Akihabara stabbing + RIOOOOOOOOOOOONNNN

[Kogahazan]

A guy went and crashed a truck into Akihabara, then got out and stabbed a bunch of people, killing some and injuring more.

Some of articles about it that are being updated as news breaks:
http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=4811
http://www.animenewsnetwo...d-dead-in-tokyo-akihabara

Pictures of the killer, plus a picture of Leon he drew in his high school yearbook (suggesting that he loves Rutee? Some overlayed text is blocking it but I want to say that one part says he likes cars. lol wut? Probably talking about himself, not Leon)
http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=4822

[Cless Aileron]

That's a pretty horrifying thing there.  I also can't believe how he acted when he did this.

I have to say, I'd also hate to see what kind of spin gets put in place after seeing that.  Maybe I'm paranoid because of my little time with media study and a character got into the crossfire.

[Kogahazan]

Here's your spin:
http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=4835

He killed people, he loves anime/manga, ergo anime/manga make people into killers. Flawless logic.

[Kevassa]

So now they will link that namco breed killers with their suicidal cahracters and we wont get any new 2D games?
That would be unfair, but you know if they keep linking stuff with anime and the love he has with Tales of destiny, you never know what can happen (maybe they will make him meet Rutee Kartet! ... That would be the best day in my life )

Talking seriously it is a real dangerous situation, and I agree with kogahazan this is ridiculus, anime doesnt make assasains people (it makes Emos sometimes  though =[)

[Kvar]

So now they will link that namco breed killers with their suicidal cahracters and we wont get any new 2D games?
That would be unfair, but you know if they keep linking stuff with anime and the love he has with Tales of destiny, you never know what can happen (maybe they will make him meet Rutee Kartet! ... That would be the best day in my life )

Big ToD2 spoiler:
Maybe he thought he'd get killed so he can be reincarnated and meet Rutee's son.

[Nae]

So now they will link that namco breed killers with their suicidal cahracters and we wont get any new 2D games?
That would be unfair, but you know if they keep linking stuff with anime and the love he has with Tales of destiny, you never know what can happen (maybe they will make him meet Rutee Kartet! ... That would be the best day in my life )

Talking seriously it is a real dangerous situation, and I agree with kogahazan this is ridiculus, anime doesnt make assasains people (it makes Emos sometimes  though =[)

That's America's job.

[Hoa Dao]

... The Leon thing was unexpected.  I don't think the thread at the Tales Forums said anything about that.

[Cless]

That's America's job.

Ummm. Yeah.

*shakes head*

[Kevassa]

Ummm. Yeah.

*shakes head*

There goes the last thin percent of TODr released here D:

[Nae]

Ummm. Yeah.

*shakes head*

You know if this happened in America, Jack Thompson would have been all over this like a fat guy on cake. Somehow, someway, he 'd relate this the killings.

[lonerurouni187]

So now they will link that namco breed killers with their suicidal cahracters and we wont get any new 2D games?
That would be unfair, but you know if they keep linking stuff with anime and the love he has with Tales of destiny, you never know what can happen

Thats precisely what Im afraid of......anything could happen these days.

[lonerurouni187]

There goes the last thin percent of TODr released here D:

XDDDD Yep!!!! =.=!

[Cless]

You know if this happened in America, Jack Thompson would have been all over this like a fat guy on cake. Somehow, someway, he 'd relate this the killings.

Jack Thompson != America. And he's about to be disbarred for being a basket case.

[Nae]

Yeah, but the parents who can't properly raise their kids do.