Community Unites to Support Act-Age Illustrator

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With her future jeopardized due to the criminal activities committed by the author of the manga she illustrated, the Act-Age manga fan community has shown tremendous support for the manga's illustrator, Shiro Usazaki.


Quite active on Twitter, the 22-year-old artist is one of the youngest talents in Weekly Shonen Jump magazine, and has always been supported by her fan base and the manga fan base, who have shown their support through networks. social, putting pressure on the publisher not to compromise his professional future. They have even suggested that she go ahead with publishing the manga, which is not actually possible.

However, not only the fan community but also several well-known authors have expressed words of support, including Yusuke Murata, One Punch Man and Eyeshield 21 artist, who has dedicated himself to retweeting Usazaki's art. On the other hand, artist Yokoyari Mengo, illustrator of Oshi no Ko and author of Kuzu no Honkai, said: “I hope that all priorities are directed to the recovery of the victims and that Shueisha shows her support for Usazaki. He really must be having a hard time ... "
On the other hand, the author of Bokutachi wa Benkyou ga Dekinai, Taishi Tsutsui commented: “On the matter of Act-Age, the victims, Shiro Usazaki, the editorial department and all the people involved in the adaptation to the play; As a fan, it is very sad and infuriating to talk about this, but we must also act with a certain degree of pride in front of others, since the only culprit has been the author. " However, the author subsequently deleted this post.

Regarding fan posts, some comment, “If you enjoyed how the Act-Age manga looked aesthetically, please support and follow artist Usazaki-san on Twitter. She is very active and I have been following her since the manga started. She deserves the best of us. "
“Can we talk about Act-Age illustrator Shiro Usazaki? She being so young and with such magnificent art, she was doing so well with manga until this sick man did his thing. I am also quite worried about her, I hope she is well ".
“I feel very sad when I remember that Usazaki (the Act-Age artist) did nothing wrong and is still having a pretty bad time. We can support it. Given that she is one of the youngest talents at Shueisha, it would be horrible if her career was stalled for having worked with a pedophile. "
“Act-Age had pioneered a great female character in Jump magazines, plus it was being illustrated by an extremely talented illustrator. All of this fell apart thanks to this nasty garbage. This news still disturbs me. "
For its part, Act-Age was a manga series written by Tatsuya Matsuki and illustrated by Shiro Usazaki, who began their publication in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine in January 2018. Its imminent cancellation derived from the arrest of author Tatsuya Matsuki for sexually assaulting two minors, was announced this morning by the publisher, canceling the release of the thirteenth volume and canceling its serialization as of the August 11 chapter.

 Act-Age Synopsis

The story centers on Kei Yonagi, a high school student whose dream is to become an actress. She lives with her two younger brothers, after her father abandoned them and her mother passed away.

Kei has an impressive talent for acting, to the point that she is able to get so into character that she abandons reality. During an audition, some speculate that her incredible talent could be dangerous to herself as well, and she is not accepted. However, Kei captures the attention of a renowned director named Sumiji Kuroyama, who hires her in order to showcase her talent and potential.

© マ ツ キ タ ツ ヤ • 宇佐 崎 し ろ / 集 英 社 SHUEISHA

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