Go For It, Nakamura-kun Creator Syundei Leaves X After Harassment
The creator's exit shows how a popular anime adaptation can direct a wave of harassment at the original manga author.
Reporting from 1 sources: Anime Feminist.
Manga creator Syundei deleted their X account on Sunday after facing alleged harassment. The departure follows the recent anime adaptation of Go For It, Nakamura-kun!!. Fellow artists, novelists, and creators posted messages of support, with some referencing the incident indirectly. The discussion touched on censorship, criticism, freedom of expression, and cultural differences.
Syundei's departure from X is not an isolated event. The creator had already issued a public statement through publisher Hero's Web earlier in the season, clarifying that neither they nor the production team endorsed a plot point about a teacher and student exchanging contact information. That statement read as an attempt to draw a boundary between fiction and endorsement. The harassment that followed the anime's run suggests that boundary was ignored by a segment of viewers. Several manga artists and writers spoke up in the days after Syundei left the platform, framing the incident as part of a larger tension around censorship and cross-cultural criticism.
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