Kadokawa Apologizes for Using Ieri Komen’s Character Designs Without Permission in Pitch-Black Infatuation Manga

Kadokawa has apologized after discovering that its manga adaptation of Pitch-Black Infatuation used visual designs from another manga without authorization. The apology came from the editorial department of Young Ace, which publishes the adaptation illustrated by Kei Natsumi and based on Rokakoen’s novel. The designs came from Ieri Komen’s manga adaptation of Festival of Heresies. Although both stories take place in the same fictional universe, the editorial department acknowledged that it had proceeded without securing the necessary permission from Komen.…