Square Enix Confirms They Won't Cancel The Apothecary Diaries Manga Serialization Following Artist's Conviction - Animehunch
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Square Enix has confirmed that they have no plans to cancel the serialization of The Apothecary Diaries manga despite the recent conviction of its artist,
    • wjs018MEnglish
      17·
      4 months ago

      Yeah, it isn’t super clear just from headlines, but it is unlikely she will actually serve time in prison. She was given a suspended sentence. So, as long as she doesn’t commit any similar offenses in the next three years, she will have been considered as having served her time without actually going to prison.

      Different article source.

      • Fonzie!@ttrpg.networkEnglish
        61·
        4 months ago

        The end of the article mentions she’d paid the due taxes by now, despite that the beginning of the article makes it pretty clear she received ten months of prison sentence on top of a three years suspension.

    • Mango@lemmy.worldEnglish
      31·
      4 months ago

      Heck, I evaded taxes last year. I had multiple jobs and the stupidass temp agency wouldn’t get my W2 to me and I just said fuck it. I probably didn’t even make enough money to be required to pay.

  • MentalEdge@sopuli.xyzEnglish
    13·
    4 months ago

    Ah. Tax evasion.

    Japan is really harsh on that, to the point you seem to keep seeing people who suddenly have a spike in income fuck it up and get sentenced on technicalities.

  • Fonzie!@ttrpg.networkEnglish
    121·
    4 months ago

    Sorry for posting so much in this thread, but this is good news! Japanese businesses have completely disassociated themselves with an individual’s works over prison sentences before, glad to see that this isn’t the case here.

  • zabadohEnglish
    6·
    4 months ago

    I know someone like that, not filing taxes for 3 years… Only without the however hundred million yen income…

    It was psychological. Fell behind one year because too busy with work, then feel guilty about the next year, then hey this not filing taxes makes life easier and saves a lot of time, then the nasty letters from the government started showing up.