Koreans Threaten Cyber-Terrorism to Stop All Hetalia
- Categories: Anime, News
- Date: Jan 27, 2009 12:54 JST
- Tags: Censorship, Hetalia, Internet, Korea, Mass Media, Parody, Politics
Not satisfied with forcing a cancellation of the main TV broadcast of WWII parody anime Axis Powers Hetalia in Japan, or rather, perhaps emboldened by the ease with which the station was overcome, Koreans have redoubled their efforts and are taking action to see the rest of the online broadcasts, DVD sales, and presumably manga, cancelled.
A new petition (below) has already gathered 5,000 signatures, and extremists are advocating attacking Japanese websites connected with the anime to force a cessation of its distribution. The previous petition with more signatures led in part to the cancellation of the TV broadcast…
Talk on the Korean major board relating to the issue falls into two major camps, with many advocating pressuring the Korean Foreign Ministry to demand Japan stop its “criminal” and “discriminatory” broadcasting.
Even more ominously, another group advocates directly attacking Japanese websites in acts of “cyber-terrorism”.
Such action would not be unprecedented; only recently a sustained DoS attack emanating from Korea attempted rather optimistically to take down 2ch, but failed miserably in the face of those ironclad servers.
As usual, it is not clear whether such statements are overheated froth or a genuine threat, but they certainly illustrate the strength of sentiment amongst the ever maddened Korean nationalists.
A Japanese fan response has seen some interest in establishing their own online petition, asking that broadcast be resumed with any offending portions cut, pointing out correctly no other countries voiced offence at their unflattering portrayals, but it looks unlikely to have any effect.
Probably the most effective response, and the one preferred by the apparently non-confrontational Japanese fanbase, is buying the DVDs and manga; the manga appears to be enjoying a healthy response thanks to all the publicity.
Via Etnews (Korean), you can see the article translated into Japanese here (along with the 2ch response).
The issue should not be underestimated; it has already reached the Korean National Assembly at least once:
Interestingly, we also hear defamatory Korean news broadcasts about the issue, which would never be allowed in Japanese broadcasts:
“When we say ‘perverted’, we hardly need to explain that we’re talking about Japan”, etc.
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ah Korean government, north and south. Not the brightest people in the world
because the Korean gov't is the Zurg Empire
Zurg Rush! kekekekekke!
not only do the Koreans want to take out freedom of speech in their country, they want to play internet bitch police and wants everyone not to enjoy this new series. Haven't they done enough? I'm beginning to think this is just a publicity stunt to see how much influence they have on other countries. after they realize they can pull one show off air, what is stopping them from thinking they cant pull ANY show off air in the coming future. You give them a bite of something and then they want the whole goddamn cheeseburger.
Like that will ever happen. I did like to see them one day try to go against the freedom of speech in U.S.A. aahahaha. dude, I would sit back and watch them getting crushed by U.S.A.
I'm EVIL lOL
Although something like this making it to public broadcast in the united states is pretty unlikely to happen.
Freedom of speech in the US? Well, they'd better hold on to that one, it's pretty much the last freedom they've got.
Actually, they've lost it already...
Unfortunately I'm of a half-mind to agree to having lost that freedom.
lolwut? "Lost the freedom of speech?" "Last freedom?"
Ignorant bastards need to get out and see the world before they shoot their mouths off.
We have a group of people just like that In America, they are called 4chan.
Ultra-Nationalist South Korea is what the Republicans of United States would dream for. But whatever, if the Japanese dont have the balls ,then it doesnt matter what happens.
Ultra-Nationalist South Korea is what the Politicians of United States would dream for. But whatever, if the Japanese dont have the balls ,then it doesnt matter what happens.
There, comment fix'D.
I really want to see this show now!
Seriously. Streisand Effect.
Wait... because of cholera or a country that sounds similar, there are actually a lot of people who will watch/buy an anime, who is shoujo AND yaoi? In other words an anime for little girls with fag's as mainchars? Shit! Could there be a better way for selling stuff, than the stupidity of people who buy it because they are told not to?
Which guy, and I highly doubt, that here are any females, would deliberately watch a fucking YAOI?!
I'm a girl! Who watches a lot of yaoi.
But actually, I don't think this is BL, I've read some of the manga and there wasn't any in that.
Well according to Play magazine. One of the Yaoi games, top as the #1 sellers in Japan for games.
Lots of guys would, including me. The fact that a TV broadcast is unlikely to include any graphic buttsecks depiction (BBC's Torchwood notwithstanding, lol) is beside the point. The series seems hilarious, so I will watch it. I doubt I'm the only human with XY chromosomes on the planet with such a simple decision-making process.
not the brightest in the world.. but they invented logic... just like what HE said...
Indeed they invented logics. Oh and yukkuri too!
Of course surely the affect of this will be to increase sales and turn what would have otherwise being relatively obscure show into a phenomenon.
I completely agree with you
These are all very enlightened comments, yet it's obvious that none of you have read your history. Stating that those working in the Korean Government aren't the brightest people in the world or using a colorful metaphor for a people who have been as horribly tortured as the Koreans have been by the Japanese is ignorant of the atrocities that occurred to the Korean people during WWII. Japanese soldiers were known for adorning their tanks with the heads of young Korean men, women and children. This was obviously a sociopathic tendency brought on by the belief that they were better than the Koreans. These similar statements are also a racist generalization and show an insensitivity to a people who have experienced a near-holocaust experience at the hands of the Japanese. Not that anyone who is truly enlightened would listen, but graduate from highschool, work your way through college, become a little more sensitive and a little more objective in your preliminary evaluations. Imagine if the Germans published a comic trivializing the experiences of Jews in concentration camps. It's possible that the Korean government (perhaps rashly) overreacted, but some things are very sacred, this includes experiences born from genocide. It's very clear I haven't read or seen this manga in its entirety, but the example I provided above wouldn't be offensive to you or your government, it'd be pretty obvious to me that you've never heard of Bishop Richard Williamson and the offense that he has stirred. If the younger generation fails to heed the lessons learned in the past, they'll not see evil come to the head as it so often has in the past. Also, your generalizations are sadly signs of those who haven't written term papers or worked in the upper echelons for Fortune 500 companies. "To generalize is to be an idiot. To particularize is the alone distinction of merit. General knowledge are those knowledge that idiots possess."
William Blake (1757-1827) British poet and painter.
@renute:
Also, your generalizations are sadly signs of those who haven’t written term papers or worked in the upper echelons for Fortune 500 companies.
I sincerely hope you're not implying that you have, because that would turn an appeal to understanding for the Koreans into mere internet condescension.
To Dorian,
Thanks for your reply. You are absolutely correct, I may have been slightly flustered in my response, and certainly regret the tone of condescension in my reply with regard to that particular point. I should probably have read the manga. But I do not acquiesce in my overall statement. I do, however, love the phrase, 'mere internet condescension.'
@renute
im an american. never have my people been subjected to the shit your country has.
now that i have said that, GET OVER YOURSELF.
you didn't suffer at the hands of the japanese. your grandparents might have, but you sure as hell haven't.
nationalism is what leads to senseless deaths. stop it now.
you think you were wronged? take the nation of israel. korea's suffering is nothing compared to the jewish people, and yet israel has forgiven germany.
ALL YOU ARE DOING IS SWELLING YOUR NATIONALISTIC PRIDE
STOP
Geeze, kid, calm it. Yes, Americans have not faced that kind of national torture, but many countries have. If Korea is really offended, then it is reasonable that they should be taken out of the manga. I mean, hey, Korea is a little goofy and grabs Japan and China with grope hands sometimes... but ah... France gropes, and Italy is way far beyond the idiot level. And Greece at one point raped Japan. Both men. There's a lot of silliness and the author does his best to avoid making fun of the most serious circumstances.
Wow why all of a sudden are the koreans crying about this? Hasn't this manga been out for a while now? How many movies have other countries besides japan made stereotypical shows that portrayed koreans in a bad light and they have never whined about it. Also Japan is their own country and can do as they please, the koreans have no right in interfere with that.
This kind of thing happens quite frequently. Even though the "event" is not new it is thrust into the popular consciousness by the some major newspaper or television broadcast making it their top story. Here in the US it's sometimes referred to as "Moral panic".
Would the "white hats" side with japan or korean? What do you guys think?
NOTE: NEVER INCLUDE KOREA in the next strike witches
Don't you mean NEVER INCLUDE KOREA IN ANYTHING EVER AGAIN!
But what if they start getting offended by being left out!?
its their fault for being too sensitive
Haha...yea...it's discrimination against Korean for leaving them out, and it's discrimination against Korean for not displaying them as the 'ideal figure' they see themselves as?
God help us...
its ok, they`ll come crying back like the babys they are!
nahhh Korea IS Neuroi
I hope this event gets Trey Parker & Matt Stone's attention and gets spoofed in the next ep of South Park
I thought of that too, but it's kinda similar to Cartoon Wars.
..or an evil witch who stole Miyafuji's Strike Unit (parodying Koreans ripping off Mazinger thus "invented" Robo Taekwon V).
Hrrm, in retrospect, they should have made parody characters from every country except Korea, as is the case with Strike Witches. Then when the Koreans complained about that, we'd tell them very calmly that they're too immature to accept a parody of themselves, and are basically the Islamics of Asia on that score. I don't see a Muslim character either, naturally.
Um... They have Turkey and Egypt
if they hate it so much dont watch it. its not like whenever we see a korean we will fondle their breasts...
Keeping in mind the flatchested nature of *most* Asian women, that'll be hard to do. XD
No, you get it wrong
in hetalia, its not Korean character being fondled
its Korean character who fondle Japan's, and they rage !!
maybe they're angry their character didn't molest Japan well enough??
oh lol Korea...y so sensitive?
LOL @ Korean extremists.
Only makes me want to watch and read Hetalia even more...
Thanks guys! I'll be shure to include YouTube videos and scanlated manga pages at my blog too! :D
:P the same for me hahaha... <\3 no respect for the korean minority against this thing
What the Korean doing is actually backfiring on them. To be honest, I didn't even know of this title and wasn't that interested in the beginning when I first came across it, but now with all the publicity (which Korean generated), I am going to watch this show because of curiousity rofl
Korea you phail! lol
Why must they control everything? fucking retards. I had respect for koreans. Not anymore.
;_;
hey, im korean and i seriously am interested in watching this.
Doesn't Hetalia teach us that we cannot judge a nation by it's leaders? Or even a few thousand extremists? I'm sure there are Koreans who enjoy Hetalia, and many, many, who just don't give a damn about this topic in general. XD