Report: Teen Commits Suicide After Seeing His Favorite Naruto Character Die

Seeing an anime character die allegedly inspired a 14 year-old Russian boy to jump one hundred feet to his death, says a report.

According to Mail Online, Leonid Hmelev committed suicide after seeing his favorite character, Naruto character Itachi Uchiha, die in anime Naruto: Shippuden. The character’s death reportedly saddened the boy.

It’s been known since 2008 that the character dies.

‘I always told him he spent too much time watching the TV—he didn’t know what was reality and what was fiction anymore,” said his father, Ivan.

Hmelev left home after watching Naruto: Shippuden, leaving a message on a social networking site that he was “planning an ending”. His body was discovered after being missing for two days.

Obviously, there seems to be more going on here, than a simple cause and effect. Still, as Mail Online points out, Russia has the third highest teen suicide rate in the world, behind Belarus and Kazakhstan. Tragic stuff. 

Russian teen leaps from apartment block after seeing his favorite Japanese cartoon character die on television [Mail Online]

- Brian Ashcraft

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  3. deluxeminty reblogged this from kerogero and added:
    Really tumblr? Really? I honestly don’t know where to start and I feel like I’m running on empty for the night but… For...
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    im not sure if im...laughing yet LOOOL
  5. johnhancock reblogged this from kotakucom and added:
    oh nair
  6. blinkoffyourpantsandjacket reblogged this from otakusuicides and added:
    the power of itachi!
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  8. tza89 reblogged this from kotakucom and added:
    see this kind of thing happen. RIP
  9. kerogero reblogged this from angry-fish-woman and added:
    Ehh… it’s easy to think, “wow, how pathetic must someone be to actually kill themselves over a fictional character!” but...
  10. angry-fish-woman reblogged this from kotakucom and added:
    I really have no fucking idea how...feel about this?????
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  13. creating-a-mess reblogged this from unexplainedperson and added:
    Indeed… :
  14. vj87g reblogged this from kotakucom and added:
    JUST BECAUSE A FAVORITE CHARACTER DIES, DOESN’T MEAN YOU HAVE TO COMMIT SUIDICE!! THAT’S STUPID!!
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    Woah.
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    HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
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    Fuck. This. Gay. Earth. (And everyone
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    ;A;
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    That motherfucker comes back to life doe.
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    He ends up being reborn, the kid should of waited...peaceful re-burial.
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