Current Events > Japanese VA for Ash Ketchum being investigated for embezzling COVID relief money

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https://friday.gold/article/72351

https://www.twitter.com/DougDinsdale/status/1337271081913094146

https://kotaku.com/report-japanese-pokemons-voice-actress-alleged-involve-1845858766

In Fridays report (via Hachima, summarized by translated Doug Dinsdale), Matsumotos former manager alleges that the voice of Ash allegedly took advantage of government relief grants. Because of the global pandemic, the Japanese government offered to help support artists hurting from the impact of covid-19, offering 100,000 yen ($960) to those artists in need.
Matsumoto denies these allegations, and they have not been confirmed.
The Pokmon voice actress does not appear impacted by covid-19 as the show has continually aired throughout this year, so it would seem that Matsumoto would not need said assistance. However, according to the Friday article, the voice actress is alleged to have gathered a group of six individuals, supposedly demanding their relief be deposited in her bank account instead of directly into each artists own, per the regulations. Apparently, two of the applicants included in the application werent actually eligible for the relief payments.

According to Friday, the former managerwho was supposedly included in that group receiving a government relief paymentalleged that Matsumoto included her without her knowledge. She reported this to the authorities, who said that the money should have been paid directly to each individual listed on the grant application. (She also claims that Matsumoto was quick to anger and would often change the Pokmon anime scripts, and alleges that Matsumoto was not the easiest person to work for, claiming that ten assistants had quit in the past four years.) The government realized that the manager was not eligible for the grant and demanded the money back.

These claims, however, have been refuted by Matsumoto, who told Friday, Im only holding the money. The voice actress also claims to have paid back the money her former manager owes.

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pikawow

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exposed by assistant. In other words, she didn't give them enough.

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You know whats disgusting? When the show started Ash was older than me. Now I'm almost 30.

All of us were morons thinking this pussy was going to be the Pokmon master. And he's only aged a year? Shit.

You know what else is disgusting? Case Closed. But at least him staying a kid is part of the fucking plot.

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supposedly demanding their relief be deposited in her bank account instead of directly into each artists own

whut

AzurexNightmare posted...

at least him staying a kid is part of the fucking plot.

has to or else. won't reveal what happens.
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AzurexNightmare posted...

You know whats disgusting? When the show started Ash was older than me. Now I'm almost 30.

All of us were morons thinking this pussy was going to be the Pokmon master. And he's only aged a year? Shit.

You know what else is disgusting? Case Closed. But at least him staying a kid is part of the fucking plot.

He hasn't aged at all. He's still 10.

Meanwhile, a child was conceived (off-screen) and born during the course of the show, recently.

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Solar_Crimson posted...

He hasn't aged at all. He's still 10.

Meanwhile, a child was conceived (off-screen) and born during the course of the show, recently.

Gary also became a researcher with his own lab.

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AzurexNightmare posted...

You know whats disgusting? When the show started Ash was older than me. Now I'm almost 30.

All of us were morons thinking this pussy was going to be the Pokmon master. And he's only aged a year? Shit.

You know what else is disgusting? Case Closed. But at least him staying a kid is part of the fucking plot.

She is the VA and doesn't have anything to do with the plot/writing, so chill on your hate boner

Can't use a Master Ball on money.

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