{"id":348932,"date":"2026-06-11T03:24:33","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T21:54:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=348932"},"modified":"2026-06-11T03:24:34","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T21:54:34","slug":"petition-targets-trump-over-use-of-japanese-manga-characters-on-social-media-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/11\/petition-targets-trump-over-use-of-japanese-manga-characters-on-social-media-national\/","title":{"rendered":"Petition targets Trump over use of Japanese manga characters on social media &#8211; National"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>U.S. President Donald Trump is facing growing backlash from Japan and fans of the country\u2019s popular anime and manga characters over his use of them in his social media posts.<\/p>\n<p>Discontent amongst fans began months ago once they noticed Trump using images of famous Japanese anime characters, including Naruto, Pikachu and Yu-Gi-Oh!, and 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\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__overlay\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"c-video__duration\">2:04<\/time><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__title\">\u2018I\u2019m 1,000% excited\u2019: Pok\u00e9mon Fossil Museum debuts in Chicago as generations of fans flock to event<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"l-videoCarousel__glide glide \">\n<div class=\"glide__arrows c-carousel__buttons l-videoCarousel__buttons\" data-glide-el=\"controls\">\n\t<button class=\"glide__arrow glide__arrow--left c-carousel__button c-carousel__prev l-videoCarousel__button l-videoCarousel__prev c-longform-gallery__prev\" data-glide-dir=\"<\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Previous Video<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/button><br \/>\n\t<button class=\"glide__arrow glide__arrow--right c-carousel__button c-carousel__next l-videoCarousel__button l-videoCarousel__next c-longform-gallery__next\" data-glide-dir=\">&#8220;><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Next Video<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t<button class=\"c-carousel__goto\" data-glide-dir=\"=0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><\/button>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<!-- video stream item --><\/p>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues below commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The petition was submitted to the Japanese government, in keeping with its creators, after the White House <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/WhiteHouse\/status\/2029741548791853331\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">posted a video<\/a> that spliced footage of U.S. strikes on Iran with anime scenes and cutaways from several other movies.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup\" data-newsletter-inline=\"\">\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/images\/skyline\/national.jpg\" alt=\"Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won't miss a trending story.\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__content\">\n<h2 class=\"c-inlineSignup__title\">Get breaking National news<\/h2>\n<p>Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox because it happens so you will not miss a trending story.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cSubsequently, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs made a request to the US Embassy in Japan regarding the unauthorized use of Yu-Gi-Oh!\u201d the petition reads.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor a few years, these works have inspired audiences all over the world by conveying values equivalent to courage, friendship, and perseverance. For this reason, many fans feel concerned when images from these works look like utilized in political or military contexts that will differ from the intentions of the unique creators or rights holders,\u201d it continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese concerns aren&#8217;t limited to Japan. Fans in international communities have also expressed the view that the context of those works and the intentions of their creators must be respected,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n<p>An official Yu-Gi-Oh! <a href=\"https:\/\/yu-gi-oh.jp\/news_detail.php?id=2490&#038;page=details&#038;utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement on the time<\/a> addressed the post, saying, \u201cThe unique creators and anime staff weren&#8217;t involved in any way, and no permission was given for using the mental property in query.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A picture shared on Truth Social as a part of an <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116703094991947376\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AI-generated video<\/a> depicted Trump because the ninja Naruto Uzumaki from the Naruto franchise, once more angering fans over the weekend and\u00a0reviving the petition on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-tabs\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab c-tabs__tab--active\" type=\"button\">More on Trending<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab\" type=\"button\">More videos<\/button>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues below commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"caption\">\n<figure class=\"c-figure c-figure--alignnone c-figure--expandable\">\n<div class=\"c-figure__inner\"><figcaption class=\"c-figure__caption c-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-caption__desc\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tA screengrab of\u00a0 DonaldTrump, where he&#8217;s depicted as Naruto.\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"c-caption__cite\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tDonald Trump\/ Truth Social\t\t\t\t<\/cite><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Naruto Uzumaki is the protagonist and namesake of a preferred anime and manga series a couple of young ninja\u2019s journey to develop into the village leader, created by Masashi Kishimoto.<\/p>\n<p>A fan of anime and the manga franchise particularly, Nana Suzuki, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cdx7vynyl4eo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told the BBC in an interview<\/a> that she felt a responsibility to take motion on behalf of the creators of the Manga universe.<\/p>\n<p>Suzuki, who began the petition, in keeping with the British outlet, said,\u201dKazuki Takahashi, the creator of Yu-Gi-Oh!, passed away after attempting to rescue someone within the ocean. It deeply saddened me that his noble spirit, someone who tried to save lots of others and the message of his work, was utilized in a military context, and that he is not any longer alive to talk up himself.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n\t\t&#038;copy 2026 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. President Donald Trump is facing growing backlash from Japan and fans of the country\u2019s popular anime and manga characters over his use of them in his social media posts. 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