Ashihara Hinako, a 50-year-old Japanese manga artist, has been discovered useless close to Tokyo. Japanese media report that the police are treating the matter as a doable suicide after discovering a word at her house on Monday.

Ashihara was the creator of the “Horny Tanaka-san” manga, which was initially revealed by Shogakukan. Nippon Tv started airing a 10-part live-action adaptation in October of final yr, starring Kinami Haruka within the lead position.

The story depicts a 40-year-old lady accountant who has a secret life as a stomach dancer. When her secret is found by a co-worker, the 2 polar opposites handle to carry one of the best out in one another.

“Don’t miss this rom-com that’s assured to depart you in stitches always, with an event[al] sprint of tears,” says the blurb for the present on NTV’s content material catalog.

Ashihara, nonetheless, was not amused and earlier in January used X (previously Twitter) and her personal weblog to criticize the NTV adaptation. She mentioned that the live-action present had not caught faithfully to her manga, which had been a situation of its manufacturing.

Ashihara, who has different credit together with “Forbidden Dance” (out there in English), “Bitter – Nakechau Koi Monogatari,” “Yubikiri” and “Women Lesson,” subsequently deleted the postings.

She posted an apology– “I didn’t imply to assault. I’m sorry” – within the early afternoon on Sunday however was reported lacking the identical day. She was discovered useless at house on Monday.

As international media and with out membership of a Japanese press membership, Selection doesn’t have entry to Tokyo police stories. Nevertheless, particulars of the case have been reported by mainstream Japanese media together with the Japan Instances and Nippon Tv’s personal NTV Information service.

The Japan Instances has likened the social media outcry to the furore that adopted the loss of life in Might 2020 of “Terrace Home” participant Kimura Hana.

The publication defined that Ashihara had complained that the Aizawa Tomoko-drafted screenplay of the variation had deviated too removed from her unique work. Ashihara stepped in to take over the scripts for the final two episodes. All 10 components obtained robust scores, with over 5% viewers share.

After the complete present had completed airing in December, Aizawa used Instagram to clarify the unusual plot deviations of the ultimate two, albeit with out straight naming Ashihara.

Social media apparently erupted. Some followers sided with the screenwriter and referred to as Ashihara too valuable. Others labeled Aizawa a “crusher of unique works.”

Because the announcement of Ashihara’s loss of life, one X put up calling Aizawa a assassin has over 8,000 likes. One other with over 13,000 likes blames Nippon Tv for not supporting Ashihara and says that the corporate’s assertion on her loss of life is insufficient.

Nippon Tv, which is the proprietor of Hulu Japan and can be within the course of of shopping for a controlling stake in Studio Ghibli, has not replied to Selection’s enquiries.

On Wednesday, Ashihara’s household issued a quick assertion by means of Shogakukan. “We’ve got misplaced our beloved member of the family and are in a state of bewilderments,” it mentioned earlier than explaining that they might not be accepting media requests for remark.

For those who or anybody you understand is having ideas of suicide, please name the Nationwide Suicide Prevention Lifeline by dialing 988 or go to SpeakingOfSuicide.com/sources.