A Kirino obsessed otaku has been arrested for making death threats against author of the Ore no Imouto series, apparently angered by the favourable treatment Kuroneko has been receiving in recent volumes.
Police moved to arrest a 32-year-old unemployed man in Tokushima prefecture after he sent 10 threatening emails to Tsukasa Fushimi, the 31-year-old author of the Ore no Imouto series of light novels.
His threats included “Die, you swindler!,” “I’ll make you regret this,” and “I’ll find out where you live.”
He also sent Fushimi over 500 emails containing Photoshopped image showing him being decapitated.
He has been charged for making the threats, which he admits, explaining that “I was angry about a slight to my favourite character in the novels.”
He seems to have been an especially ardent Kirino fan (or at least a hater of Kuroneko), as he also sent an email saying he wanted to beat the author to death along with Kuroneko.
Fushimi seems to have taken the episode in his stride, as he was spotted playfully alluding to the incident in the 10th volume of the series.
I haven’t been using Reddit as of since I read through the first article here a week ago.
Why would ANYBODY even like Kirino? Much less, like her enough to threaten the writer and threaten him? If you’re gonna threaten him, then threaten him for creating a character as terrible as Kirino to begin with.
Why not we kill HIM for threatening someone who seems to favour balancing the characters concentration of attention….
What a dumbass! He gives the rest of Otaku’s a bad name.
One bad fan makes all look bad? Booooo
An “extreme” ‘fan’. There everywhere just like the football jockies. This one is a jackass and he more than deserve to get arrested.
Shameful excuse of a fan.
unmmm because blondes are getting too much attention?
I can’t think of any stupider reason to threaten someone and he does it over 500 times. What an idiot.
I like Kuroneko. As far characters go she’s made great strides. She’s really grown as a women. Kirino’s already popular and loved – it would be nice to see Her and Ruri mature and help each other socially.
That’s how I always looked at it. Kuroneko is the Master Otaku and Kirino is the Popular girl and they keep rubbing up against each others lifestyle till they meet somewhere in the middle- lol.
The sweetest thing was to see Kuroneko with her little brother – she was so sensitive and nuturing- the perfect big sister. cute being how small she is.
I had no idea people fight internet wars for their favourite in Oreimo XD
How could anyone be obsessed over Kirino, she’s the most derivative and uninspired character ever.
This is a serious matter but I can’t help but laugh at that Otaku.
Oh great, now the novel won’t have a Kirino end solely in spite of this guy’s actions… Way to fuck it up for us Kirino fans pal…
I hope the psycho gets raped in prison by a dude who just happens to be a fan of Kuroneko.
Oh, the painful irony….
Another typical day in Japan…
Kuroneko for life, bitches.
It’s very common these days for a harem or harem-ish series to tease the fans of every relationship match-up with the (apparently) strong possibility that their favorite will be the “one”, even when another character is fairly obviously the designated girl (or boy). This means fans just have to put up with it when it focuses on a character that they don’t like.
That guy was probably ignorant of this, but if not, then that makes things even more messed up.
anyone who actually THREATENS the author is not a fan, theyre just one of those creepers
These otaku are just so damn stupid.
I think you meant “this Otaku”. I’m not going to judge a whole group of people based on this fools actions.
People like this makes Kirino fans look bad. Now I am no Kirino fan, but I am sure not all of her fanbase are like this.
Seriously… what he is convinced that he doesn’t need a character of a fanbase that wants to kill him and just kill Kirino outright? I bet even then he wouldn’t muster the courage to attempt that BS
threat vs threat.
discuss.
?????
profit!
This is why some authors are driven nuts and quit.
Is this guy stupid? Did he even read volume 8, 9 and 10? The novel has a good chance at getting a Kirino ending. Though Ayase has entered the running. But still! Ugh another person that clearly says why I don’t like to admit or call my self an otaku.
It’s sad that these are the kinds of people the anime industry depends on to survive.
Author: “We don’t negociate with terrorists. Kuroneko end now confirmed.”
PERFECT END.
Personally, I think the author dealt with this well.
oh my god, it’s a real life, Japanese version of Misery.
Why are there so many mental cases in Japan threatening people who make works of fiction for entertainment?! What kind of life did he have to have to be that screwed up?! There are jobless people everywhere and no one outside Japan is trying to kill animators, mangaka, movie makers, or writers… Japan I love and question you quite often… Who gets that attached to 2D characters?! I create characters for a living and I dont EVER get that attached to them, much less anyone else’s.
PS: Kuroneko for life.
You are ignorant.
J.K. Rowling receives the threat repeatedly.
The Justin beaver is made frequent in the murder preliminary announcement.
Of course, it is not arrested.
The establishment by which Hollywood actors are killed by the stalker is higher than a Japanese actor.
“Bezita…what is his power level…?”
“…..it is only 320….take care of him…”
i understand the guy but he is crazy
i like kuroneko a whole lot better that kirino
we still have the kuroneko manga
You don’t see Manami fans threatening light novel authors now, don’t you?
“favourable treatment Kuroneko has been receiving in recent volumes.”
uhoh.. i dont know the plot yet besides the current anime.. if he chooses her, i will be quite displeased.
Volume 10 already put Kuroneko in a place she’ll have a hard time getting out of. If this guy wasn’t in jail, he’d be jumping of joy right now
Damm being mangaka is tough job since you need katana all the time.
Worse extremists are the reason why people can’t have nice things.
And this is why we can’t have nice things.
all this about an anime? wow that is crazy
it’s this behavior that makes all ottaku fans not taken seriously.
Just send these 500 mails to apply for a job, and you’ll find one…
Plus, i didn’t read the novels, but the wincest seems impossible for me in oreimo.
*deskpalm*
Facepalming is just not enough…….
Typical Kirino fan.
*sign*
this wouldn’t be so sad if he wasn’t so wrong in his opinion
we all know kuroneko is far superior
Obsesion is always bad
That’s why adults should’t watch cartoons
You’re 12, right?
its not cartoon dumbass…. cartoon are southpark, futurama and some etc shit~ freakin gaijin ~_~
You do realize anime is just a play on animation, right? It’s not farfetched to call Ore no Imouto a cartoon.
Yes, but the reason we describe them both differently is because of how very “different” they are from each other. I personally would never call Oreimo a Cartoon
All animated pics are cartoons yu stoopid, （╯°vv°）╯︵ ~‾~ uıɾıɐƃ uıʞɐǝɹɟ ~ʇıɥs ɔʇǝ ǝɯos puɐ ɐɯɐɹnʇnɟ ‘ʞɹɐdɥʇnos ǝɹɐ uooʇɹɐɔ ˙˙˙˙ssɐqɯnp uooʇɹɐɔ ʇou sʇı
How the fuck are you unemployed? I have 2 jobs…
Lazy fucks…
Ever heard of ergophobia?
I guess you haven’t.
Congratulations? Who the fuck doesn’t have more than one job in this shitty economy?
Just say i dont need this mah man haz two jobz!!!!!!!!
Must be 2 shitty jobs.
He is employed in home security.
Why the fuck do you have 2 jobs? I’m unemployed… Why can’t you just take it eajy anon?
because he is from america. and this so called “economy” has nothing to do with the world…. but he is an american.
its only american “standard” to have 2 jobs.
Assumptions abound. Here in Japan, many people indeed have two jobs. But really, the faltering world economy has nothing to do with the world.
Crazeh.
One asshole Ruins Anime for everyone else! this guys sounds like a Fucking Idiot.
He is a fucking idiot……
You mean otaku subculture. Oreno is a series of light novels, the anime is just a diluted adaptation.
I always wonder why anyone ever is a “fan” of tsundere cunts like Kirino in anime.
yup, sounds like something a kirino fan would do
I love all the characters in Oreimo because they have their own uniqueness that makes the series interesting.
ahahahahahaahahahah
oh wait you were being serious
let me laugh even harder
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAA
00:02 You clearly haven’t read the Novel.
Otaku fandom should hold the same connotations as a cult religion.
no one is Ayase fan?
Sorry I’m not into half crazed girl.
I am!
Needs more Ayase!!
Another Ayase Legionnaire reporting in.
Ayase is a DIRTY CUNT BITCH!!! All hail Kuroneko!!!
oh wow, light novels sure are serious business…
Anime in general is serious business these days (otaku-wise)
and it’s annoying
“playfully alluding to the incident in the 10th volume of the series.”
what?
Kirino-fags must suffer!
All Heil Kuroneko!
It’s a fun show and the books it’s based on are nice, but it’s all fiction. It’s not real. It’s not cool to threaten to kill people in the real world.
But he didn’t kill him. He just wrote that he will. Isn’t that just fiction by that logic?
A statement of intent is not a fiction. Depending on your jurisdiction, even a work of fiction depicting a threat or actual harm of a real person can be considered a threat.
Even a false threat (one that you clearly did not intend to fulfill) is illegal in most places.
I see what you did there.
Try that logic by fictionally telling ‘you’ll bomb a plane’.
lol, yeah, kinda.
But if he’d actually carry it out, then it’d be real murder, while Oreimo will always stay fiction, no matter what happens.
“..to beat the author to death along with Kuroneko.
Over my dead body, Mister.
This man COULD beat Kuroneko to death along with the author. Killing the author cuts short her future! BUT, his rage would be a double-edged blade, also killing Kirino in the process.
Both sides lose.
“..to beat the author to death along with Kuroneko.”
Kuroneko: beat Oto-sama… to death… along with me,… Desu~te ?
You are really saying it now…
Poor thing, I don’t know what gonna happen with you now. Not even I can’t control my curse.
to Anonymous 16:13
a point for you to immitate Kuroneko
down 2 point for mistake to negative in a sentence.
“Not even I can control my curse” fixed.
How is he going to beat up something that doesn’t exist?
Kuroneko exists in my heart with THE FORCE!!!
Kuroneko is a midichlorian?
So he’s going to pluck your heart oout and eat it.
How would I be ripping the image of this man in front Kirino Otaku … I hope a funny reaction. but mentally retarded.
“…10 threatening emails to Tsukasa Fushimi”
“…over 500 emails containing Photoshopped image showing him being decapitated”
So much time spent on spam mail, no wonder he’s fired from his job.
Tags: Mental Illness
Nah, it’s just Otaku.
Just… LOL !
Hm? But “Niku” is also an Otaku…..
HERE WE GO AGAIN!!
All otakus are crazy,pervert,ugly,fat…and bla bla..
Stupid reason !Get a real life
unemployed man << one more to the list
Maybe otaku should stop being crazy, perverted, ugly and fat if they want to escape the stereotype.
(and yes, you can stop being ugly. Not being fat helps.)
Start working out Anon @01:31.
Nice logic dude….
This does not help our case with Ieatshit-san Prime Minster.
According to Ishihara that is not just a mental illness but a genetic one as well.
That old geezer is one with mental illness.
Someone send that old fart to a sanatorium,and make full sure that he receive slow torture every hours.
Age related mental deterioration is indeed a mental illness.
And it can be transmitted through skin contact.
If it can be transmitted through skin contact, we have nothing to worry…
No one is coming into any skin contact with otaku.
nope, they never leave their room to begin with. its transmitted through the internet
> unemployed man
Explains his rage, he’s a fucking loser.
Seems like half of anyone who’s into anime in Japan is unemployed.
More like “half the crazies” in japan are otaku -_-. If it wasn’t for Anime, they might have been crazed killers instead!
Not exactly. It’s just that the ones that keep on popping out on news are those who shine brighter for keep on bringing up bizarre cases, and at the same time aren’t employed.
Rage doesn’t cause sending easily tracked evidence to your victim.
Maybe instead of worrying about fictional characters, maybe he should go to the career center and find himself a JOB! He’s probably fat, greasy and lives in his parents basement or garage.
LOLTAKU.
I’d rather be black.
“(or at least a hater of Kuroneko)”
how in the blue blazes can you hate Kuroneko? she’s adorable…
saying that how can you hate someone that doesnt even exist?
O.o
You can hate a fictional character. Otherwise, there would be no point to villains in any story.
As far as Kuroneko…well, I liked her, but between her fans (who approach this asshole in craziness) and her overexposure I’m hoping there’s as little of her as possible in any future novels. I’m all for Ayase and Kirino.
you sound like you hate her alot…”well, i liked her” then “I’m hoping there’s as little of her as possible in any future”
if people “hate” characters that arnt real then they need help..
if you need to hate, channel hate on real people deserve it.
Sounds more like a Kuroneko fan to be honest (remember the torn up novels when they thought Kuroneko might have been slighted without reading it). Shows there are wacko fans on either side of the issue. It also shows that Otaku are, in general, crazy; and also that this author has been pretty irresponsible in riling them up. I suppose there’s a reason why most series with a harem usually have a clear winner.
Your little speech shows a lot of ignorance. A few people do this and you say that their (Otaku) crazy in “general?!” It’s also not the authors fault for riling “them” up, nor has he been irresponsible. The only one to blame for this incident is that “one” guy.
Obsession is crazy. It just happens that the otaku subculture tolerates and carters to obsessiveness above most types of fandoms. Soccer is especially notorious for example.
[b]another[/b] especially notorious example
32-year old unemployed man
he probably still lives in his parent’s basement too
Actually most Japanese homes don’t have basements…
actually, their houses ARE basements
He’s probably living off his expired parent’s pension too
Living in his parent’s basement? No way… His parents are died in the basement and he is collecting their expired pension.
@Anon 23:45 now that is hilarious and seems it would explain an awful lot.
At least he did not bury them in The Parent Cemetery, where the old come back is rotting governmental officials.
Nah, his parents were dumped into that massive hole he dug up overnight in the backyard and hastily covered.
…And then, people are all pimped out just by shoutin out loud “I’M DA TRUE OTAKU !!!”.
Srs business is srs.
Kuroneko is shit
Just your typical Kirino fan.
only in japan
No, I’ve seen people post death threats to BioWare because of Mass Effect 3. This happens in North America every now and then as well.
seems to me
*puts on sun glasses*
i win?
All Kirino fans are insane. This is nothing new.
Kuroneko>Kirino.
Fan is derived from fanaticism, which by itself is a form of insanity.
All ‘fans’ are insane. Period. I’m not surprised there are Kuroneko fans who will do the same thing if they felt their beloved Kuroneko was slighted.
Ayase ftw
Considering her personality you’d probably have to be insane to like her, so it makes sense.
Dont know why this is downvoted, it’s the truth. Kirino is one of the worst characters out there, she’s a total insufferable bitch. It will never cease to amaze me how many otaku complain about ‘bitchy 3D women’ whilst simultaneously idolizing this 2D girl who is such a bitch it’s amazing.
I don’t think it’s even about Kirino as a character. Let me put it in one word “incest”. Incest aka wincest precedes importance of a character’s personality.