The Fukushima Prefecture Police Department reported the arrest of a 34-year-old man from Ibaraki for violation of the Copyright Law, having sold imitation smartphone cases and protectors, including illustrations of characters from the Kimetsu no Yaiba series.
Officers confiscated more than 500 smartphone cases from their home, with most featuring illustrations by Shinobu Kochou and Giyu Tomioka from the same series. According to the report, the defendant is suspected of selling these products at a price of 2,000 yen in Fukushima and Ibaraki through an online sales website, and investigators confirmed this information after reviewing the site. Given such evidence, the defendant admitted the charges against him, and confirmed that he knew that what he was doing was illegal.
About Kimetsu no Yaiba
Koyoharu Gotouge began publishing the manga in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine in February 2016 and May 2020. The publisher published the 20th compilation volume on May 13.
The play inspired a 26-episode anime adaptation released in April 2019, and produced by Ufotable Studios. Additionally, the film Kimetsu no Yaiba: Mugen Ressha-hen is confirmed, which will adapt the "Arc of the Infinite Train" and will be released on October 16.
Source: JIJI News
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