An anonymous whistleblower brought a tip to the attention of exposé YouTuber Kore Kore, asking, "Does the work of famous illustrator Tsumi Cotoh contain traced images? The anonymous complainant brought in a tip that the work of the famous illustrator Tsumi Cotoh might contain traced images.
The image that the accuser verified by himself is displayed on the distribution.
According to the accuser, "When I pointed out the plagiarism on Twitter, the work in question was immediately deleted and the accuser was blocked by Tsumi Cotoh.
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After the delivery, a number of viral media summaries were made about the tracing allegations of Tsumi Cotoh, and the situation took on the appearance of a so-called "flame war".
To all my followers, purchasers, and all related parties
I would like to apologize for the trouble, inconvenience, and worry that I have caused regarding the production of my work.
I apologize from the bottom of my heart.
It is also true that I have posted and sold some of the works I created as quotations, homages, and reconstructions without obtaining the permission of the rights holders.
We deeply apologize for this as well.
We will continue to discuss this matter with the parties concerned.
I have often used photographic materials and photos of actual models as reference material for my work, and some of the pictures mentioned here were created using the same method.
However, we have never traced the photos themselves.
There is no intention of plagiarism in the copying either.
I would like to apologize again for causing concern to the people who love and cherish my work and to my many business partners, and I am determined to reflect hard and discipline myself so that this kind of thing will not happen in the future. I will also take a fresh look at copyrights and rights.
I am also very sorry for the inconvenience to my clients who are using my work.
All of my client work is my original work. I will continue to take this matter seriously.
We ask that you please refrain from sending us any inquiries.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
From now on, we will only be using Instagram.
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