One of the animators from Studio MAPPA involved in the production of Jujutsu Kaisen was accused of racism after making a joke considered offensive to Asians. On Twitter, animator Bannogawa_b shared a drawing of Satoru Gojo and Shoko Ieiri making a gesture known as "fox eyes" towards Suguro Geto. However, the profile deleted the tweet after receiving accusations of being racist.
Jujutsu Kaisen – Animator of the series is accused of being racist by fans
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Some people consider the "fox eyes" gesture a harmless joke, but many also consider it an offensive gesture towards Asians. According to the story, this gesture serves to highlight negative stereotypes about people. Therefore, the animator's drawing was interpreted as a racist gesture by Jujutsu Kaisen fans.
Due to the wave of criticism, the animator published another drawing of Gojo making the "gomen" expression to apologize. However, some people did not think it was right to make fun of the characters and questioned the profile again.
https://twitter.com/bannogawa_b/status/1677006988155428864
Finally, the presenter offered another apology to try and ease the situation and stated that he would keep work-related matters to a minimum.
無知で本当にすみませんでした。反省しております。
今後仕事に関するツイートは必要最低限にとどめますね。— 伴野河 (@bannogawa_b) July 9, 2023
"I sincerely regret my lack of knowledge. I'm very sorry. From now on, I will keep posts related to my work to a minimum."
Synopsis:
The story follows Yuji Itadori, a high school student who becomes involved with a secret society of sorcerers called Jujutsu Kaisen, who fight against curses, evil beings that haunt the world of the living. To protect his friends and innocent people, Yuji decides to join the Jujutsu sorcerers as a trainee under the tutelage of Satoru Gojo, the strongest sorcerer of them all.
The first season of the anime premiered in October 2020 and consisted of 24 episodes animated by studio MAPPA. The studio also handled the production of the film Jujutsu Kaisen 0, which takes place a few years before the main series and tells the story of young Yuta Okkotsu.
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Source: Kudasai
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