An otaku musician famous on NicoNico Douga has been arrested for having sex with an under-age fan who approached him at Comiket.
The 31-year-old Tokyo musician enjoyed modest fame through his music on NicoNico Douga, released under the name “Hoshimi Aoto.”
However, his popularity was his undoing – a 17-year-old female high schooler approached him whilst he was attending a Comiket music booth, and proved more than willing to express her appreciation for his talents amorously.
The pair indulged in carnal relations at a hotel in the Tokyo city of Chofu, a matter which somehow came to the attention of the authorities.
He was subsequently arrested and charged with engaging in indecent activities with a minor, which he admitted, saying “I thought it was risky but I couldn’t restrain my lust.”
Aside from its enjoyably lurid aspects, the case has been attracting attention for another reason – the stark contrast between “ideal and actuality” offered by pictures of the musician whilst being arrested for his vile deeds and his online 2D portrayal:
His music:
lol,lose around 20 kilos and he might be just like the pic.
I’m not really sure how vile that is. Sure he’s no beauty, but that’s one year off from legal, so the basis on this being ‘vile’ or not seems rather arbitrary. Is this something I would have done? No, but some women in their late teens can have the appearances of women in their mid twenties and the emotional maturity to match and most people don’t ‘card’ their impromptu hook-ups.
Considering this case though, maybe they should. Especially when they are of celebrity status…
If SHE WANTS IT, then it’s okay, right? Don’t look at me like that Chris Hansen, don’t you dare!
He shouldn’t have done a 3D woman lol
But seriously… she was 17 and consented. It’s not like she was a middle or elementary schooler. He’s likely to receive a harsh sentence, which sucks.
I don’t know his music, and I also don’t care how different he looks from those drawings. 2D != 3D
What comes to mind is that maybe he is made a criminal because of what he does… officials want to counter the otaku world by making a ‘deceiving’ otaku musician a criminal who ‘rapes’ minor girls.
Well, this sucks. I’ve listened to his music many times before and have always really enjoyed it.