An otaku fan of seiyuu 門脇舞以 / Mai Kadowaki, known for her appearances in Doraemon, Kodomo no Jikan and Strike Witches, and lately Rorona no Atelier and Amagami, has been arrested after threatening to kill her parents.
The 26-year-old unemployed seiyuu fan sent a threatening letter to the 28-year-old seiyuu’s office, in which he stated he would soon kill her parents.
He gives the usual bizarre excuse, apparently having resolved to threaten the seiyuu after seeing BBS posts slandering her for “adultery”; “I couldn’t forgive her. I frightened her, I did a bad thing” he confesses.
Police discovered he had left his fingerprints all over the threatening missive he sent her, which allowed them to trace him after they found the prints matched fingerprints found on earlier fan letters he had sent. Celebrities in the public gaze commonly archive fan letters for just these kind of reasons.
He has been arrested and charged with intimidation.
Via ZakZak.
Kadowaki is a bespectacled and artistically capable seiyuu, so it is easy to see how she is prime stalker fodder:
Otaku are an occupational hazard for seiyuu, and as they commonly have to deal with this sort of thing hopefully she will be able to take this in her stride.
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more random fags that are just TOO over obsessed with their idols. I never saw the point of such actions.
on another note: she is considered a potential target for stalkers with a megane fetish
Most sane people don't. Any kind of fandom can too far, this is just the latest example.
sadly there will always be extremes...
I tought he was dissapointed that Mai Kadowaki isn't a loli?
On a side note, “I couldn’t forgive her. I frightened her, I did a bad thing”? Wut kind of lame@$$ excuses is dat??
You think there aren't American women out there that'd threaten to kill that guy from Twilight if it came out that he was gay? Or worse, if he publicly said "There really is no such thing as vampires, it's all just a story. I'm only an actor, I'm not really Edgar".
Hell, in that case there'd be a friggen riot. Otaku Endless Eight rage could not even compare.
Think about it :v
As for the otaku who threatened Mai, his excuse should've been, "It couldn't be helped".
Hence..
'sadly there will always be extremes..'
a woman who does such a thing, would be considered 'extreme'..
nevertheless.. I originally deleted this post.. but I am thankful that it reappeared because of this.
"There really is no such thing as vampires, it's all just a story. I'm only an actor, I'm not really Edgar" Hell, in that case there'd be a friggen riot. Otaku Endless Eight rage could not even compare.
- made me laugh.. XD.
Chris... you seriously think that American females are turned off by a gay man pretending to be a vampire?
If anything that is full on fanservice.
Not Edgar. Edward. And yeah i think you're quite right. Obsessive possesive fans really scary...
According to herself, her poor eyesight is due to playing too much gameboy as a child.
More of a genetic thing, I think.
I've been playing video games all my life and I'm the only one in my family that doesn't need corrective lenses
i'm so far w/ you man! but i still consider to take care of my eyes, so i can still watch porn clearly! lol
Dang she's cute...
+1
+2
I agree with Tenshi! We must protect Mimi! >.<
ever heard the fact that shooting games focus and train your eyes?
That's Mimi Usa's seiyuu. I'm going to fap extra hard next time I watch Kodomo no Jikan.
She is _very_ cute, though.
"known for her appearances in Doraemon, Kodomo no Jikan..."
better reword that to 'roles'
Who's that fucking bastard? I will kill him for threatening Usa Mimi
man, ALL the boys threaten Mimi...
This one of Japan Quality? Overly obssessed Otakus?
FUCK?
"I love you so much, I want to kill you~"
And that, my friends, is the peak of sexual insanity...
"Getting threatened with Hinako" is apparently in production.
And this is why they'll never ever marry. Now wonder the Japanese will be extinct as a people by 2050. Perhaps they'll be absorbed by China.
Even without a glasses fetish, she is insanely cute! Perfect asian girl next door look that is elegant and charming without looking slutty and easy like a fraternity girl.
Fuck this! She did ecchi loli shit therefore she should be punished! WTF? Yeah GOD says so!
she not hoy why
she IS hot, that's why
dont people these days know how to send a mail to threaten?
that is pretty interesting that they matched his prints with his fan mail.
i wonder if they all do that.
all fan mail is scanned for fingerprints into a database matching the sender address so they can find stalkers.
Poor woman...:(
And she is quiet a decent looking meganekko - not my type but still...
Shame on stalkers&Co!! They should get execution for making the reputation of otaku culture even worse!!
Normal otaku should strike back : "If you once again treaten a seiyuu, we'll go to your house and break your loli figurine collection into pieces and delete all your eroge!!"
You just need a fitting punishment and they will learn out of it^^
there are alot more nice kadowaki maii pictures on the net. i really like her.
Poor woman...
And she even looks quiet decent - though she's not my type...
But defenetly a nice-to-look at meganekko :D
I can't stand stalkers&Co...
Doesn't matter what gender, they all need to be locked away > >
I'm an obsessed fan of Miyavi and as the rumors - now facts - first appeared on the net that his wife is Melody, some girls went crazy and posted stuff like : 'How could Miyavi choose her, she's so ugly', 'F**ck Melody, I hate her'...etc...o_O
I was shocked!!
And said thx to God I'm not like them...I actually listen to Melody too now XD
She's pretty cute. But threatening to kill her parents was just uncalled for.
-26 years old
-unemployed
-stalker
I'm not surprised...
Delicious megane! I'd totally lick the frames of her glasses!
you can have the glasses, i'll have the rest :3
Ah, meat!
+1
Stalkers are idiots in general.
wouldn't say idiots.. they just have bigger hearts than most.. and due to that, their love can cause them to overlook certain things..
'That's right, I'm a stalker of justice, and love is my quarry!' - Kondo..
Its not stalking, it's deep love!
+1
Why you changed your gravatar? Why not Holo the Wise?
Rorona no Atelier = Win.
She doesn't deserve to get intimidated by otaku rage, :/.
People should rather threaten Kadokawa instead, slandering them with words like: "Your company has entered an endless recursion of rage". Would benefit a lot more.
oh yeah, they are. Well, more like silent anger / threat... through the sale of the merchandises / DVDs of anime Kadokawa is involved in. Or any product that Kadowawa markets for the matter
-nvsds
An organization should be formed to protect seiyuus!
I suggest we form a Sentai group. Alpha, recruit a team of teenagers with attitude.
I want to be the red one
I think I'll wait for now before I join in. I've heard it pays off if you wait...
It's Morphin Time!
I'll be the orange ranger. Just let me get my dreads in, 'cause that's just made of win.
i wanna be the one in the big mecha
actually... make that purple instead
then with 2ch as intelligence? think i understand
Ay yai yai!
I see what you did thar
I shall play the opening on air guiter!