Even though the comic book industry has "dismissed"..Praise publisher for concealing 'Nahonsan' child sex crime [★FOCUS]

*This content was translated by AI.

A Japanese publisher, Sohakgwan (Shogakukan), who is suspected of using a writer who committed a child sex crime in "I Live Alone," has appeared, which is controversial.

MBC's "I Live Alone" (hereinafter "Nahonsan"), which aired on the 13th, depicted webtoon writer Gian84 and broadcaster Gangnam visiting Japan to meet Japanese cartoonist Junji Ito.

Gian84 visited the publishing company's Sohakgwan, where Junji Ito is active, and Junji Ito soon appeared.

The problem was how the production team introduced the elementary school hall. The production team inserted the caption, "Japan's representative cartoon publisher that produced 'Doraemon,' 'Inuyasha,' and 'Detective Conan.' In addition, he explained, "Junji Ito's works such as 'Vortex' and 'Fish of Fear' are also published here." While scanning the exterior of the Sohakgwan building, he added a sparkling effect with the caption, "Sohakgwan located at the center of it."

In particular, the production team included posters of the 17th "Detective of the Sea" theater version of "Detective Conan" during the introduction of the elementary school hall. The animated film was not released in Korea due to controversy over the use of war criminals. He is criticized for sending out posters of "Detective of the Sea" among numerous small-school comics.

Furthermore, the elementary school hall praised by the production team of "Nahonsan" is currently embroiled in a big controversy. This is because it was belatedly revealed that he had changed his pen name to a writer convicted of a child sex crime and continued his work on a cartoon platform related to the elementary school hall.

According to local media such as Weekly Moonchun, the victim claims that the elementary school official was partially involved in the process of reaching an agreement with the perpetrator. In addition, suspicions were raised that the publisher actually condoned the author's change of pen name and continued his activities.

There is also strong opposition from the Japanese cartoon industry. Cartoonists, including famous Japanese cartoonist ONE, are demanding that their work in circulation at the elementary school hall be taken down, and boycotts are taking place. In response, Sohakgwan issued a statement and explained, "I did not know that the author had continued to serialize using a pseudonym," but the controversy has not subsided.

As the controversy grew, "Nahonsan" removed the related amount from the VOD and OTT replay services without a separate official position.

<© STARNEWS. All rights reserved. No reproduction or redistribution allowed.>

*This content was translated by AI.