The mangaka responsible for illustrating the US military’s recent moe manga (visible here) has been receiving defamatory mail.
The writer of the manga, who is also known as the creator of military moe bishoujo “Mari-tan” and a vocal advocate of the alliance, explains on his Twitter account:
I have unfortunate news. It seems the illustrator responsible for the Japan-America alliance comic [Yukio Hirai, who also works on Mari-tan] has been getting defamatory mail. The illustrator is actually non-political.
The story and text were my work, so if there is something you want to say, say it to me!
[…]
And the manga’s message is that of the US military, and not that of the illustrator.
Whether an illustrator working on military propaganda can legitimately claim to be “non-political” is of course open to debate, as is the question of whether the mangaka should be held directly responsible for taking the work, or whether the Eichman-esque defence of “just following orders” should absolve them from the becoming a legitimate target for criticism.
In any case, it certainly seems naive on the part of the mangaka to think that penning a manga in support of Japan’s highly controversial (if widely supported) military dependence on the USA would pass without notice.
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The mangakan can tell them to go fuck their sisters.
True, i'm on the mangaka's side for he is a Pro-Meganekko.
The mangaka doesn't have to say anything.
Just let their anger simmer away.
The mangaka is wise enough not to feed the troll
This is actually kinda funny considering there's been worse, more controversial manga outside of this issue and where is the controversy for those? This just reeks of typical xenophobia and the typical ugly Japanese politics. Like every nation on earth, it seems they got their priorities wrong.
And wow.. going after the actual artist and not the writer.. You would think the Japanese would know more about the way making a manga works. I guess not.
I guess he's had military training on not listening to those not in command? Eh? See what I did there? No?
I guess I'll go now...
/lamejoke
I wonder if their gonna make US soldiers in Japan wear those moe armbands now?
i would blindly enlist in the US military if they gave moe patches to soldiers...
Okinawans say "I like you" then say "Come over to my and fuck my sister" in English I am going to walk away from them.
you go and do that. I'll buy my moe patches from vendors like sane people do.
Actually, for some of them they're probably doing their cousins already >.>
Well, it was to be expected, really. He made a pro US military manga, now he has to life with the critics.
Would love to see those critics actually say anything to a US solider
They actually do, already. I mean, where do all those protests about US presence come from, then??
"...Would love to see those critics actually say anything to a US solider..."
^--why? so the soldier can prove them right about how much of a bunch of irascible monkeys the troops are? Just stfu doofus.
If he makes a loli-futa x shota hentai doujin with the same characters he drew in that Pro-US MOE~ manga, he will be forgiven...With benefits~
I bet my Great Knife on it...
If the troops were (Universally) as bad as the Okinawans claimed,
the whole of Okinawa would be dead or pregnant.
"Even the men?"
ESPECIALLY the men.
Japan has to pay to the americans every year for their own occupation and raping, same as Koreans.
"Defenders" of this policy claim this is cheaper than building your own military. -- But what is the price for national dignity and honor?
CIA is running paedophile rings in China, Korea and Japan as well to control the government's key people. Same US strategy all around the world since the 50's.
Just google CIA "Finders" and MKULTRA and read enough to draw the lines to Tony Blair and George Bush.
I call for RULE 34 on that comic book!
...Try the economic hitman http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTbdnNgqfs8
Fuck Yeah Meganneko FTW :)
fuck the haters.
'Would love to see those critics actually say anything to a US solider'
Would love to see the critics actually ambush a US soldier and cut their throats without any pretense at honor or fair play
Go to hell American! Sankaku's Asian's territory only....
00:27 Huge faggot, right there.
and they can say they already fucked his sister , plus its every asian boy's dream to have sister to fuck
LMAO, aww @ you guys that rated this down. Cuz it's actually funny. Thou mad?
@DFC
Amen...
I'm sure they'd gladly do so (in most otaku cases anyway)
Well, YEAH, but that's like telling a cokehead to do a line.
FUCK NORTH AMERICA (politics and army )
Nihon DAISUKI!
Yeah, like it's been said, Japan would be destroyed tomorrow without the U.S.'s protection. Most of their military is just our hand me downs really, we don't give them much of anything modern, and none of the modern stealth jets or the like.
Only question is if China, Korea, or even Russia would be the ones to do them in first.
So absurd that there's a lot of them still trying to pretend they can do without the alliance, or that they can complain about anything in that dumb manga.
THE POWER OF MOE IS NOT STRONG WITH THIS ONE.
there are those that would sell their souls fer some types of work.
'nuff said
But, Mari-tan is hilarious :'(
FUCK YOU! [http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee266/rykomatsu/sample_p002.jpg]
-love, Maritan
Oh, oh lawd. :D
"I want that head so sanitary and squared away that the Virgin Mary herself would be proud to go in there and take a dump!"
Yup, she sure is. ^_^
"Double Team Woop-ass!" It sounds more like "Japan-US Alliance Double Penetration!"
This mangaka is too naive for living in this world, expecting no harrasment nor criticism when he draw a highly political-themed manga. An "idiot" (in the original greek sense of the term).
The illustrator clearly had strong political feelings, because any job you you accept is entirely about your beliefs, right? I mean, it's physically impossible to draw something entirely because you're being paid to draw it. It's sorta like how people who run a cash register for a living, really want to handle filthy money from unwashed slobs.
But, you know, the illustrator's need to eat and pay bills is up for debate. Artefact said so.
Your argument could be applied to innocent security companies providing torture implements to despotic governments, could it not? Are they beyond criticism too?
I'm pretty sure he was being sarcastic.
I somehow doubt illustrating a comic book and knowingly providing the means to torture people can be filed under the same set of morals.
Just saying, drawing pictures for pay isn't exactly a moral grey area, is it?
I think the example you're looking for, would be something like...
"Using that logic, would you really submit that the animators for Loony Tunes don't condone the use of dynamite to solve problems?"
Is drawing propaganda manga a job, though? Can you support yourself with only that?
Well... Considering that mangaka are mostly underpaid, see few coins for royalties and stuff, I'd say this propaganda work he did was to pay something he needed. Like electricity or something.
I do't think he sustains himself with propaganda. More like this was an "odd job" to get extra cash.
Mari-tan would just spew acid at those guys. She's like a skull-fucking machine.
Freaking love Hirai Yukio's style, his way of using English swearings in his works is just so priceless~
Because drawing a comic means you directly support said policy, yeah right;
these people who are targeting the artist are ignorant fucks.
Also,
DAT ASS 38
The japanese should be good little bitches and listen to their U.S overlords.
"I was only following orders" usually gets you shot in the head. (just saying)
I'm certainly glad the article writers here aren't as biased as the ones posting comments.
lol @ commissioned and supporter being the same thing
Hell, sometimes people aid in part of a project and don't even know what it is.
It's an age where countries let their citizens around doing all kinds of shit. You can take part, watch decisions, develop your own insight, take a role in things. Even an armchair commentator's ranting would be productive compared to sending some random artist "ur a fag" emails.
If you give a damn be an active part of the process. Otherwise you're just bitching about stuff from afar.
Bad economy, recession, etc. People have to make ends meet, y'know.