Koichiro Ito, 52, stands accused of coercing a 15-year-old girl he met over social media into sending him nude selfies in September 2021, Japan’s Mainichi Shimbun newspaper reported Thursday. According to another report from leading Tokyo broadcaster TBS, Ito transferred 12,500 yen (about $85) to the girl in exchange for the photos, violating Japan’s Child Prostitution and Pornography Prohibition Act.
The executive has anime credits dating back nearly 20 years, and he was the lead producer on anime auteur Makoto Shinkai’s globally beloved recent blockbusters, including Your Name, Weathering With You, and Suzume.
According to Japan’s public broadcaster NHK, Ito has essentially admitted the charges. He told investigators that he had nude images sent to him by underage girls on several occasions, and couldn’t recall which girl the police were referring to with their current case.
I'd need to know more details, like if he knew her age. Scummy? Probably. Degenerate, absolutely. But I wouldn't go much beyond that unless he specifically knew her age. Also, calling it "coercion," sounds untrue, and paints the wrong picture. It sounds like he just offered to pay her. Doesn't sound like there was force or threat of force applied. "Child pornography," may be technically accurate, but again paints a much viler picture than the event, and it does matter if it was intentional or not. Again, distasteful, yes, absolutely. Potentially vile, yes.
But the way they're reporting makes him sound like a pedophile rapist, which is in no way the case, at least with the information we currently have. He offered to pay someone on the internet for nudes, who turned out to be fifteen. If he knew, ick. If he didn't, still ick, but less so.
This could range anywhere from pretty disturbing and skeevy to "#MeToo: Nippon Edition," i.e. bullshit.
is this the method they plan to use to cuckshame japan?
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This guy was a producer on Suzume and Your Name. Ouch. Will do some damage to Makoto Shinkai.
Side note, Suzume had some great points but also some clear flaws. Your Name is definitely Shinkai's best so far.
Suzume was a fun ride, but it doesn't hit you in the feels as hard as Your Name did with its theme of nostalgia and impermanence.
Plus, Suzume was damn thirsty the moment she saw Souta, whereas Taki and Mitsuha had some buildup.
His entire wikipedia article is like "this man once tried to solicit child pornography". Quite a legacy! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kouichirou_Itou
I'd need to know more details, like if he knew her age. Scummy? Probably. Degenerate, absolutely. But I wouldn't go much beyond that unless he specifically knew her age. Also, calling it "coercion," sounds untrue, and paints the wrong picture. It sounds like he just offered to pay her. Doesn't sound like there was force or threat of force applied. "Child pornography," may be technically accurate, but again paints a much viler picture than the event, and it does matter if it was intentional or not. Again, distasteful, yes, absolutely. Potentially vile, yes.
But the way they're reporting makes him sound like a pedophile rapist, which is in no way the case, at least with the information we currently have. He offered to pay someone on the internet for nudes, who turned out to be fifteen. If he knew, ick. If he didn't, still ick, but less so.
This could range anywhere from pretty disturbing and skeevy to "#MeToo: Nippon Edition," i.e. bullshit.
Another sign that the jews have finally infiltrated Japanese entertainment