A few days ago we published an article stating that the president of Kadokawa , a giant when it comes to the manga and light novel industry, mentioned that the manga " is currently unable to pass Google and Apple evaluations " and that, in Consequently, " new standards must be created on what can be shown to the public ".
For those unfamiliar, the western comic industry is often the subject of ridicule and disgust among fans, as most modern comics are considered very low quality when compared to manga, for reasons ranging from styles uninspired artistry, the unnecessary insertion of politics and rejection of race, the forced race change of well-known characters and icons, and other poor decisions.
At that time, the president of Kadokawa , Takeshi Natsuno , participated in an Abema Prime program in which he mentioned that there are manga “ much more extreme than gravure ” and that for this reason the manga are not passing the evaluations of Google and Apple ( to make them accessible through their services), insisting that there should be a " new standard for what can be displayed in public " for " this age of the Internet ."
Against all this background we come to what inspires today's article, and that is Shigetaka Kurita , CEO and CEO of Tokyo-based technology company Dwango Co. and COO of the NicoNico service , wrote a response in Twitter: «NicoNico does not plan to change its current policy of restricting speech as a platform. The same goes for NicoNico Manga».
ニコニコはプラットフォームとしての表現規制方針を現状から変更する予定はありません。ニコニコ漫画も同様です。
— くりたしげたか（Re）🌰ニコニコ代表の人 (@sigekun) July 26, 2021
Finally, Takeshi Natsuno took over as president of Kadokawa on June 22, and previously was president of Dwango , one of the subsidiaries of the Japanese giant. Although the previous president, Masaki Matsubara , was not popular enough for his continued campaigns to take down manga piracy sites, it is the first time that the intention to " change the standards " has been mentioned .
Source: Official Twitter Account
