24 Year Old Man Arrested For Threatening VA Hirano Aya

zimno said:


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darkquach said:
They should make an anime adaption about her lol, oh drama drama

mindflayer said:
That is just sad, is all I can say.

jmal said:

Some of her haters really represent the worst, darkest, most embarrassing side of otakudom. They move from mere constructive criticism of her acting to personal attacks on her character, originating from her "daring" to have a life of her own and not pretending to be a girlfriend to all her fans.

So-called fans treating a real woman as a 2D possession. People feeling "betrayed" when a seiyuu gets married or has a boyfriend. It's thoroughly disgusting.

She was my favorite seiyuu for a time, but I can't blame her for moving away from anime. I'd do the same if I were in her position. Here's hoping this guy gets more than just a light slap on the wrist. This shit is unacceptable.

jmal said:

You can, although I think it misguided and stupid - and a waste of time. Really, "fandom" started all this crap by flipping out originally when she dared to be something other than their docile, obedient little virtual idol "girlfriend". Remember all the idiots on 2ch smashing CDs and crying about what a betrayal it was that she wasn't their idealized virgin goddess? After the reaction that got, she's pretty much entirely justified in trolling such self-centered and socially-inept people (although the supposed "trolling" is exaggerated).

In any event, what shouldn't be acceptable under any circumstances are death threats or the acceptance/support of those that make them.

jmal said:

That is such a pedantic distinction to try to make though. When someone is sending you tweets multiple times a day saying "死ね死ね死ね死ね死ね" ad nauseum, that's kind of fucked up no matter the verb tense. It's so wasteful to try to defend that kind of thing.

Windex said:
Typical toaru majutsu no index fan. fat, ugly and deranged.