Feb 6 2020, 02:12 PM, updated 6y ago
A villain’s name references Japanese biowarfare black-ops Unit 731 that experimented on and killed thousands of Chinese and Koreans in WWII
Japanese anime series My Hero Academia has been immensely popular in China. The country is home to countless fans of the manga and anime, which are available on Tencent’s and Bilibili’s platforms. But now the show’s popularity is in jeopardy because of a secret villain whose name references a World War II biowarfare black operation.
In the latest chapter published in the weekly Shonen Jump manga magazine, My Hero Academia reveals the name of a major villain to be Maruta Shiga. Maruta was a Japanese code name for victims of human experimentation during World War II, which killed thousands of Chinese and Korean people.
The apparent reference was immediately highlighted by fans because Maruta Shiga is a mad scientist who also experiments on humans. Subsequently, the character’s surname came into question as a possible reference to Shigella, an E coli.-like germ famously discovered by Japanese bacteriologist Kiyoshi Shiga.
Since the backlash, Tencent and Bilibili have removed the manga from their platforms. Bilibili confirmed the manga was removed “in accordance with China's policies” but didn’t elaborate further. Tencent didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
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So, let's try to understand something here. MHA introduced a VILLIAN with a reference to VILLIANOUS WW2 war criminals to drive home the fact that he is a VILLIAN (and you'd have to DIG REAL HARD FOR THE INFO IF YOU'RE NOT A HISTORY NUT JUST TO GET THE REFERENCE, otherwise, it's just another Japanese name) and "fans" are triggered cause of.... Historical evil?
Have the world gone so politically correct that hurt feelings are more important than a fictional portrayal of EVIL in entertainment, over something that happened to their grandpas and not themselves?😒
Some reactions to it on Twitter.
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