Two classic examples of Yandere characters are Katsura Kotonoha (School Days) and Ryuugu Rena (Higurahi no Naku Koro Ni), where you can see love transforming into obsession and then manifesting into destructive violence.

Yandere characters usually starts off being kind, caring and affectionate towards their love ones but soon that turns into an unhealthy obsession where they somehow lose their sense of logic. Eventually they will take things to the extremes of killing her beloved one so to prevent him from loving someone else and killing off her competition as well.

Definitely not someone you would want to be dating even though yandere characters are really cute and sexy.

She is also scheduled for release in late Sept 09 and will be retailing for around 6,500 yen. Btw, this figure is non-scale and is about 14cm tall. Interested folks can place your preorder at Hobby Search or Toylet.

Most likely she is going to be released together with Rika Furude. They would look so lovely side by side.

She is scheduled for release in late Sept 09 and will be retailing for around 6,500 yen. Btw, this figure is non-scale and is about 14cm tall. Interested folks can place your preorder at Hobby Search or Toylet.

I’m so gonna get her together with Hanyū Furude ^^

Apparently this name is based on the fandisc that was released in 2006 that contained 2 story chapters. However, nothing is confirmed as to whether the plot of the 3rd series will be based on those stories.

Source: Moonphase via 2ch News Navigator

Seems like losta bad press around the anime series has influenced the producers to shift the franchise onto OVA instead.

Nonetheless, I’m looking forward to hearing the reviews about the live-action movie adaptation which is opening on the 10th May.

Ishii performed indecent acts on a 14-year-old junior high school girl from the Tokyo suburb of Nishitokyo at a hotel in Yokohama on four separate occasions between November and December last year, according to investigators.

Source: Mainichi Japan

Somehow I don’t see how the indecent acts is related to Higurashi at all. Once again the Japanese media just enjoy creating totally unrelated links and trying to make it seem like its the fault of the anime/visual novel.

According to zepy, Ishii Meguru only did some art for Ichijinsha’s novel anthologies, the artist for the official higurashi novels is Tomohi.

The 18-year-old had indicated he deliberately pushed the worker:

“I thought that if I killed someone I could go to prison. I didn’t care who it was”.

Just yesterday, the police conducted a search in the teen’s house and discovered manga such as Death Note and Higurashi.

Source: Yomiuri News

I guess the media are going to have another field day trying to connect the manga to the warped mind of the teen.

This is just like last year when the highschool boy slashed his classmate with a nata, resulting in Higurashi being taken off Teletama’s broadcast schedule.

Why is it that crazy people are always associated with otaku? ｬダヽ(ｏ`皿′ｏ)ﾉ

Basically, they are saying that its unfortunate that the television station has decided to cancel the show abruptly. They were unable to convince Teletama to revoke their decision. They also mentioned that violence isn’t the main theme of the anime series. Thanks to pcp for the info.

I guess at the moment with all the commotion and stir created by the media on the influence of violence and sex that is seen in anime, it’s going to be a difficult time for the producers of Higurashi.

Maybe we should ask the question, who permitted the sex and violence in the first place? Wasn’t it the Television Companies who knew it would sell very and draw losta audience?

Edit: Somehow I’m getting quite irritated that people are going around and announcing Higurashi is being taken off without getting their facts right. Please take note that this response ONLY APPLIES to TELETAMA. Higurashi is still being aired on other TV stations.

That aside, through the investigation there seems to be certain clues that she might have truly been her methods might have been influenced by anime and manga.

From Mainichi Japan:

The girl graduated from junior high school with the dream of becoming a manga artist. In the detention center cells at Tanabe Police Station where she was being held until Friday, the girl was polite to police officers and her elders. She has also eaten the meals served up to her. When she is not being questioned about the case, she spends most of her time in the cell reading manga, the source said.

From Yomiyuri Online:

Briefly Translated: She bought an axe five days before and it was said that game and anime were an influence.

Edit: The main reason why the schoolgirl hacked her father to death was because of his numerous extramarital affair. Therefore, she accumulated a lot of hatred which unfortunately ended up in the murder.

This is certainly a sad incident and I feel sorry for her and her father as well. Well I hope no similar incidents would happen in future. There’s too much brutal murders by sons and daughters this year.

I really pity those poor people that live in the Saitama prefecture, no more Higurashi for them.

Briefly translated, it meant that due to the series of recent event, the company has decided to cease broadcast of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai.

Thanks to pcp for the news.

I wonder if the other television companies will follow as well. Lets hope nothing stupid happens this few days, else its really gg for Higurashi.

Why do I say that its a case of copycat. Because of the weapon that was used in the slashing.

It meant that the weapon was a nata that had a 16cm blade, which is exactly the same kind of weapon that is seen in Higurashi!

I’m pretty sure this is gonna cause another stir. I seriously hope that they will not cancel the reminaing season of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai.

Maybe its some evil conspiracy by some organization to force television stations to stop broadcast of all the violent anime series.