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Jozoiscute
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To all the people saying that this particular article is irrelevant to ANN news......
....no it's not about anime. Probably the only reason why it's here is because the family thought that if they posted this, other people from this "Anime Club" could help get their daughter back, safe and sound. I mean....GOOD GRIEF PEOPLE!!! They're worried about their child! Don't get so huffy over one small article on front of ANN..... ....have a heart. I would be worried if I were her parents too..... 
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FireChick
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My health class called them cluster suicides. Let's hope this girl is alive and safe. Heck, my life long dream is to go to Japan. Not to commit suicide in another country. It's so sad though. But she is an adult after all. Sorry about that. |
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Teriyaki Terrier
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Although I do have sympathy for the family and her, I do somewhat agree with you. She could of EASILY told one her parents and then this whole mess would have been prevented. [Note the place for this, -b] Most likely she ran away to get away from the problems, but either she didn't think ahead in advance or she really wanted to find something in Japan. I do hope she is safe and eventually found, but only for her family's sake. |
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beelzebozo
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THIS I mean, let's add this up as far as it being appropriate to ANN - Anime Fan - Member of local anime club - Went to Japan - Disappeared, possible suicide - People are looking for leads Seems appropriate to me. |
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MJP
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For the sake of argument, if she kept it a secret from her family for this long, stole money, got a visa (Is one required to visit Japan?), fled the country, and traveled within Japan (so she managed to secure a JR card and navigate on her own) she's doing this for a very serious purpose. She probably planned this for a good long time. Maybe someone got wind of it, or maybe nobody noticed (more likely). But if she was seriously suicidal and wants to die in Japan, and if nobody cared enough to say "Look, go see a psychiatrist" then there's no chance of stopping her.
Hell, maybe she just wanted a vacation and mommy and daddy wouldn't give her the money even though she was failing school. |
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Eos
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I've never understood the argument that "other worse things happen, so you shouldn't feel bad over this situation." Feeling sympathy isn't being naive, and adopting a cold attitude toward the world doesn't make you more enlightened than the rest of us. I hope one day you grow out of this stage in life. |
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Viga_of_stars
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I have similar beliefs to those who said people commit suicide everyday and why does it matter. I also agree that ANN putting this news up would help find her wherabouts through the worldwide network of anime fans here. My words on this? She was a depressed girl who wanted to escape it all.
Weather she killed herself or not is debatable. The thing is she wanted to see Japan at least once before death. It was wrong of her to just run away from her life because running away isn't the answer to anything EVER! On the other hand if her dying wish was to see the land she always wanted to go to I see nothing wrong with that. Everyone has a dying wish and Japan was hers. I hope she isn't dead at all. I hope the trip helped her think. I hope she's just bumming around in Japan right now. If she did die already at least she did something ballsy on the way out. At least she got to fulfill her dream and be happy before she died. I hope she died happily after she granted her wish. Good luck in Japan girlie. Dead or alive. |
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MJP
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So doing nothing and hoping things do well is just fine and dandy? Or are you in Japan right now combing through Noboribetsu, putting up flyers, and comforting the family? People die every day. People commit suicide every day. People who need help don't get it. This isn't coldness, this is reality. You can't save the world just by wishy-washy good thoughts. Save your energy for things that you care about or how you want to change the world. Save the rest of it for the fact that we live in a shitty world unless people do something about it. |
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RogueJedi86
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Isn't the fact that the suicide note was unsent proof that she didn't intend to die? If she had a suicide note, and planned to suicide, why didn't she send it? She could be still alive. When touring a foreign country, it would be easy to get caught up in some remote area where you wouldn't be easily found. |
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xstylus
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Wow. The sensitivity on these forums is just overwhelming. Doesn't matter what her likes or dislikes are, whether she's attractive or not, whether she's white or not, or whatever. She is someone who needs HELP, and it is also completely valid for this news story to have been posted here since there's a valid chance that one of the many people living in Japan who also frequent ANN might have seen her or be able to keep an eye out for her. She may seek out anime places of interest, and who would better know those places than those of us here? So all ya'll STFU unless you have something decent to say about the matter. Last edited by xstylus on Tue Apr 22, 2008 4:20 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Houlgrave
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Well damn, that's pretty sad, both for her and her family. Then again, maybe she chickened out and is still alive somewhere....
[Snip - Don't be rude. -b] |
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KabaKabaFruit
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[Edit - This is really rude -b] As for the girl, I hope she is found alive. Depression is a phase that I think everyone tends to go through sometime in their lives. Years ago, I was like her. I wanted to go to Japan, partake more in anime than in my studies, and hang around with my friends. When my grades began dropping due to putting anime as a higher priority over my education, I realized how stupid the whole thing was and finally worked to turn the tables. Today, I watch anime every now and then and focus my life mostly on real matters like employment and having a successful future. I'm much more prouder now than I was back then. The point is that people need to look at anime as a hobby and if they have problems in school or with society, they need to set their own priorities right or if they don't have the will power to do it, then get help. Like others have said, running away or ignoring the problem won't solve it. |
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xstylus
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I tell ya one thing, if I were her and if I just happened to fire up my laptop and read your post, it sure wouldn't help my self esteem much. The fact that you're not joking would make the comment sting even worse. I can't believe how some of you guys are giving commentary on her attractiveness over a situation like this. Some of you are describing her like she's hideous, and her picture isn't at all that bad. I sure hope her family doesn't read these posts. Cripes, people, have a heart. |
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kitsunelady
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Good God. I hardly ever take the time to read the 'forums' attached to the news on ANN, but today I did, and I am amazed at the horrible crap that has come out of peoples mouths (or in this case, gone from their brains, to their fingers, to their keyboards - a longer journey, so you should have had more time to think about how hateful what you were getting ready to type was)! Do you people not understand the Golden Rule at all?
Also, what in God's name do her looks have to do with this? It's not our business to be speculating on WHY she ran away, or WHY she wanted to commit suicide! And it's obvious the article was posted as many places as possible in the hopes that someone might have seen her! Why would any of you complain about that?! Jesus, people. Do any of you have children? Or, hell, a beating heart?! I agree, I hope her parents/family/friends NEVER visit this site and read what you've said. Jerks. |
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jsevakis
Former ANN Editor in Chief
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Sorry reality got in the way of your mecha and moe fantasies. Anime is a smaller community than it feels like sometimes, and deaths and disappearances are news, especially under unusual circumstances, and even moreso when peril may be involved. I can't help but wonder if the mainstream entertainment media get this sort of nastiness every time they write about people some readers don't care about, or are we just blessed with a certain class of soulless people among us. |
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