 Mangaka Higa Aloha has announced in her official Twitter account that the serialization of "Shirokuma Café" on Monthly Flowers magazine has gone into hiatus for an indefinite period. She disclosed that she has been left out of the TV anime project of "Shirokuma Cafe" and she hasn't received any written contracts regarding the anime. After she notified the editors of the magazine that she would suspend the serialization of the manga, they apologized to her and promised to let her supervise the character designs and the scripts of the anime.Update According to the updates on her Twitter, she finally had a meeting with the anime producers and found the anime staff have not done anything wrong. The main reason for the trouble was that the editors of Flowers magazine had been giving approvals to the character designs and the scripts of the anime without the author's permission. She said she thanked the anime staff for making such a high-quality anime but the serialization of the manga will be suspended for the time being. Source: Higa's Twitter account |
Sakana-sanMar 25, 2016 12:10 PM
| Wow what the heck how rude to leave her out of the production! Is that even legal? |
| They just make it better for a live action adaptation. :P |
| Is that even possible? Create an anime without the original creator's supervision? That is just disrespectful |
SarahBillyBoy said: Is that even possible? Create an anime without the original creator's supervision? That is just disrespectful i know , but did'nt she react a little too late? i mean the anime is in its 8th episode |
Mahadev_Shiki said: SarahBillyBoy said: Is that even possible? Create an anime without the original creator's supervision? That is just disrespectful i know , but did'nt she react a little too late? i mean the anime is in its 8th episode Yeah it seems very strange and a little fishy. How does one just not realize that their manga is being made into an anime? |
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| O_O They're not serious are they? Who really doesn't notify the creator that they are turning her comic into a show? It's like asking for an argument or fight about this kinds of stuff. |
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| She was eating cereal and watching some torrented anime when: "Wait... what the fuck?!" |
LoneWolf said: @Josh makes me sad to call myself Canadian. |
Post-Josh said: She was eating cereal and watching some torrented anime when: "Wait... what the fuck?!" Actually, she was first like, "Well, that's a pretty neat idea." Then a few hours later: "Wait, what the fuck?" |
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Post-Josh said: She was eating cereal and watching some torrented anime when: "Wait... what the fuck?!" "What the heck, someone stole my idea!!!!" |
ataraxial said: Post-Josh said: She was eating cereal and watching some torrented anime when: "Wait... what the fuck?!" Actually, she was first like, "Well, that's a pretty neat idea." Then a few hours later: "Wait, what the fuck?" Hahaha, perfect. Well we have come to the conclusion that she's slow. "Hey, I should use that scenario in the next chapter of Shirokuma Cafe!" Several hours later.. "NOW HOLD UP"  |
JoshMay 29, 2012 7:55 PM
LoneWolf said: @Josh makes me sad to call myself Canadian. |
| Although it is weird that this is coming so late, it's still kinda weird how the anime was even created in the first place |
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| not even a written contract? wow that just sound so dark |
| Does she have no TV? How did the show air for 8 weeks without her noticing anything? |
Mahadev_Shiki said: SarahBillyBoy said: Is that even possible? Create an anime without the original creator's supervision? That is just disrespectful i know , but did'nt she react a little too late? i mean the anime is in its 8th episode According to her tweets, she had been struggling to have a contact with the anime producers for half a year but her requests had been completely ignored. So she took this radical action. |
| Does anyone here read the manga? I'm curious, does the anime follow the serialization closely? (Of course, either way, this is still very disappointing news. Shame shame, Studio Pierrot.) |
dtshyk said: Mahadev_Shiki said: SarahBillyBoy said: Is that even possible? Create an anime without the original creator's supervision? That is just disrespectful i know , but did'nt she react a little too late? i mean the anime is in its 8th episode According to her tweets, she had been struggling to have a contact with the anime producers for half a year but her requests had been completely ignored. So she took this radical action. Thats horrible. How can they do that to the original creator. |
| The dark/ugly side of the anime industry. Sad. |
| Isn't this illegal? |
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| News Update According to the updates on her Twitter, she finally had a meeting with the anime producers and found the anime staff haven't done anything wrong. The main reason for the trouble was that the editors of Flowers magazine had been giving approvals to the character designs and the scripts of the anime without the author's permission. She said she thanked the anime staff for making such a high-quality anime but the serialization of the manga will be suspended for the time being. |
dtshyk said: News Update According to the updates on her Twitter, she finally had a meeting with the anime producers and found the anime staff haven't done anything wrong. The main reason for the trouble was that the editors of Flowers magazine had been giving approvals to the character designs and the scripts of the anime without the author's permission. She said she thanked the anime staff for making such a high-quality anime but the serialization of the manga will be suspended for the time being. Well that's pretty crappy of them to do behind her back. :| |
| That's bad... |
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phoenixalia said: tsk tsk...shame on you magazine editors! I'm surprised that she was this patient! Maybe she like Panda .LOL |
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dtshyk said: News Update According to the updates on her Twitter, she finally had a meeting with the anime producers and found the anime staff haven't done anything wrong. The main reason for the trouble was that the editors of Flowers magazine had been giving approvals to the character designs and the scripts of the anime without the author's permission. She said she thanked the anime staff for making such a high-quality anime but the serialization of the manga will be suspended for the time being. Something really fishy here , 1st she says they ignored her and now she thanks them. |
| General question: Do all the rights of a manga lie with the publisher? If artist A refuses to have his/her work adapted into an anime, the magazine can decide to allow an anime adaption anyway? |
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| Now my question is, how does this have anything to do with her manga being suspended? |
 "A Legend is but a tale of a beautiful lie." |
| What assholes on the publishers' part. |
Squatta said: Wow what the heck how rude to leave her out of the production! Is that even legal? Depends on what any legal documents between her and her publisher say. People sign contracts all the time without reading them. the legalese might say that they have the rights to do an anime with or without her permission. This is done a lot, but they usually ask the creator anyways out of common courtesy. Mahadev_Shiki said: dtshyk said: News Update According to the updates on her Twitter, she finally had a meeting with the anime producers and found the anime staff haven't done anything wrong. The main reason for the trouble was that the editors of Flowers magazine had been giving approvals to the character designs and the scripts of the anime without the author's permission. She said she thanked the anime staff for making such a high-quality anime but the serialization of the manga will be suspended for the time being. Something really fishy here , 1st she says they ignored her and now she thanks them. I smell a settlement. |
MadDogV2May 30, 2012 10:25 AM
| Looks like the hiatus is gonna be for a long time. |
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| "The main reason for the trouble was that the editors of Flowers magazine had been giving approvals to the character designs and the scripts of the anime without the author's permission." So it isn't necessarily the anime creators' faults. They thought that the approvals they were given from the editor was the opinion of the author as well. Or I'm completely off. Post-Josh said: "Hey, I should use that scenario in the next chapter of Shirokuma Cafe!" Several hours later.. "NOW HOLD UP" Okay, I admit, that cracked me up. :D But manga artists sometimes are really busy and don't do much else but draw. :P And... is it legal to make an anime without the mangaka's permission? Couldn't they sue or something? Unless the manga is counted as the magazine's property. Hm. |
MM-Rosiie said: And... is it legal to make an anime without the mangaka's permission? Couldn't they sue or something? Unless the manga is counted as the magazine's property. Hm. It all depends on who owns the rights to the work. |
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| I'm guessing as someone else already mentioned, she had probably already signed away her rights to her own work in her initial publication contract. I have no idea how Japanese courts work, but there could still be some room in the states for her to sue on the grounds of intellectual property rights. Did the editors properly explain to her before hand that she was signing away all rights to an anime adaption and any royalties that it might otherwise have entailed? Even if they did, if they can't prove it, she could still sue them in a civil suit, once again if Japanese courts work the same way. Here's another thought. Since she's stopped working on the Manga, she could once again be in violation of her contract and be subject to having her contract and manga terminated. |
| two words...Studio Pierrot ><""" |
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| So at what point will the anime be suspended? It's already at 20 eps. Any idea how many eps are planned or will it be ongoing? I don't see that anywhere online. I freaking love this show. |
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Post-Josh said: ataraxial said: Post-Josh said: She was eating cereal and watching some torrented anime when: "Wait... what the fuck?!" Actually, she was first like, "Well, that's a pretty neat idea." Then a few hours later: "Wait, what the fuck?" Hahaha, perfect. Well we have come to the conclusion that she's slow. "Hey, I should use that scenario in the next chapter of Shirokuma Cafe!" Several hours later.. "NOW HOLD UP" All these comments... I can't! You guys... xD CrimsonLight said: Does she have no TV? How did the show air for 8 weeks without her noticing anything? Mangakas are so busy, they don't have time to watch TV, they eat, sleep and make manga. But seriously they make anime without author acceptance? Seriously WTF? What were they thinking? That she do not find out about this? OMG! THIS WHOLE SITUATION IS HILARIOUS! Misaola said: two words...Studio Pierrot ><""" OMG! Now when you write this... -.- *facepalm* Pierrot, now this isn't suprise for me... |
LittleStarAug 23, 2012 3:05 PM
| Wasn't there a recent law that was fast-tracked by the Japanese Diet/Congress that gave equal copyrights for manga works to the producers and editors? Also, a lot of Manga ended abruptly cause of Authors being outraged and wanted to protect their copyright properties before the law took effect? A while back, I was reading vague posts about it and wasn't sure if it's true. |
| well... anything that involves Avex is gona be dark... |
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