The fire
inside Shogakukan has just gone from a public relations crisis
to a nuclear catastrophe. After it came to light that the publisher covered up
a criminal convicted of abusing a minor under a pseudonym, industry
heavyweights have begun to raise their voices. And none have hit as hard
as ONE, the legendary creator of One Punch Man and Mob
Psycho 100, who has just issued a definitive ultimatum to the company.
They
stained his name
To
understand ONE's monumental fury, you need to know a bit of history. The Manga
ONE app, the epicenter of this disgusting scandal for publishing the
manga Joujin Kamen (written by the abuser Shoichi Yamamoto),
literally owes its name and ignition to ONE. The platform was
born and popularized thanks to the serialization of Mob Psycho 100.
Knowing that the site he helped build from the ground up was used as a shelter
to protect a pedophile, he has taken it as a personal insult.
Through his
networks, the usually reserved author released a statement that made the
editors tremble: "Those who do not raise their voices to condemn
this type of damage right now, will not be able to work with me again." It
is not a simple complaint; It is a direct threat to cut business relations with
any executive, publisher or colleague who tries to look the other way in the
midst of this crisis.
Boycott
bleeds Shogakukan
The ripple
effect of ONE's words has been devastating. While the publisher tries to put
out the fire with empty corporate apologies and the promise of an
"investigative committee" to punish the publishers who bribed the
victim, the talents are jumping ship. Authors of works such as After
God have already paralyzed their publications in protest, and even
giants such as Frieren: Beyond Journey's End have seen their
normality interrupted while the internal chaos is resolved.
For her
part, the illustrator from Joujin Kamen is still dismayed
after discovering that her bosses tricked her into working side by side with a
monster, ruining months of her own work by having to cancel the work abruptly.
