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Against censorship!
Jan. 28th, 2009 05:19 pmI know I don't update this journal very often ^^;; But please, for today, read this:
Axis Powers Hetalia is a satirical webcomic and anime series created by Hidekaz Himaruya, focusing primarily on the events in World War II [...].
The anime adaptation of the series by Studio Deen was originally scheduled to launch on Kids Station on 24th January 2009. In response to this, nationalistic groups in Korea protested against its launch by making an online petition, based on the allegations that their country was portrayed in an offensive manner, despite the fact that the anime did not even include Korea. The matter was taken up in the National Assembly in Korea, where the series was denounced as “equivalent to criminal conduct”. These allegations were supported, bizarrely enough, using a mixture of manipulated comic strips and, even more preoccupying, using fanart (that is, illustrations and drawings made by fans, as opposed to official artwork.)
On 16th January 2009, it was announced on the Hetalia official website that “due to circumstances afflicting the broadcast station, the broadcast has been cancelled”. Instead, it would be available via online and mobile phone distribution.
Information of a new petition by overly nationalistic Koreans has started to circulate, where, supposedly, they advocate for the attack of Japanese websites connected with the series so that the series will cease its distribution.
If you are against censorship, click here and support our petition!
Axis Powers Hetalia is a satirical webcomic and anime series created by Hidekaz Himaruya, focusing primarily on the events in World War II [...].
The anime adaptation of the series by Studio Deen was originally scheduled to launch on Kids Station on 24th January 2009. In response to this, nationalistic groups in Korea protested against its launch by making an online petition, based on the allegations that their country was portrayed in an offensive manner, despite the fact that the anime did not even include Korea. The matter was taken up in the National Assembly in Korea, where the series was denounced as “equivalent to criminal conduct”. These allegations were supported, bizarrely enough, using a mixture of manipulated comic strips and, even more preoccupying, using fanart (that is, illustrations and drawings made by fans, as opposed to official artwork.)
On 16th January 2009, it was announced on the Hetalia official website that “due to circumstances afflicting the broadcast station, the broadcast has been cancelled”. Instead, it would be available via online and mobile phone distribution.
Information of a new petition by overly nationalistic Koreans has started to circulate, where, supposedly, they advocate for the attack of Japanese websites connected with the series so that the series will cease its distribution.
If you are against censorship, click here and support our petition!
