Forum - View topicNEWS: act-age Artist Shiro Usazaki Issues Statement on Writer's Arrest, Manga's Cancellation
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TheOtakuX
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I've never read this manga (and with it cancelled, I never will. Why start something that has no end?), but I think cancelling it is a shame. Though I don't know how ownership works with stuff like this. If the author owns it. Then there's little choice. But if Shueisha owns it, it might have been better to finish it with a different writer. Even if that was just rushing an ending out quickly.
And just to repeat myself, I'm talking purely about the manga. I dont disagree with getting rid of the author. |
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Kougeru
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the fact that any of this has to be said is really sad
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varmintx
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Who the hell could possibly be blaming the vict...oh, right, the internet. Doesn't matter how insane a belief is, you can find someone that holds it.
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Thespacemaster
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Its probably a few hardcore fans who blame them for causing the manga to be cancelled, even tough it was clearly the writers fault. This happens when a series is forced to be unfinished even when the perpetrator committed a felony.
Its a disappointment that the series is cancelled but they should not be doing any victim blaming as that is just messed up. I hope they can recover well from the trauma and i hope Usazaki can find new work to portray her artistic talents as she should not receive any faults for the writers perversions. |
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Nayrael
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Fans in general can be very toxic. And here, we are talking about the country where fans will turn into monsters just because their favorite singer has fallen in love with someone. |
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a_Bear_in_Bearcave
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I disagree with only one thing, if I understood that correctly:
I don't think it's right to remove work of art because it reminds someone of the creator in bad way. Many shitty people have created works of art, but their art belongs to all of humanity. Of course, in this case they probably can't continue manga without paying writer for writing or for the IP rights, which is out of the question, but simply having the manga exist is not in any way wrong just because it's associated with someone or something bad. |
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Soulwarfare
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I understand the disappointment because its such a great, unique series.
But the writer is right and that people should not blame the victims but really the writer for being a huge scumbag. I still hope that somewhere in the future they just bring back Act-Age with a complete new writer because it doesn't deserve to be completely abandoned cause of one douchebag |
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ThatMoonGuy
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This statement just makes me wish even more for her next work to be a success. She really seems like a incredibly decent person.
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Shenl742
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I think the idea that it's hypothetically possible to "continue" is moot, because it's a safe bet that Usazaki (and probably other people involved with it) doesn't want to continue working on or be associated with this series no matter the circumstances.[/i] |
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Kamui The Dragon
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I know people are disappointed but this is not the end of the artist. Better to move on from this and let those girls heal from this.
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Minos_Kurumada
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I have always seen Manga as a team work, cancelling the thing just because one team member is a moron doesn't sound right to me.
Real Madrid didn't dissolve after CR was accused of something way worse, if the guy is a moron then fire him and find somebody else to write the thing. "But he would get loyalties", he is already getting them, the Manga is selling more now I was told. |
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Blanchimont
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It's a bit harder to replace an author than an artist. |
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Shenl742
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And I'll reiterate, even if they could replace the author, it's possible that Usazaki an co. just don't feel comfortable working on this manga anymore.
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Flü
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I assume you mean "an athlete" to go with the example given, because replacing the artist would be just as hard, if not harder, for some series and definitely for Act-Age. Shiro's art and the way it sold emotional scenes were arguably even more essential to the success of the serien than the writing of the guy. Doesn't change that cancelling the series was the right call at this point, ofc. |
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Blanchimont
Posts: 3561 Location: Finland |
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No, I meant 'author' and I stand by that statement. |
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