling.
Has anybody considered it might of been a publicity stunt for the magazine?
You know what sucks more than this. If it's a con, or that she is not sick but forced to quit. This would mean a "new" edgy plot device like this one is now forbidden.
Otaku don't like new and edgy, they like comfortable and familiar.
i have to agree. but reality isnt so fucking comfortable and familiar.
This raises the possibility of pulling the anime from broadcast, doesn't it?
No, there's no chance of that happening to the TV series.
If Takenashi is ill, then I of course will join in on wishing her well.
NOOOOOOOOO!!! please get well soon and continue drawing the manga, other than those f*ucked up otaku there are more of us that appreciate nagi-sama no-matter what she is made of. One question though, what about the anime?
good job. i'm happy for this, because i'm one of those guys who blamed the shit out of the fact nagi had a boyfriend before.
failseries was fail and deserved to die. fuck it.
Enjoy your virginity
Just die you Moro
You need to check on the state of your mental health. Or, just grow the hell up.
3/10
Would've been 0/10, but you evidently managed to troll /some/ people......
Fuck yourself shit....
Fuck yourself... Retarded moron..
Yay for bashing! Lol, but serious, plz die?
she was a slut anyway
I can agree to that. But poor author...
fail.
You failed as a human... RETARD!!
Slut or virgin you'll never get it anyway.
Pobably this is a punishment for those stupid Otaku. Even they hate what happen in the story, but in DEEP INSIDE their heart, they still love Kannagi.
Let's think about this fact. Who is the most suffer when Kannagi manga now inactive? Those stupid otaku. We, the normal otaku will just pray for the mangaka to get better, while those idiot otaku will either fell sorry about what they did.
Don't worry, the manga will continued after few months of vacum.
Also forgot to mention that it sucks for people who paid for those fanclub cards. Congrats you possibly just paid over 250 for a fanclub that might not even see the end of the manga. Sucks to be you.
Kill them all, I say.
"Kannagei"?
Yeah, I read that too. I hope its a typo and not "Kanna-gay" or something. Or perhaps Kannagei can be used to describe the virgin otaku fans that can't get over the whole boyfriend issue.
Great, now it can be replaced by a manga without non-virgins.
After this whole fiasco, there probably won't be any more non-virgins in manga.
I'd love for Kannagi to be replaced by a manga where there are only non-virgins, though that is not told to you right away.
Just one by one, you find out the girls are not virgins... revealing this only through the most underhanded ways.
Noooo! Every Kannagi fan (the sane ones) go get your pitch forks and torches. It's time for some Evil Otaku Hunting!
lol but seriously, I hope all good and well to Eri if it's a sudden illness. If the Evil Otaku's are to blame, I curse you to be blinded till Eri recovers. No longer can you watch your Moe Virgins and play Eroge's. If she just wants to relax from the onslaught from those Pathetic Virgin Obssessing Otaku's, then hope she can clear her mind and calm herself and be ready to resume.
If this is a publicity stunt of sort...meh gotten use to it by now, what celeb or not doesn't pull one. Happens every week in the West.
The level of stupidity of you people is astounding. Virgins and non-virgins? Does it really matter? It's a fucking character in a rather interesting series. It is not real. Get a goddamn life and a real girlfriend for christ sakes.
Seriously though I'm pissed. I used to follow the series before the anime and before people even knew what Kannagi was. If the reason is because of rabid otaku's then I hope every last one of them die through incineration and beheading (preferably at the same time).
It's still a great series and I hope it continues publication soon (if the author is actually sick hope you get well soon regardless if you continue series or not).
No, not at the same time. More like incineration until the brink of death, THEN some other way of torture that is not as fast and definite as decapitation.
'Virgins and non-virgins? Does it really matter? It's a fucking character in a rather interesting series. It is not real. '
It only matters as much as any fictional story matters.
Hamyuts Meseta is a fictional non-virgin.
Her non-virginity matters insofar as it advances the story of "The Book of Bantorra."
Quality writing is more important than virgin/nonvirgin status.
Kannagi, I am sad to say, ran out of good ideas. The story started out okay, but it had been getting weaker and weaker. Let it die and let new stories start.
call me shallow, but i didn't start this one cause i hated her hair, specifically, her bangs. one of my most hated female hair styles.
i don't watch toradora cause i'm tired of tsundre, so i'm just left with magical Index.
That's pretty much the same reason for me - I don't find the main character very attractive at all. So I'm passing. I can tolerate Toradora though, I like the designs for that show.
Just hang in there until the new Haruhi, folks!
I don't think otakus causing an unjust shitstorm over a character that they didn't own is any reason to cease publication of the manga. If it sells, it sells. That's what I think. If the author is sick, then that's pretty just imo; however, if she's stopping just because former rabid fanboys (former because they stopped becoming fans once they started bashing), then I'd say that she's doing herself and her manga a huge disservice.
Otaku causing a shitstorm made a founding member of Gainax resign from the board of directors. (Of course that shitstorm wasn't entirely unjust since said member behaved in a pretty unprofessional way and insulted the fans.) It's Japan, after all.
In any case, I suppose the "indefinite" hiatus will last only as long as the shitstorm abates and most people forget about the whole issue. Meanwhile the mangaka will work something out about the stupid virginity issue. Unless Kannagi merch starts not selling well...
WHAT THE FUCK?!?!!!!oneoneone
Wish that she gets better soon~