Earlier this month we reported {that a} small variety of folks had been taking and showing in “lewd” photographs with statues at Studio Ghibli’s new theme park, and that the act of posting these pictures on social media had reportedly “disturbed many individuals”.
“Frankly talking, posting photographs like that on social media may be very inappropriate”, the Governor of Aichi Prefecture (the place the park is situated), Hideaki Ōmura, stated on the time. “From adults to youngsters, folks go to Ghibli Park to enter the Ghibli world and luxuriate in themselves. Clearly this motion disturbed many individuals,” he added, saying that native authorities have since informed park workers that “they should firmly cease such actions as soon as noticed and confirmed.”
“For individuals who come to the park to do this type of factor, I might a lot favor them to not come in any respect. In fact we have to take harsher measures towards this type of conduct. That is principally destruction of property.”
Because the Mainichi Shimbun (through ANN) report, final week the three males accountable turned themselves into the mayor’s workplace, having been “fearful concerning the affect of their actions”, and “requested for a gathering with the Ghibli Park promotion division”.
“Taking these photographs went past the extent of a sensible joke”, they are saying in a press release (translated by ANN). “We’ve triggered plenty of misery to everybody. We endeavor to not trigger any mischief sooner or later.”
For his half, Ōmura stated in a press convention held on March 24 that regardless of initially pursuing authorized motion towards the three, he’s keen to just accept their apologies and “would love this to mark the top of this matter”.
Ghibli Park opened final yr after quite a few delays, however isn’t actually completed; whereas it’s promoting tickets, and there are three areas to discover (together with the home from Totoro), two different areas (together with a Mononoke-themed forest) are nonetheless underneath development, and aren’t because of be accomplished for an additional yr or two.
