Have you ever made a typo online and had it corrected by someone else? How do you feel at this moment? Recently, one of the well-known Japanese manga authors of “Muscle Man”, Takashi Shimada, had a similar incident when announcing the suspension of the publication, which was pointed out by many netizens due to incorrect wording.
Surprisingly, he launched a fierce counterattack against these netizens, calling them; Not understanding the fun “;, And it was stated that these people are not real fans at all, which sparked widespread discussion. Next, let’s take a detailed look at the process of the matter.
As the original author of “Muscle Man”, Takashi Shimada and veteran artist You Hamaguchi sparked a heated discussion on their work during a program due to a typo.
In an announcement he posted on the X platform, he mistakenly wrote “jikai” as “jikai”, which has attracted numerous corrections from netizens.
Regarding the errors pointed out by netizens, Takashi Shimada responded one by one, calling these “critics”“A person who lacks interest”:
Netizens commented:Teacher, you typed your Chinese characters incorrectly. You should take a break from it and see the future development as soon as possible
The response to Shimada is:A guy who is not tactful
Another netizen said:Teacher!! You got the wrong number! It’s not ‘self-discipline’, it’s’ second time ‘
Shimada responds once again:“A guy who is not tactfulThat’s right
Another netizen corrected:You wrote ‘self-restraint’, which should be ‘second time’
Shimada still repeatedly referred to the other party as“A guy who is not tactful”.
These interactions instantly triggered polarized reactions from netizens. Some criticized those who corrected typos for being too picky, while others believed that Shimada’s reaction was too extreme and called on him not to retaliate against every corrected statement.
Shimada even later released a statement criticizing those who corrected his mistakes as not true fans:Those people who come to pick on my typos or omissions at every turn seem to be intentionally causing trouble for the 64 year old, which is really ridiculous. Real fans of ‘Muscle Man’ wouldn’t do that
In recent years, Shimada has sparked controversy due to his confrontation with netizens on social media, leading some to suspect that some netizens intentionally corrected his typos in an attempt to provoke him.
Previously, a netizen asked:Is there any animation on ‘Muscle Man’ now
Shimada’s simple reply:“Clams?”
This has also sparked heated discussions about his emotional control.
For people like Shimada who are easily influenced, using social media can be a laborious task.