Top-name Japanese manga artists and animators protest the "fictional child pornography ban" legislature of Tokyo.
http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20...00556-san-soci
Check out the amazing list. Here's some of the renouned names.
Fujiko Fujio A - legendary partner of late Fujiko F Fujio, and author of many classic masterpieces
Nagai Go - Devil Man, Cutey Honey, Mazinger series, and countless classic masterpieces
Saitoh Takao - Golgo 13
Adachi Mitsuru - Touch, Miyuki, H2
Takahashi Rumiko - Urusei Yatsura, Maison Ikkoku, Ranma, Inuyasha
Aoyama Goushou - Detective Conan (Case Closed), YAIBA
Motomiya Hiroshi - Otoko ippiki Gaki-daisho, Salaryman Kintaro
Chiba Tetsuya - Ashita no Joe
Kunitomo Yasuyuki - 10 billion yen man, JUNK BOY
Hirokane Kenshi - Shima Kousaku series
Kawaguchi Kaiji - Zipang, The Silent Service
Fujisawa Tooru - GTO
Itagaki Keisuke - Baki series
Hagio Moto - The Lost heart for Toma, The Clan of Poes
Akamatsu Ken - Love Hina, Negima
Watashiya Kaoru - Kodomo no Jikan
Imagawa Yasuhiro - Director of Giant Robo OVA, G Gundam, and the recent Shin Mazinger Z
Yasuhiko Yoshikazu - Character designer for the original Mobile Suits Gundam, Z Gundam, F91, Combattler V, Zambot, and many other classic anime
.... among others.
I mean, damn, what an impressive list.
First of all, you can't find a legend bigger than Fujiko A Fujio in the manga industry that's still alive today. And many others on the list are no less of a star, including Nagai Go, and Rumiko Takahashi.
I applaud the fine gentlemen and ladies of the industry voicing out their rights.