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NEWS: Manga Creator Kei Aoyama Passes Away at 32


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Kougeru



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PostPosted: Tue Oct 11, 2011 11:16 pm Reply with quote
definitely a suicide based on his twitter post I'd say....way too coincidental for an accident.shame none the less , RIP
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GATSU



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PostPosted: Tue Oct 11, 2011 11:24 pm Reply with quote
Why the Fark did he have to be my age? Or close to it? R.I.P.
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Kohii



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PostPosted: Wed Oct 12, 2011 12:33 am Reply with quote
What a shame. He was so young.

Rest in Peace.
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Freakmasta



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PostPosted: Wed Oct 12, 2011 12:34 am Reply with quote
Manga authors are sometimes like this. They get stressed so much that they try to "escape". Bad times. But I never condone suicide. It's a horrible and irresponsible way to go.
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enurtsol



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PostPosted: Wed Oct 12, 2011 12:50 am Reply with quote
R.I.P. good man.

Japanese need more blue light:

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Swissman



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PostPosted: Wed Oct 12, 2011 2:12 am Reply with quote
Well, that sucks, a lot :-(

I discovered Mr.Aoyama`s mangas last year during a trip in Japan and enjoyed China Girl and Yoiko no Mokushiroku since then a lot. I even started to write a review of the latter manga for my german blog.
Aoyama`s artwork is polished and the stories are interesting, he`s one of the seinen manga autors I became to appreciate the most. It`s really a shame someone so young (he`s younger than me) passes away. I whish I had left a message of appreciation for his stories on a personal website.
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Banjo



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PostPosted: Wed Oct 12, 2011 2:19 am Reply with quote
what a waste of his potential, many artists can get famous at older age why would he just give up like that..

anyways there is something wrong in his profile
Chronology:
(2001-10-09) Commited suicide in his bathroom by hanging.

^ the date
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Gon*Gon



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PostPosted: Wed Oct 12, 2011 2:25 am Reply with quote
Dang, the worst part is that his aren't isn't half bad as well...though I never saw any of his series.
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Melanchthon



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PostPosted: Wed Oct 12, 2011 4:52 am Reply with quote
They tell us … that suicide is wrong; when is it quite obvious that there is nothing in the world to which every man has a more unassailable title than to his own life and person. –Arthur Schopenhauer

Good-night, sweet prince; And flights of angels sing thee to thy rest.
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TopGunman



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PostPosted: Wed Oct 12, 2011 6:08 am Reply with quote
Ya know, when there's a suggestive twitter account, wouldn't there be at least some people who'd report it?
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SaiyanHero16



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PostPosted: Wed Oct 12, 2011 6:11 am Reply with quote
My God, that's terrible. Even if he took his own life, 32 is way too young to die. If wasn't able to find any peace in this world may he find it in the next.
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ommadon



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PostPosted: Wed Oct 12, 2011 8:57 am Reply with quote
Freakmasta wrote:
Manga authors are sometimes like this. They get stressed so much that they try to "escape". Bad times. But I never condone suicide. It's a horrible and irresponsible way to go.


Irresponsible? I suspect depression had something to do with it. Its totally irresponsible to fall victim to mental disorders right?!
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zensunni



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PostPosted: Wed Oct 12, 2011 9:19 am Reply with quote
Unfortunately, depression frequently goes hand-in-hand with high levels of creativity, it seems. So sad to see anyone so young die, but especially by their own hand.
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Freakmasta



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PostPosted: Wed Oct 12, 2011 12:25 pm Reply with quote
Welll, depression is most likely the reasoning. But there are OTHER ways to relieve it. It's just stupid to go kill yourself before talking about it to ANYBODY. Hell, he could've gone on hiatus. That would've been a WAY better answer.
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maaya



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PostPosted: Wed Oct 12, 2011 1:15 pm Reply with quote
if depression is the reason at all ...you don't know whether he didn't talk to anybody ... and nor is Japan a very "developed country" in that aspect (i.e. knowledge and treatment and tolerance of said illness)
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