Back in KoJiKan

August 4th, 2007 at 5:43 pm (Miscellaneous, Take)

Thanks to the loyal lolicon souls (lol) of abq, I’m back to reading Kodomo no Jikan (also known as Nymphet in the US of A), scanlated. I first read it alongside Naisho no Tsubomi (since on Volume 2, Chapter 4, IIRC), and noted the funny situation the two main characters, a grade school teacher and his mischievous (dare I say precocious) student, who is by the way slightly tsundere. (see contention of the term) get themselves into.

I have read the first 3 chapters via Akatsuki Manga, before they announced it (then) licensed by Seven Seas. Then came the news that it got under fire for “questionable and disturbing content”. With correspondence among the manga-ka, Kaworu Watashiya, Seven Seas founder Jason DeAngelis (see his responses on ANN here and here), and Anime News Network, it looks like the issue (and epic debate, IMO) wouldn’t be resolved. Therefore, the American licensing has been cancelled.

Then there was the word among “various pockets of the otaku internets” (to quote pedolicious) that a well-known (among the elite group of otaku) scanlation group called SaHa has been scanlating the subsequent chapters for a long time now. I’ve yet to read the (up to now) 28 chapters, and I’m aware I’m way behind in following the various situations (perverted or otherwise) our schoolteacher (envied by lolicons around the world ROFL) gets himself involved (or is forced to). :P

Kudos also to Agent Zero for his links.

8 Comments

  1. lanie-emon said,

    August 5, 2007 at 12:16 am

    Been following this series. Quite a fine manga, though I’m worried what would happen if the authorities here find out XD.

  2. Ronin AnimeLover said,

    August 5, 2007 at 2:05 am

    lanie-emon Said:

    Quite a fine manga, though I’m worried what would happen if the authorities here find out XD.
    Well those authorities need to get their minds out of the gutter and appreciate this rather amusing manga. It shouldn’t be taken too seriously, really.

  3. lanie-emon said,

    August 5, 2007 at 10:22 pm

    Unfortunately people (authorities) tend to take the negative view and discard the positive value. Oh well, what to do.

  4. Zeroblade said,

    August 6, 2007 at 5:17 am

    Okay, I’m generalizing a lot, but the problem with a lot of the people who either haven’t been jaded by the internet (eg: people who haven’t been to 4chan or /b/) or aren’t very acquainted with Japanese media is that they take a lot of these things at face value. The moment a little girl does panties-flashing in manga instantly means it’s some sort of child porn, which is reasonable (naturally) but also closed-minded, because they leave it at that.

    Blah, it’s already 5 in the morning and I’m still jabbering nonsense.

  5. OHKRA! said,

    August 6, 2007 at 8:03 am

    Those HYPOCRITES! And if someone leaked their NEGATIVE SIDE…. Those peeps will just get hysterical like kids screaming. What an immaturity…

  6. Ronin AnimeLover said,

    August 6, 2007 at 9:37 pm

    Well I am rather aware that the issue is due to cultural and (if any) moral differences. I propose that, rather that playing the blame game, I suggest we find ways of mending this problem.

  7. lanie-emon said,

    August 8, 2007 at 9:06 pm

    Easier said and than done. Paranoia runs rampant. Hopefully by understanding will it find acceptance.

  8. Ronin AnimeLover said,

    August 8, 2007 at 11:53 pm

    Agreed.

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