The petition statement recalled that a similar campaign had been organised in March to protest the White House’s use of Yu-Gi-Oh! content.
Following Trump’s post, organisers said the petition was reopened to protest such uses and to communicate concerns to copyright holders and other stakeholders.
Since being relaunched on June 9, the petition has gathered nearly 20,000 signatures.
The petition also noted that after the Yu-Gi-Oh! incident, support was sought from members of Japan’s parliament, and the details of the campaign were shared with the relevant government bodies through the Cabinet Office, including the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Agency for Cultural Affairs.
“Subsequently, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs made a request to the US Embassy in Japan regarding the unauthorised use of Yu-Gi-Oh! and Nintendo games on the official White House X account,” the statement said.
“This petition is not intended to deny or criticise fan-created derivative works or individual creative expression, but expresses concern about the possibility that footage or imagery from official works may be used in political or military contexts in ways that differ from the intentions of the rights holders or creators,” it added.
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