Sexual assault allegations are no joke, and shouldn’t be treated as one.
Tatsuya Matsuki was accused of sexual assault allegations by minors a few days ago. He was also arrested by police.
Now Shounen Jump, partly thanks to backlash, uproar and internal decisions, will be cancelling the
They could continue it, but given the circumstances and the lack of direction (without Tatsuya) it won’t be possible.
Act-Age has officially ended. https://t.co/s47wMNA6kq pic.twitter.com/5IOA7H9hTf
— Act-Age🎬 (@ActAgeManga) August 10, 2020
Shounen Jump statement
This statement was made on their website, and not on their Twitter account.
Act-Age was a
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Also next time atleast people will think twice before trying to sexually harass kids pic.twitter.com/wh8jmmKhlz
— RONOANA – ONE EYED KING 💙 (@Riffah104) August 10, 2020
I am hearbroken and disgusted by what Matsuki did but most importantly feel bad for the victims and Usazaki which is also one that has taken a huge blow for it…
I really do hope she will get to work on something later but I think she requires break for now.
Support Usazaki— Namaryu #ThankYouUsazaki (@Namaryuu) August 10, 2020
Why ended? I love it so much this
manga , I think they continued themanga till the end 🙁— dekunrafale (@dekun_rafale) August 10, 2020
— Joestar D. 🇻🇳 (@jujux2104) August 10, 2020
F*ck man. It’s one of my favorite ongoing series. And those who are saying give it a read, separate author from it’s work, honestly don’t bother. The story is great but incomplete and that’s the worst feeling ever especially when you are following it for a while now.
— Fazeel Ahmed (@MrEmperor_Relix) August 10, 2020
But despite the following of the
It’ll continue until 11th of August 2020. After that – the series will come to an end.
News source: Twitter.
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