I Read a BANNED Book Written by a Japanese 𝕊𝕖𝕣𝕚𝕒𝕝 𝕂𝕚𝕝𝕝𝕖𝕣

I read a book called "Zekka" (絶歌), written by one of the most notorious Japanese 𝕊𝕖𝕣𝕚𝕒𝕝 𝕂𝕚𝕝𝕝𝕖𝕣, making it also the most banned book in Japan. Here are my thoughts on it.
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[@Shantosh9550]

This reminds me so much about Issei Sagawa, the cannibal who killed a Dutch student while studying in Paris in the 80s. When he returned to Japan and was released through a technicality, he published many books about his murder and did book tours profiting from his infamous murder.

[@galit5912]

Thankfully now dead

[@watashiwamosura]

Sydney did a video about him and his manga!

[@faenethlorhalien]

They asked a western psychiatrist about what he thought of him being free and out and about and I remember his face going white and saying "I really hope the Japanese know what he's doing". Thing is, in Japan, you cannot be committed to a mental hospital against your will, so it's either jail or you choose, and he was clearly mentally messed up. If he hasn't killed anyone more, it's a miracle.

[@brinjpn]

He died recently.

[@faenethlorhalien]

@@brinjpn Nov. 22, 2022, actually. You're right.

[@melvinlean4647]

I am Japanese and I borrowed this book from my university’s library. It was part of our lecture about humanity, and our lecturer was teaching us about the dangers and importance of free speech. He asked if we think it’s socially acceptable for the killer to publish such book. He said although the killer has the rights to free speech, we have to think from the victim’s family/relatives’ perspective and decide if the book should or should not be published at all. Anyways, it was quite a disturbing book, talking about how he murdered his victims and the thinks he did before and after the murder. The way he tries to sort of justify his crime is also kinda scary at the same time.

[@adhumbla1153]

Agree ! Kinda reminds me of our school books . being a 3rd world country n all . 90% of our school books just spewing constant propaganda and also trying to make people forget their country's rich ancient history. And replacing them with religious propaganda as well

[@doorhinge2039]

Japan isn't America. So there is no freedom of speech dilemma.

[@aleleeramos]

@@doorhinge2039Japan like other countries, have their own versions of said “freedom” of speech. In the Japanese constitution, it states “ Freedom of assembly and association as well as speech, press and all other forms of expression are guaranteed. No censorship shall be maintained, nor shall the secrecy of any means of communication be violated.”

[@doorhinge2039]

@@aleleeramos Yet censorship was maintained in this case and is arbitrarily used. Free speech doesn't exist if it can be curtailed on a whim. Period.

[@Kanitoxx]

@@doorhinge2039 'MURICA isn't the only country with freedom, and other countries have way more freedom than the US... but I will tell you a secret, it's a trade secret... in other countries people that talk shit receive the same amount of shit back, that's a consequence, so people don't talk too much shit around. It's not a law, it's just society backlashing

[@DanganYankee]

i'm somewhat unsurprised he tried to portray himself as the victim. Just like how the mother of the killer of Junko Furuta vandalized Furuta's grave, stating the dead girl had ruined her son's life.

[@tauhidershadKUFNAFLORAN]

The mother should feel what the girl went through. Also how many of these crimes in japan went unpunished? Like WTF!!! Fuck is wrong with these people & their legal system!!!!

[@Nameless_TF]

@@tauhidershadKUFNAFLORAN 'these people' u tryiong to say they are all like that kinda racist

[@tauhidershadKUFNAFLORAN]

@@Nameless_TF sorry for sounding xenophobic. I really hope they are not like that. Also, bro, they know they have issues & also they don't like it.

[@user-ki8tq8bg5n]

I'm not defending the perpetrators or their parents, but it seems that it's just a rumor that ogura's mother vandalized Junko's grave.

[@tonton-qv8wo]

@@tauhidershadKUFNAFLORAN What are some examples of cases in which criminals were not punished? Please tell me.

[@ncp9095]

As Joey said, this book was released without telling the bereaved family even though the family were strongly against the idea of writing anything about the case. If you can read Japanese, you would definitely know he wrote for fame. I remember when I finished reading this, I felt extremely disgusted. I’m 100% sure he still thinks himself as a cool serial killer who is somehow different from other ordinary people. Absolutely disgusting.

[@dotdotdotdotdotdotdottod]

so im confused he basically just killed people cause he wanted to feel likea cool movie charter?

[@jirou6228]

@@dotdotdotdotdotdotdottod he enjoy killing people and he also a narcissist

[@Dorimoritaytay]

@@dotdotdotdotdotdotdottod he started killing people because of his grandmas death. First he killed animals but he got tired so decided to kill humans

[@ncp9095]

@@dotdotdotdotdotdotdottod He constantly mentioned how crazy he is in this book, and I took that as bragging.

[@canwegetmuchhigher729]

Is there any way I can read this book

[@erinnstreeter]

The only value a book like this might offer is to help scientists and law enforcement figure out how to better identify and protect the rest of us from psychopaths.

[@f.p1758]

judging from what joey said, the book does not detail the events of the crime itself. Isnt not like the author is at a place where he is actively working with the police to prevent the same from happening or smth. He has no remorse. The result of this apathy is a victim card played by the murderer. I would think little to no info from the book is better than other ways to understand psychopaths (esp since there non-murderer psychopaths)

[@HerMi.T]

@@f.p1758 nope, man it does help us to understand that person anyway not every psychopath in general because i.e impossible. it also show us that how his infatuation with death and his effort seek others attention causes this problem. it literally show us that if he isn't robbed of love at young age. his mindset can be developed into different way.

[@OddHunter5504]

I mean i was going ti say Tinder or Kindling for fire but yeah that works to

[@xoxomariexoxo98]

Well, the thing serial killers often do is that they try to idealize themself so people see them in a more positive/relatable light. They lie, basically play an act, and are more readable IRL by professionals. Books and stuff like these are heavily edited and thought through, so it doesn't show the "real person," as you suggest, but it rather constructs an almost fictional character, which does not help to understand what is really behind the psyches of psychopaths and sociopaths.

[@letsreadtextbook1687]

It would be nicer if the publisher fuck the loyalty fee up so he gets little to no profit off this

[@odhopkins]

The fact that he was only 14 when he committed the murders……

[@LymLevolveon]

That's f-ed up

[@nicholausbuthmann1421]

Yes, quite disturbing !

[@ShadowMage-]

He also used his dead grandmothers personal massager while looking at her picture

[@thaoremchan9234]

16

[@pigneete666]

@@thaoremchan9234 no, 14.

[@zzzeus78]

Random Japanese here. I was in high school when the murders happened. For weeks there were so many experts, profilers, etc on TV talking about the cases and boy were we shocked when we found out that the killer was a 14 year old kid. Since Japan hides the identity of minorities I never knew the killer's name and face, but when I went to America for college I saw his face and name online. He looked....very "normal." I am aware of this book's existence and I remember seeing it in the bookstore. I never read it. Even if I come across this damn book in the future, I won't read it. It just seems wrong. I feel like reading it "supports" this killer in some way, I can't really explain it. I can only hope and pray that the victim's families has somewhat/somehow moved on and are doing fine.

[@kumaru337]

I'm sorry to bother you, but may I ask a favor? Do you perhaps remember the locations this happened in? I can't seem to find anything about that.

[@zzzeus78]

@@kumaru337 I believe it happened in Kobe. (神戸)

[@kumaru337]

@@zzzeus78 Thank you for responding! But did it say any specific locations?

[@zzzeus78]

@@kumaru337 According to Wiki, Hyogo prefecture Kobe City Suma ward

[@nagato.1007]

@@kumaru337they're all in aki's video

[@irissupercoolsy]

That's the thing with evil people. They play the victim and manipulate you in feeling sorry for them. They probably also feel sorry for themselves and can't imagine how the victims must have felt. They just can't put themselves in other peoples shoes.

[@FcSephiroth]

you say that, but can you put yourself in his shoes? I suppose not, since you brand him as "evil people", he's human, he can be understood, you don't try to understand him, either.

[@irissupercoolsy]

@@FcSephiroth He wasn't in any danger before killing the people. I get you can accidentally kill someone when defending yourself, but that wasn't the case. So I see no good reason in why he would have killed those people.

[@letsreadtextbook1687]

@@FcSephiroth but op WAS putting himself in his shoes, since they said 'he must be feeling sorry for himself'. Empathy means trying to understand someone else's feeling and point of view, it doesn't always mean we should agree / justify the other pov.

[@FcSephiroth]

@@letsreadtextbook1687 when you say someone is evil, you stop to try to understand anything, you label him as the worse

[@letsreadtextbook1687]

@@FcSephiroth I guess a lot of people do that without much seeing both sides' points which leads to not-actually-that-evil people to be falsely accused/avoided. However, since what this author did is objectively evil, and after considering his point of view through (the review of) this book, op (and me too) comes to conclusion that he's indeed, objectively evil. Or you think he doesn't deserve the 'evil person' label?

[@dakshz]

i feel like the reason this book was banned was to keep those “unstable” people from getting hand over this book, Just like what joey said, Any person without a normal brain would definitely would have been either influenced or encourage to condone doing similar acts.

[@djdivile]

that but also profiting off of murder is pure scum

[@Needler13]

Then you have to ban every violent movie as well.

[@HerMi.T]

actually they would be influenced by any media which portray gruesome act. i am not saying to ban those media because serial killer would find reason of their crime anyway. but yeah this book can be more disturbing because it directly praises those act unlike those media.

[@HerMi.T]

@@Needler13 nope, even then they will find another reason for their crimes. but this book is more problematic because it praises those acts unlike violent movies.

[@t3klike9ekp3k]

People also watches the news and copy what they see.

[@autumnlove96able]

There’s actually a similar issue with juvenile crime in South Korea and there’s a Korean drama that essentially discusses issues with the juvenile protection act through different (fictional) crimes committed by juveniles or involve juveniles. It’s called Juvenile Justice. Highly recommend.

[@alijoc]

ooooh yes that also reminds me of a webtoon called Get Schooled where essentially it also tackles the issue of school-based violence and juvenile crimes

[@HarumiYu]

Usually psycopaths like that can rarely be reintroduced to the society because being a psychopath is a brain condition, and when the "key turn" it is really rare to see it going back, saying in a rough way for being able for everybody to understand, is like that some people born with a part of the brain with this condition, but is "off", if some rough stuff or trauma happen, some brains with this condition turn the "off" part to "on" and do not turn off again, furthermore, in cases which people already have this stuff "on" but still a functional member of society, they have tendecies to be doctors, surgeons and that type of work that need more "cold blood" to do. When people that murder like that says they regret their actions, usually is because of being selfish, they really regret their actions but for the wrong reasons, being that because they got caught or because the time they have spend in Jail or Juvenile in that case, but not actually regret the murders itself, and to be honest, I am glad that the killer name is not popular, sadly the killer's name stick with the society forever, but not the victims.

[@acgm046]

Yup. Apparently, killers usually lack empathy and can't really comprehend the consequences of their actions. They end up trying to seem remorseful, but ultimately they articulate that in a manipulative way, not with the purpose of apologizing, but probably because they feel like they can save face by doing it, as if what they did wasn't horrendous. Whether that's a pathological condition or an unfortunate result of extensive trauma, it's horrible how a person can turn out like that, and cause so much suffering to people that most of the times have nothing to do with it.

[@keyblademaster6858]

@@acgm046 agree to that and in ways it is scary to know,where something like this could happen again or it is and we just may not know about it at all

[@junkaito397]

Asking due to curiosity. In case like this that the killer didn't get live sentence, what is the appropriate action the killer should do after jail to appeal the public?

[@HarumiYu]

@@junkaito397 Just vanish and live their life under the radar, if is infamous usually change the name, and stuff, if not, since it was a minor, just live their lifes in silence, regular job, "paid sentence" and move on.

[@LinusBurgerMan]

Please remember: Don't get it fucked up, people who lack empathy are not always murderers or psychopaths. They're just people.

[@coralreeves4276]

Yeah I saw Aki's video about this. I thought I was gonna throw up. Serial killers are said to be notorious narcissists so him publishing this book wasn't really surprising. It's also frightening since it could be taken as evidence that this person is still not well and could still be a danger to society.

[@marocat4749]

The good thing ishe is probably known enough no one would trust him enough to have that happen. Likely?! I just think it woulsnr be a secret who he is really , and he would have trouble getting away i he ever tries again.

[@coralreeves4276]

@@marocat4749 him "trying again" is the scariest part for me

[@cozyreader]

Honestly, one of the first thoughts was that I would be too disgusted and anxious to keep something like that in my home, which makes me happy you said you would get rid of it. I also think he 100% tried to use "victim card", it looks like on purpose, did not describe the actual crime because he felt no one would ever sympathize with him after. And the fcking audacity for him to write "letter" to the family. Japanese system of justice is very, very flawed, from people like him to people who were involved in the case of Junko Furata. This kind of people should never be able to see the daylight until the day they die. I appreciate your honesty and very much enjoyed this video even tho the topic is not something actually enjoyable

[@furlycee]

Hi, forensic psychologist here. I do wonder if he left out the details of the actual murder in order to take out what he saw as the most dehumanizing parts of his story. He took the time to describe scenarios that everyone could relate to such as rain falling, or describing his surroundings and poetic language, but he obviously left out the part about killing people, because that would be the most likely to turn the reader in the authors perspective. He wants people to think well of him, to see his “true genius”. Similarly, if this killer has narcissistic tendencies, it doesn’t surprise me that he describes everything in epic almost biblical language, because in their mind, their story is the most epic and biblical out of everyone. Many serial killers have some mix of psychopathy and narcissism. Psychopaths are not able to truly empathize (they can theoretically, saying “if I do… that may make someone feel bad because…” but they don’t feel the guilt of that) so it would make sense he doesn’t sound sorry at all. Of course he would play the victim, he sees himself as the main character of the story. As a cat lover and owner myself though I was sick even hearing you describe it so this is not the book for me.

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

I was worried this was the book you were reading after I had watched Aki's video. That video was definitely hard to get through.

[@nothingiseverperfect]

More book reviews! These are great

[@illdecidelater723]

I can't get behind book banning or burning when it comes to adults. Every book has a purpose, even if that purpose is just to understand the minds of monsters so we can better identify and respond to them. Keep them out of the hands of children sure but erasing the legacies of monsters only makes it easier for us to be caught off guard by them again. Read, learn, grow and respond. Of course I'm just some guy and that's just my take.

[@yiggy9644]

@KanashiiFX What about books that give us an idea of how to avoid and defend against deplorable actions

[@illdecidelater723]

@KanashiiFX I disagree. Experts of the appropriate field could take said handbook and study it, coming up with new and more effective ways to counter these acts or entrap those interested In commiting them. The first person that will buy a "how to kidnap 101" book won't be a kidnapper, it'll be a cop or a concerned neighborhood watchman. Knowledge is just a tool, it's about how you apply it.

[@animationtaku6366]

Not only that, they serve as pretty good negative examples to warn us about potentially dangerous mindsets so we can be more aware of ourselves and don't end up like them

[@Yilue]

I can agree and desagree. Theres def some books that shouldnt be banned that have been banned that can will actually be useful. But also books that can lead you down the wrong path and do the opposite. But thats if you chose to take the book serious point where you will actually act on what you have read.

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

I'm in the middle and essentially torn on both sides already presented in this thread.

[@crreamuu]

I remember being so mad when he released this book. Never read it though. The disrespect. He has no shame

[@ATXviIIIe]

He murdered people and animals. You expect him to feel shame?

[@aaclovern9804]

I am really curious about japanese banned books. Somehow, they manage to publish it before getting banned. I really want to see the "how to commit suicide" book that describes what will happen to your body when you try it

[@ira__s]

I tried to look for a translation of it online and got a virus from it lol. Luckily it was easy to get rid of but it made me stop looking

[@jonathandemy-geroe4991]

From what I've gathered from past cases with psychopaths and the like, its less that they regret their actions and more that they regret being caught. They're entirely inwardly focused individuals due to the lack of empathy so this frankly explains his attitudes portrayed in the book as well as the book's very existence.

[@mlpb]

Now we just need Garnt and Connor to talk about one someway and we'd have the whole true crime gang

[@MissEliseIsTired]

Thank you for the review. I had watched Aki’s video, and while I didn’t have an interest in the book, I liked your analysis. I especially liked when you discussed his possible motivation, as I don’t always think of that. Your discussion about art created by infamous “artists” is something I think about a lot. I’m a graphic designer, and in school we learned about an artist named Eric Gill that designed several famous fonts (Gil sans, Perpetua) and that he, well, is not really someone you would want to support. I won’t get into it, but I think about the ethics of this a lot.

[@Panda_Roll]

The minute he said the first line my jaw dropped and I had to hold back a laugh. I'm arab and "Zekka" literally means 💩

[@doorhinge2039]

Well that's surprisingly apt

[@marocat4749]

How fitting

[@clementj]

I think the main problem with the book is that it's an autobiography. It's narcissism and having it published will only benefit the psychopath. These kind of books should've been more academic, with viewpoints from professionals, so that we can learn from it and benefits society.

[@johnnypollack3243]

Love the video and keep up the great work joey

[@georgiosgiannoukas3319]

There's a seinen manga called Shamo that was heavily inspired by this case. It's one of my favorite manga series of all time and it's pretty interesting how the main "protagonist" is a complete (albeit still very human) asshole.

[@CombativeMedic]

The book itself, based on what Joey's summary, sounds like something from a confessional. The unfortunate thing is that Joey suspects this book will inspire more would-be killers but back when the case was ongoing Japanese police believed "Boy A" was inspired by the Zodiac Killer, a late 19060's serial killer. Sadly, there will always be "inspiration" even decades apart. If anything this book probably can help further studies of killers.

[@Gunnumn]

Lets go! Joey back with fresh content

[@LymLevolveon]

Fresh as severed flesh

[@Gunnumn]

@@LymLevolveon my guess is you wrote the book? 😂😂😂

[@ramencass4939]

IMAGINE. HOW THRILLING.​@@Gunnumn

[@b.o4999]

love this video

[@CodenameTurtle]

Well, I always think knowing their thought process is important. But I do wish they would talk more about the victims than the murderer in media, granted you won't get that in an autobiography. Instead of having the money go to the murderer, I wish it went to the victims' families though...

[@auntiebee]

Id actually love to see you cover Chris's japanese book

[@Yusu8]

Right! I saw Aki's video about it :DD Really interesting and thanks for this video. I'm really intrigued to find out more.

[@AuthorBooksReader]

Great Book Reviews!!!

[@babyneko]

after watching aki's video on this when she posted it it was hard to watch and now joey made video on about the book his opinion and i can say i agree with him burning it be for the best.

[@forsakenblues1578]

I watched a Japanese TV series called The Sonata of atonement :The lawyer in hell. It was based on a novel by Shichiri Nakayama. It deals with a child killer turned lawyer. A very good series. Only 8 episodes.

[@matewhatthefuck6516]

Regret is different to remorse. He most likely regrets ruining his life the way he did, but I doubt he's remorseful about killing the people he did. He regrets fucking up HIS life, but isn't remorseful for taking the life of others.

[@watcher9027]

Joey, I wholly appreciate hearing your thoughts about this topic and think you've presented it in the right manner with all the appropriate gravity. That being said, other commenters have already made the point that this video in and of itself generates interest and attention to this book and the killer in question, as fucked up as that is. Media, especially from creators with reach like yours, inherently serves to draw focus to its content regardless of presentation or tone. In this way, this video is similar to the book itself, where it doesn't matter what the presenter or author is saying: the existence of the piece of media indicates or implies elsewise. Obviously, no one doubts you on this being how you genuinely feel, but all you need to do is take a look at some of the people responding to this video in this very comment section, asking where they can get the book, expressing their desire to read it, etc. to see how this video results in undesired feedback and lines of thought. I would love to see many, many more videos where you don't shy away from expressing your opinion and thoughts on any piece of subject matter, but this might be an important lesson to keep in mind going forward.

[@watcher9027]

As a post-script, this might be more at home on your Patreon, rather than this channel at large.

[@Sorata-Kai]

I think it’s good to draw attention to it. Not to support the killer, but to understand people like this better. I think it’s actually an important thing to be aware of and understand, especially if you unfortunately come into contact with someone like this. Know thy enemy type thing. I think if any limitations should be put on this, it should be kept away from children or other impressionable minds, but that’s on the viewer’s part. I don’t think it’s joey’s responsibility to babysit his viewers, seeing as he presented it in an appropriate way

[@WeebAdd]

Babysit? He does have children in his audience should they be here? No doesn’t change the fact there here

[@lenaotaku5905]

Oh nice, I remember Aki covering this story.

[@sofilove...20]

Thanks for sharing bro.

[@YokhudoMhixid]

Thank you for sharing. I'm now interested reading this.

[@Zeitgeist6]

That apology letter seems to be a thing in Japan though it seems. I've seen that custom in several crime dramas. Most recently in that The Third Murder movie by Hirokazu Koreeda.

[@clumbsyismyname7853]

Honestly i find it very interesting. Even if the book might not tell the truth it still gives us a look into the brain of the serial killer.

[@Jasiwardas]

He probably removed the parts where he described the killings following his editors advice, that it would get him more hate or the book banned faster. Luckily it was banned fast anyway.

[@letsreadtextbook1687]

Yeah, I bet he was originally writing those in all its (what in his twisted mind is) glory since clearly he felt no regret about it whatsoever. Probably his editor got to negotiate hard for him to gave up that parts.

[@ThunderRez64]

Man, just a month difference between Aki’s original video and this follow up video for the book

[@jacobdrolet4262]

Amazing video Joey of a banned book in Japan about a killer,fantastic job.

[@peebles3710]

Fabulous video, Joseph!

[@LymLevolveon]

Joestar? Bizinger?

[@zeki1029]

it's like, 2 am and I have school tomorrow (last day till christmas break) but this is more important kekw.

[@abdulazzisgelera4243]

Same dude, are you perhaps in the PHT?

[@tokage2924]

Damn the book cover is like the last volume of punpun in the french edition

[@Unicornpryncess]

Loved the ending. I hope the book did meet its demise.

[@paigeyssims_2004]

This book is like you take Miyazaki Tsutomu's final words: "Please tell the world that I'm a gentle man." and sold thousands of copies of it.

[@0Z3D]

I think it's a bit hypocritical to condemn the existence of this book, while making a video about it and bringing it's existence into light for many people. I don't mind you making this video but just saying it's a bit of a contradictory message you're sending here.

[@4444lowbrow]

if the book wasnt ever 'sold' and had been made with the intent of being free to get and read, would you feel any differently? (about the book that is to say).

[@alinaalex9495]

Very well reviewed

[@freemovies411]

Well, I went on an adventure. Watched Aki's video and came straight back here. Yup. That was...some adventure. ouo;

[@sloesty]

The sigh at the start made me think it was an apology video

[@eligoldman9200]

I lot of serial killers tend to have psychopathic tendencies. Now that is not the cause of the desire to murder but one of the defining features of a psychopath is a lack of empathy and makes it significantly easier to act on those desires. We do not know exactly what causes the desire to murder for the sake of murder and often it seems to be caused by many methods. Most psychopaths while often and people due to the lack of empathy are not murders. They are human beings just like the rest of us but their brains lack the ability to truest from connections and while they often are good and hiding it are usually chronically suffering from loneliness.

[@gabetalks9275]

I hate the idea of calling criminals "monsters." Because it just validates people saying, "I would never do something like that," while completely ignoring the fact that all humans are simultaneously capable of incredible good, as well as committing the most depraved acts of evil. Soldiers who go on to commit heinous war crimes are a prime example of this. They are usually normal "good" people who go on to commit acts they underestimated that they were capable of.

[@artorhen]

It could be that we translate the desire to kill as a form of lack of empathy, but I think that a lack of empathy doesn't motivate you to do anything, like it doesn't motivate you to help someone for example, but it also doesn't motivate you to want to directly kill. There is clearly also a desire to do so, a form of sadistic tendency. Usually killers like these are not just diagnosed as psychopaths, but also with sadism. Sociopathy as well combined with sadism are psychological problems that serial killers have.

[@Eustres]

I agree, in psychology/neuropsychology we do not equate psychopath to criminal or murderer. But we do study interactions.

[@MasNas624]

I remember and watched Aki also talking about this!

[@MakoTenseii]

I live in japan now, and honestly... I'm super morbidly curious about this book after watching this. It's not expensive at all to buy, but I'm just having an internal monologue about if I should or shouldn't get it.

[@raghavpatel720]

I think you read it once and never look back afterwards.

[@myon9431]

Don't buy it because then you will support him

[@raghavpatel720]

@@myon9431 yeah you never want to manifest his awful worldview

[@Ygnkamii]

I think it’s easy to make something poetic and pull other into your story when you’ve actually been trough it

[@bigbaby601]

Almost started as an apology video

[@rebeccachia]

Thanks for reading & reviewing it for us so that we don't need to read this disturbing book.

[@mattbenz99]

It always surprises me how touchy people are with controversial books. I feel it must come from people who don't read much. I read 20-30 books a year and I regularly read things I disagree with. I have read books written by politicians I don't like, I have read books written by horrible racists. The point of reading is to understand something new. If you are only reading things you agree with, it gets boring really fast.

[@FallenAngelHiroko]

Perhaps. But at the same time, you don't want to influence young minds either into doing potentially negative or dangerous things. Like how kids re-enact certain things from Mortal Kombat because "it's cool". It's all fun and games until someone gets hurt. When I read Twilight (before Book 3 was even released) and there's a scene with Bella literally trying to commit to ending herself just so she could "feel Edward again", all I could think of was "Great, now idiot teens will do something stupid like that to get a person to like or notice them now". As adult, yes I see how stupid it is. As a teen, I could see how it was appealing. I'm an avid reader myself but I tend to shy away from poltical stuff or things I know I'll take issue with. I have enough of that in the real world. Reading is my escape.

[@andromedashun6697]

People the profit off tragedies they have caused should not be allowed to write. I’m not saying anyone else shouldn’t be able to, and I’m also not saying these people shouldn’t be allowed to do interviews. I used to have the time to read as much as you but had to go to audiobooks because of my schedule but even I get this.

[@kris_pang]

I understand, but still... it's such a disrespect to the victim's family. It is not ethical.

[@2-bitsampler841]

@@FallenAngelHiroko agreed but I dont think you can predict how people will react to a book anyway. These kinds of people exist without books like these being published. So whether these books create more dangerous people or just exposes the ones that were already there is debatable.

[@marocat4749]

And he shouldnt have a right to profit of his own murdery crimes. I am not against it beig readable, because its probably interesting to read and about how a serial killer ticks there, but not profiting of it.

[@Spookdog]

I almost thought that maybe him leaving out the details of their deaths meant that he felt some guilt for what he did and so didn't want to write it out and fully admit to himself that he like really, actually killed people and enjoyed it, because maybe it's still kind of surreal to him in his head or he feels disconnected from it somehow? but as the video goes on I'm realizing it could instead be that he WANTS people to believe he feels guilty for the murders, or left out the details in """respect""" to the victims and their families. it almost feels like he thinks he is owed forgiveness or is trying to draw sympathy, like he wants to be praised almost? idk. as much as I'd hate to give a killer the attention, it is really really interesting to read about their thoughts and feelings behind everything. I'm not really into true crime but I am really into psychology lol. I feel like learning more about serial killer psychology would help us identify them more easily and hopefully be able to see early signs and stop someone from becoming a killer. man... the similiarities to some fcked up ppl I know are wild. a common theme I have noticed recently is that people who continue to do really terrible things somehow justify it in their head, even when it goes against logic. I'm not sure how much of that is just their self centered nature and how much is a defense mechanism type of thing because they started out doing this bad thing and *then* tried to justify it to themselves so that they could do it again. it reminds me a lot of my ex who abused me and many other people and animals. he genuinely seems to believe wholeheartedly that he hasn't done anything wrong, that everyone who is against him is closed-minded or has it out for him. it's like he thinks he's the protagonist of an anime or some dark #deep novel like he's the tragic hero, everyone hates him but he's so much stronger than him, he's better than it all because he, doesn't hate himself for literally committing crimes I guess? for traumatizing people for the rest of their lives? when we dated I remembered he would have moments of "woe is me, I'm a bad person and everything I touch is ruined" but he never had doubts about the actual terrible things he did, it was always some petty crap like saying he felt bad because he physically hurt someone a lot in self defense 10 years ago or whatever (which I get can be something someone could feel bad about but in this context it's so weird, makes no sense) but he was also the type to fish for compliments A LOT and he was like 29 when we dated so that's extra weird. I'm 26 now and I can't imagine doing what he did- posting a selfie with the caption "sorry I broke your phone with my ugly face" because he'd always get a TONNN of replies saying noo he's so handsome blah blah. and he did this like every week?? it seems like he only talked bad on himself about things that didn't really matter, and only did it for attention, not that he genuinely believed he was ugly or anything. like his self doubts were always about small things but he really believed that traumatizing kids and hurting his dogs was perfectly fine. and he would defend that stuff with the absolute most confidence, almost like a cult leader. his arguments were awful, I'd seen my friends trying to debate him and ofc they knew there was no changing his mind but wanting to publicly debate him to at the very least, prove what he was doing was awful to other people who read the debate. and idk if he was intentionally manipulative (I don't think he's very smart so I wonder if it's something he does subconsciously) but he would conveniently avoid certain parts of the other person's argument and dodge it every. single. time. and just repeat the same crap but because he acted so confident and worded things in a way to make you sympathize with him, I can see why so many young people fall for his trap and end up idolizing him. hell, I did the same as a teen. I didn't even like him but I dated him even though I'd said to our friend group previously that I didn't want to date again for a while after my recent breakup, but the way he seemed so utterly infatuated with me and so sad about not dating me, my dumb teen self wanted to at least give him a chance. and when I dumped him later on it was like he changed his mind completely about me and decided I was just an indecisive child for not being in love with him. he 100% believes he is the victim, that he is the protagonist in every story, that he's the sad tragic hero and everyone should feel bad for him otherwise they're a terrible person. no one can just dislike him. either you're in his "family" (yes, he actually calls people that, including a bunch of minors, even ppl he's hardly talked to bc they're associated with him) or you're an enemy. idk if people like this are just too far deep in their crimes that they feel their only option is to justify it, like they're too addicted or just in too deep because if they admit they've done something wrong then it's all over, they're a terrible person who can't be saved and the only other option is to die- or if it's because they've always been like that, always been that extreme, always had a victim complex. I mean, I imagine it must be extremely, extremely difficult to have done something terrible and admit you've done something terrible and strive to become a better person. it's so much easier to justify it, to convince yourself that you did nothing wrong so you don't have to live with the guilt and the social repercussions. just like onision, or the mean girl who bullies my friends on twitter instead of getting therapy when she so clearly needs it, or any other serial killer or r4pist etc. they just convince themselves it's ok and keep going.

[@milanopiano]

I believe that this person doesn't deserve anything. His popularity is overshadowing the trauma that he caused to his victims (as it often does with serial killers). He is one in a hundred million. An anomaly. A person like that does not deserve the attention that he has been getting, especially if it's just so that we can hate him. Propagating his existence because we think he deserves to die, or to be punished etc, is doing a disservice to the victims. The victims (and by extension anyone who could still become a victim) deserve to be safe from any further damage this man can do. That is the only right way to look at this problem: How do we keep this man from further hurting the victims and how can we prevent him from causing any harm in the future. That means that we as a society share a responsibility to keep this man from claiming the spotlight from the victims. Our hatred is not worth satiating at the expense of the victims trauma. I think that is very important to realize. If anything, it's like you said Joey: The book should never have been published in the first place. However, that mistake cannot be rectified since it sold over a hundred thousand copies. If there is any attention that is worth giving, it is purely for the sake of education and prevention, in my opinion. In that sense, I think banning the book was the only right decision and I think using the existing copies for educating purposes is the only purpose it should serve. It's a rare exception. One of the few books that truly deserves to be banned.

[@mycrochetlifeanime]

thank you joey for todays video. i was thinking the exactly the same that you should burn that book. i was wondering if you will be making any more videos in the future on your main channel where you will visit abonded buildings? i thought those that you had made before was really interresting and i would like to see more. wish you a good day

[@marocat4749]

II mean i saw the japan abroad ones on japan abroad, and yes, its pretty good there, good idea.

[@fantasyk87]

I watched Aki's video about this killer.. honestly, he deserved a life sentence, he got out too easy -even if he was a minor what he did was extremely fcked up.

[@ItsShaz1]

I’ve seen Aki’s video on this book.

[@hollie1602]

Oh interesting, Aki’s video about the killer isn’t available in Japan

[@highlysmiley2303]

nailed the exhale!!!!! lmao

[@jhunix1312]

as to why he was not sentenced to life in prison, he may have been released because of his cooperation and probably will give insight on future cases similar to his. he may have given his input to the government. serial killers in general do have patterns and shared child experiences like mutilating and killing of small animals. its honestly quite rare to have a serial killer this young.

[@tokugeeky2931]

The gall of the guy to write this book after what he did.

[@ATXviIIIe]

Yeah, he MURDERED two kids. You are surprised he had the “gall” to write a book about it?

[@papaxci2567]

I’m probably gonna get shot for this but, was this book released translated in English cos my curiosity it’s getting the best of me and I kinda wonna read it

[@RandomNekato]

I'm sorry for saying this. Having this video published quite does the opposite to some extent. I would have never known about this book if it wasn't for this video. - Am I curious about the book? Yes - Would I read the said book? No, I would take Joey's advice because I respect the guy and also I'm sane - Are other viewers the same as me? No

[@Silenceoftheking]

I get your message here but we can still be a sane person who respects Joey and still decide to read the book and form our own opinion. If someone did the exact same as Joey where they purchased a resell of it so it doesn't directly benefit the Murderer and if they wanted to dispose of it the same way after, there shouldn't be an issue.

[@b.o4999]

@@Silenceoftheking i agree

[@iz_pz8910]

@Silentx4o1 how do you know which of the thousands of people here are and aren't fucked up. The problem herein lies with the publication of a video making other people aware of a book that was banned otherwise. It's frankly not a well thought out thing that Joey did. I wish this wasn't the case, just as much as you, but staying naive about how collectively everyone thinks about the same subject the same way won't save this in any way whatsoever. There will always be someone who thinks otherwise for XYZ reason. Stay realistic.

[@Infernite-qm4pv]

Right? The best part was when Joey was condemning the guy for writing an exploitative piece of media, when Joey himself is making an exploitative piece of media in the form of this video. Maybe he turned off adds for this, but then the video serves no purpose, other than bringing unnecessary attention to the book, which also contradicts his point, when he said that this book shouldn't exist, because it might influence others to do the same. All in all, this video is a 10/10, was laughing at Joey's stupidity the entire time, would watch again.

[@Silenceoftheking]

@@iz_pz8910 I'm not sure if there's a misunderstanding here. Maybe I didn't write it the best way but I wasn't trying to portray the message of being naïve to how others think about the same subject in contrast to oneself. Instead I wanted to clarify that a person can have respect for another's perspective but still be able to do something like read said book or whatever to form their own opinion on the matter. I understand there are some impressionable mindsets and others may be fucked up and to those of course I would caution on exposing themselves to things of this nature. I hope this cleared things up. I wasn't trying to be naïve but the opposite.

[@LunNightMoonLight]

I didn’t read the title of the video so I was shocked by the intro

[@luncentlucyLucy_Cy]

that killer should not be leaving prison

[@themangahermit]

Did Joey just used the Curiosity Killed the Cat trope, knowing well enough that the killer goes into detail about actually killing an actual cat. 😮 1:30

[@cabbageman2184]

oh god

[@StephLillibet]

There's a few things that boil my blood and that's child and animal abuse! I'd jump for joy seeing those that cruelly hurt those innocent and joyful souls suffer painfully and I wish them nothing but hell!! Children and animals should be protected at all costs!!

[@MattTrax119]

Is this book available in english? I want to give it a read myself but I was unable to find a eng version

[@angelsinthewindow]

It's odd that this book even got published to begin with to me with how much detail your saying is in there. From what it sounds like, he tried to make it sound beautiful with what he did which is chilling, then says 'I'm sorry' makes me feel like he isn't sorry. If you look back on that sort of killing and made it sound so 'beautiful' and not be horrified by what you did, then your not sorry. I do read up on Serial Killers just to figure out how their mind works, trying to figure out the phycology behind what makes some people become killers and some not and even I believe that from your description of that book, that book should not exist or it should only be for doctors and scientists who are studying this sort of stuff rather then to the general public because some things are not worth the scare of it falling into the wrong hands.

[@mikael9325]

I cannot understand this overly simplistic perspective of "oh no, a bad guy will use this". If we actually were afraid of that happening, we would have already banned all purely fictional, nihilistic books. Some philosophical books are adept at trying to convince you about certain idealogies which are bad for en masse adoptation. In Finland, one psychotic kid read Nietzsche and stated that this philosophist had been the primary source of inspiration for the school shooting that happened in 2007. Should Nietzsche's books be banned because of this? Of course not. The driving factor behind all this was that the kid was just mentally ill. He would have found ANYTHING else slightly supportive for his actions if it were not for Nietzsche. And after all, the kid formed a misconstrued view of the ideologies in Nietzsche's books. If a serial killer somehow even "happened to found" this book, it would be not out of luck, but out of desperation for a motivating factor. How motivating or encouraging the book might be for such an individual is dependent on purely them. The book should not be published for the family's sake, not for any other dumb reason such as this. When the (immediate) family is dead, we can use it for our advantage to gain insight into the criminal mind and help find what drove their actions. Then we can more easily prevent them from occuring.

[@angelsinthewindow]

@@mikael9325 Their is a line between certain books like the one in your example and this one though. And I do agree about using this book to prevent other such things from occurring but their are also some other reasons which make me think this book shouldn't be open to the general public. But we can agree to disagree on that regard. Like I had stated, I am not fully stating that it should never be around, more just it should be in the hands of professionals to read for study. I know that one way or another, someone will get their hands on it who isn't a professional in that way but if its more set up for the study of the mind, then maybe it could actually do some good instead of being something to feed into more tragedy.

[@sanfransiscon]

This is a really interesting topic. I'm always against banning of books or any other media when it's in the realm of fiction, but things are much more complicated when dealing with works about real people and events.

[@uptightJimmy568]

In this case though? At least with how Joey described it, this book seems pretty tame to be banned.

[@sanfransiscon]

@@uptightJimmy568 Well in this case I'd look at whether or not the book contains information on the victims that should be kept private. Using someone's likeness or personal account without their permission is already an issue.

[@stephspoilsstuff]

I guess you'd need to consider if there is 'new' info in this book or what it adds to the topic at hand. I think there actually should be a point where we say "no, we don't need this in the world"

[@hassaanmajid3331]

Where can i find the english translation of this book

[@XxGamer]

I don't want to go down this rabbit hole.

[@athenacovington1359]

From what I've seen most of you don't understand the premise of this video. Joey isn't trying to glorify this book or say you should read it. It's up to you I'd you want to read the book or not but this can serve as a cautionary tale to beware or steer clear of people like this author. We can't just sweep this stuff under the rug and forget these tragedies ever happened. Now, I'm not saying we need to make 10 movies of this guy, I'm just saying we need to expose how horrible some people on this earth can be and they need to face the scrutiny that comes with their horrible crimes because justice was not served, this man got to live his life without people knowing his name or knowing his horrible actions. Joey is not glorifying this man, he is literally calling this man a disgusting and heartless individual (as he should) and bringing attention to how awful this man clearly was. Not to mention we live in a digital era where we can research and find out anything about this case except of course this man's name. Not to mention how are we bringing attention to this man when we don't even know his name, we only know the crimes he committed (which you could literally do research on) and his thought process, which I think I can speak for everyone and say that this man deserves no sympathy and deserves the worst that life has to offer. In conclusion, Joey is just trying to shame this man and his horrible actions since again this man served no jail time only juvenile detention and got to live his life so I don't think there is anything wrong with him sharing his thoughts on the book.

[@lynnie.k]

Apparently there's a book that was written by his parents as well, from their perspective and life before that. Has anyone read that before? Curious to know if the parents had any remorse in his upbringing or simply just pushed all the blame on him.

[@johnphamlore8073]

Are Yukio Mishima's books considered to be dangerous or are they just considered these days to be (sometimes great) literature?

[@ktfjulien]

"Freedom of speech"

[@chiefbosn9731]

Great review on a not so great incident

[@hxrry6359]

Ngl I was expecting Joey to start the video by staring into the camera and saying “Murder”

[@kylerdies5248]

what i want to know is if they asked him to take a test for being clinically insane or they just let him out after serving time

[@John_1920]

Now that you have shared your throughts on this book, you have kind of already given it more awareness, and some of your viewers may even end up tracking down the book.

[@stefaniehase2448]

I agree.

[@Minuey]

There's always _that_ group of people that are determined to seek out the subject of discussion no matter how difficult a person makes it to find info. Yes, it's kind of hypocritical trying not to promote this but you're talking about it to a large audience, but at the same time it's not so black and white.

[@John_1920]

@@Minuey You can talk about a book without doing the following: Mention the author, mention the title of the book, or showing the book.

[@addilyn7449]

@@John_1920 That's so dumb. He shouldn't have to be the morale compass for people. He should be able to talk about something and not have to worry about his fans not being able to make a right call. If you're buying the book you're above 18, I think a 18 year old can make the right choice.

[@John_1920]

@@addilyn7449 The point is that he says things like how he doesn't want to support the author or the killer, doesn't think anyone should read the book, and doesn't think the book should be given any attention, and in fact, doesn't even think the book should exist. Yet, he doesn't just speak about a book, he promotes the book by saying the title of the book, showing its cover, talking about who the author is, and how he found the book. What he did is contradictive to what he says, because what he does gives his viewers a ton of information to go by to find the book, while what he says is that the book shouldn't exist.

[@nathanelward]

I recently bought a book written by Jeffery Dahmers father. I am yet to read it. But i am expecting a pretty messed up upbringing.

[@Maggysaur94]

Aki's video is currently available in Japan, so I'm unable to watch it

[@prdprdprdprdprdel]

"Don't worry, mom.. I will burn the playboy.. I don't like reading it anyway..." ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@Alistair23]

Does anyone know if there is a translated version that I could read?

[@noahsarkhive4482]

i am not pro banning books, but i 100% get it in cases like this. publishing and selling this, is basically spitting on the victims memory while also monetarily supporting the killer and suddenly he even profits from his gruesome deads. case studies are important, so are interviews and collecting inside frim serial killers. but smth like this should never be written and published by the killer themselves while they’re still alive. (and as we’ve seen with dharma, even when the killer is already dead, it remains a very delicate matter if the crime is still too recent and the wounds and grief of the relatives still too big)

[@MewDenise]

What happened to you not seeing the interest in true crime? xD

[@nathanj3528]

Don't want to be an asshole here, but feeling regret happens only *after* you commit a crime. You don't regret before you smack a guy in his face etc. Not trying to defend him, because he deserves to go through those hardships of getting his life back to track, but people should realise that regretting an action is the first step to changing, so we shouldn't go "regretting now is too late. Its all fake tears anyway" and such. Don't show support, but don't show your anger at them either Few more things to add 1) Victims families usually want nothing to do with the ones who caused them such pain. Its actually a really hated thing to go to them and try to help them. They're always told to stay away from them 2) back to my first point here. When a person is sorry...again we can't just say "they're not". We just might never know. In many cases guilt leads to criminals to write their crimes to somehow distance themselves and never feel that urge of doing it again or that pain of what they've done. I'll just end this by saying this. What he has done is absolutely deplorable and he deserves worse than what he's got. But understanding them if we got the chance, but ignoring it is not right either

[@Akira-kd6us]

Regret can come in different sort of fashions. This guy didn't necessarily regret the act of killing those children you know? With all the victim card thrown according to Joey, I'm more inclined to think that he regrets the "hardships" he went through, not the killings itself. Regret may be the first step for change but in this case I don't think that is the same. People who regret for themselves rather than their victims aren't the type of people who change, they learn but they don't change, because it's very hard for people to prioritize others before themselves.

[@nathanj3528]

@@Akira-kd6us i agree with him pulling a victim card for his hardships which is a terrible thing to do, but Joey specifically talks about how he expressed regret multiple times in the book including the letter in the end. Sometimes we just would never know if he is actually sorry for it all and assuming always that criminals don't regret their actions, but only the consequences is wrong. Ironically when you see court cases talked about, the people comment on the criminals saying "Look at his face and hear him. He doesn't regret anything", but when he does say he/she regrets everything to the victims family in the court, we all go "yeah...just a bunch of lies." My problem is mentality such as this. Hate all you want, but expressing it while making assumptions is a horrible thing to do

[@CCrusaderNL]

He is a psychopath, saying he is sorry, and actually being sorry and having regret is something he probably cannot even actually do.

[@kuro-shimai6290]

Joey any updates about your light novels?

[@lori361]

Curiosity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought it back Now I believe this is killer was the inspiration for chapter ones Brutal: Satsujin Kansatsukan no Kokuhaku manga’s antagonist

[@juliusreycalderon1998]

Hello @JoeyTheAnimeMan I just want to ask if you still remember the Mawaru Penguindrum Anime because I think there's a reference there related to this case, and I'll copy paste a comment that I saw titled "Why Mawaru Penguindrum is Like Curry - Meaning From Multiplicity". Also that Anime will be having a 10th Year Anniversary Movie so hope you reviewed that too. :V [ Commend ] This video is so well put and organized. Good job!! I believe you put so much effort into it. :) I'm a Japanese, but I have never seen anyone from abroad referring to the “invisible children” in the children broiler, and have been wondering why no one writes/talks about it. (This comment might include some disturbing information, so please read on your own regard....) A child murder committed by a 14 year old boy also happened in the late 90's, (widely known by the name the culprit used in his letters, “Sakakibara Seito” incident) and in a letter the murderer sent to the mass media and the police contained the phrase “invisible being”, stating that since society is ignoring him entirely, he can do whatever he wants and is able to kill more children. He saw many people die during the Hanshin-Awaji earthquake, and gradually started to feel his life was superior than people surrounding him. Ever since, there have been some injuries and murders committed by people who strongly idealize him, and “Sakakibara” published a book after his release which shook Japanese society hugely. It made the laws of juvenile crime change in Japan, and is still a well remembered crime that changed many aspects in the Japanese culture. I hope this explanation is understandable and short enough for kind people out there to read....