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NEWS: Sexy Tanaka-san, Sand Chronicles Manga Creator Hinako Ashihara Dies in Apparent Suicide


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notcurlybrace



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 29, 2024 5:54 am Reply with quote
rest in peace Sad
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 29, 2024 6:07 am Reply with quote
Update: Police found her body at Kawaji Dam in Nikko, Tochigi. Streaming cameras of the dam have been suspended. A note was found at her residence.
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njprogfan
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 29, 2024 7:39 am Reply with quote
Good Lord, what a sad story. My condolences to her friends and family.
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quoss



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 29, 2024 8:43 am Reply with quote
I'm sure she had a lot building up to this, more than any news piece could say about her work. I'm sorry it came to this and hope she's at peace.
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Gem-Bug



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 29, 2024 8:49 am Reply with quote
Very unfortunate. Rest in Peace.
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 29, 2024 9:06 am Reply with quote
I feel bad dissing Sand Chronicles' execution in a different thread. R.I.P.
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malvarez1



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 29, 2024 9:10 am Reply with quote
Terrible news. Crying or Very sad

RIP
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 29, 2024 9:52 am Reply with quote
I read all of Sand Chronicles on my plane ride back from Japan last year. I thought I'd finally finish it after reading a few chapters in the Shojo Beat magazine almost 20 years ago.

The manga is a tough read and suicide is a central, recurring theme. I'm so sorry Ashihara was pained in this way and felt she couldn't get support she needed. Rest in peace.

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MFrontier



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 29, 2024 10:43 am Reply with quote
I absolutely loved Sand Chronicles and having such a tragedy befall the author...absolutely heartbreaking.

RIP Ashihara-san.
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ZelosZoidberg



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 29, 2024 10:53 am Reply with quote
RIP. *sniff* Please people if you are in pain please reach out for help. It does not mean you are weak. It means you are human.
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Lord Geo



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 29, 2024 11:08 am Reply with quote
Definitely no way any person's life should end. Never read her work, though I think I've at least heard of Sand Chronicles by name, but RIP.
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NeoStrayCat



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 29, 2024 1:55 pm Reply with quote
The only thing I remembered about Sand Chronicles was reading it previously in Shojo Beat, and that's it. But otherwise, RIP to the author.
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KitKat1721



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 29, 2024 2:52 pm Reply with quote
I am so heartbroken about this. I read Sand Chronicles at a pretty early age when I was first seeking out other manga after reading the bigger titles that were readily available at my local library, and while I haven't revisited it in a good while, I still remember it having an emotional impact on me at the time. I'm so sad she wasn't able to get the help and support she needed.
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Alberta Panda



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 29, 2024 7:40 pm Reply with quote
ZelosZoidberg wrote:
RIP. *sniff* Please people if you are in pain please reach out for help. It does not mean you are weak. It means you are human.

Thank you for saying this. I suffer from depression and when it's bad most people I know react like just suck it up. If it were that easy it's what people would do.
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 29, 2024 9:11 pm Reply with quote
I am not familiar with Hinako Ashihara's work but this is very sad.
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