On February 2, 2023, Madhouse, the production company of the anime movie “Kin no Kuni Mizu no Kuni”, apologized on Twitter for containing “misleading expressions” in the illustration posted the day before.
A drawing of a black-clad character holding a “Kemuridama” known as a ninja tool has been criticized by overseas users, saying that it might depict a Muslim carrying a bomb. was The company said, “It was intended to support the work,” but it lacked consideration.
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From the official website of “Kin no Kuni Mizu no Kuni”
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Removed illustration (from the cache of the Twitter account @Madhouse_News)
“This picture can lead to misunderstandings.” Foreign criticism
The work, which was just released on January 27, is set in two hostile countries full of exoticism, and is a story in which the main characters, who will play a false couple, try to open up the future of the country. Actors Kento Kaku and Minami Hamabe act as the voices of the double stars.
The controversial thing was a tweet on February 1 by Madhouse, who is working on the same work.
He showed an illustration of a person with a black cloth covering his eyes and hands, holding a ball with a fuse that says “Open to the public” and staring at him. The character is “Lilala”, the bodyguard of Kamideki, and it is said that it was drawn by the animation director.
However, some overseas users pointed out that the post may depict a Muslim woman holding a bomb, saying, “For many Muslims who have never seen the movie or series, this The paintings could lead to misunderstandings,” and critics in English said, “It’s racist.”
On the 2nd, the company apologized, saying, “I deeply apologize for the inappropriate expression” in the illustration I tweeted the day before. about the character
“He is in charge of guarding the princess in the movie, and he is a lovable person who helps the main characters and leads the world to peace. It was a ‘Kemuridama’.”
He explained that the smoke ball was expressing “a gun salute” to celebrate the release of the movie. He then apologized:
“Although we intended to support a work with the theme of the splendor of peace and the preciousness of love, it contained misleading expressions and made some people feel uncomfortable. We apologize again for not being able to take care of this.
We have deleted the post in question, but we will pay close attention to prevent this kind of thing from happening in the future, and we will pay attention to people from all cultures.”
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