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Kougeru





Joined: 13 May 2008

Posts: 5255

Posts: 5255 Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2011 11:16 pm

definitely a suicide based on his twitter post I'd say....way too coincidental for an accident.shame none the less , RIP

GATSU





Joined: 03 Jan 2002

Posts: 14522

Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2011 11:24 pm

Why the Fark did he have to be my age? Or close to it? R.I.P.

Kohii





Joined: 12 Nov 2010

Posts: 428

Posts: 428 Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2011 12:33 am

What a shame. He was so young.



Rest in Peace.

Freakmasta





Joined: 27 Dec 2010

Posts: 367

Posts: 367 Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2011 12:34 am

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.

enurtsol





Joined: 01 May 2007

Posts: 13907

Posts: 13907 Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2011 12:50 am





Japanese need more blue light:



R.I.P. good man.

Swissman





Joined: 11 May 2006

Posts: 587

Location: Switzerland Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2011 2:12 am

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.

Banjo





Joined: 13 Dec 2010

Posts: 761

Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2011 2:19 am

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

Gon*Gon





Joined: 29 Sep 2011

Posts: 679

Posts: 679 Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2011 2:25 am

Dang, the worst part is that his aren't isn't half bad as well...though I never saw any of his series.

Melanchthon





Joined: 02 Oct 2010

Posts: 550

Location: Northwest from Here Posts: 550Location: Northwest from Here Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2011 4:52 am

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.

TopGunman





Joined: 21 Dec 2010

Posts: 498

Posts: 498 Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2011 6:08 am

Ya know, when there's a suggestive twitter account, wouldn't there be at least some people who'd report it?

SaiyanHero16





Joined: 23 Jan 2010

Posts: 265

Location: South Carolina Posts: 265Location: South Carolina Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2011 6:11 am

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.

ommadon





Joined: 04 Oct 2010

Posts: 55

Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2011 8:57 am

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

zensunni





Joined: 05 Mar 2010

Posts: 1270

Posts: 1270 Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2011 9:19 am

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.

Freakmasta





Joined: 27 Dec 2010

Posts: 367

Posts: 367 Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2011 12:25 pm

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.

maaya





Joined: 14 Oct 2007

Posts: 976

Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2011 1:15 pm

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)