Japanese Manga Artist Ashihara Hinako Found Dead Days After Protesting ‘Sexy Tanaka-san’ TV Adaptation

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Japanese Manga Artist Ashihara Hinako Found Dead Days After Protesting ‘Sexy Tanaka-san’ TV Adaptation

Japanese Manga artist Ashihara Hinako was found dead just days after she protested the TV adaptation of her 'Sexy Tanaka-san’ work.

variety.com

 

[Chimpzy]

RIP. I wonder if this is mental health related. Mental health issues are not exactly uncommon in the high stress environment of manga and anime industries, and Japanese society as a whole never struck me as very conducive to seeking out help in dealing with them.