Shogakukan Under Fire for Appointing Manga Author Despite Knowing of Sexual Abuse History

2026-03-02 - 17:33

Shogakukan has come under mounting criticism after it was revealed that its manga app “Manga One” appointed a male manga artist as the original author of a new serialized work despite being aware of his past sexual misconduct, prompting the publisher to apologize and announce on March 2nd that it would establish an independent third-party committee to investigate the matter. (News On Japan)