The Pharmacists’ Diaries manga illustrator Nekokurage confirmed that she’s going to proceed engaged on the collection.
This was revealed in a press release printed on her official X account on September 9, 2024, following the latest court docket ruling in her tax evasion case.
Within the assertion, Nekokurage acknowledged the seriousness of her tax issues and introduced that she is now receiving steerage from a trusted tax advisor.
She deeply regretted the state of affairs and promised to keep away from such issues.
“I sincerely apologize for the issues which have arisen concerning my tax affairs. I deeply remorse the decision I lately obtained in court docket and am now receiving help from a trusted tax advisor. I promise that I’ll by no means let something like this occur once more..”
The illustrator confirmed that she’s going to proceed engaged on The Pharmacists’ Diarieswherein she expressed her gratitude to each her readers and the events concerned within the resolution to permit her to proceed creating.
“As well as, I’m grateful to the readers who’ve expressed their need to proceed studying my work, even underneath these circumstances, and to the events concerned who’ve made the choice to let me proceed creating. I hope to make up for my errors sooner or later and repay everybody by means of my continued work.
I need to method my creations with much more care and I might admire it if folks proceed to view my work sooner or later.“
Sq. Enix had beforehand confirmed that it has no plans to cancel the serialization of the manga The Apothecary Diaries, following the artist’s conviction.
Nekokurage was discovered responsible of failing to report roughly 260 million yen in revenue from 2019 to 2021, ensuing within the evasion of roughly 47 million yen in revenue taxes. The artist did not file tax returns by the deadline, resulting in the fees of tax evasion.
The Fukuoka District Courtroom sentenced the artist to 10 months in jail, suspended for 3 years, and fined him 11 million yen.
Because of this the artist is not going to must go to jail if she stays out of bother for 3 years.
Choose Takeda identified that Nekokurage’s manga had abruptly change into standard and introduced her a major revenue, however that she put her work and private life first earlier than assembly her tax obligations.
Though the artist had paid the complete quantity, together with any penalties, she was persistently late in submitting her tax returns, combining a number of years of returns into one.
She had continued this regardless of her editor and the unique creator of The Pharmacists’ Diaries had urged her to fulfill her tax obligations.
The Pharmacists’ Diaries manga adaptation by Itsuki Nanao and illustrated by Nekokurage started within the sixth situation of Sq. Enix’s Month-to-month Massive Gangan, launched on Might 25, 2017. Sq. Enix has collected the chapters into particular person tankobon volumes.
The primary half was printed on September 25, 2017. As of March 25, 2024, 13 elements have been printed.
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