Gachiakuta Creator Kei Urana and Graffiti Artist Hideyoshi Andou Leave X After Harassment
The departure of both the creator and a key collaborator, days after the series won multiple Crunchyroll awards, shows how quickly fan hostility can escalate against manga creators even at a career high.
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Kei Urana, creator of Gachiakuta, and graffiti designer Hideyoshi Andou have deactivated their X accounts after a wave of online harassment. Urana faced backlash for sharing a fan parody video, and Andou was targeted after defending her. A Studio Bones animator publicly condemned the toxicity.
Kei Urana, the creator of Gachiakuta, and graffiti designer Hideyoshi Andou have both deactivated their X accounts after targeted harassment from social media users. Urana was the first to leave after sharing a fan-made parody video on her Instagram story that featured an Asian creator with leeks taped to his head to mimic a character's dreadlocks. Some western fans accused her of racism. She apologized but the harassment continued, and she eventually deleted her X account and limited comments on Instagram. Andou defended Urana and condemned the toxic behavior, then was himself harassed and deactivated his account. A Studio Bones animator working on the Gachiakuta anime adaptation publicly criticized the toxicity, calling platforms like X and TikTok overrun with destructive users.
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