As Bilibili tries to pivot from appealing to fans of anime, comics and games, the company is facing a backlash over showing a Japanese show that some accused of “insulting women”, resulting in advertisers leaving the platform. Photo: Bloomberg
Anime streaming site Bilibili faces domestic boycott ahead of Hong Kong IPO over Japanese show accused of insulting women
- Bilibili has removed Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation after a backlash over ‘soft pornographic’ content said to be insulting to women
- After the company banned a popular user critical of the show, several domestic brands pulled their advertising from the video streaming platform
As Bilibili tries to pivot from appealing to fans of anime, comics and games, the company is facing a backlash over showing a Japanese show that some accused of “insulting women”, resulting in advertisers leaving the platform. Photo: Bloomberg
