Cartoonist leaps to death
Mangaka Rin Inumaru commited suicide this weekend, apparently worried about her work. She created the character “Ojarumaru” which we weren’t familiar with, but Googling reveals it appear to be a popular children’s anime, featuring incredibly cute characters who are merchandizing widely, Sanrio-style. The Mainichi Daily News has the story:
Popular cartoonist Rin Inumaru jumped to her death from the roof of a 14-story building in Tokyo after leaving suicide notes to her mother, police said.
Inumaru, 48, plunged from the roof of the apartment building onto the roof of a five-story building in Musashino, Tokyo, on Sunday afternoon.
She suffered serious injuries and died shortly after, police said. Her suicide notes indicate she had been having trouble with her work.
09/11/06 at 12:33 pm
I hate to snark — well, not really, but — isn’t the illustration a tad inappropriate for a story about someone leaping to her death?