Itazura-kun children’s gag manga features an image of Genghis Khan with fill-in-the-blank word spaces above his likeness.
On behalf of Shogakukan, Inc., we extend our sincerest apologies for the use of inappropriate expressions concerning Genghis Khan in the comic Yarisugi!!!
Publisher Shogakukan announced on Tuesday that it will halt sales of the March issue of its Monthly Coro Coro Comic magazine due to the controversial depiction of Mongolian hero and Mongolian Empire founder Genghis Khan that appeared in the issue.
Shogakukan’s public relations stated that the company is pulling out the issue to “once again apologize to those who love and respect Genghis Khan, and to avoid disorder in bookstores.”