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'Evangelion' anime voice actress says gay man grabbed her chest in Tokyo bar district

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By Casey Baseel, SoraNews24

In the early hours of the morning on May 23, anime voice actress Megumi Ogata was out having some drinks with a female friend in Golden Gai, one of the oldest bar districts in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Ogata’s ability to perform deeper voices than many other anime voice actresses has won her some very memorable roles, such as "Evangelion" protagonist Shinji Ikari and "Sailor Moon’s" Haruka Tenoh, aka Sailor Uranus.

However, Ogata’s rise to fame predates the more recent anime marketing strategies that emphasize putting voice actresses in front of the camera, and so she’s usually less likely to be recognized on the street than some of her younger colleagues. Not knowing who she was, though, didn’t stop a passerby from copping a feel, though, Ogata said through her Twitter account.

"Just now, I was walking through Golden Gai. As I passed by a gay man who I’d never met before, he grabbed my chest and said ‘At first I thought you were a gay guy, but it turns out you’re a lesbian’ (the woman I was with, Ms P, is just a platonic friend I was drinking with). I have no personal prejudice against LGBT people, but his actions qualify as sexual harassment.”

Online commenters were quick to voice their agreement and shock:

“That guy is nothing more than a chikan [groper].”

“What he did was criminal.”

“Regardless of a person’s sexual identity, touching their chest without permission is wrong.”

“There’s something wrong with a guy who’d just start squeezing someone’s breasts like that.”

One Twitter user, identifying herself as a member of Golden Gai’s neighborhood association, went so far as to ask the voice actress to contact the organization, so that they could see if the incident had been recorded on security cameras and the man could be identified, though Ogata hasn’t said whether or not she intends to track the man down to pursue legal action.

Source: Twitter/@Megumi_Ogata via Otakomu

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‘At first I thought you were a gay guy, but it turns out you’re a lesbian’

Good grief.

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The groper thought she was a guy - so he grabbed her chest thinking it's a guy-chest

Is that how ya make sure if someone is a guy or a gal

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From her statement,

Some readers interpreted it as "a sexual harassment is also permitted if it applies to LGBT."

And some readers were upset by her statement.

I can not agree with the mindset of some readers.

This is an extended interpretation and can only be considered sick.

Source: SORA NEWS24 

https://soranews24.com/2019/05/24/evangelion-anime-voice-actress-says-gay-man-grabbed-her-chest-in-tokyo-bar-district/

Source: Twitter/@Megumi_Ogata 

https://twitter.com/Megumi_Ogata/status/1131247631059959808

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Gay or no gay, this guy has some kind of problem if he has to squeeze a woman's breasts. And then he says he 'knows' she's a lesbian. This is just sexual harassment, no matter how you slice it. And even if a lesbian does this thing to another lesbian, it's still sexual harassment if the other one isn't consenting.

Toasted HereticToday 04:12 am JSTAnd if the striaght guy did it to the gay guy, he would enjoy it. Weirdos.

Hate to burst that little homophobic bubble but, in general, nobody enjoys being groped. Regardless of what your sexual orientation is.

Groping is just that. It's unwarranted, unwelcome, uninvited, and uncouth. It doesn't matter if the groper AND/OR the gropee is male or female. It happens in every way, and at best it's a 5th grade level practice that most people outgrow by the time they're 12.  

“That guy is nothing more than a chikan [groper].”

Sure looks like it to me. And he's probably isn't gay either - he's probably using that line as a diversionary excuse, and a lame one at that. He probably smugly thinks he's been 'cute' but he's just being juvenile - just like Donnie Douchebag who BRAGS about these stupid activities himself. Totally repulsive, man. Disgusting.

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And he's probably isn't gay either - he's probably using that line as a diversionary excuse, and a lame one at that.

Nothing can excuse his actions but sexuality is a grey area. There are men who sleep with men, who would be mostly hetero, or bi. Women who sleep with women but would identify as mostly hetero. There are women who identify as gay who sleep with men who identify as gay. There are so many permutations of the sexual experience, it's almost impossible to label specific orientation. That's why I like the word "fluid" when it comes to ones sexuality.

But back to the perp in question, his behaviour was selfish, opportunistic and creepy. It should not be condoned.

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How did she know he was gay? That makes no sense. If her assumption is based on his being in a particular area of town, then his assumption, that she is gay, must also be correct. And that makes no sense.

Whatever. Men need to keep their hands and opinions to themselves.

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So she let the guy do it because he was gay ?

Do that to me and you get a quick punch even maybe before touching me. I won't need to report anything to anyone.

And my thougths won't be about him being gay or not.

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Lol victim card will definitely not work out on that one. Though if it was in the west, the story would of been fudged for lies

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A few upper cuts and a kick to the family jewels, will straighten him

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You chaps do realise that the risk of physical violence for women who hit out at their attacker is far greater than it is for men. You're basically suggesting that women encourage further assault on their person.

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Maria

The girl would of beat him up, he's a flake anyhow, would of been an easy KO for her

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*Should have

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My gay friend and I were discussing this a while back, as he said it's a common problem in the gay community. Many gay men think that because they are not sexually attracted to boobs, they are free(er) to grab them. Kind of like how girls will often grab each other's boobs, except in this case the guy doesn't have any, so it's not exactly the same.

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Strangerland

Really? to justify his actions to a stranger he DOESNT know, they are not friends or aynything, he was just an otaku fan, to physcally assault them and try to slide out of te crime he commited by being gay is ok for his criminal predatory acts, lets just allow anyone to commit crimes and let them get away with it by stating their victim card of sexuality...

This is NOT the west ti play the victim card, he deserves prison and expose his pic too fir all to see.

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Really? to justify his actions to a stranger he DOESNT know, they are not friends or aynything, he was just an otaku fan, to physcally assault them and try to slide out of te crime he commited by being gay is ok for his criminal predatory acts, lets just allow anyone to commit crimes and let them get away with it by stating their victim card of sexuality...

That's a weird stance you are taking, I'm not sure why we would let anyone get away with grabbing anyone physically in a way they are not comfortable with..

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