http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-01-03/voice-actor-minoru-shiraishi-apologizes-for-downloading-dojinshi/.97167
>Minoru Shiraishi apologized on his personal blog on Sunday for "trying to use" dōjinshi artist Shiwasu no Okina's work without permission.
>Shiraishi apparently posted an image on his official Twitter account on Friday that showed his computer completed downloading an unauthorized copy of the adult dōjinshi "Dereraku."
>Shiwasu no Okina's dōjinshi circle Okina Keikaku created the self-published work based on The IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls game and anime.
>Shiwasu no Okina released the 50-page work for paid download on December 29. Shiraishi apparently downloaded the dōjinshi through an unauthorized source for free.
http://exhentai.org/g/887977/68dab9bb8c/
>Shiraishi apologized to fans for causing trouble and making them worry. He said he contacted Shiwasu no Okina and officially apologized.
>The voice actor said he is deeply reflecting on the incident and is grateful for Shiwasu no Okina's "tolerant heart."
>Shiraishi said he is doing serious soul-searching to avoid causing this type of situation again.
>>135625744
at least he had some taste in porn I guess
Fucking japs are hilarious.
Cant a guy fap in peace? Fucker a bit dense though showing the download.
>that feel when you have to do soul searching just because you downloaded porn
Why haven't you guys done any soul searching?
>>135625895
I fapped my soul away in every session, so a soul searching is a must afterwards.
>>135625744
Is a relative unknown VA
Of course he downloads shit like every regular person.
>>135625895
Do we still have souls?
You'd imagine an employed man could spare a few hundred yen for a doujin since it was available for legal downloads. It would be a different thing if it was event-only.
>>135625744
Why he is just attention whore? This cuck tries to be more relevant?
This must be stunt to boost sales, it's just too retarded otherwise.
>>135625995
They were weighed down by the gravity of Earth.
Please don't bully Shiraishi, Japan
>>135626093
>too retarded
Look up the idol who had to shave her head because she got caught going out on a date. Or the seiyuu who became a non-person because of wacky terbacky.
>>135625995
I don't see what the big deal is, you can always just get more.
>>135626239
>the seiyuu who became a non-person because of wacky terbacky
What?
>>135625744
Poor Shiraishi, but that's hilarious.
>>135626274
Probably that one voice actress who voiced Ninja girl in Kill me Baby that got sent to jail for 'drug abuse'
>>135625995
Do redheaded anime characters have souls?
>>135625959
>Is a relative unknown VA
>>135625744
goddammit Shiraishi
>>135626274
It may have been blow, rather than dope she used at a party; but this girl got her name scrubbed from all the anime she acted in.
>>135626239
Well that kind of cultural retardation is the trade-off we all accept in return for a culture that preserves the integrity of demeaning and sexualizing fictional women and children without fat transvestites screaming about it 24 fucking 7. Not a bad deal if you ask me.
>>135625744
This guy always struck me as an idiot as early as his days as a meme voice actor in Kyoani shows, glad I have definitive proof now.
>>135626239
Both were girls, one was normal and had boyfriend, other one was junkie and fucked with rich guys then got pregnant
This is dude who just jerk to same comics as we do
>>135626337
I think she used cocaine and was pregnant on top of it, so it's not like this is the same as illegally downloading a doujin or going on a date with a guy.
>>135625744
Good taste there, Shiraishi
I don't get it, did he get 'caught' or just admit it?
>doujinshi author gets his work stolen, it's not cool
>it's cool for doujinshi author to steal the IP of other authors to make his work
>>135625744
How the fuck you even get caught for shit like this? Does Japan have literal internet police monitoring people's downloads? Do they come and check your computer periodically? Is this guy just an idiot who now has to belt out a fake apology just so he doesn't get run out of town?
>>135626439
b-b-b-but
>>135626425
It's Japan. When you get caught you have to admit to it and publicly apologize.
So no more Shiraishi for a while?
>>135626460
>i'm too stupid to read
>>135626460
> Does Japan have literal internet police monitoring people's downloads?
literally yes
>>135626460
>>135626425
>Shiraishi apparently posted an image on his official Twitter account on Friday that showed his computer completed downloading an unauthorized copy of the adult dōjinshi "Dereraku."
>>135626425
>>135626460
he fucking posted pic on twitter where you could see his monitor with pirated file
Piracy exists in Japan? WOAH, how expected.
He only got caught because he posted the picture on twitter like a fucking retard. Japan's culture of anti-piracy is a little scary though. It was a 500 yen digital download and he felt the need to formally apologize for it like he fucking stole from an orphanage or some shit.
>>135626439
It's actually technically against copyright law I think, but nobody does anything about it.
>>135626460
>>135626425
Posted it on twitter, but never bought it. People put 2 and 2 together.
>>135626460
Can you read?
>>135626512
He's getting treatment for facial paralysis, he wasn't going to be working soon regardless.
>>135626512
It's not like kyoanus would use him ever again
>>135626512
Nothing of value was lost since there's no season 3. By the time this blows over, there's still no season 3.
>>135626093
That's the first conclusion that came to mind for me as well. It seems like something Bandai might do to try a little bit of that Aniplex style stealth marketing which I swear they've been getting into more this year and I'm reasonably certain this guy is signed to their Lantis label which produces a lot of the idol stuff for them as well.
http://www.lantis.jp/artist/shiraishiminoru/
Yep there's his profile. You be the judge /a/. Even if it's a doujin it's the kind of head grabbing ridiculous news story that draws attention to the iDOLM@STER label. Usually in these cases they wouldn't go so far out of their way to make absolutely sure people new what franchise the doujinshi was based on, who made it and all these other little details that for some reason made it into the story.
>>135625895
shut up.
>>135626353
He's always been a C-Lister what the fuck are you on about.
His last "big" role was the fucking cat in Nichijo\ for fucks sake.
>>135626439
Not sure about copyright law in Japan but in the US it's protected by parody law.
>>135626111
An idol does not care to acknowledge the mistakes of youth
>>135626573
Wait what?
>>135626825
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-12-29/voice-actor-minoru-shiraishi-reveals-he-has-facial-paralysis/.97063
>Voice actor Minoru Shiraishi announced on his personal blog on Tuesday that he has facial paralysis and cannot move the right side of his face.
>>135626746
Being a b/c/d/e/f-list actor and being unknown are different things.
>>135626536
It wasn't clear that it meant he accidentally did that. I thought he felt guilty or something and did that...
>>135626483
That's how the rest of the civilized world is too you know. Remember when Jonah Hill called a paparazzi that had been harassing him all day a fucking faggot, then he had to publicly apologize for being offensive and intolerant or some gay ass bullshit like that or else his career would've gone down the shitter? Then you have politicians, and half of their job revolves around knowing when to take and divert blame. Needless to say, none of these people are actually sorry. It's just the quickest and easiest way to get the fucking faggots off your nuts when they start bitching enough to affect your livelihood.
>>135626875
He's only known because he played himself in Lucky Star.
And how many people on /a/ right now do you think watched that putrid diarrhea? Not a whole lot hopefully.
>>135626804
I think it's techically illegal unless we're talking about stuff like Touhou or Kancolle where the creators have allowed for it explicitly. With that said I don't think there's been many examples of a company or author actually sueing a doujin artist, there's little merit for them and it's sort of left in a zone where it's illegal but people still do it.
>>135625744
Fucking hilarious. And this is news.
>>135626514
>>135626566
I skimmed it, sue me. Oh wait, you can't because I don't live in fucking Japan, haha! Go fuck yourselves.
>>135625744
...Is this a joke?
what the hell
>>135626920
kek
Maybe not the casual-filled /a/ we have nowadays, but anyone here with a minimal sense of board knowledge/medium culture will know who he is.
Jesus fuck Japan
Isn't this the same seiyuu that pre-dark ages KyoAni gori-oshiied until people got sick of him?
>>135626891
Actually you don't have to do shit and people will just forget about it.
You know what people won't forget? Someone going up on TV to apologize and cry like a faggot.
>>135626746
>he hasn't even been in any new anime!
You newfag piece of shit, Shiraishi is one of the most well known male seiyuu in the business. His voice is recognizable and his bit-parts are what make him famous. And he's not only a seiyuu but often a talent on Japanese TV.
>>135627060
That's not what I said you inbred piece of shit.
He's a fucking C-Lister. That's what I said and that's what he is.
A fucking 100 yen per line shitter.
>>135625895
Why do you think I dropped out of college? I can't leave my faplog hangin'.
>She sees your doujin folder
>landwhale harutard trying to convince little gullible Anon that Minoru Shirashi is relevant in any way nowadays
Please.
>>135627023
People thought he was like legitimately hilarious back then, especially with Lucky Channel. I always found him annoying as fuck. People were even weirder about thinking every single little idea Kyoani (probably Lantis in actuality) had back then was a masterstroke of utter comedic or dramatic genius than they are now.
>>135626058
Are you employed?
Do you buy porn?
>>135627090
>I-I-I'll call him a piece of shit too!
I don't even know why I'm arguing with you. /a/ is full of casuals who think they know anything after being an anime fan for 2 years. By the end of 2016 people won't even know who Wakamoto is.
>>135627203
No and no.
>>135625995
Yes.
Corrupted beyond salvation.
>>135627312
Well if and when I get employed, I tell ya, I won't spend a singe yen on porn.
>>135627273
>anything
*everything
>>135625744
Christ and people wonder why Japane isn't banging. They are repressed as fuck when it comes to the sexual stuff.
>>135625744
>based Sakamoto-san is illegally downloading and reading porn that's tagged with lolicon
my world just caved in
>>135626337
Lol, so the ninja smoking a turtle meme came true.
>>135627273
>/a/ should care about shit-list VAs because they did non VA related work
Go back to your fucking containment board you piece of shit. You're going to tell me I should still give a shit for fucking Aya Hirano now as well.
>>135627436
It's the piracy, not the porn.
>>135627512
This guy looks about ready to follow in her footsteps
>>135627436
>repressed as fuck
They're perverts through and through. It's the Puritan Americans that are repressed.
>he is doing serious soul-searching
>>135626873
I had so high hopes for Minoru Shiraishi, but it just gets worse and worse with every new article.
>>135627557
At least they don't censor their porn
Nips are weird people, nothing new.
>>135627679
The Americans are the ones who had Japan censor their porn, by the way.
>>135627436
> They are repressed as fuck when it comes to the sexual stuff.
He's not excusing himself for masturbating to teenager girls and lolis.
He's excusing himself because people saw him pirating shit.
Get some fucking reading comprehension you moron.
>Japan
>sexually repressed
>says Jesus in the same sentence
The irony never ends.
How in fuck are you dumbasses mistaking what he is souls searching and apologizing for? He downloaded dojinshi. He apologized to the dojinshi artist. He works in an industry that frowns on pirating.
>>135625744
Isn't this guy married? I guess his wife wasn't giving him the V.
>ITT: i can't read japanese pls fuck my faggot face
This thread is full of new faggotry
>>135627729
Article 175 was around way before American occupation.
>>135626354
Expected response
10/10
![jean_chretien[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/IBOu5Aw.jpg "jean_chretien[1].jpg")
>>135626873
If you can be Prime Minister with a paralyzed face, surely you can record a few lines for an anime.
I didn't know about this Okina doujin, nice, niggah has great tastes
>>135627348
There's a difference in context though.
The doujinshi artist is a person known in the community, they have events, they have all sorts surrounding the concept of doujinshi. This isn't directly comparable to people watching some shit on pornhub. Imagine Zone or some other well known western H-artist did something paid and then a voice actor or something was shown downloading that illegally. There'd be drama on the internet here too. Maybe none you'd care about, but it'd exist.
>>135627924
Would you like to say exactly what it is you're talking about?
If you're referring to the comments having essentially the same reaction as us, sure. But there's undoubtedly a population of people who see piracy as unforgivable in any circumstance and literally a crime against humanity.
>>135627203
>Do you buy porn?
i would if i lived in glorious nippon.
>soul-searching for pirating
Oh Japan.
>>135628136
>zone
>not watching the latest paid release on /f/ 5 seconds after it being released
back to reddit brave adventurer.
>>135628216
This isn't a Youtube comment field.
>>135628227
I didn't say I'd give a shit m8
I could probably come up with a more appropriate artist than Zone but you get my point.
>>135628270
This thread doesn't belong in /a/, so it's fair game.
Shiwasu no Okina a shit and doens't deserve money anyway.
>>135628136
Of course you hide that if you're part of the industry, but that's practically just a matter of courtesy.
Personally, when I worked on some indie game stuff I actually went into places where the game was pirated gauge reactions/help people out. Anonymously, of course. But, like, shit man of COURSE people pirate stuff.
>>135625744
I need more anime JUST stories. Help a brother.
>>135627933
The Meiji Restoration and Article 175 came about because of the Americans, nimrod.
>>135625895
Damn Nigger I'd need to purify my soul with heavenly fire.
>>135628505
No dumbass. The US is also not responsible for Japanese traffic laws.
lolweebs
>>135628323
Obviously, but Shiraishi is a public professional and in a tangentially related community. If he didn't at the very least apologise for piracy he'd look bad. In that context it makes a lot more sense than simply "hurr everyone pirates porn". It's a much different concept than some generic pornsites output.
>>135627679
do you really want to see uncensored nigger taint for 20+ minutes?
pretty below average trash
no wonder he feels so bad
>General MacArthur: Mr. President we finally got them to censor porn.
>Truman: Oh thank god!
>>135627512
Stop posting.
>>135625744
>Not just hastily buying a physical copy and saying you wanted to keep it pristine while you fapped to a digital version because you are a collector
Someone sucks at bullshitting
>>135625744
Sounds like another idiot who want to whore for attention. But this way is beyond pathetic though.
Shiwasu needs to move on to love live.
Being a public personality nowadays is really tough, even you are just a somewhat popular voice actor with all those social media that can backfire very easily.
Well, now Minoru is notorious. I wonder if he can take that as an advantage for his career.
Get a hold on yourself, Sebastian.
Reminder Lucky Channel is the best part of Lucky Star and Minoru is the second best character in the show.
>>135628923
Most of these issues stems from the person in question being retarded on social media. If you are a public figure and want to use social media just keep it professional, it shouldn't be rocket science.
>>135625895
I would have actually bought my 2D porn if it's not expensive as fuck to import them to my country.
I also don't want the immigration department to rummage through my shit and put me on more watch lists for potential sexual offenders.
Does this count as a Lucky Star thread?
Will someone dump Lonely Kagamin?
>>135625801
>public person
It's doesn't matters JP/US/EU/RU.
>>135628923
Thats' why most popular people have two accounts.
>>135626873
Poor guy is a cripple and just wants to fap his sorrows away with some cute lewd idols.
I for-for-forgot to close that window.
>>135625744
>>Shiraishi apparently posted an image on his official Twitter account on Friday that showed his computer completed downloading an unauthorized copy of the adult dōjinshi "Dereraku."
>revealing his power level so stupidly
Next he would post screenshot of his browser with all embarrassing tabs. He had it coming.
>>135625744
Who the fuck posts screenshots that show their downloads on a public account with their name on it?
>>135630345
I dunno, bro.
He has pretty great taste though, kudos.
>>135630741
Every time.
>>135629016
>best part
fuck no, it's easily the worst part and I skip it every time.
Several months ago there was a LS thread where an anon wanted to fap with other anons to Misao. Are you still here? I'd like to do it with you.
Good for him he's not going to jail
>>135626340
anime characters don't have souls, anon. they're drawing
>>135625744
>Bullying the poor guy because he illegally downloaded their illegal work
Doujinshi fags have no shame
>>135625801
I found it comical and laughable that Shiraishi had to deeply reflect and soul search. He act like he murder someone.
>>135625895
I revel in my own perversion.
>>135630345
Shameless people.
>>135633528
>Darwism
>>135625744
>tag: lolicon
>>135634049
An inspiration to us all.
>>135625744
>an image on his official Twitter account on Friday that showed his computer completed downloading an unauthorized copy of the adult dōjinshi
>>135625995
>Do we still have souls?
yeah, its these things called protons, neutrons and electrons, it's basically everywhere really, but there's a fuckload of them in our body and shit, also some in our poop as well and shit.
>>135625995
Are you stupid, Uriel? Japanese people don't have souls!
Based Shiraishi having a new year's fap to Shiwasu
>>135625744
Nips download doujinshi all the time going by what I get in my peer list. Who was the faggot that pitched a bitch in the first place?
>>135633528
>>135636996
>being autist
Public person can't pirate officially. Public person can't just post screenshots from pirated anime in twitter. You can be sued very easily. And you know, this fuckin dojinshi cost 300-500 JPY.
>>135630741
This is my greatest fear.
>>135625895
404
>>135625744
So what site did he download the doujinshi from?
>>135625959
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-FSVdqXJXo
Back in 2006-2007 with Haruhi and Lucky Star people though this guy was drop dead hilarious. Like they couldn't get enough of his antics. This of course was during Kyoani's can do absolute no wrong phase for a lot of fanboys were seen as the flat out uncontested kings of all that is anime so obviously it can be taken with a grain of salt.
>>135639807
>were seen as the flat out uncontested kings of all that is anime
They were, until 2009 when Bakemonogatari came out.
>>135640084
Yeah then everybody became obsessed with SHAFT for a little while, but I don't think it's on nearly the same scale as 2006-2009 Kyoani was. Nothing will ever approach that level again. Now people are starting to realize SHAFT is kind of a one trick pony too and basically only has one franchise to it's name that is slowly decaying. /a/ and maybe MAL aside I hardly see people obsessing over Owarimonogatari the same way they did Bakemonogatari.
>>135640300
No, Shaft are definitely the gods of anime.
>>135625744
Doujin in japan are fucking cheap. Why not just buy them it's like <5dollars.
Also
>tweeting porn
Fucking normalfags
>>135625744
Minoru Shiraishi is pure and innocent
>>135640410
>>tweeting porn
>135628160
He was just caught downloading it. (and too retarded to even look up how to take a screenshot apparently.)
>>135640084
It's more like Nichijou and the decision to go from relying on KEY and Kadokawa to relying on whatever light novel shit they can scrounge up the rights to that seems to have seen their profile regress outside of /a/ which like SHAFT is still absolutely obsessed with them. Free aside which has now already starting to rapidly decay with the movie they really haven't had a major blowout hit this decade. SHAFT will probably never have one again unless it's Madoka or some Monogatari thing and they know it too since they called their entire 40 year anniversary thing Madogatari, aka fuck you fans of stuff we did besides those two titles.
Speaking of kind of done, Minoru Shiraishi's career, though that was the case long before this incident. Guy had his 15 minutes of fame with Lucky Star but was a total gimmick seiyuu through and through and that's the last time I can remember him being remotely relevant. I think they might have given him the cat in Nichijou though. Kyoani seemed absolutely assured that was going to be yet another mega hit for them and playing all the usual cards but I guess the peak of the moe boom was just over by that point.
>>135640502
meant to link >>135628160
Google Chrome catches another criminal
>>135640364
literally /a/ the post
Do the doujin artists even care if people download their work?
>>135628160
>Takes an actual pic of monitor
>Uses IE
No one would actually do this, right?
>>135640571
It's okay, Shafts 15 minutes of fame are largely over at this point anyway same as Kyoani's. Both of their peaks really only lasted about 3-4 years anyway.
>>135640810
literally bait the post
>>135640573
Some do. Most don't really give a shit and see it as free advertisement.
I like how he's doing lewd drama CDs for ladies where he gets the shit kicked out of him now.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZQvsrKDCRc
>>135640364
That would be Sunrise now...again. It always comes back to them at some point in every decade. It's like they're the default.
>>135641008
>>135640810
PA Masterpieces are reaching their prime now.
We're entering the golden age of PA Masterpieces.
>>135640921
Well, that kind of work actually pays better than some anime gigs. Gotta keep the dosh coming when you can't land a substantial, livable amount of anime work.
I don't care if he's not really popular any more, Shiraishi Minoru will always be my nigga.
>My face when he voices one of the most bro characters in Granblue Fantasy
Always liked his voice, and his stupid shit like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ubE6UQpcjw and his cover of MIKURUN-RUN are still hilarious to me.
>>135641138
P.A Works are extremely hit or miss though, possibly more than any other studio right now. For every Shirobako or Eccentric Family you get a Glasslip or Charlotte. No idea where Haruchika is going to end up on the very broad P.A Works spectrum. I wouldn't say they're quite on the same level as Sunrise yet, but they're about the only other studio that likes to focus on it's own in house created properties, and I don't mean like Kyoani's whole go out and get the rights to some 3rd rate light novel by some unknown and try to make a shiny hit anime out of it approach that people always use to sight them as this shining light of original anime content, I mean actually from scratch in house creations.
>>135641138
PA Works lacks any consistency.
Hanasaka Iroha and ShiroBako were great, but everything in between was mediocre to awful.
>>135641343
Sunrise is only good at making money, not making good anime
>>135641343
Glasslip was all on them but I don't really blame them for Charlotte at all, that was all Aniplex and KEY's mess. Though really with the way Aniplex has been in the last few years it wouldn't matter what studio they went to with the job, it was going to be a shit show either way. Sunrise also has had better luck without partnering up with them than with and I kind of hope for P.A Works sake the same situation happens this year with their two projects. I mean fuck at least P.A Works damn well tried on the animation front of things with Charlotte which was about the only part they really had an impact on and about the only part that demonstrated reasonable competency of the 3 producers.
i'm more interested in is if the download source is identifiable rather than the act
>>135641437
Depends on what you classify as good anime. Recently Cross Ange and Valvrave were crap, but Gundam The Origin, Unicorn, Build Fighters, IBO (yes I know about the sudden butthurt that comes with it being the currently airing Gundam show, don't really give a shit), Yamato 2199 Ark of The Stars, Tiger And Bunny The Rising, Short Peace, Gintama, Akito The Exiled as well as Love Live are generally pretty solid within their own genres.
Now people can do the bit where they tell me I have shit taste and I'm wrong but don't give a valid reason.
>>135641890
You have shit taste.
>>135641890
You have good taste.
>>135641780
This. No one has fucking answered this. No one needs any more normals finding out about where we get our stuff.
Does anyone have this specific information?
