Japan Reacts

Category: Entertainment

  • Hololive’s Official “Holo Puyo Tetris Tournament” About to Kick Off — Fans Buzz Over Who’s Competing

    Ahead of the broadcast start for Hololive’s official “Holo Puyo Tetris Tournament,” a thread on 5ch’s livestreaming board (Nandemo Jikkyo G) buzzed with speculation about the lineup and predictions for the eventual champion. While some posts claimed Sakura Miko wouldn’t be taking part, others insisted she would, leaving the thread with conflicting reports. During the practice streams alone, Koyori’s stream reportedly hit 10,000 concurrent viewers and Vivi’s reached 14,000 — a sign of just how much attention the event is getting before it’s even started. True to form for the final stretch before a big event, fans traded predictions, with some backing Okayu’s strength and others naming Koyori as the top favorite to win.

    Almost showtime

    Source: youtube.com / original post here

    3AnonymousAug 30, 2026 19:01
    Feels like this'll clash with VIVAn's stream (likely another event airing around the same time)
    5AnonymousAug 30, 2026 19:02
    Is Pekora's stream the only one for this event?
    6AnonymousAug 30, 2026 19:03
    Re: #5
    Pretty sure that was the case last time too
    7AnonymousAug 30, 2026 19:03
    Come on Bijou, do it for me
    8AnonymousAug 30, 2026 19:05
    Heard Sakura Miko's sitting this one out
    9AnonymousAug 30, 2026 19:06
    Feel bad for everyone getting worked like practice is mandatory
    11AnonymousAug 30, 2026 19:08
    Re: #9
    Well, good for the view counts I guess
    87AnonymousAug 30, 2026 19:22
    Re: #9
    That's just the job
    12AnonymousAug 30, 2026 19:14
    Okayu's looking pretty strong though
    13AnonymousAug 30, 2026 19:14
    What about Pekomiko? (the Pekora × Miko duo)
    14AnonymousAug 30, 2026 19:15
    Re: #13
    Mikochi's in it
    57AnonymousAug 30, 2026 19:19
    Insane that even the practice stream is pulling five-digit numbers
    Koyori: 10,000 concurrent
    Vivi: 14,000 concurrent
    88AnonymousAug 30, 2026 19:22
    Gotta say Koyori's the top favorite to win, right?

    Background and Key Discussion Points

    The “Holo Puyo Tetris Tournament” appears to be a planned Puyo Puyo Tetris competition stream featuring Hololive talents. The thread’s main point of contention was the unconfirmed lineup — rumors that Sakura Miko was sitting out coexisted with posts insisting she’d be taking part, with speculation flying well ahead of any official announcement. Concurrent viewer counts (a rough gauge of live audience size) reportedly reached 10,000–14,000 during the practice broadcasts alone, noticeably higher than a typical stream and a clear sign of the anticipation building ahead of the main event. Commenters were also split on how to read the more business-like side of these planned collaborations: one post lamenting that “everyone’s being made to practice like it’s mandatory” was met with the reply “that’s just the job.” Note that the favorites named here (Okayu, Koyori) are purely pre-event viewer speculation and don’t guarantee anything about the actual results.

    *This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Nandemo Jikkyo G) thread “[Breaking] Hololive Official “Holo Puyo Tetris Tournament” Starts in Just 1 Hour lol.”

  • One Year After Actress Nagiko Tono’s Death, Mail Still Arrives and Her Phone Still Rings — The Reality of Dying Alone

    Actress Nagiko Tono (45) died in her apartment in July 2025, and this July marked the first anniversary of her death. According to entertainment industry sources, mail has continued arriving at her apartment, and her phone service has remained active, never having been canceled. On 5channel’s Entertainment/Sports News+ board, this “reality of what happens after dying alone” sparked discussion about how complicated it is to cancel phone and bank accounts, the parallels with other actresses who died alone in the past like Reiko Ohara and Ai Iijima, and the need for inheritance planning and end-of-life preparation.

    Mon, Aug 31, 11:15 AM

    This July marked the first anniversary of the death of actress Nagiko Tono (45).

    Tono made her debut as a child actor at age six and went on to appear not only in dramas and films but also in variety shows. News of her death broke in July 2025. She had gone freelance that February, and on June 27 she posted what appeared to be a video of herself cooking “chicken teriyaki” on her blog. Updates stopped after that, and on the 3rd of the following month her body was found in her apartment. An entertainment industry insider explains:

    Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here

    8AnonymousAug 31, 2026 15:39
    Schizophrenia? Bipolar disorder? Such a different fate from Hirosue (actress Yukie Hirosue)
    58AnonymousAug 31, 2026 16:30
    Re: #8
    Probably an eating disorder and depression
    103AnonymousAug 31, 2026 17:57
    Re: #8
    Whether you have a manager or someone close by makes a huge difference.
    Toward the end, Tono apparently had only her pet around her.
    10AnonymousAug 31, 2026 15:40
    This could be any of us down the road.
    Well, guess it doesn't matter once you're dead anyway.
    51AnonymousAug 31, 2026 16:21
    Re: #10
    What about you?
    I'm in my late 40s/early 50s and only now looking into inheritance stuff as an amateur lol
    Obviously parents, children, and grandchildren take priority, but I had no idea how far Japan's inheritance system reaches into the extended family lol
    Like, I didn't know that as a nephew, inheritance rights for an uncle or aunt could even come around to me.
    All my parents' siblings are married with kids and grandkids, so I probably won't have to deal with inheriting as a nephew from an uncle or aunt, but it's wild how the bureaucracy tracks all of this lol
    And if the land registry involves not just farmland out in the countryside but actual mountain forest land, that's just depressing.
    16AnonymousAug 31, 2026 15:43
    Even without dying alone, sorting things out after death is a real pain even for married couples or families, so make it easy on everyone — tell a trusted family member your phone passcode and account numbers, or write them in your will.
    You should also keep all your contract documents together in one place.
    47AnonymousAug 31, 2026 16:16
    Re: #16
    For that Nepalese family, even sharing that info would've been pointless.
    Sometimes an entire family dies at once in a car accident too — that's rough as well.
    21AnonymousAug 31, 2026 15:46
    This'll be you guys too.
    24AnonymousAug 31, 2026 15:54
    Re: #21
    Once it happens to you, you personally won't care either way.
    59AnonymousAug 31, 2026 16:30
    Re: #21
    I'm on the side that has to deal with it, so it's a headache.
    There's no valuable property either way, so it's 'renounce it, renounce it' — that's what my kids tell me too, and I live with a constant 'sorry' feeling knowing our family grave line ends with me.
    Your post reminded me of something else I need to look into.
    Once you formally renounce an inheritance, is it still okay religiously to visit the temple's graveyard under the danka (temple-parishioner) system?
    I was advised that if you renounce it, you must never set foot on the old family home property again — not even to pull weeds, that's strictly forbidden.
    Apparently there's some rule about it possibly making you count as the property's 'manager' or something.
    In my case, when my parents die, as their child I'd be first in line, so I renounce it, and my kid (the grandchild) renounces it too.
    I heard that then it passes to my parents' siblings, and cousins get pulled into it too.
    If it were assets worth having it'd be different, but for my family, renouncing is the right call.
    22AnonymousAug 31, 2026 15:52
    I get having an accident while out walking, but an 'accident' inside your own room? What does that even mean?
    Wasn't it heatstroke or something?
    40AnonymousAug 31, 2026 16:12
    Re: #22
    She always looked unwell, and even during that time of year last summer she reportedly only ran the AC in one room (for the cat's sake) — she may not have been able to regulate her own body temperature properly.
    If it really was an accident, I'd guess she got dizzy, fell, and hit her head.
    25AnonymousAug 31, 2026 15:55
    Mail from who, though?
    28AnonymousAug 31, 2026 15:59
    Re: #25
    Probably junk mail, or statements if payments are still going through.
    Can't really picture her setting up paperless billing anyway.
    32AnonymousAug 31, 2026 16:03
    Re: #28
    Same with the phone — so it's possible nothing at all has been canceled.
    If it's on auto-pay, they're probably still charging her for the NHK license fee even now.
    26AnonymousAug 31, 2026 15:55
    Reiko Ohara
    Miwa Kawagoe
    Ai Iijima
    Mie Yamaguchi
    Miho Nakayama
    Nagiko Tono
    54AnonymousAug 31, 2026 16:25
    Re: #26
    Miyu Uehara's missing from that list.
    29AnonymousAug 31, 2026 15:59
    Forget the frozen bank account — who's been charging her phone?
    Guess it's just been left plugged in this whole time?
    44AnonymousAug 31, 2026 16:15
    Re: #29
    Probably the carrier's voicemail service — it kicks in automatically once the phone's out of signal range, like if the battery died.
    30AnonymousAug 31, 2026 16:00
    It's probably an account even her relatives don't know about.
    When a relative of mine died suddenly, it was such a hassle too —
    we had to file a credit information disclosure request for the deceased
    and use the bank account inquiry system.
    36AnonymousAug 31, 2026 16:07
    Re: #30
    Didn't know you could even do an account inquiry like that.
    Oh, I see — it requires My Number (Japan's national ID number).
    62AnonymousAug 31, 2026 16:33
    When my dad died, I went to a physical carrier store to cancel his phone, and they just kept repeating 'only the account holder can do this' — no explanation that I needed to bring a death certificate or anything.
    Luckily I already had his bankbook secured, but shouldn't they have someone knowledgeable, like a manager, step in for situations like this?
    65AnonymousAug 31, 2026 16:37
    Re: #62
    Yeah, I hear that story a lot lol
    Seems like plenty of people think phone shops handle this terribly.
    I've heard the same thing from people close to me too.
    66AnonymousAug 31, 2026 16:41
    Apparently Netflix and Amazon Prime also won't cancel unless the family goes through some annoying procedure.
    69AnonymousAug 31, 2026 16:48
    Re: #66-67
    For a deceased person, can't you just cancel it online yourself without going through official channels?
    67AnonymousAug 31, 2026 16:41
    I think for smartphones and stuff, if the person has passed away, the contract can't be canceled unless the account holder themselves calls in.
    70AnonymousAug 31, 2026 16:49
    Re: #67
    'The phone contract can't be canceled unless the account holder themselves calls in, if they've passed away'
    🤔 …How exactly?
    77AnonymousAug 31, 2026 17:04
    Re: #67
    You: 'Uh, hi, I died yesterday…'

    Go ahead, try it.
    74AnonymousAug 31, 2026 16:59
    Re: #70
    If they've passed away, it gets stopped once a relative contacts them.
    A sibling has to be the one to do it.
    76AnonymousAug 31, 2026 17:04
    Re: #74
    Replying to my own post — ended up going all the way to the store.
    Customer service could actually be done over the phone though.
    82AnonymousAug 31, 2026 17:22
    When I die, sorting out the cancellations is going to be such a nightmare too… you really can't move fast enough on this stuff. I'm gay, but hey, it's still rough.
    89AnonymousAug 31, 2026 17:38
    Re: #82
    Rest in peace, then.
    90AnonymousAug 31, 2026 17:39
    The idea that your bank account gets frozen the instant you die is a total lie.
    It's completely fake news.

    As long as there's money in the account, withdrawals just keep getting taken out indefinitely.
    98AnonymousAug 31, 2026 17:46
    People say canceling a phone is such a hassle, but if your parents are going to die before you, why not just switch their phone over to your (the child's) contract instead of keeping it under their name?
    I have three phone lines under my own contract and lend one each to my mom and dad.
    100AnonymousAug 31, 2026 17:50
    Re: #98
    It's really not that hard.
    Just two round trips — one to the city office, one to the phone shop — and it's done.

    Background and Key Points of Discussion

    The original article doesn’t go into detail about Tono’s cause of death, so mentions of eating disorders or depression in the thread are purely speculation from posters, not confirmed information. The main point of disagreement centered on the practical side of “sorting out contracts after death” — canceling a phone or subscription service generally requires identity verification from the account holder themselves, and posters shared specific examples of how even relatives often need to present a death certificate and handle the process in person at a store. On the other hand, posters pointed out that the widely believed idea that “bank accounts freeze the instant someone dies” isn’t actually true — freezing requires a notification to the financial institution, and withdrawals continue until that happens. Some commenters drew parallels with other actresses who died alone in the past, like Reiko Ohara and Ai Iijima, and the discussion centered on the need to share information and get one’s affairs in order while still alive.

    *This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5channel (Entertainment/Sports News+) thread “One year after her death, actress Nagiko Tono: ‘Mail is still arriving at her apartment,’ ‘Her phone still connects’ — insiders describe the reality of what happens after dying alone…“

  • Kumakiri Asami’s cryptic ‘Sick of the harassment’ post sparks reaction — 5ch asks: ‘What’s she even known for?’

    In the early hours of the 29th, TV personality Asami Kumakiri (46) posted on X, “Honestly, I’ve been putting up with a lot… but you only live once, so I’ve decided to be honest and enjoy my work.” The post also contained phrases like “sick of the harassment” and “I’m done holding back,” but she gave no specifics about who did what to her. On 5ch’s Geinou Sports Breaking News+ board, posters speculated over the true meaning of the post, with many suspecting trouble with her talent agency or manager, while other unclear parts of the post fueled further speculation.

    Asami Kumakiri’s cryptic late-night post: “Honestly, I’ve been putting up with a lot… but I’ve decided to be honest about it”

    TV personality Asami Kumakiri (46) updated her X account in the early hours of the 29th with a “cryptic post.”

    Kumakiri began, “Honestly, I’ve been putting up with a lot… but you only live once, so I’ve decided to be honest and enjoy my work.”

    Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Read the original article here

    7AnonymousAug 29, 2026 11:45
    What's this woman even known for?
    19AnonymousAug 29, 2026 11:49
    Re: #7
    What are YOU known for, huh?
    Go on, say it.
    10AnonymousAug 29, 2026 11:46
    Kind of late to be saying this at 46…
    12AnonymousAug 29, 2026 11:47
    No way a manager would do that — she's their meal ticket too.
    So is it someone on the production side?
    13AnonymousAug 29, 2026 11:48
    Re: #12
    Plenty of people let their emotions run away with them without thinking ahead.
    122AnonymousAug 29, 2026 14:38
    Re: #12
    It's not like separate productions — location shoots, dramas, whatever — would independently screw things up.
    It'd have to be whoever manages the schedule overall — meaning the agency side.
    Well, her ranking within the agency has probably slipped,
    so maybe she's not a priority anymore and got handled half-heartedly alongside other clients, leading to mistakes?
    22AnonymousAug 29, 2026 11:50
    So it's an incompetent manager?
    Since she's calling it "harassment," maybe the agency wants her to quit?
    25AnonymousAug 29, 2026 11:50
    Turns out it was discovered during a surprise baggage check on passengers.
    37AnonymousAug 29, 2026 11:54
    Come on, it's gotta be the manager — who else would it even be?
    40AnonymousAug 29, 2026 11:55
    Re: #1
    Wait, she's not the same person as Yoko Kumada…? Honestly I have no idea who this is lol
    52AnonymousAug 29, 2026 12:01
    46 already, huh, time flies.
    Wonder what went wrong.
    Maybe getting even a little bit of fame in showbiz made her lose herself?
    54AnonymousAug 29, 2026 12:04
    Whoever's posting that guy's face in the replies has a seriously nasty personality.
    58AnonymousAug 29, 2026 12:07
    If it's really happening to her, the agency might be trying to push her out lol
    105AnonymousAug 29, 2026 13:28
    Is it harassment from her manager?
    117AnonymousAug 29, 2026 14:29
    Re: #105
    More than "harassment," it's probably that they think spending time on a talent at this level is a waste, so they're half-assing it and waiting for her to be the one to bring up ending the contract.
    114AnonymousAug 29, 2026 14:26
    There's been an increase lately in these posts where you can't tell who they're even talking about — the ones with no clear subject.
    115AnonymousAug 29, 2026 14:27
    Re: #114
    Ugh, just gotta endure it, endure it!
    116AnonymousAug 29, 2026 14:28
    Re: #114
    She just wants attention.
    123AnonymousAug 29, 2026 14:58
    Kumakiri, Isoyama, people like that — cute, seemed like they had good personalities, but never really broke through. I think that's on their agencies and managers.
    124AnonymousAug 29, 2026 15:01
    Re: #123
    Isoyama… you mean Sayaka Isoyama?
    Isn't she someone who made it plenty successful and is still around?
    Isoyama would be mad getting lumped in with Asami Kumakiri lol

    Background and key points of the discussion

    Cryptic posts like this one — writing only “I’ve been holding back” or “harassment” without naming names or specific events — are a recurring pattern on celebrities’ social media, and the lack of detail only invites more speculation from readers. On the thread, many suspected trouble with her talent agency or manager, but these remained pure speculation based only on the wording of the post itself; as of this writing, neither the agency nor Kumakiri herself has offered any specific explanation. Whether we ever find out what the “harassment” refers to depends largely on whether she chooses to reveal more in the future.

    *This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Geinou Sports Breaking News+) thread “[Entertainment] Asami Kumakiri’s cryptic late-night post: “Honestly I’ve been holding back a lot… but I’ve decided to be honest,” “Sick of the harassment,” “I’m done holding back”.”

  • 24-Hour TV Telethon Tops ¥100 Million in Donations Within an Hour — 5ch: ‘If 10 Million People Give 10 Yen Each, That’s ¥100 Million’

    On Nippon TV’s charity telethon 24-Hour TV (aired August 29, 2026), total donations reportedly topped ¥100 million about an hour after the broadcast began, sparking reactions on a 5ch live-commentary thread. The thread saw a steady stream of doubts about how the donations would actually be used and sarcastic jabs at the show’s management, alongside replies pointing out — citing the math that “if 10 million people each give 10 yen, that adds up to ¥100 million” — that the total may simply reflect a pile-up of small donations. A video showing staff restraining a bystander during the marathon segment was also circulated, and opinions were split over the show’s production tactics.

    1AnonymousAug 29, 2026 22:21
    lol (lit. "grass" — netspeak for LOL)
    13AnonymousAug 29, 2026 22:22
    Wait, did some traitor from our own board actually donate?
    15AnonymousAug 29, 2026 22:23
    Turning disabled people into a spectacle to beg for donations, then pocketing most of it — that's pretty messed up.
    16AnonymousAug 29, 2026 22:23
    Guess everyone's got money to spare if they're donating like this — time for a tax hike, huh.
    17AnonymousAug 29, 2026 22:23
    I've got an endless supply of 1-yen coins, mind if I dump them all in?
    21AnonymousAug 29, 2026 22:25
    Donate all you want, it'll just end up paying for staff's nights out at the red-light district.
    24AnonymousAug 29, 2026 22:26
    The Johnny's talent are working for free, right? Obviously.
    31AnonymousAug 29, 2026 22:27
    Re: #24
    There's literally a Johnny's guy on TV right now wearing a Rolex over his charity T-shirt — SixTONES.
    29AnonymousAug 29, 2026 22:27
    Wouldn't even blink if the whole amount just went straight into somebody's pocket.
    30AnonymousAug 29, 2026 22:27
    No idea how it's actually used, but people who don't trust legacy media just won't donate anyway, so who cares.
    32AnonymousAug 29, 2026 22:27
    Just ¥2 million would do — honestly I wish someone would donate to ME.
    I'm 41, no work history, on the spectrum, life's rough too 🥹
    33AnonymousAug 29, 2026 22:27
    Well, if 10 million people donate 10 yen each, that's ¥100 million.
    If I'm only chipping in 10 yen, I don't care how much gets skimmed off the top.
    36AnonymousAug 29, 2026 22:29
    Isn't there a livestream?
    I don't even have a TV.
    Got a laptop and a tablet though.
    42AnonymousAug 29, 2026 22:31
    Don't embezzle it, actually get it to the disaster areas.
    48AnonymousAug 29, 2026 22:33
    Re: #42
    We'll be using it to cover our subsidiary's production costs, thank you very much.
    57AnonymousAug 29, 2026 22:37
    50% to Nippon TV. 40% to the cast.
    58AnonymousAug 29, 2026 22:37
    Re: #57
    And the department head's cut?
    59AnonymousAug 29, 2026 22:38
    The show that intimidates ordinary bystanders for cheering on the marathon runner

    https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1563685699827642368/pu/vid/490×360/fALr3vhdnIftCUOH.mp4?tag=12
    63AnonymousAug 29, 2026 22:40
    Re: #59
    Well, some regular civilian dared to touch a celebrity…
    70AnonymousAug 29, 2026 22:47
    82AnonymousAug 29, 2026 23:02
    Re: #70
    If they throw in annoying Hakone Ekiden-style commentary and do a heartwarming segment where staff try to multiply the donations on a slot machine, I'll watch!!
    74AnonymousAug 29, 2026 22:54
    When was it people said the numbers keep dropping every year?
    Maybe cutting back on the excessive "inspiration porn" with disabled people lately has actually helped.
    80AnonymousAug 29, 2026 22:59
    Re: #74
    Just say "part of the donations will go to Kumamoto earthquake relief" and old folks fall for it easy.
    That's exactly why the cops are out there busting their butts on the wire-fraud prevention campaign.
    83AnonymousAug 29, 2026 23:05
    https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EY587q2UMAAm26u.jpg
    97AnonymousAug 29, 2026 23:22
    Watching the drama about Tsunku — turns out losing his voice wasn't even the worst of it.
    Apparently even eating became brutal for him.
    103AnonymousAug 29, 2026 23:31
    Re: #97
    Well yeah, they cut into his throat with a scalpel, of course eating's rough.
    101AnonymousAug 29, 2026 23:29
    You guys lost again, huh 😅
    102AnonymousAug 29, 2026 23:29
    Re: #101
    Netizens are basically always losing at life anyway.

    Background and Discussion Points

    24-Hour TV is a charity special that airs every summer on the Nippon TV network, and questions about how the donations are used and how transparent the cast’s appearance fees are have long been a recurring topic of online debate around the show. In this thread too, doubts about how much of the donations actually reach those in need coexisted with sarcastic jabs at treating the show as pure entertainment. On the other hand, the point that “if 10 million people each give 10 yen, that’s ¥100 million” suggests the total may simply reflect an accumulation of many small donations, and doesn’t necessarily indicate large-scale giving or wrongdoing. The video circulating about the marathon segment is likewise just one clipped moment from the production, not proof of what the show as a whole is really like.

    ※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (“Anything Goes Live” board) thread “[Good News] 24-Hour TV Donations Top ¥100 Million in an Hour WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW.”

  • Hakata Daikichi: “TikTok Is Just People Complaining About Politics” — 5ch Reacts

    Talent Hakata Daikichi, on the September 29 broadcast of TV Tokyo’s “Nikenme Dou Suru? ~Tsumami no Hanashi~” (roughly, “Where to Next? ~Bar Snack Talk~”), said that the videos showing up on his TikTok feed are “just people complaining about politics” and that it’s not fun at all. Reacting to this, 5ch commenters noted en masse that the genre of videos TikTok shows varies wildly from person to person—some said they get nothing but adult content, sports, or pet videos, while others said theirs is all political criticism or videos hyping up specific politicians. Opinions were split on whether the difference comes down to the algorithm or each person’s own viewing habits.

    Hakata Daikichi—Even TikTok users say “Not fun at all!” → The videos that show up are “just people complaining about politics”

    TV Tokyo’s “Nikenme Dou Suru? ~Tsumami no Hanashi~”, hosted by talents Hakata Daikichi and Masahiro Matsuoka, aired on the 29th.

    Kano Takahashi, an influencer known for appearing on the dating reality show “Today, I Fell in Love.”, made a guest appearance. When Takahashi asked, “Do you check social media—TikTok and stuff?” Daikichi replied, “Oh, all the time!”

    Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here

    4AnonymousAug 30, 2026 13:09
    Nothing but porn shows up on mine.
    49AnonymousAug 30, 2026 13:45
    Re: #4
    Same here.
    The kind where everything's clearly visible, too.
    5AnonymousAug 30, 2026 13:09
    Isn't this duo complaining an awful lot lately…?
    7AnonymousAug 30, 2026 13:11
    Re: #5
    Once you're an old geezer, griping about stuff is what gives you the biggest dopamine hit.
    9AnonymousAug 30, 2026 13:14
    X (Twitter) has become a lost cause.
    11AnonymousAug 30, 2026 13:16
    Re: #9
    All I get on X is thirsty women.
    Not that I'm complaining, though.
    104AnonymousAug 30, 2026 15:17
    Re: #9
    It's nothing but fights.
    Also potatoes lately, for some reason.

    I search for and watch Nepal videos too, but I never get any Nepal content in my feed.
    12AnonymousAug 30, 2026 13:16
    If you can't even complain about politics anymore, might as well be China, Russia, or North Korea.
    14AnonymousAug 30, 2026 13:17
    Re: #11
    None of that ever shows up for me.
    Guess that's what happens when all you watch is porn.
    20AnonymousAug 30, 2026 13:20
    These guys are Yoshimoto talent too, huh (the big comedy agency).

    So we're not even allowed to complain about politics now?
    That's just dumb.
    28AnonymousAug 30, 2026 13:24
    Re: #20
    Industry people who get stressed out complaining about politics keep dropping like flies from illness.
    126AnonymousAug 30, 2026 17:00
    Re: #20
    Spare a thought for the rest of us who have to listen to complaints nobody asked for.
    21AnonymousAug 30, 2026 13:22
    My TikTok's busted too—for some reason it's nothing but videos of young women dancing with their miniskirts fluttering around.
    It was normal at first, but at some point it just broke on its own without me doing anything.
    23AnonymousAug 30, 2026 13:22
    Weird, mine's nothing but sports and pet videos—no political videos show up at all…
    24AnonymousAug 30, 2026 13:22
    Thing with X is, if you watch news-type stuff, gore videos start showing up.
    36AnonymousAug 30, 2026 13:33
    Political videos online just reek of BS, honestly—
    doesn't matter if it's left or right,
    TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, wherever.
    The people who watch that stuff religiously are exactly the ones who get played by online election propaganda while going on about how ‘the old media is the real problem.’
    100AnonymousAug 30, 2026 15:02
    Re: #36
    Rarely any of them actually dig deep into it.
    38AnonymousAug 30, 2026 13:35
    Yoshimoto comedians aren't funny at all anymore.
    Terrestrial TV is nothing but Yoshimoto comedians.
    42AnonymousAug 30, 2026 13:40
    First time on 5channel in about a month, and it's just not fun anymore.
    Smells like death in here.
    55AnonymousAug 30, 2026 13:50
    That's an AI video made in China, lol
    56AnonymousAug 30, 2026 13:50
    It's a Chinese app, so of course that's how it is.
    103AnonymousAug 30, 2026 15:15
    Only young people even watch TikTok.
    125AnonymousAug 30, 2026 16:51
    Do you not know the recommendations are algorithm-based?
    127AnonymousAug 30, 2026 17:01
    Re: #125
    Isn't the point that the algorithm itself is garbage?

    Background and Key Points of This Topic

    TikTok’s “For You” feed works by optimizing what’s shown to each user based on their viewing history and watch time, so even on the same app the videos that appear can vary hugely from person to person. In the thread, some said they get nothing but videos criticizing politics, while others said theirs is mostly sports and pet content—likely a case of each person’s own viewing habits being reflected back by the algorithm. That said, it’s true that around election periods in particular there have been stretches where short-form videos favorably spotlighting specific politicians became conspicuous on social media, and it’s repeatedly been pointed out that such content tends to spread widely even when its accuracy is hard to verify. The thread saw both takes—“it’s the algorithm’s fault” and “it’s down to the individual’s own viewing habits”—with no consensus reached.

    ※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Geinou/Sports News+) thread “[Entertainment] Hakata Daikichi: Even TikTok users say “Not fun at all!”—The videos that show up are “just people complaining about politics”.”

  • ’24-Hour TV’ Recreates Tsunku♂’s ‘Legendary Speech’ in Drama, Sparks Huge Reaction

    In the broadcast of ’24-Hour TV 49′ on the 29th, a special drama titled ‘There Is Happiness,’ depicting music producer Tsunku♂ and his family, aired. Actor Takahashi Mitsuomi played Tsunku♂, who lost his voice, while Kitagawa Keiko played the wife who supported him; a scene recreating his ‘legendary speech’ at the Kindai University entrance ceremony drew a strong response. On 5ch threads, many praised the drama and the cast’s performances, while others were curious about the details of his illness and the current status of his former Sha Ran Q bandmates, and some pointed out the jarring shift in tone when a singing contest segment began right after the emotional scene — reactions were mixed.

    ’24-Hour TV’: Tsunku♂’s ‘legendary’ speech draws reaction — “I watched the drama sobbing,” “It was such a huge shock”

    On the night of the 29th, Nippon TV’s ’24-Hour TV 49′ aired the special drama ‘There Is Happiness,’ depicting music producer Tsunku♂ and his family.

    Tsunku♂ (played by Takahashi Mitsuomi), who lost his voice, is devotedly supported by his wife Kanako (played by Kitagawa Keiko), and the drama closes with a recreation of his ‘legendary’ speech at the Kindai University entrance ceremony.

    Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here

    5AnonymousAug 30, 2026 09:22
    Did the drama reveal why he got laryngeal cancer?
    14AnonymousAug 30, 2026 09:26
    Re: #5
    Probably booze — it's a well-known story in bar circles
    79AnonymousAug 30, 2026 11:28
    Re: #5
    Asked an AI and it said he used to smoke
    80AnonymousAug 30, 2026 11:29
    Re: #5
    I hate replies that try to bait people into saying trashy stuff like this
    There's no clear-cut cause for cancer
    6AnonymousAug 30, 2026 09:23
    Are the other Sha Ran Q members doing well?
    36AnonymousAug 30, 2026 09:51
    Re: #6
    A group Taisei manages was on Music Station, so he was excited to be back in a studio after a long time
    12AnonymousAug 30, 2026 09:25
    He couldn't even read or write sheet music, so he used to compose by humming — but if he can't hum anymore, can he still write songs?
    I only really picture him as part of a comedy band from Kansai
    83AnonymousAug 30, 2026 11:32
    Re: #12
    Tsunku's songs have been used in shows like 'Inai Inai Baa!' — he's done a lot for us through NHK's Eテレ (educational channel)
    24AnonymousAug 30, 2026 09:36
    Didn't realize Kitagawa Keiko was this good an actress
    Maybe it's because her own husband is an artist too — felt like her own emotions were bleeding into it
    47AnonymousAug 30, 2026 09:59
    Re: #24
    Apparently she and Takahashi, who plays Tsunku, are close as families
    The DAIGO family and the Takahashi family go to Disney together
    27AnonymousAug 30, 2026 09:41
    I dropped off partway through — was it good in the end?
    33AnonymousAug 30, 2026 09:48
    Re: #27
    It was still going past 11pm, so it was a storm of 'how long is this gonna go on' and 'Tsurutaro's gonna wake up soon' comments (a running joke about comedian Tsurutaro Kataoka dozing off during the marathon broadcast)
    37AnonymousAug 30, 2026 09:51
    Is it true he first revealed it at the Kindai University entrance ceremony?
    40AnonymousAug 30, 2026 09:53
    Re: #37
    Officially, yes — that was the first time he disclosed it
    45AnonymousAug 30, 2026 09:59
    I only knew he'd lost his voice — never even thought about what that meant for eating
    It was a good drama
    48AnonymousAug 30, 2026 10:00
    Re: #45
    The actor playing Tsunku and the child actor both gave great performances
    Well, Kitagawa Keiko's a veteran, so of course she did too
    56AnonymousAug 30, 2026 10:18
    The singing contest started right after the drama ended — is that normal? I figured he himself or some Hello! Project members would show up at Budokan and sing something
    98AnonymousAug 30, 2026 11:59
    Re: #56
    Usually Kitagawa Keiko or someone comes out to share their thoughts afterward, though
    60AnonymousAug 30, 2026 10:27
    Re: #38
    Wait, is the whole thing streaming on TVer?
    71AnonymousAug 30, 2026 10:53
    Re: #60
    ttps://tver.jp/live/simul/leeft8vzq3
    68AnonymousAug 30, 2026 10:48
    The moment it ended it jumped straight into some ridiculous singing segment, blew all the emotional tears away
    100AnonymousAug 30, 2026 12:02
    Re: #68
    Right after the story about Tsunku's surgery and losing his ability to sing
    There was no time to sit with it before Monaki's noisy singing kicked off
    And then the singing contest after that
    88AnonymousAug 30, 2026 11:46
    They look so alike
    125AnonymousAug 30, 2026 13:50
    Re: #88
    Tsunku (from Kansai)
    Takahashi (from Kansai)
    91AnonymousAug 30, 2026 11:49
    He's not writing songs for new Hello! Project groups anymore, right?
    97AnonymousAug 30, 2026 11:59
    Re: #91
    He's not producing anymore
    But he'll write a song if the opportunity comes up

    Background and Key Points of This Topic

    Tsunku♂ lost his voice after hypopharyngeal cancer surgery in 2014, and his 2016 speech at the Kindai University entrance ceremony — built around the theme ‘life is a second-chance match’ — became widely talked about at the time. The 24-Hour TV special drama ‘There Is Happiness’ is based on this true story, and on the thread, reactions focused heavily on the details of his illness and on the performances of Takahashi Mitsuomi as Tsunku♂ and Kitagawa Keiko as his wife. At the same time, many pointed out the jarring change in pace when a variety-style singing contest segment began right after the emotional scenes. Note that unverified speculation about the cause of his illness and his past activities sometimes circulates online, but since none of it is fact confirmed by Tsunku♂ himself or the program, such posts have been excluded from this article.

    *This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Geino/Sports News+) thread “[Entertainment] ’24-Hour TV’: Tsunku♂’s Legendary Speech Draws Reaction — “I Watched the Drama Sobbing,” “It Was Such a Huge Shock”.”

  • Liella! 8th Tour Sparks New-Song Shortage Worries — 5ch: ‘There Was Even a Show With Only Two New Songs’

    Speculation mixed with leaked information is swirling on 5ch’s Love Live! board over Liella! (Love Live! Superstar!!)’s upcoming 8th live tour. Counting all three new songs performed since the 7th tour — “Koi no Tutorial,” “Hyper Glowing!,” and “Riera no Uta” — the total comes to only about five or six new tracks, prompting one thread comment tinged with anxiety: “There was even a show with only two new songs.” Meanwhile, with no new anime developments to draw a live theme from, some posters called for the production team to greenlight a movie or OVA — though others questioned how realistic that is, noting that key staff members Kyogoku, Hanada, and Saito have all since moved over to the Hasunosora project.

    1AnonymousAug 31, 2026 22:22
    Wonder where they'll even hold it.
    16AnonymousAug 31, 2026 22:58
    Lol, Superstar fans are all hyped up over the leaks on X.
    Don't cause trouble for the production committee.
    21AnonymousAug 31, 2026 23:01
    Re: #16
    These days X is basically the new 5ch, honestly.
    18AnonymousAug 31, 2026 22:59
    There's only so much you can do forcing out a live theme with no anime or other 2D content to draw from — they seriously need to announce a movie or OVA already.
    27AnonymousAug 31, 2026 23:06
    Re: #18
    Even if they announce a movie at the 8th tour finale next year (maybe?), the actual release would still be like a year out.
    32AnonymousAug 31, 2026 23:09
    Kyogoku → Kanon and co.'s story wrapped up in season 3
    Hanada → done with Love Live entirely
    Saito → cleared out his desk at Sunrise
    Fujisawa → working on Hasunosora
    Kisaragi → working on Hasunosora
    Everyone else → working on Hasunosora

    How are they supposed to make an OVA with that lineup?
    Besides, they're busy making Hasunosora's TV anime right now.
    82AnonymousAug 31, 2026 23:48
    Re: #32
    The Hasunosora anime is probably animated by Sublimation, same as the movie — Sunrise is only handling planning/production.
    37AnonymousAug 31, 2026 23:16
    The new songs since the 7th tour are:
    ・Koi no Tutorial
    ・Hyper Glowing!
    ・Riera no Uta (3 songs)
    — only 5 total. Is it really okay to run a tour on that?
    40AnonymousAug 31, 2026 23:19
    Re: #37
    Oh wait, there's also Rieakura's "Skip Capsule," so that makes 6 total.
    42AnonymousAug 31, 2026 23:20
    Re: #37
    There's been shows with like only 2 new songs before… (voice trembling)
    103AnonymousAug 31, 2026 23:57
    Re: #37
    Koi no Tutorial's already been performed and people are sick of it — the reception's been bad. If the Hyper Glowing stuff gets performed at the upcoming sports festival, that's zero stock left for the 8th tour. And if it doesn't get performed there, that pretty much confirms the sports festival is just a lame variety show with no live segment. Either way, they're screwed.
    43AnonymousAug 31, 2026 23:21
    Six new songs for Liella-chan is actually a ton, honestly…
    47AnonymousAug 31, 2026 23:23
    Re: #43
    And yet somehow the setlist's still gonna be a copy-paste job — funny how that works.
    48AnonymousAug 31, 2026 23:24
    Like with Music World, they'll probably slap together some nonsensical interlude video again and call it the live theme, no?
    52AnonymousAug 31, 2026 23:29
    Re: #48
    That kind of goofy setup feels more suited to a fan meeting or unit live, if you ask me.
    59AnonymousAug 31, 2026 23:35
    So the finale's a sports festival at the National Stadium?
    75AnonymousAug 31, 2026 23:45
    Re: #59
    Honestly I kind of love Superstar being that dumb lol
    60AnonymousAug 31, 2026 23:35
    If the lame sports festival ends up with no live segment at all, isn't announcing a separate 'we're doing a live' basically flipping off the fans who paid 8,500 yen for the sports festival?
    64AnonymousAug 31, 2026 23:40
    Re: #60
    It's 8,500 yen precisely because there's no live segment. If they'd brought in the music-live staff, it'd be over 10,000 yen.
    83AnonymousAug 31, 2026 23:49
    Re: #82
    Haven't you seen the movie's credits? It's made almost entirely by Superstar staff.
    87AnonymousAug 31, 2026 23:50
    Re: #83
    Wait, so Nijigasaki fans have been gushing over a movie made by Superstar staff this whole time…
    92AnonymousAug 31, 2026 23:51
    Re: #87
    Why are we even talking about Nijigasaki when it's a Hasunosora movie? Makes no sense.
    97AnonymousAug 31, 2026 23:53
    Re: #87
    How did a Nijigasaki movie even come up in this conversation lol
    85AnonymousAug 31, 2026 23:49
    Like a broken record, they keep running these tours and just embarrassing themselves with empty seats every time — neither the production committee nor Pikaere (fan nickname for Liella) ever learns.
    93AnonymousAug 31, 2026 23:51
    Re: #85
    Turning it into a tour lets them pad attendance numbers with the folks who go to every single show.
    The fanbase itself is small, so the only way to boost attendance figures is to make it a tour and get people to attend multiple dates.

    Background and Key Points of This Discussion

    Liella! is the school idol group at the center of Love Live! Superstar!!, whose anime concluded its story arc with season 3. Key staff — including screenwriter Juki Hanada and director Naohiko Kyogoku — have since shifted their focus to the successor project, Hasunosora Girls’ School Idol Club. The thread’s wish that “a new anime or movie would make it easier to come up with live themes” isn’t just idle hoping — it reflects the real constraints of the current staffing situation. The recent slowdown in new songs for live tours similarly stems from the fact that the anime pipeline supplying new material has stalled, a circumstance common to media-mix franchises. It’s also worth noting that while the word “finale” took on a life of its own in the thread, the production committee has made no official announcement to that effect — it remains pure fan speculation.

    ※This article is compiled and summarized from the 5ch (Love Live!) thread “Superstar’s 8th Live Tour“.

  • Juice=Juice scores 4th #1 on CDTV, but ratings are dead last for the timeslot — 5ch: “At least admit the V-shaped comeback”

    On 5ch’s Hello! Project board, a breaking-news thread went up after Juice=Juice scored its 4th No. 1 on the music show “CDTV Live! Live!”. While cheers went up, someone posted that the show’s real-time ratings came in at 4.4%, dead last among all networks in that timeslot, and the thread instantly turned into a ratings debate. Posters even dragged up other music shows’ low ratings from this year, splitting over whether Juice=Juice’s appearance actually propped the numbers up or dragged them down.

    1AnonymousAug 31, 2026 19:14
    Victory
    5AnonymousAug 31, 2026 19:15
    What were the real-time ratings?
    7AnonymousAug 31, 2026 19:16
    Re: #5
    A crushing 4% flop
    17AnonymousAug 31, 2026 19:21
    Re: #5
    Dead last among every network
    23AnonymousAug 31, 2026 19:24
    https://imgur.com/7Jnn8Lm.jpg
    36AnonymousAug 31, 2026 19:29
    Re: #23
    Inoue Haruka is channeling something (possessed-level performance)
    30AnonymousAug 31, 2026 19:27
    [Sad News] CDTV rated 4.4% (dead last for the timeslot!)
    https://imgur.com/dt1yOgw.png
    35AnonymousAug 31, 2026 19:29
    Re: #30
    When AKB opened the show it dragged ratings down to 3.2%, so this is actually a solid showing
    40AnonymousAug 31, 2026 19:32
    Re: #30
    They must've prepped like crazy for this…
    meanwhile my oshi can't even get booked on that show
    69AnonymousAug 31, 2026 19:41
    Re: #30
    Oof…
    TV networks are brutal about this kind of thing…
    41AnonymousAug 31, 2026 19:32
    So it flopped because opener Juice=Juice tanked it?
    55AnonymousAug 31, 2026 19:37
    Re: #41
    They weren't the opener
    61AnonymousAug 31, 2026 19:39
    Re: #41
    I get that it stings, but let's just admit the ratings did a V-shaped comeback during Juice=Juice's segment lol
    67AnonymousAug 31, 2026 19:41
    This is the result of the whole "went viral" con
    ↓
    [Sad News] Music Station rated 2.7%
    https://imgur.com/aACwZJu.png
    [Sad News] CDTV rated 3.0%

    [Sad News] STAR rated 3.3%
    https://imgur.com/QgUPN2v.png
    [Sad News] Venue101 rated 1.9%
    https://imgur.com/rBaaT7G.png
    [Sad News] Buzz Rhythm rated 0.9%
    https://imgur.com/aGeYoqN.png
    [Sad News] Yoru no Brunch rated 1.2%
    https://imgur.com/H6SVGR8.png
    [Sad News] Ashita Chayamachi de Aimashou rated 0.9%
    https://imgur.com/Gyo8lTR.png
    [Sad News] Nonstop rated 2.0%
    https://imgur.com/tKiIn6t.png
    [Sad News] TV Tokyo Music Festival rated 4.5%
    https://imgur.com/gMelYyH.png
    [Sad News] FNS Music Festival rated 5.8%
    https://imgur.com/a/wzToUKe.png
    [Sad News] Ken-Min SHOW rated 7.4%
    https://imgur.com/TsbW8ss.png
    [Sad News] CDTV rated 4.4%
    https://imgur.com/dt1yOgw.png
    79AnonymousAug 31, 2026 19:45
    Re: #67
    Lol, the ratings are creeping up bit by bit
    Don't forget to throw in the Kohaku ratings too while you're at it lol
    83AnonymousAug 31, 2026 19:47
    Re: #67
    That's not even a regular episode of Music Station, redo the numbers
    77AnonymousAug 31, 2026 19:45
    Re: #69
    Exactly
    Some idiot agency is probably dumping its entire "agency slot" allocation onto Juice=Juice
    The networks must be furious over these repeated low ratings
    Forget Juice=Juice, this could cost the whole agency its slot
    80AnonymousAug 31, 2026 19:46
    Re: #77
    [Good News] Turns out CDTV and Music Station really do have "agency slots" after all!
    94AnonymousAug 31, 2026 19:50
    Re: #77
    "Agency slots" lol
    where's that even a real thing lol
    84AnonymousAug 31, 2026 19:47
    Why doesn't Morning Musume。'26 ever get booked? They've even got a new single out.
    138AnonymousAug 31, 2026 20:25
    Re: #84
    Guess you need actual results to show for it
    86AnonymousAug 31, 2026 19:47
    I always figured the guy who's constantly trolling Juice=Juice threads was a Hello! Project hater posing as an Angerme fan, but… is he actually a genuine trashy Angerme fan?
    89AnonymousAug 31, 2026 19:49
    Re: #86
    I like Angerme too, and this guy dragging Angerme's name through the mud is a genuine nuisance
    93AnonymousAug 31, 2026 19:50
    Re: #86
    That's just some trashy Juice=Juice fan replying to himself
    91AnonymousAug 31, 2026 19:49
    Why wasn't there any fire effects in the staging this time?
    95AnonymousAug 31, 2026 19:51
    Re: #91
    Either they've used it too many times already, or maybe they held back out of consideration for the recent fire news
    119AnonymousAug 31, 2026 20:00
    But this is just going to make tour tickets even harder to get again
    I hate that — going viral like this isn't all good news, you know?
    122AnonymousAug 31, 2026 20:02
    Re: #119
    Next spring's tour is at live houses, so it'll be even harder to score tickets
    125AnonymousAug 31, 2026 20:04
    Nobody cares about lip-synced bon-odori dancing anymore (bon-odori = traditional festival folk dance, used here as a dig at the choreography)
    128AnonymousAug 31, 2026 20:07
    Re: #125
    Exactly
    Juice=Juice is done for lol
    129AnonymousAug 31, 2026 20:08
    See? As long as Mippuru's around, Juice=Juice keeps winning (Mippuru = a member's nickname)
    Bet they get booked again next month, maybe on "Kura Kura" next time
    130AnonymousAug 31, 2026 20:10
    Re: #129
    She was adorable today too
    131AnonymousAug 31, 2026 20:10
    Re: #129
    She was adorable today too
    139AnonymousAug 31, 2026 20:33


    Background and Key Points of This Discussion

    “CDTV Live! Live!” is a music special aired on TBS, and according to an image posted in the thread, this episode’s timeslot ratings came in at 4.4%. Commenters also listed ratings for other music shows broadcast this year, including Music Station, STAR, Venue101, and Buzz Rhythm, with uniformly low numbers across the board. That said, these figures come from images posted within the thread, so they may differ in wording from official figures released by networks or ratings agencies — worth keeping in mind. The debate centered on whether Juice=Juice’s appearance pushed the ratings up or dragged them down, with posters split between those claiming the group opened the show and those disputing it. Talk of an “agency slot” system determining show bookings was pure 5ch speculation with no supporting evidence given. There were also exchanges resembling a support rivalry between different Hello! Project group fandoms, occasionally escalating into arguments with fans of other groups.

    ※This article is an excerpt and summary of the 5ch (Hello! Project board) thread “[Breaking] Juice=Juice Scores 4th Win on “CDTV Live! Live!” wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww [Bloom! Mi Amore]“.

  • Top Bodybuilder Dwayne Quamina Dies Suddenly — 5ch Reacts: “Nobody’s Surprised Anymore, It Could Happen to Anyone”

    Dwayne Quamina, an American bodybuilder widely known as a top competitor in the sport, died suddenly on August 16 at age 40, Tokyo Sports has reported. He had placed at the “Mr. Olympia,” bodybuilding’s highest-level competition, and news of his death came just a week after his most recent contest appearance. The cause of death has not been disclosed as of this writing. On 5ch’s Geinou/Sports Breaking News+ thread, commenters repeatedly pointed to the toll that extreme dieting and drug use take on bodybuilders’ bodies, and the discussion also expanded into the circumstances surrounding the death of Japanese bodybuilder Muscle Kitamura, who died suddenly in the past.

    Tokyo Sports, August 31, 2026, 18:45

    Video

    It has come to light that Dwayne Quamina, a top bodybuilder in the world who had also placed at the sport’s highest stage, the “Mr. Olympia,” died suddenly on the 16th at age 40. The cause of death is unknown. Grief is spreading throughout the bodybuilding world.

    Source: tokyo-sports.co.jp / Original article here

    4AnonymousAug 31, 2026 19:37
    Bulking, cutting, drugs, brutal training
    Nobody would be surprised no matter who this happens to next
    10AnonymousAug 31, 2026 19:39
    Wasn't it that extreme dieting puts a huge strain on the body?
    25AnonymousAug 31, 2026 19:40
    Re: #10
    Even dietary restriction alone stresses the body, and then you add drugs on top of that
    26AnonymousAug 31, 2026 19:40
    There are quite a few sudden deaths among bodybuilders in Japan too
    Weird, considering everyone's training hard at the gym
    43AnonymousAug 31, 2026 19:44
    Re: #26
    It's less "training" and more piling up damage on the body
    27AnonymousAug 31, 2026 19:40
    Guess people really do need carbs after all
    They get demonized, but
    they're just so easy to eat
    93AnonymousAug 31, 2026 19:54
    Re: #27
    Serious lifters actually eat a ton of white rice
    except during the brutal pre-contest cutting phase
    32AnonymousAug 31, 2026 19:41
    What actually caused Muscle Kitamura's death?
    50AnonymousAug 31, 2026 19:45
    Re: #32
    Severe carb restriction — basically starved himself internally
    51AnonymousAug 31, 2026 19:45
    Re: #32
    I'm pretty sure it was starvation
    246AnonymousAug 31, 2026 20:25
    Re: #32 says starvation, but that's a myth
    The leading theory is cardiac arrest from hypoglycemia caused by an insulin overdose
    That same mistake also ranks near the top of causes of death among pro bodybuilders overseas
    56AnonymousAug 31, 2026 19:46
    Schwarzenegger's still doing pretty well though
    177AnonymousAug 31, 2026 20:11
    Re: #56
    Though he did have heart surgery
    73AnonymousAug 31, 2026 19:51
    Isn't Muscle Kitamura one of those "onee" guys? (Japanese slang for flamboyant/queer men)
    83AnonymousAug 31, 2026 19:52
    Re: #73
    He hit on actress Reiko Takashima but got shot down
    86AnonymousAug 31, 2026 19:53
    People who do bodybuilding have a messed-up sense of aesthetics
    That physique isn't beautiful at all
    It's basically the same as a plastic-surgery monster
    104AnonymousAug 31, 2026 19:56
    Re: #86
    Short guys ("super hobbits") get super into lifting
    Couldn't grow taller, so all that's left is growing wider — that's their life
    And then they go around bragging "I'm strong!" about it… kind of a pitiful existence, honestly
    110AnonymousAug 31, 2026 19:58
    Re: #86
    Honestly the ones who are really messed up aren't the competitors, it's the guys shouting from the audience
    141AnonymousAug 31, 2026 20:04
    And yet Schwarzenegger's living a long life
    154AnonymousAug 31, 2026 20:08
    Re: #141
    He's said in interviews that he consulted with a doctor about it
    basically what you'd call a "steroid clinic" today
    148AnonymousAug 31, 2026 20:06
    They say Kitamura starved to death, but I wonder
    If humans run low on sugar, the body burns fat first
    and if there's no fat left, it'd break down muscle to get by, right?
    Would he really let muscle — more precious to him than life itself — waste away like that?
    159AnonymousAug 31, 2026 20:08
    Re: #148
    Just like inhaling a rush of CO2 can kill you instantly, maybe a sudden drop in blood sugar fries the brain the same way
    176AnonymousAug 31, 2026 20:11
    Re: #148
    That's totally normal during the muscle "finishing" phase
    209AnonymousAug 31, 2026 20:17
    Re: #148 Re: #4
    Starvation means dying from malnutrition, which requires a long-term food shortage as a precondition
    A normal person (someone living the kind of lifestyle that lets them bodybuild in the first place) can survive a month, two, even three without eating, as long as they're drinking water, depending on conditions
    Put another way, if you die before that point, the cause of death is something other than starvation — so it wasn't starvation
    166AnonymousAug 31, 2026 20:09
    They should just ban bodybuilding, it's an unnatural, gross sport
    This is the era where even slim models get criticized for being too thin
    It's outdated
    170AnonymousAug 31, 2026 20:10
    Re: #1
    Wasn't Muscle Kitamura's heart also wrecked from too many steroids?

    And he was a highly educated bodybuilder from the University of Tokyo (or did he drop out?).
    180AnonymousAug 31, 2026 20:11
    Re: #170
    Yoshinori Yamamoto and Hidetada Yamagishi are both Waseda grads too, highly educated
    221AnonymousAug 31, 2026 20:20
    Re: #170
    Muscle Kitamura starved to death from lack of sugar
    184AnonymousAug 31, 2026 20:12
    Bulking up is still totally fine
    It's cutting fat to get shredded that's extremely bad for you
    203AnonymousAug 31, 2026 20:16
    Re: #184
    Right before a competition they push themselves to the limit while restricting carbs and fat as much as possible, so living a long life is probably tough
    210AnonymousAug 31, 2026 20:17
    Re: #184
    Apparently having single-digit body fat makes you feel pretty awful lol
    190AnonymousAug 31, 2026 20:12
    Building muscle that's completely useless like that is just dumb
    If they built cyclist muscles like mine instead, they'd save on transportation costs
    200AnonymousAug 31, 2026 20:16
    What kind of training gives you that lean-but-packed-with-muscle look like Bruce Lee?
    214AnonymousAug 31, 2026 20:18
    Re: #200
    Skinny people want to bulk up and bulky people want to slim down, huh
    I've got a body type that doesn't gain weight either, but after gaining weight once from medication, I stopped wanting to lol
    219AnonymousAug 31, 2026 20:20
    Re: #200
    Just do training that doesn't use heavy weights
    251AnonymousAug 31, 2026 20:27
    Re: #200
    I watched like a 5-minute ab workout video on YouTube every day and my abs just naturally started showing
    240AnonymousAug 31, 2026 20:24
    What's the point of using steroids anyway?
    252AnonymousAug 31, 2026 20:27
    Re: #240
    To build muscle beyond your natural limit, right?
    Also, in a documentary I saw a while back, overseas pro wrestlers were using it as a substitute for painkillers

    Background and Key Points of This Topic

    Sudden deaths among bodybuilders are not uncommon, and are often linked to factors like dehydration and electrolyte imbalances from pre-competition sodium restriction, along with misuse of drugs such as diuretics and insulin. In the thread, the theory that Muscle Kitamura died of “starvation” was widely repeated, but the leading theory is actually cardiac arrest from hypoglycemia caused by an insulin overdose, and similar causes of death have been reported for several professional bodybuilders overseas as well. Quamina’s actual cause of death had not been made public as of this report, and it’s worth noting that all the speculation discussed in the thread remains unconfirmed. Opinions for and against bodybuilding as a sport also surfaced, but that debate stems from differing personal views on physique and isn’t directly related to Quamina’s death.

    *This article is compiled as an excerpt and summary of the 5ch (Geinou/Sports Breaking News+) thread “[Bodybuilding] Top competitor Dwayne Quamina dies suddenly at 40 — “One week after competing” — cause of death unknown.”

  • Yasuko’s Children’s Cafeteria Draws Fire Over ‘LINE Reservation Only’ Policy — 5ch Asks: ‘Will It Really Reach the Truly Poor Kids?’

    Comedian Yasuko (27) announced on her X account on August 30 that she had opened a children’s cafeteria called “Yasu-mattari.” It runs once a week on an irregular schedule, and using it requires a reservation made entirely through LINE. That drew questions online, with some asking, “Won’t this fail to reach kids from truly struggling families who aren’t even allowed to have a smartphone?” Yasuko responded, “We’re working in coordination with schools.” The news sparked a wave of reactions on 5ch, with debate ranging from suggestions that schools should select and refer eligible kids, to sarcastic jabs calling it a “poverty business” because of the reservation-only setup, to alternative ideas like simply handing out leftover school lunches.

    Mon, Aug 31, 3:34 PM

    Comedian Yasuko (27) updated her X (formerly Twitter) account on the 31st. She had announced on the 30th that she was opening a children’s cafeteria called “Yasu-mattari,” and she addressed the feedback she’d received about its reservation method.

    Yasuko wrote, “I’ve opened the children’s cafeteria ‘Yasu-mattari’!! It’s all thanks to everyone who helped out. Thank you so, so much!!”

    Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here

    5AnonymousAug 31, 2026 16:31
    Then just skip the publicity and only invite kids who get referred by their school as 'this one's genuinely poor.'
    10AnonymousAug 31, 2026 16:38
    Re: #5
    Since you brought it up, why don't you go do your own idea yourself?
    22AnonymousAug 31, 2026 16:46
    Re: #5
    Great idea!
    You go do it — I'll cheer you on with everything I've got.
    8AnonymousAug 31, 2026 16:37
    Even families on welfare (seiho) have smartphones.
    21AnonymousAug 31, 2026 16:46
    Re: #8
    Yeah, on 10-gig Flet's Hikari fiber, no less.
    27AnonymousAug 31, 2026 16:51
    Once a week *irregular schedule

    Reservation-only lolololol

    Why do you need to screen people that hard?
    You gonna feed like two hand-picked kids?
    85AnonymousAug 31, 2026 17:32
    Re: #27
    Well, she's a TV industry person, so she's probably learned the trick — hand-picking people who 'look the part' so that when reporters show up, or when she posts about it herself, it makes for good PR.
    30AnonymousAug 31, 2026 16:51
    There's always someone out there who does nothing themselves but complains like a pro.
    33AnonymousAug 31, 2026 16:53
    Re: #30
    That's literally you.
    52AnonymousAug 31, 2026 17:05
    People who complain about this must just be irritated at everything in life.
    55AnonymousAug 31, 2026 17:08
    Re: #52
    Nah, come on lol

    Once a week *irregular schedule
    LINE reservation only

    That's not even a children's cafeteria anymore.
    Do a little homework before you post.
    61AnonymousAug 31, 2026 17:13
    Re: #1
    Watching it on TV, I thought — instead of spending money on the interior, use that cash to feed even one more kid. Did the entrance really need an automatic door?
    119AnonymousAug 31, 2026 17:57
    Re: #61
    What do you mean? Is this tied to the 24-Hour TV telethon?
    64AnonymousAug 31, 2026 17:15
    Where in Katsushika Ward is it? I want to go check it out, so someone tell me.
    65AnonymousAug 31, 2026 17:16
    Re: #64
    Please make your reservation on LINE first~ There ya go~
    78AnonymousAug 31, 2026 17:26
    If the school already knows which families are struggling, couldn't the school just send the leftover lunches home with those kids? I genuinely don't get the point of this~
    79AnonymousAug 31, 2026 17:28
    Re: #78
    Because it's a poverty business.
    80AnonymousAug 31, 2026 17:29
    Re: #78
    Handing out leftover school lunches would definitely become a problem.
    100AnonymousAug 31, 2026 17:40
    Re: #78
    There's the food-poisoning risk, and the kid who takes food home might get bullied for it, but more than anything, public institutions run on the principle of equal treatment. Honestly, plenty of kids would want free food given the chance, so it'd be tough to draw a line on who qualifies and then split things fairly even among the kids inside that line. Outsiders can say 'don't overthink it,' but it's the teachers on the ground who actually have to deal with complaints from pushy 'monster parents.'
    90AnonymousAug 31, 2026 17:35
    Hmm…
    I get what she's going for, and I do give her credit, but telling a kid outright, 'If you're poor and can't eat, come to my place' — is that really okay?
    Can't this kind of thing be handled more discreetly?
    And isn't this probably being kept secret from the school too?
    95AnonymousAug 31, 2026 17:37
    Re: #90
    Stop giving her credit and go do it yourself.
    128AnonymousAug 31, 2026 18:03
    Re: #90
    That's exactly why most children's cafeterias are set up so anyone can come, poor or not. But when a celebrity runs one, people flood in, so Yasuko's place is probably trying reservations and other trial-and-error fixes because of that.
    107AnonymousAug 31, 2026 17:48
    By the way, this isn't even her own money.
    108AnonymousAug 31, 2026 17:49
    Re: #107
    Wait, really? It's not?
    118AnonymousAug 31, 2026 17:54
    Re: #107
    Isn't she funding it out of her own pocket?
    151AnonymousAug 31, 2026 18:32
    Re: #107
    Wait, seriously?! Is that true?!
    117AnonymousAug 31, 2026 17:54
    Honestly, some people who run children's cafeterias are just chasing subsidies, and on the user side too, it's not always the truly poor — plenty of well-off 'beggars' show up for free food even though they've got income, a car, and parents. And sure enough, here too, the LINE reservation system leaves poor families who can't afford smartphones out in the cold — kind of says it all. The intentions might be admirable, but wouldn't it be better to do relief visits or soup kitchens at disaster areas or children's group homes instead?
    120AnonymousAug 31, 2026 17:58
    So the plan is: the school certifies 'this kid is poor,' and only then does the reservation get made?
    122AnonymousAug 31, 2026 18:00
    Re: #117 Re: #120
    Why do you assume it's a place only for poor people?
    135AnonymousAug 31, 2026 18:07
    Re: #117
    Just reading this thread proves it — when you run volunteer work aimed at low-income people, folks outside the target group get noisy about this and that, and it turns into a mess. A reservation system is a good way to keep those noisy types from butting in. Makes me want to say: put in some work or money instead of just running your mouth.
    129AnonymousAug 31, 2026 18:03
    Re: #122
    Rich kids actually have someone at home, lol. Even without a parent around, there's someone.
    137AnonymousAug 31, 2026 18:08
    Re: #129
    A children's cafeteria is probably more fun.
    136AnonymousAug 31, 2026 18:07
    A soup kitchen would be way better.
    139AnonymousAug 31, 2026 18:09
    Re: #136
    You're welcome to do it — go on, hurry up.
    143AnonymousAug 31, 2026 18:19
    Re: #136
    You go do it.
    144AnonymousAug 31, 2026 18:20
    Given how people feel about her right now, Fuwa-chan (fellow comedian Fuwa-chan) is probably rated higher.
    154AnonymousAug 31, 2026 18:35
    Re: #144
    No way, that can't be right.
    157AnonymousAug 31, 2026 18:40
    Re: #144
    Whenever Yasuko comes up, this opinion always shows up, but among the general public, it's probably still Yasuko who's more liked. Can't say for sure if it's just an online thing, though.

    Background and Points of Debate

    Japan is said to have more than 9,000 children’s cafeterias nationwide, and most operate not as poverty-only services but as places any local child can use — a point raised in the thread too, with users noting that “most children’s cafeterias let kids in even if they’re not poor.” When a celebrity runs one, applicants can flood in and crowd out the very families the service is meant to help, which is why some adopt a reservation system — but beyond saying she’s “coordinating with schools,” Yasuko hasn’t given any further explanation in the article. The thread split over how to read this: does the LINE reservation system shut out struggling families without smartphones, or does the school partnership secure access for the intended kids through a separate channel? Speculation also flew over whether the funding comes out of Yasuko’s own pocket, but the article doesn’t confirm this either way, so these open questions will have to wait for further reporting.

    *This article is compiled and summarized from the 5ch (Geinou/Sports News+) thread “Yasuko Responds to Concerns Over Her Children’s Cafeteria’s LINE Reservation Method — ‘Won’t It Fail to Reach Truly Poor Kids?’ — ‘We’re Coordinating with Schools’.”