{"site":"Yomimono","license":"CC BY 4.0 (citation required)","generated_at":"2026-05-25T11:44:05.636Z","story":{"id":"r_056d1ff65c094539baa7e77c","slug":"otaku-anti-war-protest-organizer-responds-to-singer-masayoshi-oishi-s-comments","url":"https://yomimono.id/otaku-anti-war-protest-organizer-responds-to-singer-masayoshi-oishi-s-comments","headline":"Otaku Anti-War Protest Organizer Responds to Singer Masayoshi Oishi's Comments","summary":"Hiroyuki Takahashi, organizer of the March 28 otaku anti-war protest in Tokyo, reacted to singer Masayoshi Oishi's radio comments questioning the protest's use of the \"otaku\" label. Takahashi pushed back on Oishi's concern that the protest might tarnish otaku or their oshi, asking whether otaku supporting war is preferable.","why_it_matters":"The exchange highlights a generational and ideological split within Japanese fandom over whether otaku identity should be tied to political activism, with the protest organizer rejecting the idea that staying quiet protects one's oshi.","published_at":"2026-05-19T21:01:26.000Z","source_count":1,"sources":["Anime News Network"],"citations":[{"source":"Anime News Network","title":"Otaku Anti-War Protest Organizer Reacts to Singer Masayoshi Oishi's Comments on Protest","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2026-05-09/otaku-anti-war-protest-organizer-reacts-to-singer-masayoshi-oishi-comments-on-protest/.237205"}],"license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Hiroyuki Takahashi","Masayoshi Oishi"],"type":"news","domain":"other","is_roundup":false}}}