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Chiba Tatsuya Says He Was Misquoted On 'Hate Manga' Apology
Date: 10/4/2005
Ashita no Joe creator Chiba Tatsuya has released a statement to his official website on his interview this past weekend published in the East Asia Daily newspaper. He says there was no question put to him in the interview about the controversial "Hate Korea" manga "Ken Kan Ryu" although it was covered as a fact. "Moreover, there is no authority to say this naturally, and the fact is not talked about though there is an expression "Apologize on behalf of the cartoonist of Japan" in the description." Tatsuya mentions: "I will reflect more carefully in the future when doing correspondence in a public place." He plans to protest this inncident through the secretariat of South Korea. Finally, he mentions cartoon festival event held in the country (where he was interviewed) and the people were wonderful and that he was "overflowing very much in friendship with feelings of deep gratitude".
Source: Anime News Service