Dash Posted August 14, 2009 Report Share Posted August 14, 2009 (edited) A 29-year-old man in Japan has been arrested after burning his house to the ground following a fight with his mother over models from the Gundam anime/manga franchise. Yoshifumi Takabe, a 29-year-old factory worker from a town near Kobe, Japan, was arrested this weekend after he allegedly burned down the house he and his mother lived in. Takabe doused his room in kerosene and set it on fire in a suicide attempt while distraught after learning that his mother had thrown away his "valuable" models from the iconic Gundam franchise, the suspect reportedly told police. Despite intending to kill himself, both Takabe and his 55-year-old mother escaped the fire unharmed. The two-story, 2,700 sq. ft. house, on the other hand, was completely burned to the ground. Link Edited August 14, 2009 by Dash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flight Posted August 14, 2009 Report Share Posted August 14, 2009 Wow... blame Kobe. haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Feelgood Posted August 14, 2009 Report Share Posted August 14, 2009 I guess that's a pretty good reason to burn down a house in an attempt to kill one's self. I'll have to keep this in mind... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenneral Posted August 15, 2009 Report Share Posted August 15, 2009 So this is what our world has come to... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWaLL Posted August 15, 2009 Report Share Posted August 15, 2009 Well, that's what anime does to you. This is up there with that kid who drank gasoline to become a transformer lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted August 15, 2009 Report Share Posted August 15, 2009 She should'nt have went emo and thrown away his ish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billt chamberlain Posted August 17, 2009 Report Share Posted August 17, 2009 who is 29 years old and still lives with their mother? anyways gundam sucks. hated that show as a kid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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