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Kura Sushi’s Chiikawa collaboration prizes became a hot topic the moment they went on sale, getting resold at absurdly inflated prices on flea-market apps. In the middle of the frenzy, it came to light that staff at some stores had been embezzling the prizes and keeping them for themselves. Because embezzlement, like theft, can be prosecuted without a complaint from the victim, thread posters repeatedly pointed out that if police move in earnest, Kura Sushi itself won’t be able to stay uninvolved. While some blame Kura Sushi’s lax management, opinions were split over creator Nagano’s continued silence on the matter, and the debate broadened into whether responsibility should fall mainly on the individual staff members who embezzled or on the company that let it slide.

9AnonymousSep 6, 2026 10:23

They're calling it 'misconduct,' but isn't this just embezzlement/theft

*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Live News general channel) thread “Kura Sushi x Chiikawa collab merch prices go through the roof, staffer who embezzled and hoarded it wins big lolololol.”

A thread on 5ch calling out the “Top 3 cars with the worst driving manners” blew up after naming the Prius and the Probox. It kicked off with users hunting for a third contender, and the discussion spiraled to name-check everything from the Copen and kei cars to high-end imports. The debate split into two camps: does the car itself make people drive worse, or is it really just about the driver’s age and job? For the Probox specifically, some pointed to its lightweight build as a genuine mechanical reason it tends to speed, pushing the conversation beyond mere stereotyping.

*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Nandemo Jikkyō G) thread “Top 3 Cars With Bad Driving Manners: “Prius” and “Probox”.”

Koji Uehara’s remark that “clearing 250 saves for the Meikyukai is too low a bar” — and Kazuhiro Sasaki’s response that “I want more young players to get in, so it’s fine as it is” — became a hot topic on 5ch’s live sports-commentary board. The Meikyukai is a group whose informal entry line is 200 wins or 250 saves for pitchers and 2000 hits for batters, though there have been cases — including Uehara himself and Kyuji Fujikawa — admitted under special exceptions. The thread ranged from debating whether it even makes sense to hold a starter’s 200 wins and a closer’s 250 saves to the same standard, all the way to more basic questions like what the actual benefit of joining the Meikyukai even is.

※This article excerpts and summarizes the 5channel (Nandemo Jikkyo G) thread “Koji Uehara: “Meikyukai’s 250-save bar is too low” — Kazuhiro Sasaki: “I want more young players to get in, so it’s fine as it is”.”

A thread on 5ch’s Nanjyo (Everything Live) board blew up over the recast of Ryotsu Kankichi, the lead of the new anime adaptation of “Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo” (Kochikame). Since Rasal Ishii’s portrayal has defined the character for decades, posters flooded in with complaints that the new voice felt off, like “it sounds too cool — it needs more vulgarity.” The discussion soon widened into comparisons with other franchises that have swapped out a lead character’s voice actor, such as Doraemon, Sazae-san, Lupin III, and Crayon Shin-chan, pitting an optimistic camp arguing it’s “just a matter of getting used to it” against critics who countered that “the more you love the original, the harder it is to accept.”

※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Everything Live/Livegalileo) thread “New Kochikame’s Ryotsu voice is a hopeless mismatch — guaranteed flop👮“.

A claim that “once you’re over 35 and still single, every other stat you have — education, income, height — becomes meaningless” sparked a debate on 5ch’s Nandemo Jikkyo G board (a general live-chat forum). The thread split between posters who say a person’s worth boils down to single-vs-married, and others firing back with examples like baseball star Hayato Sakamoto and Ichiro to argue “marital status alone doesn’t decide how you’re judged.” Married posters piled on to needle singles, while some questioned just how fulfilling married life really is, and across 17 separate reply chains the clash between “stat theory” and “happiness theory” kept going.

※This article is compiled and summarized from the 5ch (Nandemo Jikkyo G) thread “Once You’re Over 35 and ‘Single,’ Doesn’t Every Other Stat Become Meaningless?.”