Dragon Quest V novel author Saori Kumi filed criminal complaints with the Tokyo District Public Prosecutor's Office and Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department against the production committee of Dragon Quest Your Story, the Dragon Quest game franchise's first 3D CG anime film, on December 5. Kumi issued a statement about the complaints on Friday.
Kumi had filed a civil lawsuit with the Saku branch of the Nagano District Court on August 2, the day the film opened in Japan. The December 5 filing included criminal complaints against the film's production committee, as well as related companies and individuals.
Kumi alleged that the anime's production committee used her work without permission and changed it, violating Japan's copyright laws and Unfair Competition Prevention Act. She further accused production committee of fraud, a breach of trust, and corporate embezzlement. Specifically, Kumi stated that the film's producers used her novel characters Ryuka, the protagonist, and Ryukeirom el kel Granvania (name romanization not confirmed) without her permission. In the original Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride game, the protagonist is known as the "Hero," and players may give the protagonist a name of their choosing. In the film, the protagonist's name is Ryuka, which is also the name Kumi used in her novel.
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Kumi had filed a civil lawsuit with the Saku branch of the Nagano District Court on August 2, the day the film opened in Japan. The December 5 filing included criminal complaints against the film's production committee, as well as related companies and individuals.
Kumi alleged that the anime's production committee used her work without permission and changed it, violating Japan's copyright laws and Unfair Competition Prevention Act. She further accused production committee of fraud, a breach of trust, and corporate embezzlement. Specifically, Kumi stated that the film's producers used her novel characters Ryuka, the protagonist, and Ryukeirom el kel Granvania (name romanization not confirmed) without her permission. In the original Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride game, the protagonist is known as the "Hero," and players may give the protagonist a name of their choosing. In the film, the protagonist's name is Ryuka, which is also the name Kumi used in her novel.
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