Sanseitō: Authorizes the government to ensure the “healthy development as culture” of comics, anime, and games
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With elections to the House of Lords in Japan scheduled for Sunday, a new policy platform involving comics, anime and games earlier this week involves comics, anime and games. x (formerly twitter) User @masanes3 Posted Screenshot of Sanseitō policy These areas of measure and ask: “You want to create a [Sanseitō founder Sōhei] Kamiya first ruled dictatorship? Don’t you want to disrespect the creator’s works and rights? ”
According to these policy measures, the party’s goal is to: “Instead of judging the value of comics, anime and games based on economic rationality, but to delegate power to Department of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Ensure their healthy development as a culture. ”
As of press time, x/twitter The post criticizing Sanseitō received more than 300 replies and more than 11,000 conversions. Replies are often criticized for this policy measure. Several people involved in the comics, anime and gaming industry also quoted the dominance of the posts with their own ideas – especially Amai Seikatsu: Season 2 comics Creator Hikaru Yuzuki,,,,, The world is mine comics Creator hideki araiand Library War novelist Hiro Arikawa.
Yuzuki Called Question what “healthy development” is: “If they do this, will they also change the constitution? Can we really allow a party that seems unhealthy to judge the health of our work? What does “health” mean anyway?” Arai Simple explain“Hahaha…I can criticize this, right?”
in turn, simile Sanseitō’s novel series policy platform Library War. “These statements are worse than I expected and are shocking. It’s shocking that the government is trying to prune and control culture,” she continued. “My humble wish Library War A story that won’t become a prophetic is threatened. It’s an incredible premise of stupid story, which is why it’s fun. ”
Complete policy advice about Sanseitō website Read (translation):
Further develop and build an industrial foundation domestically and internationally by viewing manga, anime and games as cultural assets of Japan
Japan’s comics, anime and gaming industries earned 4.7 trillion yen overseas in 2022, a proportion comparable to Japan’s semiconductor exports. We will position these as core industries in Japan and support their further development. In addition, manga, anime and games have surpassed mere entertainment and have become important tools for shaping Japanese cultural diplomacy and international influence. We will strategically use these cultural assets to deepen mutual understanding with the world.
Main measures:
• Human resources development and improvement of working conditions (improve professional education, improve work environment).
• Promote overseas expansion and international exchanges (support access to overseas markets and promote international joint production).
• Regional revitalization and tourism promotion (regional revitalization using animation, promoting animation tourism industry).
•Protect and utilize intellectual property rights (proper management of copyright, appropriate compensation for creators).
• Instead of judging the value of comics, anime and games based on economic rationality, delegating authority to Department of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Ensure their healthy development as a culture.
Sanseitō Posted X/ Condensed Version of Policy Measurestwitter “There are criticisms that this will hand over the rights to creative work to the state, but that’s not our intention,” the account on Wednesday added. The post had just received more than 200 replies and more than 3,100 reposts as of press time. While comments on posts are mixed, they tend to support them.
Although Sanseitō claims that the government will not reserve the right to creative works, the wording of its segments is strange. It can explain the parties that want to fund art. However, phrases like “authorized authorization” Department of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology“And “Healthy Development as Culture” is questioned if the party’s goal is to censor comics, anime and games. Considering that Sanseitō’s other policy platforms are Anti-LGBTQIA+ and nationalists, what does “Healthy Development as Culture” mean?
Although there is only speculation, the portrayal of the LGBTQIA+ community or the story of the indigenous Japanese tribes, the depiction of Japanese criticism and even the story based on other cultures can be regarded as “not culturally Japanese” works. Therefore, work involving such topics may not be funded and, if adopted by the National Government, will be removed from public places or subject to national scrutiny. In other words, publications that only run homosexual stories are like Senpai is Otokonoko (Assembled with the portrayal of the male protagonist’s relationship with the male costume and LGBTQIA+) and Jinkamu (based on the AINU people) may be considered “not culturally Japanese”.
Given its national status, is Sanseitō able to formulate its policy platform around comics, anime and games. Although the party is 5.9% based on the national approval on July 14 NHK Poll, it faces competition from the central right-wing Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and Komeitō parties. July 15 asahi shinbun article The lowest point and Komeitō are expected to win 75 seats in the House of Lords, but are not in the majority league. However, the newspaper project Sanseitō will expand its presence in one seat in the House of Lords. The news outlet did not mention whether Sanseitō would align with the least developed countries and Komeitō to help push the House of Lords to a post-election conservative majority.
notes: Ken AkamatsuThe person who posted the illustrations on it is the first to become a comic creator member Daily Life Camp House of Representatives in July 2022, and later Vice-Chairman of Parliament for Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology November.
Source: Sanseitō’s websiteSaniit’s X/twitter account,,,,, asahi shinbun,,,,, Ken Akamatsu‘ account@masanews3’s X/twitter account,,,,, Hikaru YuzukiX/twitter account,,,,, hideki araiX/twitter account,,,,, Hiro Arikawa X/twitter account pass hachimakikō
