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Creator Blames Editorial Eroticism for Lady Justice's Short Run

5/22/2026

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Ken Ogino said his manga Lady Justice ended after sixteen chapters in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump in 2015.
He explained that editors forced an erotic focus because the heroine was female, which he accepted reluctantly.
Ogino clarified his original plan featured a tough female superhero with fanservice only as extra spice.
He now draws The Ossan Newbie Adventurer manga and says Jump now permits female leads without erotic emphasis.

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Ken Ogino said his manga Lady Justice ended after sixteen chapters in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump in 2015.
He explained that editors forced an erotic focus because the heroine was female, which he accepted reluctantly.
Ogino clarified his original plan featured a tough female superhero with fanservice only as extra spice.
He now draws The Ossan Newbie Adventurer manga and says Jump now permits female leads without erotic emphasis.