Noted anime director (most recently for Fractale) Yamakan has lived up to his reputation for outspokenness with a condemnation of the wave of vaguely earthquake -induced anime cancellations.
The missive was of course delivered by Twitter:
There’s no need for “self-restraint” with anime. There is no need to cancel Madoka. Now of all times, anime must keep crying out the truth of humanity.
This, coupled with an earlier remark condemning Ishihara’s “divine retribution” comment in no uncertain terms, has sent his stock soaring amongst fickle otaku who were not too long ago ridiculing him for Fractale.
His earlier comment:
Divine retribution isn’t something which indiscriminately strikes the innocent down. If Ishihara can’t even use Japanese properly he has no business talking of “identity.”
with identity you mean cliché? stereotype?
politics change, identity is the glue used by politics to congregate votants.
Did Fractale and Madoka both get cancelled or is it still unclear? 🙁
This guy should run for governor office.
It really is a slimy thing to use such a disaster for frivolous purposes.
Yamakan = Ally!
But I really miss Madoka… Damn, the wave didn’t even splashed at Ishihara’s house….