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KanColle Developer Wins Defamation Lawsuit

posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Defendant sold defamatory goods while wearing mask with likeness of game creator at August 2020 event

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The Tokyo District Court awarded 4.40 million yen ($33,600) in damages to Kensuke Tanaka by selling defamatory merchandise and impersonating Tanaka's likeness.

The individual participated in an event for creators to publish Twitter for C2 first mentioned possible legal action against the individual in a tweet after the event in August 2020.

C2 co-developed the original KanColle web browser game with popular franchise.

The first 12-episode TV anime series premiered in January 2015 and opened in Japan in November 2016, and earned 560 million yen ($5 million) by March 2017.

KanColle: Itsuka Ano Umi de (streamed the series as it aired.

Source: Courts in Japan via Hachima Kikō


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