PM Hatoyama Huge Fan of Ecchi Manga I”s
- Author: Artefact
- Categories: H, Manga, News
- Date: Sep 25, 2009 07:39 JST
- Tags: Censorship, DPJ, Masakazu Katsura, Politics, Studio Ghibli, Yukio Hatoyama
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…
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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!!)
What is the nema of this manga?
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.
col
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/
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.
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
I loved I"s when it was running. One of my favorite Shonen Jump series from the 1990's.
Another one?
He may be the las hope of the uncensored hentai...
He is the chosen one...