"I Got Assaulted By An Old Stalker..." | Keekihime Addresses Stalker Situation

[@nyrowie]

Someone recorded the situation when people stepped up against him, you can hear Keeki in the background and she sounded so scared like she was going to cry. It's sad that the police didn't do anything and let him go.

[@lordainz8091]

Where is it?

[@JohnnyMitchwood]

Did they get his face on film?

[@haremqueen2117]

@@JohnnyMitchwood Even if they didn't, dozen of people have already been posting his face everywhere they can on twitter. This guy is pretty much cooked now that thousands of people know of his disgusting actions.

[@nyrowie]

​@@JohnnyMitchwood yes, you can see his face clearly in the video.

[@xo.jiji1]

@ for the video?

[@AgaresOaks]

"The law is powerless to help you." "Do I have to be dead before you'll help me?" "No... not dead, dying. No, no, don't walk away. How about this? Just show me the knife. In your back. Not too deep, but it should be able to stand by itself." - The Simpsons, S11E21

[@Duamerthrax]

Not if you have lawyers. While her day job might not be required to help her for things that happen off hours, I have a feeling that if she asked for legal help, they'd lend her a lawyer.

[@TwoTwig]

japanese police won't help foreigners, this is common knowledge.

[@Aninoire]

@@TwoTwig A crime is a crime doesn't matter if they did it to a tourist. That's just a flawed system. They need to get their shit together.

[@TwoTwig]

@@Aninoire Their legal system has been a joke for decades, even for the people in japan. Most people doesn't understand just how much at risk they are traveling to japan since nothing in the system is built to help foreigners.

[@RodentContainmentBreach]

As they say, "cops are just there to zip up the body bag"

[@monkeydluffy5054]

Any situation that involves stalker is crazy

[@TheMockingjay74]

Predators and now Stalkers?!

[@Omicron9999]

@@TheMockingjay74 Well yeah, it does happen. Some vtuber fans aren't exactly stable and take the whole 'parasocial relationship' thing to dangerous levels of obsessed. You'd think security would have been more on the ball. Like, what kind of rejects did they have looking out for people if a guy can hop a rail and just grab someone?

[@TheSticknstone2]

Like the Taiga thing

[@Swebloody]

​@@Omicron9999 Yeah but didn't exactly expect this to happen to her, since I thought her fan base was rather tame

[@codym5352]

Isn't Japan great?

[@CroakingBroking]

1:25 Here's my translation for the post: Sorry to keep everyone waiting. I was the photographer there during the incident. Below is what actually happened. Long passage so be warned: When I took my first picture, a man suddenly jumped in through the road block, and because the incident was sudden, everyone was shocked, the first two things to come to my mind were: was he someone that Keekihime (T/N: 姫 = hime, shorthand for Keekihime) knew and was trying to do a prank? Or did she actually get attacked? Not sure of the situation, so I just instinctively took photos of the attack

[@georgeghleung]

I will second the correctness of translation. To make the note less confusing, you can either skip it, or write "T/N" within your bracketed note. I would go: (T/N: 姫 = hime, shorthand for Keekihime)

[@CroakingBroking]

@@georgeghleung Already edited, thx for the heads up

[@dgcoolstar7579]

I listened to her entire twitter space i was appalled i felt so bad for Keeki she didn’t Deserve this

[@daosdresari7349]

Might wanna edit that again champ :)

[@liszst]

im guesing you meant "she doesn't deserve this"

[@yirza8133]

"She didnt doesnt this" 🤔

[@Daosguard]

@@liszst The amazing thing is 487 boneheads have liked the comment without even reading it.

[@dgcoolstar7579]

@@daosdresari7349 shit ur right 😭

[@58thWildcards]

It was the Comiket staff that lost the stalker, not the police. The staff were reluctant to contact the police at first (there is usually no police presence in this type of event). I guess they changed their mind after the guy got away and the responding officer actually made an effort to find Keeki at the venue. The advise from the police officer to go to the embassy may sound cold and ridiculous, under the circumstance, might actually be the most effective way to force the police to take action about the case. Having the Austrian embassy issue official notice or complaint to the MOFA would elevate this situation into an international incident (regardless how minor it may be) and potentially draw media attention. This may end up forcing the police into taking action in an effort to save face. Of course that would depend on if the embassy is willing to go to that length to protect their own citizen...

[@snhmln]

That's an interesting perspective I hadn't considered. Thanks

[@ElEscolta]

Keeky being an "international" famous figure would definitely help in coercing a response like that, of course I don't think she or her employers would be willing to go that far using that card. But yeah, if the guy has been doing this shit for almost 10 years there's must be enough evidence to fucking do something...

[@the8bitclicker_193]

if that's true, then either that police officer was just saying what he normally says, or he knew that the police wouldn't do anything and offered an alternative to get the police to investigate

[@antokarman2064]

​@@the8bitclicker_193kinda sad if their police basically said, "we can't do anything by ourselves. But if you make it an international incident then my higher ups will be forced to deal with this situation which they usually ignore."

[@comradeofthebalance3147]

⁠@@ElEscolta It would be very unwise to raise it to an international level. While unfortunate, there are many things to consider: Firstly, she will be remembered as someone who was stalked rather than a cosplayer (among others). Second, such a label will be a restrictive first impression if others would to find out of their identity and will simply open up the darker side of the industry/sector to the wider public. Third, if it somehow spirals if a case was to be made, she will need the resources of her employer to shield them from the many journalists as she is no small influencer in the sector, nor widespread enough for the above mentioned be to be largely negated. While I don’t doubt her strength, it will spread and cause more problems. If it was much more serious, the Japanese police would certainly be more swift and ensure it does not gain too much traction. But like others mentioned, this isn’t ‘serious’ enough.

[@NeuronActivation]

Im glad this tub of meat was exposed and pictures were released. Dude was an overly obsessed fan of hers for years. I felt terrible hearing that she had a panic attack during all that

[@KageShinobiNinjarai]

Me too, like seriously the police didn’t do shit about him and let him walk away! have some justice involve for goodness sake

[@xxxvyaasas7999]

Like seriously the police and staff were absolutely useless, its like they were waiting for her to get oshi no ko'ed.

[@snhmln]

Actually fucked up. What a mess. It's an awful look for the Japanese police too. Completely shameful. I have nothing but admiration for Keekis positivity in the face of something like this. She's cool as hell.

[@bellascythe9594]

​@@xxxvyaasas7999they're mostly Comic-Con staf or security. Back then people do not allowed this but sometimes they just get angry to the staf cause most of this just an act of cosplayers and their friends. Now they don't care because of it. You need to report to the police. Sorry bad English.

[@KFPEconomist]

The biggest failure in my eyes is on Comiket security. Nobody prevented this guy from stepping over the boundary, security didn't intervene until long after bystanders started helping, and then failed to apprehend him after an extended attack. That was long enough to do serious harm! If you can't reasonably assure your guest's security, you shouldn't host an event. I hope this doesn't stop Keeki from doing what she loves; guys like this ruin events for everyone else.

[@khaychi]

Security in full on deep slumber, if there even was some... (actual) fans hopefully keep an eye out for her safety next time.

[@Drunken_Monke]

“If you’re not from here they don’t care what happens to you.” If ever there was a reason to not go to Japan it’s that right there. The whole incident was caught on camera and nothing. Absolutely nothing.

[@zg3342]

They don’t care what happens to you if you are from there either. SA without actual injury aren’t treated as serious crimes in Japan as they don’t treat mental trauma as damaging like they do with physical damage. Hopefully she doesn’t get sued too for hurting this guys reputation. In Japan a rape victim has been successfully sued for defamation for alluding not even mention her *convicted rapists* name in an article before. The Japanese court system made the victim pay him for potentially hurting his reputation.

[@zaikoiwex]

By experience, I can relate. The "Gaijin" card is still in place.

[@wilpalkia]

In my country, if you are a foreigner and stuff like that happened they do a follow up, but like 95% of the time nothing else happens because the victim need to follow up with the process (file demand,etc), and most of the foreigners are on vacations and they have to leave, so after they leave not much can be done even with proper proofs

[@Drunken_Monke]

@@zg3342 and they wonder why the birth rate is dropping. How the hell would anyone want to have a family over there when shit like this happens.

[@Drunken_Monke]

@@wilpalkia that’s messed up. Here in the USA (depending on where your at because some states have lost their minds) if there is evidence of a violent crime your held until your court date. Sure in some cases you can get out on bond but they can and will deny it for multitude of reasons.

[@ps4pro668]

The police are absolutely fucking useless, christ. HELP THE PERSON THATS BEING ASSAULTED IN PUBLIC IN FRONT OF HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE. The fact he’s been doing this for over 10 years is absolutely insane, as well.

[@TheShiningEnergy]

you think they've been brainwashed by that "Don't cause trouble" nonsense, too?

[@rawrmonster6782]

​@@TheShiningEnergyjapanese police have always let stalkers an SA off with little to no punishment. Theres a reason its so pravalent in anime and other jp media because its a reflection of irl jp

[@nyrowie]

It's so infuriating because this has happened twice and the police didn't do shit because "he didn't do anything to her, nothing else happend". Did they want him to SA her or hurt her in public so they can even consider to do something? It's just sad, considering he DID grab her chest from what we've seen in one of the photos.

[@JericoLeslie]

It's true in most countries. They can't do anything unless you live in that country

[@RefreshingMirage]

THIS HAS GONE ON FOR 10 YEARS?!

[@NeuronActivation]

Just heard her Twitter space story about the situation, absolutely sickening. Imagine stalking someone for years believing in your own delusional fantasies. Hope she recovers from this, I can only imagine how traumatic this was

[@Hadfield15]

Couldn’t have said it better myself

[@hirotakasugi4891]

Even though this happened in public irl, I’m pretty sure Holo can do something to protect it’s employee. That is if Yagoo decides to.

[@lucky4d725]

​@@hirotakasugi4891there's no way Yagoo won't do something about it (if he can of course).

[@azraieruslim]

Very Perfect Blue-esque

[@失去的...是什麼]

@@hirotakasugi4891 it it weired to say that, but this may be another direction different to cover. stalker is terrible, but she also plays with fire.

[@flambelk4489]

It's actually fucking crazy. This person has been obsessed with Keki since back then she was a minor streaming on NND (not the best idea but that's besides the point) and has been obsessed with her for over 10 years. He could have unironicaly killed her.

[@daosdresari7349]

NND?

[@nhan27.]

is he the same person who assaulted her during a wrestling match?

[@nyrowie]

​@@daosdresari7349 niconicodouga

[@NousagiCaptain]

@@daosdresari7349Nico Nico

[@jakeyu2404]

@@nhan27. no

[@FriedIce3]

Holy crap, this is horrifying, i hope she takes all legal action against them

[@TheShiningEnergy]

can she? i mean, i've heard legal cases in Japan are pretty messed up.

[@mrtree8622]

@@TheShiningEnergyI hope she file legal action especially when she got assaulted. The pulis might not be able to give her legal help but if she goes to an attorney she might get a case against the guy.

[@blackmage471]

She said in the audio clip the police ain't going to do shit. If you don't live in Japan, they don't care.

[@raeoverhere923]

@@mrtree8622 A Japanese attorney won't take the case if the police won't investigate. Japan has a high conviction rate because nothing goes to court if they aren't sure it's a slam dunk of a case.

[@mrtree8622]

@@raeoverhere923 the police in this case (during the incident) will be most likely useless and will not provide legal action because they see this as a common occurrence but if she gets an attorney and provide evidence of him stalking her for years and the fact that this dude acted on it she might just get this guy in jail. First she should consult legal help.

[@darkshaman98]

Yeah I saw this on twitter it's really bad JP police haven't been able to get this guy and keeki said if he'd had a knife or something she could have died

[@signumxmagnum]

It's not a secret that JP police were biased toward foreigner, so I'm not surprised that the guy was let go.

[@Kaiten-uk8gd]

We almost got a Oshi no Ko moment... my God....

[@Omicron9999]

Oh, for sure, she's damn lucky he didn't. Fucking ridiculous situation all around.

[@TwoTwig]

They don't help foreigners, this is common of japanese police.

[@Aninoire]

It's so stupid they wouldnt do anything because she's not from there. A crime is a crime the fuck do they mean they cant do anything? LOL

[@shuunosukesato4379]

This is one of the most disgusting things that is happening here in Japan. My daughter experienced this when she was in middle school. The police just told us that they can't do anythimg because the stalker haven't harmed my daughter but the guy has been stalking her for months already. At first I tried to understand but took measures to always pick up my children from school as much as I can. The time came where I was a bit late and in a coincidence, saw my daughter being dragged by said stalker and I just went ballistic on him. I never raged so much before in my life. I had to pay some medical fees because I messed the guy so bad but then gave a warning that if he ever appeared in front of us again, I'd really kill him even when we were in front of the police. The police said nothing but assured me they'd monitor the guy. It's been a year and a half and we hadn't had problems since.

[@p0n-pompf]

W dad

[@RazyisLazy]

Damn, i also fear for my little girls and wish this never happen to anyone it's so sad that the police cant do anything or wont do anything unless it's too late. Taking matters on your own is worth being in jail just for your loved ones.

[@shuunosukesato4379]

@@RazyisLazy it's the sad reality here in Japan. They are really taking non-interference approach to another level. Their image in general is what's important to them. Unless it will gravely tarnish their reputation in a huge manner, they probably won't do anything about it. It was infuriating for me because these stalker issue has not only affected foreigners but also local people. There have been lots of news about girls having their normal routine ruined or taking their lives because of stalkers but the enforcement of the law is pretty much useless on the grounds that such cases are "very hard to prove" unless they do anything to harm/injure the other party. It's nauseating and killing the environment. Even festivals nowadays have lots of creeps like this guy. Young people especially women can't enjoy anything unless they are accompanied by men who will protect them or they are in a group where they can push around the stalker.

[@aubreymorgan9763]

Japan has some of the worst stalker laws in the world. Many people get killed because of it, there are several documentaries about it. One of the most gut wrenching cases when a woman called the police they said to her “try being nicer to him”, she later was killed by the stalker.

[@mochaholic3039]

Yeah well, there's a reason why stalker laws don't exist in the first place is... the powers that be are stalkers themselves or dabble in stalking, they will strike down or muck up anti-stalker laws because it threatens their twisted pleasures plus they don't want to lose their grip on position and power and all the things associated with saving face.

[@hungrymusicwolf]

@@mochaholic3039 I think the losing face is the most important part. While there are likely some stalkers among politicians, but they are definitely not the majority.

[@YourTypicalMental]

I'm a professional Cosplay Photographer and sadly this kind of abuse in general is a lot more common than you think. There's been numerous times I've had to act as a human shield to block an aggressive Con goer from getting close to the Cosplayer. This is off topic, but I've always had a distaste of what I've seen of the Japanese Cosplay Photography scene. Scenes of dozens upon dozens of so-called "photographers" literally cornering a single cosplayer to take pictures for who knows how long. I've only listened to the first couple moments of her Twitter space, but I'm going to guess she was stuck in one of these situations and the Stalker was bold enough to sneak up from behind. Poor girl, no one deserves this, especially from their hobby.

[@shary0]

Photographers are absolutely not the problem. They were just waiting in line for Keeki. You see sometimes picture of a huge crowd of photographers. But it’s not like they’re circling the cosplayers by surprise or anything. They just wait patiently, go to a certain spot with a cosplayer, follow instructions and wait for her to pose. There is nothing stalker-y or creepy about the way photographers are in Japan. And if there are incidents it’s a one-off about a particular creepy guy that may or may not be a photographer. The stalker issue is entirely different and unrelated to the cosplay scene. It’ an oooooold stalker from her nico douga streamer time.

[@YourTypicalMental]

Another comment I can add, as traumatic as this event was for Keekihime, it's also just the tip of the iceberg of the abuse and harassment. I once was having a post shoot dinner with two female Cosplayers, and the entire time we waited for our food, they were sharing with each other all the dozens of lewd dms they got that week from random men. I can only imagine how toxic Keeki's inbox is as an internationally known Cosplayer.

[@YourTypicalMental]

@@shary0 Buddy I've seen situations of stalkers get to their target by posing as a photographer. There's a lot of creeps in Cosplay Photography, 'Guys with Cameras' is what I like to call them. Another conjecture I can make is the guy may have been in the local scene for the whole, bouncing from one female Cosplayer to another, keeping a low profile. Until this Comiket he happened to chance onto an old crush.

[@shary0]

@@YourTypicalMental I’m not denying that creeps can pose as photographer. But the way photographers are in Japan isn’t particularly more creepy than normal photographers anywhere else. If anything it’s usually better (because they follow rules and don’t take surprise photographs to post online without your consent...). They are not crowds of creeps and they are not "cornering" cosplayers. Just because they place themselves in a circle to all take shots of a cosplayer taking poses doesn’t make them creeps. It’s just how they position themselves. But yes, creeps can infiltrate as a photographer, that much is obvious.

[@Dragon-Believer]

I like Vtubers and anime. But the people who go to convention seem creepy.

[@Micahmancer]

As an SA survivor with cptsd, my heart goes out to her so bad. Shes one of my oshis too (iykyk). i hope so bad shes ok and shes able to do what she needs to to recover.

[@K.K.Station]

Quick correction: not excusing the cops being incompetent in the situation, but the reason they couldnt arrest the guy was because the staff just let him escape afterwards, WHICH IS BAFFALLING!!! Can't even believe this was able to happen at all and he even had the NERVE to protect his account when people found him 💀💀💀

[@TwoTwig]

They don't help foreigners, this is common of japanese police.

[@kyuuchat]

They also just didn't do anything in that case because in their eyes he didn't do anything "bad enough" to be arrested for. Even if he hadn't gotten away I can guarantee he'd probably only get a slap on the wrist for what he did. The law is so messed up that someone can continuously harass someone for over a decade and there is no legal recourse for it.

[@K.K.Station]

@kyuuchat oh trust me I get that, I just clarified that the con staff has equal responsibility in the situation cause he shouldn't have gotten away even if it did lead to a slap on the wrist 💀

[@NoName-dx1no]

@@K.K.Stationyikes people got to put the con on blast if they are not gonna ensure that the boundaries of their guests will be protected, no one should be touching anyone like that unprompted

[@NominDonutz]

I blaim the police and the staff, they both are horrible

[@khaychi]

Imagine the guy had a weapon and we would never see or hear our beloved phoenix ever again. Scary. Hopefully she's more careful now with creeps. You don't share your location with the world when there's a stalker around for years... Also, hopefully fans might keep an eye out for her safety next time.

[@AS-ed8fp]

I've been stalked before. The police don't do anything about stalkers until they hurt you, period. The best they do is a piece of paper that says they can't be near you, but that doesn't stop them from buying a house down the street from you or just following you in general. Also getting a restraining order is hard if they haven't already hurt you. Best advice I can give to anyone is to get a weapon and be ready to defend yourself because no one else will be able to protect you 24/7. It sucks but it's the truth, look after yourselves everyone and please be careful about what you post online even if you aren't someone popular it doesn't mean that someone won't get deranged ideas :(

[@Tamachii12]

That's if you can purchase a weapon where you live, because most places you can't and even if you manage to repel the atacker, he can sue you and win, which is why i don't like the idea of giving too much power to the government, well better being judged by 6 than carried by 4, well to be honest, this is true even if the police is efficient, there is no way they can respond when you're being atacked, unless you're very lucky to have them nearby.

[@ChancellorOtomovonBismarck]

Also make sure you don't vote in governments who will persecute you for carrying the means to defend yourself. Many places in the world have done so and thus leave their citizens helpless in the face of predation. Especially women.

[@harrylin7334]

@@Tamachii12 A cane is a good self defense weapon due to it being pretty much legal anywhere cause its a mobility aid. In terms of efficiencies, I mean its a stick and if you have a metal one...... Other options are prepper sprays but being honest, I'm more confident with using a bear spray but those are banned by TSA. Other options are pens and pointed keychains. You don't always need a weapon but something that can be used as a weapon. cause its stupid how you defend yourself but since the offender also has rights, you can get screwed by the law later down the line.

[@Gilsao157]

​@@Tamachii12 I don't it matters the sue or the jail time. If what the stalker is doing warranty lethal force (and because its a stalker, this can be simply as he trying to drag you) then whatever legal consequence pale in comparison to what the stalker might do. If what he is doing doesn't require force, you try to document it and use, if not in a criminal at least in a civil case.

[@Tamachii12]

@@Gilsao157 Like i said, it depends where you live and Japan sucks in that department, the law here is quite bad when it comes to self defense.

[@janarcangel49]

The Stalker was following her since she was a teenager. I think I heard something like this during her early days, turns out it's the same fucking guy, Damn, reality is more horrifying than any fiction.

[@Lord_Odd-Eye]

Thank you for helping spread the news khyo!

[@zg3342]

Japan doesn’t care about women getting SAed unfortunately . SA without actual physical injury aren’t treated as serious crimes in Japan as they don’t treat mental trauma and not injury physical assault as damaging like they do with physical damage, like if someone left bruises, cuts, etc. Hopefully she doesn’t get sued too for hurting this guys reputation. Which is a ridiculous thing to say but something that has happened before. In Japan a rape victim has been successfully sued for defamation for alluding not even mention her *convicted rapists* name in an article before. The Japanese court system made the victim pay him for potentially hurting his reputation.

[@grandfathernurgle2840]

Yeah, it's the extreme opposite problem of the United States; why can't there be a reasonable balance between stopping false allegations and protecting legit victims?

[@ramondelgado4927]

There is also the time a guy film himself "grapeing" a coworker or friend and the police did nothing because she "seem" willing enough (she was pilled) and never actually said she was being "grape" so they dismiss the case , she spend a long time trying to get justice and was almost send to jail for harrasing the guy with lawsuits and smearing his image , luckily she was helped by a group of activism women and after raising hell and houding officials on their own homes , they took the case and the guy went to jail but for like 5 yrs i think

[@raeoverhere923]

I remember reading an article about a Japanese woman who went to police because she was r*ped, and they wouldn't take down the report unless she agreed to reenact what happened; you know, just to prove she wasn't making it up. Police will ask if you fought back, but you can get sued by your attacker if you injure them, even while they're trying to commit a crime against you, so exactly how much is a victim supposed to fight back, exactly? Enough to tell police they tried to fight, but not enough to hurt the person attacking them? It's so messed up.

[@8145dwerdna]

I can see her commenting back "I don't live here so you can't sue me"

[@lucky4d725]

​@@ramondelgado4927only 5 ? Ffs

[@gabetalks9275]

The fact that the police can't do anything to victims who are foreigners is woefully asinine. When a foreigner enters your country, keeping them safe is your responsibility. They are your guests. If you invite friends over to your house, and one of your friends assaults one of your other friends in that house, it doesn't matter if they don't live with you. They still got assaulted and predator is still a threat to your own house. The Japanese police are not only continuing to endanger Keeki, but their own citizens as well. What's stopping this guy from targeting a Japanese citizen next? Is Keeki gonna have to get survivor's guilt in order to finally get justice now? He already got physical, so what's the next barrier that they'll come up with to avoid arresting this guy?

[@ElEscolta]

To get away for almost 10 years stalking an terrorizing an innocent girls is absolutely disgusting behavior and the law/society need to change to stop letting this kind of shit to happen, one would think after multiple movies, series and actual deaths they would already done something to stop it but no, its still as bad...

[@IAMRiouLazlo]

I just saw that on Twitter less than an hour ago, and it's absolutely infuriating. That creepy stalker has been stalking Keeki for around a decade now! Why the hell hasn't this creep been arrested yet? What is wrong with those japanese cops at the convention? Are they seriously ignoring this just because she's a foreigner? Telling her to go to the embassy? Seriously?

[@raeoverhere923]

Japanese cops won't arrest someone for stalking because its "hard to prove"; there are plenty of stories out there of women (Japanese citizens!) who have reported stalkers to police and been told "well, if he hasn't hurt you, we can't do anything", only to be killed by their stalkers. A member of AKB48 had a well-known stalker who signed up for a handshake event, and he managed to get a _saw_ into the venue with him and nearly cut her hand off while she was holding it. American cops won't arrest stalkers either unless they commit a different crime, like breaking into your house, though I'm not sure how things are done in Keeki's home country.

[@signumxmagnum]

JP police were often biased toward foreigner.

[@user-wj6jh1cd5n]

@@raeoverhere923 American cops will ask the victim if they want to press charges, however. If the victim decides to charge the stalker then they get hit with a restraining order, which they will get arrested over violating.

[@renfaere]

​@@raeoverhere923There are stalking laws in Austria that do get (barely any) jailtime of a year. That being said I don't know how much the police actually try to enforce those laws. I would hope they do.

[@raeoverhere923]

@@user-wj6jh1cd5n That's assuming the police you're talking with are good at their jobs. Violating a protective order is usually a misdemeanor, and if you get the wrong judge, all the violator has to do is pay a fine. They can often argue they didn't know the person they're stalking had a restraining order against them, which means they get to just go home.

[@whargapmoe]

This was not played here but keekihime said a number of things that I resonate with and this one gets me " I don't want him to be MY stalker... I don't want him to be connected to me in any way. I don't want him to be my ANYTHING!" I was stalked and i subconsiously don't refer to him as "My Stalker" often. Its almost always the person/guy who stalked me. I feel for keeki shes mentioned she has more stalkers too, but he's clearly the most bold.

[@brettrichardson7924]

That level of danger is why most vtubers that have a choice in the matter dont reveal identity, obviously some just have distinct voices or a strong past celeb presence but absolutely no one deserves such scary in person harassment. Kfp boutta pull up on this stalker ojisan.

[@nony_068]

I have a weird feeling the stalker is part of the kfp like wolf among the sheep...😢

[@cocoapixels]

​@@nony_068He's someone that's stalked her since her idols days, when she was 16.

[@ChancellorOtomovonBismarck]

@@nony_068 A fox in the henhouse

[@EndoftheBeginning17]

@@nony_068 Oh absolutely, As evidencd here, her identity is an open secret. I guarantee you those that have open secrets are going to get more wary and, the sad thing is that these guys are unfortunately emboldened by lewdtuber types (even Marine, as mild as she is compared to projekt Melody) is enough to embolden these lunatic people to act the way they do, because in the stalkers sick and twisted mind Marine makes it ok. And it's not her fault for trying to talk freely, but it is their fault for romanticizing it in their head and then acting upon something. And the lewdtubers of NA are emboldening these parasocial types to the nth degree. I can't leave a comment in the most benign clip without a bunch of guys going "Look how cute X is" even if the clip is them talking about something serious. The level of disconnect is staggering

[@ethervagabond]

@@nony_068 we don't claim him.

[@Shadepariah]

well, this guy just got his face plastered all over the internet. wouldn't want to be him.

[@wraithsage2399]

I don’t usually support doxxing but in this case, his full name should be out in the public. Stalkers like these don’t deserve protection

[@elainejohnson8841]

​@wraithsage2399 especially in this situation where there is no legal action. I don't wish for harm, but I do wish for those near him to know what he's capable of. Especially in a country where shame seem s to be stronger than guilt.

[@kion5155]

I think every anime con should be alerted and banned him from entering tbh.

[@jerungbiru55]

Now that his face was revealed, I'm scared that he might go crazy

[@wraithsage2399]

@@elainejohnson8841 Exactly He could sue Keekihime But he can’t sue us if one of us just happens to let his name out in the wild

[@bararaikamos]

He is currently public enemies, Streamer, Cosplayer, Vtuber fans joining hands just waiting him to get some "gift" from them if police can not do something but also this can make him become more dangerous because more desperate.

[@obicross]

he's already desperate i think, since keeki mentioned him and basically mocking him. whats stopping him to listen to the twitter space and have a translator, listening to her etc?

[@StochasticUniverse]

24:05 "Why was there no proper security in place?" Because Japan is a high-trust society. Most people in Japan just hope and expect others to do fhe right thing, and for the most part, it works beautifully. But the Achilles' heel of a high-trust society is one crazy guy who doesn't play by the rules that literally everyone else around him does. When this guy shows up, there are no guardrails. Nobody knows what to do. There are no systems in place to cope with it. That's the double-edged sword of running on trust. It's like when you have one of those road-side produce stalls that runs on the honor system, where people take what they want and just leave the money in a jar. If one sociopath happened by, he could easily swipe all the produce AND all the money in the jar, throwing everything into total chaos and ruin. It only takes one person to betray the collective trust, and all hell breaks loose...but worse, the institutions of the high-trust society are then ill-equuipped to deal with the aftermath, as they have little experience doing so. You can see this in the response both of convention security, who were more focused on just getting back to the business at hand, not grasping the seriousness of the situation, and of the actual police, who lackadaisically enforced already weak laws in this domain.

[@Jsan_vga]

Thank you for the wording and making this incident be known. We need to push the authorities to take action.

[@elijah1191]

Japan's culture makes the people who were assaulted feel like they need to apologize, even for just screaming for help. The guy has multiple charges on him including the one's here, numerous publicly acknowledged charges even. Because he hasn't been arrested and it has gotten to this point, his life is now in more danger than Keeki's, and that's on law enforcement. He should have been in prison long ago.

[@sneakysquirrel1990]

stalker needs some street justice since the police wont do anything

[@leecast1721]

His face is out, won't be for long until it becomes stalker vs stalker

[@dragb9284]

That’s probably what’s going to happen

[@HexaDecimus]

time to travel to japan

[@zhuljojo]

They need punishment from us...all justice systems all rigged

[@tiagotiagot]

The problem with that is when an innocent ends up getting mistaken for the criminal. Odds grow fast as time passes after the event, eye witnesses are surprisingly unreliable; plenty scientific experiments have demonstrated that.

[@saika2023]

I was in line waiting for photos (3 persons behind the legendary Taiwan-Niki who published the photo of that stalker). I just saw 2 different staff come over to talk to Keekihime, not sure what happened. Keekihime continued to take pictures with her fans, I took a few photos and left early and didn't ask for selfies, I just found out what had happened while on the train back home.

[@Bakuganluver23]

Wow, based Taiwan guy. at the very least, with his face out there, everyone will know who to LOOK for.

[@justrandomguy5997]

She's very strong tbh. When I got assaulted i just sit alone try to digest the things just happened.

[@lexi1337-r6s]

Grabbing and touching her like that is sexual assault. I hope he gets arrested and put behind bars.

[@Hyenadont]

In Japan? It's infuriating but legal ain't doing shit about sexual assault especially against a foreigner

[@sirizalot]

Every day I become more and more disillusioned with Japan and their out-of-control xenophobia. Absolutely disgusting culture for it.

[@MinkxiTes]

That won't happen in Japan. In the worst case she will get blamed for causing a public disturbance.

[@comradeofthebalance3147]

Assault is too strong. Sexual debatable. Harassment certainly among other small crimes.

[@xenoemblem7]

@@MinkxiTes That is dystopian

[@raeoverhere923]

The reason the onlookers wouldn't help more quickly is because of how litigious Japan is; if you're getting mugged, for instance, and you injure your attacker in self defense, they _can_ sue you for the injuries they received while trying to commit a crime against you, and they will likely win.

[@wraithsage2399]

Japan is completely corrupt I don’t get why foreigners would want to move there at all considering how incompetent the government is

[@knexfan100]

​@@wraithsage2399The reasons I see people moving there for all come down to some form of weebery (japanese culture, manga, anime, hen tai, dojin shi, food, toys, collectables, etc) or they're getting married to someone there (which some would argue is some form of weebery but I'm categorizing it outside of any degeneracy to give this group the benefit of the doubt).

[@iJakku]

Just like what happen to the P5 protagonist...

[@GREGGFOWL]

​@@knexfan100 that includes keekihime then

[@EndoftheBeginning17]

@@GREGGFOWL Yep, it does she moved to japan to pursue being "an Idol" despite the fact she could just as easily audition for a musical group in Austria and pretty much do the same thing, but she wuldn't have been an "Idol". but she wuld have been just as famous as the group she was with, which is not a famous group at all.

[@k.o.gthekingofgames913]

Man this situation is just insane I hope she gets a lot of love and support and hopefully justice will come to that Stalker because stories like these always just infuriate me when it happens to people and nothing is done about them it’s just so infuriating all I can do is just hope that justice will be served and that Stalker gets what’s coming to him

[@DustPotato]

After hearing her say he could have had a knife, scared me. I hope she will be okay, and this guy seeks help.

[@yonas6832]

this guy wont seek help he has to go to jail

[@DustPotato]

@@yonas6832 well I mean seeks help in prison, cause this guy doesn’t deserve to roam free.

[@xenoemblem7]

@@DustPotato The only "help" he deserve to get is being buried under 10ft cement.

[@MonsterHunterxRWBY]

Nobody wants a repeat of what happened to John Lennon.

[@LuckyTyches]

26:00 in the end they won't do anything, they will keep saying "they can't do anything until..." till the victim is dead and can no longer deny that what he is doing is wrong.

[@aemiliaj-score8000]

There have been some cases where the victims are dead and they still didn't do anything about it, they just really don't want to deal with it

[@RefreshingMirage]

I don’t understand how this keeps happening, these stalkers really need to be taken with extreme action, I hope Keekihime is doing well and can recover from this

[@johncarver357]

the stalker/molester/rapist can sue the victim for defamation if they ever think of going to the police who will also do jack sh1t because SA in Japan might as well be an activity for them...all that talk about Japan being 'safe for women' is utter BS because barely any crime gets reported outside of a murder, and even if they do, the police will try their damndest to weasel their way out of even doing up a report file while the court will just prepare to either dismiss it entirely or side with the perpetrator... thats how shit like this can keep happening for over 10 years to Keekihime and I'm assuming much worse to others...

[@TwoTwig]

common problem in japan

[@poggamus4330]

Honestly this is what happens when you have fans, they either respect your boundaries or not. That's why I never want to be famous.

[@xiiir838]

What are you going to build the case on? "He's in the same PUBLIC space as me and hasn't touched me once and I don't like him. Take him to the cage!"? People get ultra emotional over this topic, but seriously, s†aIkers are super difficult to deal with because, unless they're trespassing private property/touch target without their consent/going the last mile to do the worst, what does the poIice has to work with? Nothing.

[@TwoTwig]

@@xiiir838 He is a known stalker and has done this before, and there is even photographic proof of his assault, but japanese police are famously useless and absolutely will not lift a finger to help foreigners.

[@TheInfernapeKingTV]

This is absolutely terrifying, and the fact that law enforcement doesn't do anything about this situation, just because they are not originally from the country, makes it even worse. Everyone deserves to feel safe doing what they love. If you are feeling unsafe or vulnearable, always go with a friend. Everyone deserves to feel safe, especially on a country that very much discriminates on foreigners, that one friend can save your life.

[@observerandrea]

For keekhime situation she could hire a private investigator to find out her stalker's name and address etc. go to the embassy see if they can help then go to the Japanese police getting the anerican equivalent of a Police Protection Order. Which can help with getting a restraining order. Or hopefully the Internet sleuths can help find out all the details so she can report it to the appropriate authorities.

[@youtubereplier1]

yeah I think all she needs is KFP or Vtuber Fans in general, no need to spend money

[@joshjo9405]

Or 4chan. They could do something with that dude's pictures.

[@youtubereplier1]

@@joshjo9405 yeah, with those photos, it'll be easy for them to get information

[@Vintagestep]

They already found his twitter acc and some people that knows the guy, the info is going to be around if it's not already there.

[@Tahanok2]

Twitter figured it out pretty quick. Seems like he's been a nuisance in other ways than just stalking.

[@JynnTheFox]

Dude better run and hide. He's gonna get his ass kicked or worse next time he shows his face in public.

[@lyravain6304]

The KFP are going to be all out in force looking for him.

[@Notorious224]

No he’s not lol, majority of Japanese people are harmless ESPECIALLY Vtuber fans 🤦🏾

[@phoenixsemorata9476]

The absolute rage situations like this make me feel, this is not okay nor will it ever be. I hope Keeki gets the support I know she will from her friends though I wish the law would actually do something. Regardless it doesn't erase the trauma she has now experienced that will also now forever stick with her. I wish monsters like that could just be erased, I don't know a single woman who hasn't had some sort of horrible experience with SA or worse. It's so absolutely infuriating how common this is.

[@Direwolf1618]

This is horrifying. Truly horrifying. This could have gone so much worse, and is an ongoing risk if this psycho is allowed out there.

[@JarenceThatShowerGuy]

This is a reason why some people stay as indoor VTubers. I'm so sorry that happened to Keeki....

[@tsukuneboy]

As a veteran comiket visitor. They actually don't provide you with security. It first and foremost is a doujinshi/indie event. There even was a talk to stop it during some years back due to it's not being profitable enough or they couldn't secure enough capital to keep hold it yearly. If you see big cosplayers like enako, she employs a team to secure the area during photo session. So yes, better bring your own security or at least friends. The staff and security are not going to help because they are all volunteers without any knowledge about security at all. They're just ushers actually. The reason they're not doing anything was probably they don't want to get press charged just by being a volunteer

[@Theonly_z_Official]

24:30 its not only mind blowing but also stupid because a police from anywhere should be helping regardless otherwise they're bad at their job or they dont care about others being harrased

[@TheChrosst]

Whether she lived there or not shouldn't matter a goddamn bit. If someone assaulted a foregin tourist in the US or most of europe they would still be charged for a crime. What the actual fuck

[@DaKaeya]

dude looks exactly how you expected

[@blacknight4105]

For a country that gets constantly praised online for "living in the future", Japan sure as hell has an ancient ass court/legal system 💀 its down right pathetic that her stalker will more than likely get away with this and suffer near no consequence🙃 But hey its the tourist fault right?

[@Kolbjornelenano]

Japanese Police: "If we don't report and persecute crimes then there is a low crime rate"

[@johncarver357]

>japan is berry safe place for women hmm...it cant possibly be because of all the crimes that go unreported/talked about because the molester/stalker/rap1st will always either win the case or just walk scott free because of an incompetent congregation of fools with a cardboard hanger around their necks with the words 'COPS' and 'LE COURT' painted sloppily right...no, it couldn't possibly be that...

[@Bloodstar-o7]

Ban foreigners for being douchebags but the police can't handle a simple molestation/minor assault? Maybe the problem is Japanese police, or lack thereof?

[@hisnotsolonely2961]

The good thing is NOW he is known to everyone.

[@Theonly_z_Official]

I remember one time before my music distribution on spotify (this was back in like 2017 i didn't have KZbin at that time, Update to that, I deleted all my songs cause i feel like i dont want to release any songs right now but i will in the future) There was a meet and greet. And some guy randomly touched me, he literally slid his hand up my chest. (Im a guy btw) I flew away in fear, and yelled "security I've heen touched inappropriately by a 17 year old with black hair wearing a white sweater" Shortly after everything was fine. BUT THE WORST PART was that he TRIED TO SQUEEZE MY BREASTS. and that actually hurt like a son of a bi- But I'm glad that stuff is over.

[@deminisis]

Dammit man... this world is so messed up. Hope she can get through this.

[@Dran_Kito]

Damn. Listening to this has got me all kinds of riled up. It's awful that that sort of thing happens and it's almost as bad that it took so long for bystanders to help out. Glad Keeki is alright and I hope some form of justice finds a way.

[@GoldenDragon007]

I think it's time the JP police got some good old fashioned shaming on Twitter. Risk of humiliation seems to be the only language they understand.

[@Lamsan02]

The fact that she has to go through shit like this again... The only good thing is that I see she speaks with a lot of courage, and that is thanks to all the people willing to stand up for her, even if most would be scared of a real life creep like that. With all the incel anti-women bullshit trending lately, it's refreshing to see everyone united to defend a woman.

[@sientense]

I'm glad that people decided to just post the pictures of stalker, especially the one who Keeki retweeted. It seems that a person like her would have troubles with doing it, so at least all the people who witnessed the assault are helping her directly. Also I really really hope that she's still going to attend events she wants, but with more protection in case weirdos like this filthy stalker decide to act all weird.

[@jackxonlee8193]

The fact that he's an old stalker like 9 years scares me

[@Thiccubus]

I can't be *sure* but his face kinda looks like the asshat from the *video* during the old cosplay event. The one where she was Asuka.

[@jimmytsunami5275]

I found out the stalker was known to stalk Keekihime when she was 16 to 17 years old when she was on Niconico So basically the man’s wanting a cupcake of his own (if you know, you know)

[@No2hISwear]

Lol EDP

[@Another-Weeb]

now I'm even more mad

[@nyrowie]

Oh so he's pdfile? No fucking wonder he was telling her weird shit acting like he personally knew her. Failed pig groomer.

[@hoppy8008]

He would've move on by then if a "cupcake" is what he wanted, this is a possible serial killer in the making.

[@barmutah]

Like mr beast best friend

[@HonoYoRu_]

People need to step up, find this guy, and give him civil justice since it's obvious the police are going to do nothing. There has to be a significant lawsuit not only against comiket staff but the police that did nothing as well. It's unexceptable! There is visual evidence, photos, and video of said incedent! If law enforcement won't do anything, then the people should!

[@NormalCardBoardBoxes]

I’m not saying that people should do physical harm to this loser…but just saying that I’m not telling people what they should do to this type of loser who is this obsessed to continue being a stalker for this long…but he is a creep…

[@monstery8372]

Thank you for making us aware of this. I am so sad about Keekihime going through this.

[@8BitShadow]

man staying for the fans after a literal PTSD triggering event. she's too damn kind i cant help but worry

[@blackmage471]

I am scared for Keekihime, and absolutely furious at the fact that man isn't already in jail.

[@Dovesofkeesh]

That dude would have got messed up in America trying that

[@Nexidal]

Some people think of where I live as being too conservative, and a lot of the time they're not wrong, but still I love living here. If some creep grabbed a woman against her will and she was screaming every guy in earshot would beat him down until he stopped moving or the cops showed up, and they'd commend you for it. I can't imagine how awful it would be to live somewhere like Japan where people see a guy assaulting a girl and do nothing or just let him go afterwards. I hope she's got all the support she needs, she deserves far better than this.

[@ArcaneMaiden]

...why? 10 years...? _...and the police did NOTHING?!??_ *Time for a diplomatic protest.*

[@rinasakura4072]

Well since keekihime is not Japanese and doing nothing.

[@Kolbjornelenano]

​@@rinasakura4072I wonder if a certain Vtuber company is getting big enough to pressure the police to do something

[@EndoftheBeginning17]

@@Kolbjornelenano They probably are but the police still won't do much because she is a foreigner and they only go after cases that are open and shut, such as her being stabbed and the stabbing being recorded explicitly with the guys full face shown. And this is something throughout the world not just in Japan

[@HudaefCares]

This is the reason why I didn't believe the rumors that Mel was upset at Cover for her stalker incident. When she mentioned that (paraphrasing) "the people she thought were reliable failed her" I thought she was talking about the police, not Cover. Japanese Police are particularly horrible at handling stalker cases, heck crimes involving sex in general.

[@ArcaneMaiden]

I am talking about _a real diplomatic protest from Keeki's _*_Parent Country._* Pressure the German Embassy to make a statement regarding the *general* safety of people, Japanese or not. If this happened in my country, The President will be humiliated. :/

[@hdstarlord4907]

That's wild! That creep would probably do it again because no action was taken by the police.

[@codestuff6231]

He looks EXACTLY like you would expect him to look doesnt he?!

[@takumin1788]

Yeah it was mostly Japanese people there but if there were western hardcore Keekihime fans in person to witness this, I can safely say he would not have gotten away

[@elizabethkblanco4620]

Just so we’re all aware, word will spread quickly and this guy will be found and I’m pretty sure that he’s not gonna have a good day at all since his face was on social media.

[@daisukeniwa402645]

In my opinion if you cosplay and go to Cons. You should at least always have 1 or 2 people with you

[@wilpalkia]

She probably have some friends with her, but when taking pictures her friends will be a bit separate from her for the pictures, so the attack happened on that moment

[@ericp631]

Isn't that the truth

[@nyrowie]

She said that a friend was accompanying her but the friend was carrying their bags/stuff so I think they couldn't do anything when the stalker walked up to her.

[@randomorc9493]

hope she get justice. Man, Oshi no ko PTSD...

[@saniwada]

even if she was a Japanese's citizen I doubt much would happen, Japan has really lax laws that permits allot of stalker behaviour.

[@konaqua122]

This is a legit take. I think the one needs to be blamed in this more is the organizer of Comiket. I understand that it would be hard for a foreigner to file a case and have this person prosecuted but I think Comiket should and needs to do that in behalf of Kikihime. This event happened in Japan so I assume that the organizers must be Japanese or at least majority of staff is. They should be the one doing the legal battle because not only it damages their reputation, less cosplayers might go there next time after thinking about this situation. So, Comiket has A LOT to be blamed at for not being able to handle this especially when they already have the custody of the person.

[@aaronmacias1283]

Oh that keekihime, I can't believe that sort of thing happened. I hope he gets an assault charge, it'll be messed up if he gets away with it.

[@GrassSaint33]

jp police dont care about this sort of thing, so nothing will happen

[@Runzi333]

Man this sucks. I feel really bad for this woman. Its not remotely okay for anyone involved with the con or the police to allow this to happen with no consequences. I hope anything can be done for her.

[@malerra]

I'm so sorry she had to go through this crap.

[@xydem]

all i can say is... police better do something... cuz someone else will, otherwise. i would've snatched him up and took my assault charge... wouldn't be the first time, if we were the type to call the cops around here, anyway. we just take our lumps and move on... especially if someone did something that warranted an "attitude adjustment"... a wake up call, if you will. it's a teachable moment.

[@comradeofthebalance3147]

It teaches nothing. Your approach is too one dimensional even with my disagreement with such vigilantism

[@xydem]

@@comradeofthebalance3147 it's hyperbole, fam. but you get your ass kicked for doing something enough times, you'll eventually stop doing it either via learning or via being physically unable to do it anymore if the ass kicking is bad enough. and neither situation i'm referring to would be vigilantism. snatching him off of her would've been an in the moment kind of thing, much like what would happen here when someone is causing trouble, like breaking into your house, jumping your friend in front of you, possibly jumping you, etc.

[@casey_fae]

That stalker needs to be locked up, he’s clearly a dangerous person. If he was willing to do that in front of all those people, imagine how what he would’ve done if he was alone with her… But of course nothing will happen😕

[@darklord1366]

Police still showing how incompetent they are in 2024.

[@justarandompotato6272]

Either incompetent or straight up xenophobic towards austrian gaijin like keeki Iirc, there are a youtuber that got into accident in japan. Instead of dealing with the perpetrator, the police is berating said gaijin youtuber (while the cctv recording clearly shown that the youtuber is a victim, not the perpetrator).

[@raeoverhere923]

@@justarandompotato6272 Police act this way with native citizens too when it comes to stalking, it's incredibly messed up.

[@darklord1366]

@@justarandompotato6272 it’s one of the two if I’m being honest

[@Chr.Monika6469]

​@@justarandompotato6272It's not even because she's a foreigner. It's just that japanese law is outdated in some areas. Stalking is one of 'em

[@EndoftheBeginning17]

@@Chr.Monika6469 Stalking laws are outdated all over the world, when they were written people had a code where this was absolutely reprehensible that if one even considered it they thought of themselves as scum. Moral codes have relaxed so much in other areas that these are then considered ok behavior too for those not possessed of enough self-discipline to not harm others

[@pokijuubmnkjnl]

I usually dislike cancel culture and vigilant justice, but i think tihs is the type of situation where it's perfectly justified. They have stone solid proof that the guy commited a crime, with many people to confirm it, it is not even the first time and security and police openly said they can't/will not do anything.

[@Flappy_Boi]

Thanks for bringing attention to this issue. It may seem off-topic, but this is essentially a reminder that lots of (especially female) content creators (virtual or not) suffer from crap like this. Best of wishes to Keeki for overcoming this traumatic event. Hope she can take precautions in the future so this may NEVER happen again. Shout out to HaneAme for picking her up afterwards and comfort her.

[@Anon-jg7uj]

At this point, the stalker should just surrender to the police for his own safety if not for anything else. Having your face plastered all over the internet as a menace is a good way to get yourself hurt or worse. That said, I doubt some one like that would have the clarity of mind to do anything so sane.

[@freakyfrosty4277]

I used to cosplay at anime conventions back in the day. Even as an overwieght male cosplayer I had a stalker who wouldn't stop pestering me throughout the day and kept trying to bump his way into my friend group just to talk to me. Just because I'm cosplaying a character you like doesnt make us friends. I have major respect for women cosplayers.

[@SorerusTV]

It's pretty bad.I live in Tokyo.I've seen some crazy stuff happen to women.Out and about after 12:00AM in shibuya and shinjuku. And as A. Foreigner, you cant intervene Physically in any types of situations Other than reporting the situation and half the time the police don't do anything like these where a man is taking advantage of a woman and it's wrong. Obviously, it's sad. The con should get better security.

[@alexjgilpin]

>And as A. Foreigner, you cant intervene Physically in any types of situations You can. You might get kicked out of the country, but neither a lackluster police nor the perpetrator of SA is going to try to press charges on someone for physical assault against the perp as that's just going to keep eyes on the SA case. If it's documented well enough (there's video of the guy performing the SA before you respond) you're likely to win brownie points with every female on the planet. I can't think of any other country that lets people get off scot-free with SA to the levels that Japan does, and a little street justice when none otherwise exists is going to be taken favorably. One of the benefits of being a tourist and not a local, I suppose. Your life isn't pinned on this.

[@shinrate]

​@@alexjgilpinwell what u expect from a country that their own government don't want to acknowledge their own barbaric history..

[@SorerusTV]

@alexjgilpin i was witness to streetbrawl in shinjuku and police did not even intervene they just let go until other people try to claim situation down it was wild

[@TkBloch]

Yikes with a capital Y. Dude is crazy.

[@Hadfield15]

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. Imagine being a stalker, a low-lying loser who has nothing meaningful in their lives to the point they do this shit.

[@astergrimm]

They should just go adopt a dog or cat

[@NormalCardBoardBoxes]

You can literally see the picture of his face that he’s definitely a damn loser as he has no damn life since he’s that dedicated to be a stalker for this long….what a damn loser

[@Gunzerkingidiot]

It's pitiful. They clearly got something wrong with em. And Japan doesn't treat mental illness particularly serious over there.

[@xenoemblem7]

@@astergrimm They should drink vodka until they're d-

[@genericsidecharacter8915]

“Not very muscular at all” 🗿 Gigachad Keeki out here

[@danielivey562]

The fact that Comiket's staff allowed that creep to get close to and assault Keekihime is disgusting. And from what I'm gathering from other comments, the fact that Japanese law enforcement does next to nothing when it comes to assault charges, especially when it comes to foreigners, is also disgusting.

[@stormgalaxypegasus]

I smell a lawsuit coming

[@sleeplessknight99]

I hope she's okay. If the police won't do anything then its time to call the yakuza.

[@vladhansen3697]

This is the most ridiculous situation I've ever heard! I would NEVER set foot in a country where the police shrug at a life threatening situation like this! She needs some kind of personal security if she plans to stay in Japan! The Trash Taste boys had to get there own security for public events.

[@Tahanok2]

She's in Japan because they have 3D concerts coming up soon. You know she doesn't live in Japan.

[@Handleoriginal12]

This guy is a major POS. He’s tried to do the same to her on at least 2 other occasions, one of which when she was a minor. This guy is a serial stalker and yet he just gets to walk since this happened in Japan where SA-adjacent laws are notoriously lax.

[@Handleoriginal12]

On the one hand, I do feel a little bad for the guy since he is clearly mentally unwell but then again, that is not a valid excuse to assault another individual and stalk them for a decade

[@haokylan04]

this dude need to sleep forever

[@UnwishingAura]

I'm surprised no one layed the guy out there and then. Maybe that's just the American in me squirming around in anger but it's infuriating.

[@SaibaKeiosu]

there will be a mass of volunteer security keeki/kfp fans whenever she does cosplay from here out

[@Bseaz]

I was just watching a video about someone their experiences with stalker situations in japan, and wow, the police can be so useless. Why can't situations like these be more important to the government? Stalking/assault victims shouldn't have to just deal with it on their own or rely on the internet to help them

[@Bseaz]

In the video i was watching, the girl even explained how her friend's house had been broken into and all the police said was that it's cause her friend's boobs were big???