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The story
YouTuber Yutabon (17), who calls himself an “adventurer,” revealed on X (formerly Twitter) that essayist Mayumi Kurata told him, “The future of Japan is in your hands,” sparking discussion on 5ch’s Entertainment/Sports Breaking News+ board. Yutabon first drew attention as an elementary schooler who publicly refused to attend school, and he has increasingly made social and political remarks in recent years. Reactions in the thread were mixed — some praised how much he’s “grown up,” others voiced concern over his past exploitation by his father, and still others pointed out Kurata’s own shifting political stance.
Adventurer Yutabon (17) @Awakened Mode
@yutabon_youtube
Mayumi Kurata entrusted me with “the future of Japan.”
Source: x.com / Original post here
What people said
Wasn't he just a correspondence high schooler?
Guy's only known online — recommend ignoring him.
Do something about it yourself.
As someone pro-immigration, should I be wary of him?
If you're pro-immigration, I'd recommend checking out Ceuta, Spain (a Spanish enclave that's a migration flashpoint).
He's a guy who keeps pulling stunts for video views — his celebrity-bashing got totally ignored, so he's pivoted to a right-wing angle instead.
Come to think of it, his dad ran for office in Okinawa and lost badly.
Maybe Yutabon sees his current political remarks as
groundwork for the day he's old enough to run himself.
That said, he's still a teenager for now,
so he gets picked up here and there by online news,
but he's not really saying anything new,
and he'll probably just fade into obscurity as he gets older.
Guess your environment really does matter.
Back around middle school he got invited to a YouTuber's wedding reception
and saw Hezumaryu show up in casual wear, and swore to himself "I must never become an adult like that" (Hezumaryu is a notorious troublemaker YouTuber) —
surrounded by cautionary tales the whole time lol
Yutabon still has potential, but Kurata-ma is a lost cause already.
You really think this guy won't get consumed by self-interest once he's got power?
Pretty sure nobody in Japan ranks lower than this guy out here begging (referring to his panhandling livestream stunt).
He's probably out there posting every day pretending to be his idiot son.
Saw someone's post online and now you're parroting it like it's your one trick lol
That "Yuta-PON" thing existed before the one in the thread title
— the thread title says "Yuta-BON"
It's "Yutabon"? He must've changed it.
As far as I know, he's been "Yutabon" since elementary school.
By the way, King Slime goes by "Yubon."
Really shows people need to keep learning, huh.
and the poor kid got used by his trash father to earn the family's keep.
It was flat-out abuse — child services, the board of education, and the police should've come down hard on that trash father back then.
He turns 18 this year — he's an adult now, not a kid.
Background and Key Points
Yutabon first drew attention around 2018 as an “elementary schooler who chose not to attend school,” operating under his father’s direction. Turning 18 this year means he’s no longer a minor, and he’s also someone whose political remarks are getting noticed more often lately. Mayumi Kurata works as a manga artist and essayist; she was once known for leaning liberal, but in recent years appears to have shifted her stance. The thread touched on this shift, but since that shift can only be verified by following her own statements over time, it would be premature to form a fixed judgment from this one post alone. There’s also a view of him as “a victim exploited by his father,” which reflects his past activities and is treated as a separate issue from his current standing.
※This article is compiled as an excerpt and summary of the 5ch (Entertainment/Sports Breaking News+) thread “Adventurer Yutabon (17): “Mayumi Kurata entrusted me with ‘the future of Japan.’”…“
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