Act-Age manga cancelled after author tries soliciting middle schoolers

[Jman]

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-08-10/shueisha-cancels-publication-of-act-age-manga/.162773
 

Shounen Jump appears to be cracking down, but it helps when you have people chomping at the bit for your spot.

[The1gairon]

Horrible.

[PokeNirvash]

I don't think drive-by gropings can be classified as solicitation. Molestation, definitely. But not solicitation.

[viperxmns]

Guess you could say.. they didnt.. act their age

[Chapinator_X]

Ok, but with “act-age” being the name of his manga, he’s asking to have people roast him for his pedophilia. 

[EmpressAngel]

Yikes. Glad I never got into that one.

[PokeNirvash]

All I know is that it's apparently one of those "non-battle battle manga" with acting as its method of battle, but even knowing that, I have no interest or desire to get into it, wrongdoing on the author's part or no.

[Jman]

The manga has quickly been erased.  Every single publication translating it has stopped, printings have stopped, and it’s been removed from bookstores.

And as the final nail in the coffin, the most recent chapter of Watamote -

[The1gairon]

I wish Konata was here.