Kosaku Shima Manga to Be Revised After Depicting Man Paid to Protest Against U.S. Base

Kodansha’s Morning magazine, manga creator Kenshi Hirokane, and the editorial department issued an apology on Monday for the latest chapter of Hirokane’s Shagai Torishimariyaku Shima Kōsaku (Outside Director Kōsaku Shima) manga published last Thursday in the magazine’s 46th issue.

Sequels include Division Chief Kosaku Shima, Managing Director Kosaku Shima, Executive Managing Director Kosaku Shima, Senmu Shima Kōsaku, President Kosaku Shima, Chairman Kosaku Shima, and Senior Adviser Kosaku Shima.

The current ongoing manga is Shagai Torishimariyaku Shima Kōsaku (Outside Director Kōsaku Shima), which started in March 2022 in Kodansha’s Morning magazine.