https://pagesix.com/2017/11/25/japaneses-comic-series-creator-busted-for-child-porn/

Japaneses comic series creator busted for child porn

Nobuhiro Watsuki, the creator of the long-running “Rurouni Kenshin” comic series about a former samurai assassin turned justice fighter, has arrested for child pornography, according to Japanese media reports. He faces charges that could get him a year in prison, as well as a fine.

Tokyo police found DVDs of unclothed girls in their early teens in Watsuki’s possession.

In September the artist started a new “Rurouni Kenshin” story for a magazine
published by Shueisha. The publisher suspended publication of the series following the Dec. 4 issue. “We take these (media reports) seriously as a company” it said in a statement.

Launched in 1994 in the “Weekly Shonen Jump” comic magazine for boys “Rurouni Kenshin” has spawned animated TV series and features, video games,
a 2016 stage production by the Takarazuka all-women’s troupe, and three live action films, released in Japan from 2012 to 2014 by Warner.

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Well, that's a surprise.

Nobuhiro Watsuki's most famous work is Rurouni Kenshin, which ran on Shonen Jump from 1994 to 1999. I recall the manga containing a lot of text pages where the author was explaining his various motivations. Ironically, he
just started a sequel to the series this September that will go into hiatus due to controversy.

Many of Japanese manga characters are hyper-sexualized as you can see in
many female characters having abnormally and unrealistically large breasts
in One Piece. Even Dragon Ball started off rather raunchy and inappropriate at the beginning. In the recent years they toned things done due to
parental protests that these depictions are harmful to children and many magazines have geared the materials based on the age of the readers.

Ken

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