Hong Kong social activist Agnes Chow Ting posted an update on Twitter with the following message: "Hong Kong police promote themselves with Kimetsu no Yaiba? A few days ago, the Hong Kong Police Force published a promotional illustration using a character very similar to the protagonist of Kimetsu no Yaiba on social networks. Although the alleged plagiarism was quickly pointed out by citizens, the police insisted that it was not that character, but a "pet grape", so it was not a copyright infringement. It makes me sad to think that Kimetsu no Yaiba has become a promotional tool of the Hong Kong Police Force.
【香港警察が鬼滅の刃で宣伝？】
— Agnes Chow 周庭 (@chowtingagnes) November 16, 2020
先日、香港警察がSNSに鬼滅の刃の主人公に似たキャラの画像を載せました。著作権問題で香港市民に大批判されましたが、警察は「それは炭治郎じゃなくゆるキャラの『葡萄』だ、著作権侵害ではない」と主張しました。
鬼滅の刃が香港警察の宣伝道具になるのは悲しい... pic.twitter.com/YHTq454RmW
Koyoharu Gotouge began publishing the manga in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine in February 2016 and completed it in May 2020. The publisher published the 21st volume of the compilation on July 3rd in Japan, and the 22nd on October 2nd.
Synopsis of Kimetsu no Yaiba
In the Taisho era in Japan, Tanjiro Kamado is a kind and intelligent boy who lives with his family in the mountains. Tanjiro has become the head of his family after the death of his father, making constant trips to the village at the foot of the mountain to sell firewood and charcoal.
However, his life changes when one day, upon returning home after spending a night out, he discovers that his family has been killed by a demon. Tanjiro and his sister Nezuko are the only survivors now, but she has been turned into a demon, although surprisingly she still shows emotions and seems to have a sense of reason. After an encounter with Giyuu Tomioka, a demon hunter; Tanjiro decides to become a demon hunter to hunt down his family's killer and find a way to bring Nezuko back to normal.
Source: Official Twitter Account
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