After it became public that a notorious Canadian serial killer was about to publish a book, the public response was not only revulsion but outrage that a killer could profit from their crimes. Canada quickly introduced legislation making it illegal to do this (i.e., profit from a crime).
@@xaviermillar9375 I agree with this and understand completely (it was due to outrage especially from a few very dedicated families of victims who have always stayed involved in the case to ensure nothing like this happens). However. As a Canadian, and someone who wants to read the information, I'm extremely salty that I can't read the book. It hasn't even been scanned or uploaded online. -_- If anyone is planning on seething about this comment btw, don't bother. Incredibly obviously, I support and understand the reasoning behind it. However, I want to read the fucking book. Nothing more, nothing less.
Being this disturbed sounds absolutely miserable, like a runaway train. This is one of those cases where you just pray someone notices the problem and doesn't overlook it as "a kid just acting out and needing more structure at home."
@@thedesensitizedsympathizer5307 good to hear you don't want to kill anyone. that's always a plus....but I hope you don't have thoughts about yourself either. I went thru that and it's the worst sort of hell. I'm sorry you can't find a therapist cuz of financial reasons...I hope you have at least one person in your life you can talk to about anything...a no judgement zone
@supershroologs I hope you can find some kind of peace of mind. I feel like you.. Sometimes going swimming helps me. Or being I nature. Sending love and greetings from sweden
If you knew he was killing cats and didn't do anything, I doubt it was porn alone that was the culprit. It's always shifting goalposts and not taking accountability.
The Japanese judicial system is.... unique, to put it nicely. I like how they, questionably, push for over a 90% conviction rate. Also Japan: we are releasing a killer into the wild, but we won't tell you who. We've made you aware, so it's no longer our problem.
The Japanese justice system is extremely careful about who to indict. That's why the conviction rate is so high. There are a lot of people who get arrested but aren't indicted. You non-Japanese people always think that if you're arrested in Japan, you're doomed to be declared guilty. It's obviously not true. How can you believe that so easily?
One of the worst systems in the world. They did the same thing with Junko Furutas killers. Japanese judiciary system is aweful let’s not sugar coat it.
Just unbelievable. Brutally murdered 2 children, and he only served about 7 years prison time, and then has been free ever since to even promote and profit from those same murders. Japan's justice system is truly bizarre and messed up. This isn't the first case from there I've heard of with such unjust outcomes.
@@arkisenn9895 after seeing so many cases and how they handled them, I'm afraid the low crime rates are because the police are corrupt and their system is shit. So that's another lie....
@@elizaveta9571 quite a few murders are classified as suicides as well. There's a large percentage of abnormal deaths that are never investigated. Rape crimes are also severely under reported and most of the time not investigated. There was a study how the police in Osaka had not reported over 800 thousand crimes. Japan seems much safer than it is due to under reporting and heavily skewed statistics.
You know the only reason he wrote a book was not out of any guilt or remorse, or wanting to teach others. No, he wants to be able to relive his favorite killing over and over and over and over again, that's why it only heavily focused on One of the killings. Its disgusting that anyone in their right mind would want to publish this besides greed and $$$$.
I never heard of this case before. Hurting animals is a huge red flag, and too many killers start there. If you discover someone doing this, don’t ignore it. Let people know. You might save others’ lives.
I remember this. It was huge news back then as he was one of the first teen killers to emerge in Japan. I heard he wouldn't allow his parents to enter his room and it was full of dead animals and animal parts so a whole lot of questions came up which today, doesn't seem to be as surprising as it became more and more common over the years.
There's no way that you wouldn't notice the smell especially if you were clean people there's absolutely no way and sorry but my child couldn't tell me I can't come into their room unless like they were getting dressed or something that would be the only excuse and it doesn't take long to get dressed so....
@@matthewpitre8159 I dont agree. If a child says to stay out of their room and there are no indications like the smell of rotting meat or drug consumption, you stay out. That's about respect and privacy. Not only if they get dressed. This way you teach them privacy and respect too. Now matter how old a child is, you knock before you go in and if they are old enough to answer and there isn't any REAL reason to go inside, you wait for them give you permission. It's their room, their space to be safe and alone if they want to. Kids need that too, not only adults.
@@sequestrum96 yes of course but if your child is actively trying to not let you in the room and you think it's suspicious and you might be smelling what smells like dead meat those are definitely red flags of course there's very normal reasons for a child or young teenager to not want their parents to just walk in you don't just walk in but if they have their doors locked for hours at a time and there's weird smells coming out and you're seeing animals go in and not come out well the red flags are everywhere he could have been stopped by his family and wasn't
@@sequestrum96 In Japanese culture a lot of parents are intimidated by their kids and worry about being too intrusive if they are introverted, don't want to come out of their room etc so they tend to leave them alone because they are scared of pushing them over the edge and aggravating them even more. Since this boy had violent tendencies it is likely that he threatened his parents in some way if they entered his room. Japanese mothers tend to be submissive and too scared to intervene.
Not claiming you're necessarily wrong, but is it quantitatively more common as the years pass or are you more connected than ever before to instant and uninterrupted global media that's frothing at the mouth to report on every story like this? Perhaps a bit of both but not factoring modern corporate and social media proliferation leaves any data set.. incomplete.
As a german with a japanese husband i would have liked you to also explain that the asian swastika is also drawn differently than the nazi swastika. The symbol is used not only for buddhist temples but in general is used in MANY many religions and is supposed to bring good luck and fortune, which is why he probably used it for his god, since he was sure he protects him and brings him good luck with his murders. Other than that, this case is truly disturbing and i wish we would finally pay attention to the people around us and help them while we can.
It's a Hindu symbol that was also adopted by Buddhism, considering both religions come from India. Hindu homes have a swastika in front of their homes.
As someone who knows what’s up, you just posted this comment so you would have an excuse to tell everyone you’re German and your husbands Japanese, you wanted attention so bad, so I’m giving it to you.
This case had always been super shady to me. This shined some light and made it crystal clear. This may be one of the best videos informative wise that you’ve done. Glad to see you getting sponsors and some of the recognition that you deserve
Why does the justice always cater to these criminals?? They actively go out of their way to protect them. While the victims are left to suffer and mourn the loss of their loved ones. This has always baffled me!!
I understand what you mean, and I feel you, I really do. But this kid was 14 and didn't get the care he needed when he needed it. I know I did some really stupid stuff at 14 that I wouldn't want to haunt me the rest of my life. Nothing like this kid, but I had a very different upbringing than him. I'm sure you did some stuff you regret too. Would it be fair to hold you to your sins as a child? I don't think so. This treatment of child criminals isn't unique to Japan. Most Western countries do the same thing with child criminals. If anything, I applaud Japan for their handling of the case. They really tried to protect the identities and privacy of everyone involved, and Japan appears to have a better system for reform of child criminals than most Western nations. I think we could learn a thing or two from the way Japanese society handles some things in these cases. That said, I understand how it can feel raw and like the kid is being protected or getting off easy. I think it's fair to give him a chance to grow and actually have some life experiences that teach him to learn the meaning of life and death for people. They should keep a close eye on him, treat him like he's on parole well into adulthood. And if signs show he is relapsing, you take him in then. I just think it's fair to give him a chance given his age. At 16 I would have a different opinion. But my daughter is 12 and I know for sure she isn't fully aware of the far-reaching implications some of her actions may have, and I doubt she'd be much better at 14.
@@dwatts64 I believe that once you take someone’s life that’s it. Game Over! I’m all for 2nd chances but in cases like this the victims will never get a 2nd chance at life.
@@dwatts64 If you killed cats and left them torn up all over the place? You'd deserve to be haunted. F that. I've never harmed anyone else with my actions. If you have you deserve punishment. You seriously think a person like this can be fixed? You're delsuional.
@@dwatts64 are you joking? dude he killed 2 people, you compare this to teens who most likely only drink before the legal age or steal their parents' car?. What did you do in the age of 14 that made you put yourself with him? you raped a girl or killed a child?
This case is actually talked about in the Japanese manga "Another" where the main character's name is "Sakakibara" and he gets bullied/outcasted because of it. I've always been curious about this case so thanks for making an in-depth video about it
Isn't that just a coincidence? I have watched the anime but that character has no similarities with this Sakakibara, except for being a boy in their adolescence...
@@KhoiruunisaRFyeah it is just a coincidence, i think these murders occurred when he was younger so as a result he was sorta avoided by his classmates, i think it was meant to make him feel for mei being ignored by the class, not imply any kind of similarity to this killer
The ‘early life bio’ portion gave me big Tsutomu Miyazaki vibes. Disturbing intrusive thoughts from a young age, animal abuse, and losing the elderly loved one that was their only human connection
There's quite an interesting parallel between this and the Tsutomu Miyazaki case - in both of them, the only thing keeping them tethered to humanity was a grandparent, and once they died, the downward spiral really began.
Can I point out that kids raised in normal, healthy homes don't believe from a early age that they are dirty and sick and that no one will ever love them?
Someone convicted of murder should NEVER have the chance to get off of parole when there is so much evidence against them. They shouldn’t even be out of prison to begin with. You either protect society, or you let violent offenders run free. Governments all over need to stop with the half measures. The idea that a violent offender can publish a book on his crimes AND make profit from it is beyond sickening. Japan needs to get their shyte together.
I agree, it did'nt seemed like he regret any thing at all. he was writing to the police and the news untill his arrest, then after he was released he wrote the book and made the wepsite, he's hungry fo attention and is so proud of what he did. Once that fades im sure he will kill again, just a matter of time, he's gonna miss the attention or he might lose a girl friend or may be another pet and will do it all over again. Hell.. may be he already killed people but in a different way so he would'nt be suspected.
@@VogtTD Sure like that changes anything. The justice system is the same everywhere. The US for example would have a much smaller numbers of serial killers if the justice system just kept them in prison instead of releasing them. But yeah not surprised that Japan let him go, they don't have a big stigma of crimes against kids, I mean CP was just illegalized in 2014.
@@shmegma4371 Some people just cannot be. It's a fine line between morality and necessity. There are outliers for whom we must change the feel good, moral ways of society
I think japan needs to loosen up their "family honor" tradition. His mother propably didn't want to "bring shame" to her family so she didn't get him the help he needed. This happens quite a lot and has lead to countless lost lifes. My guess is that it's the same in this case.
It's a common thing with a lot of Asians in general and it just comes from different traditions and values that have been around for centuries. It's not something that's going to change very easily.
It's sadly exactly the same in regard to many 'Asian' families who do 'honour' killings. It's happened a few times here in the UK amongst mostly Pakistani community members. Parents or family killing their child or family member for bringing shame on to the family. Or ehat they consider shame. I recently watched a true story crime drama named 'Honour' and it was about a girl who's father and uncles and cousin killed her bcos she fellin love with the wrong man that the family didn't approve of. So killed her amd hid her body and tried to kill her boy friend too. It was him who told police and reported her as missing. Her family didn't report her missing which spiked police interest and ended up arresting a few family members and one was remanded in custody and stupidly talked about the murder who was there and how and where they got rid of her body. Turned out she'd been to the police 4 or 5 times to report situations she'd been through with her father and uncles but one police woman didn't believe her n labelled her a habitual liar, another recorded her name wrong. The tv drama about it was very good. Sadly it's happened quite a few times here though. And sadly that's part of their 'culture'. Sickening really.
I remember seeing news of a beheading my first few weeks after moving to japan. Made me not want to leave to apartment for a while. It’s true that the rate of crime is lower, but when it happens it’s extreme
Excellent work as usual, Mr. Trip. Frankly, I'm amazed that you're just shy of 150k subs, because you deserve substantially more. Keep up the good work, and I'm certain you will hit a million in no time.
I agree, this guy is humble and deserving of way more subscriber than he has now. He is probably the only one who actually covered the Waukesha parade massacre without any bias when no one dared to touch that story and MSM just ignored real facts and made it how a rouge SUV just drove through. Lets hope your comment ages greatly. Its June/6th/2022 and I see 149K subscribers right now.
@Stephen Gann I totally agree. I think Mr Trip deserves 10x the subs he has, not only are his videos well researched/polished, but he covers cases that are basically unknown here in the US ( I hate how the true crime UA-camrs all seem to step on each others toes and cover the same videos as others I don't want to see a video about the "UK Elliott Rogers" for the 5th time, I want new content damnit!
He doesn't put out enough videos in a week's time on a consistent basis . #coffeehousecrimes Adrian does 2 a week , on consistent days of the week. That's a good start on trying to reach a million 🤷
I remember learning about him through this one anime called "Another" where the main character had to move due to bullying because he shared the last name Sakakibara.
I'm impressed with Dire's pronounciation of Japanese names and words (better than I will ever do, considering I'm originally from Japan but no longer speak Japanese) and not butchering it as much as many others tend to do. Just remember the pronounciation of Japanese vowels NEVER deviate, unlike English language wont to do. Sometimes much to the chagrin of any non English speakers learning the language. A: Ah (rhymes with rah) E: Eh (rhymes with meh) I: Ee (rhymes with me) O: Oh (self explanatory) U: Oo (rhymes with moo) ** Interesting to note: Hawaiian vowels are pronounced EXACTLY like Japanese vowels.
interesting you compare it to hawaiian, instead of spanish, that has the same pronounciation for vowels and it's the second-most spoken language in the world.
I understand it’s unknown here but I believe he was sexually abused , bc most serial killers that are sexually aroused by seeing blood or cutting people without intercourse have reported been abused as children .
I'm leaning more towards a severe juvenile depression coupled with oppositional defiance disorder which developed into an antisocial personality disorder (a.k.a., psychopathy or sociopathy). I'm not a psychologist, by any means, so my opinion is probably meaningless, but that's the impression I was getting from the way he spoke about himself, others, and his crimes.
Not really. People are wired differently when they are born, some are just born to do something like this doesnt matter how You were treated at a young age.
The world is perverse. It’s not just Japan where the killer is afforded more care and protection than the victims. It’s also in America and the Uk and even Australia and Canada. It’s insane to me. 💔
I can't speak to the last three countries you mentioned or Japan. Here in the US, the justice system has been privatized and largely focuses on profit. According to one study "Most states average $25,000 to $30,000 per incarcerated individual annually." (Thx google). My annual income in the service industry is half that & I'm in mgmt. Can you imagine a boardroom of people checking their bank balance and thinking: "we need more people in cages, or else I won't be able to afford my mansion."? 💔 Agreed
Idk about America, mate. All those places you named have shorter average sentences than the US. And other than Japan, the US is the only one that still has capital punishment. The US also has the largest prison population in the world. Japan may give juvenile offenders slaps on the wrist, that don't add up for their crimes. But the US tends to over-criminalize and turn the justice system into another business to derive revenue from. And clearly it's not working out (since I'm pretty sure crime rates & recidivism rates are worse than all the countries on your list too). Our crime rates are consistently higher than Japan's, so maybe we could learn something from them.
@@novanight5249 they may not be as long as we as a society would like, but are US sentences for sex offenders shorter than any of the countries mentioned in the comment? *No* . Ppl get life sentences here for sex crimes all the time (which as a S.A. survivor, idt is a bad thing, just doesn't really make much impact on a national scale when the majority of ppl incarcerated are there for minor drug-related crimes/parole violations). Karla Homolka has been a free woman in Canada for years, despite being a party to many S As AND murders. The UK is pretty similar to Canada, in sentencing. AUS victims: Jill Meagher and Sarah Cafferkeys killers were out on parole when they killed them (one for a litany of SA / the other for s*xually motivated MURDER). From what ik about Australia, they don't even *have* LWOP as a sentencing option: meaning everyone is up for parole eventually. And these are just cases/statutes I remember off the top of my head. But if you watch a lot of crime, & actually care about/pay attention to other countries, the differences are obv.
@@bri_x_p9553 it's even worse in UK now because they're literally letting child predators walk without even a criminal record so long as they say "sorry" to their victim. Like yeah. That'll make it aaaaaall better won't it?
The swastika has been found on artifacts that far predate Hinduism. It is one of the few things in history that a case can be made for independent creation. It seems that every culture thinks of the sun as spinning and this spinning or motion is a representation of the universe working in its proper way.
In 1998 Resident Evil 2 was in production.The Kobe Murders were happening around the same time . In Campaign A when entering one of the hallways a Severed head would fall from the ceiling . That Section of the game was later edited out as to not have any association with and come across as insensitive due to the events of the murders.
Kids start out with a ton of self esteem. The only way he would have those thoughts about himself is if someone made him feel that way. And his belief that his Grandma was the only one who would accept him is also extremely unusual, probably told to him repeatedly by her.
Nah. I think it was his parents that would probably always put him down n never showed him any affection n didn't spend any time with him growing up n his grandma raised him mainly n probably the only 1 that was loving n affectionate to him and say nice sweet n uplifting things to him. N so when she died he turned his hate on the world as he had no more love n nothing to look forward to. Sori my comment is long,but my mum does the same. She's always saying negative things to me,saying I'm useless n puts me down even tho I do everything around the house n so it plays with my self esteem to but i'm able to brush it aside now n jus try n ignore her now.
@@philipsmi-lenguyen8155 You're definitely right about that. She probably was the only one who was good to him. Having a mother similar to yours, my advice is just to accept that's the way she is, she won't change, and even if you try to make her see your worth, she won't admit it. She's incapable of ever being different so never expect her to say sorry and actually mean it without turning it into your fault etc. I wasted a lot of time on thinking my parents could change. Good luck to you, you're worth it. Don't let her get you down, rebuild your self esteem. Moms like that will keep you down your whole life just to keep you afraid of living your life, to keep you close. It's really twisted but they don't know any better way of being.
Same with my mom right now. Learning how to live on my own is hard. Thankful of having my dad and brother. Still have a lot to learn. Never forget about yourself and God (if you believe in him or not).
I prefer in depth videos as long as they're done right. I love your videos because you don't spend time dwelling on your opinion of the offenders but rather insert a flourish of witty writing here and there that's very entertaining. I've been binging your videos and I love em.
Always look forward to your videos. I think you cover the most crimes out of Asia than any other true crime UA-camr I follow. So I love the fact you don't just cover the cases that everyone else does. You're original!
Japan constantly time and time again under prosecutes criminals for a country that is supposedly "super safe" especially for children they have quite a disappointing justice system.
Isn’t there a 13 yr statute of limitations for murder in Japan? That’s pretty insane… rehabilitation is a lot more possible for a young person that kills- particularly if psychologically imbalanced or act out bc of rage/emotionally overwhelmed… but when their motivation to murder is tied to sexual pleasure, it’s almost impossible to retrain the neuro pathways in the brain to not be sexually deviant.
I was wondering where his parents were in all of this, a question which you partly answered as his mother ignored his condition and apparently knew of his killing of animals and attacks on the girls. I'm not surprised that there is little mention of his father's role in his life, though I would like to know more.
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@@NinjaGrrrl7734 I relate totally. It actually discourages you from taking on too many new habits at once, and encourages you to pace yourself. Listening to the daily sessions was like wrapping my soul in a warm blanket
The problem with making the book unavailable to be printed, you are instantly in a way making the book more popular and then also driving the price of the ones already printed up to a high value. In turn, giving the killer more value and attention which he desires. A true catch 22.
seeing these cases im going to imagine there are a lot of cover ups going on in japan. Our government is admitting we have a mental health crisis on our hands (always have)
@@pablodelsegundo9502 Have to say tho.. IF he's not been reoffending, it is probably best for him and everyone that who/ where he is is unknown. There comes a point when people need to be able to live their lives again, basically. On both sides.
Japan doesn’t even report their crime. I lived there three years when rapes, two suicides, and two ten year olds who killed another boy were never on the news. I was never safe there with all the perverts. It’s a really bad situation. Come to think of it, I don’t remember ever even seeing a police officer. That’s weird
Yeah its a routine thing there for girls in their school uniforms just riding public transport get groped, its got its own name and everythingcause that specific situation is so common. I love the yt channel called Lets Go Shogo,which is rlly helpful to a foreigner who wants to learn fhe ins and outs of Japanese culture. i love it cause he doesnt gloss things over, he talks about their societal issues just as much as the good things from there. He made a good video about girls getting touched on trains, and the cultural context explaining why its so prevalent I also know it doesnt happen to just schoolgirls, i mean my boyfriends friend studied abroad there and she experienced it only after 3 weeks
It’s great to see content from Japan. It’s such a different culture to typical western culture. Very bizarre outcomes when mental health goes awry. Thanks.
Weird that he claimed to be an “INFJ”… those personality types are usually considered very empathetic and caring and put others’ needs before their own - not at all what he seems to be.
I visited that school on two occasions in 2010 to do some English classes. There is a bit of heaviness in the air... I got the same feeling in Hiroshima.
@@Geuelthefool if anything thats all the more reason why. sure children are sometimes meaner than adults because they havent fully developed their prefrontal cortex but if a child intentionally seeks to hurt others at a young age. if they show desire to murder kill rape and violate, this behavior is far less likely to be reasoned out of them. its more engrained itd be much harder for them ro see why they shouldnt do those acts as an adult who now has more experience in the act already. some people are just wired to not care who they hurt, who they murder and how the other person feels their abuse. if we let those people back into society as adults were just giving them a chance to murder and assault over and over again until theyre caught for something much more major
Black and white morality sounds nice and easy until stuff gets more complicated. Let's say a child get SA'd and the father of the child takes it upon himself to finish off the offender. The father can now no longer be redeemed by your logic, right? I'm not even trying to protect the monster here, you just made a statement that sounded good on paper, but wasn't all that well thought out.
I saw another creator suggest unsub and resub to fix the problem for his channel of not showing up on front page. I tried it with your channel and it worked. you have shown up on my front page the last 4 posts after not showing up for at least 3 months.
Your storys from Japan are very interesting and detaljed. It's great that you don't use unessesery pics to your videos!👌😁 Thanks for the great video today!
I was watching something else & just checked the bell & I was so happy to see it being your new video which is always done with facts told with perfection, respect & compassion. I've loved your channel since the first video my friend. This story is absolutely horrific. He's such a monster I can't explain how this case has alway's sickens me. So evil. Smh.🤦🏻♀️💔🥵 RIP Angel's 🕊🦋🌹 God bless 👑🙏🏻🕊💞💞
First off, why do people not take killing of animals more seriously??? Usually it’s males who kill cats, and the correlation there is that they are soft and more feminine (no matter if the cat is male or female), maybe due to American slang of p*ssy (self censored so YT doesn’t get mad at you). One thing I found eye rolling was when he said he got tired of killing cats is when he decided to kill people. That’s textbook serial killer. They almost always do that. Small animals to people, in this case small people. Lastly, this scumbag is NOT an INFJ!!! An INFJ has empathy, almost too much of it. An INFJ is a people pleaser, not a people killer. What a sicko.
@@BloodwyrmWildheart Why? Serial killers usually start by killing cats. It’s scientifically proven. What other animals are being victimized? I’ll be happy to add them to my list to lose my shit over.
Jesus that one part with that music and talking about his inner turmoil legit freaked me tf out for a moment. I thought he was coming for me when that music dropped 😭
Six years in prison? They really thought of his best interests first. The criminal was well protected and dud who knows what with the rest if his free life. And his book was an excellent insight into a child killers mind? Ugh. Japan just always trying to save face.
Placing the blame on movies, porn or even video games etc is the easy way out and to try explain these things. It's kinda ridiculous. 99% of us can play violent video games or watch horror movies and even indulge in porn and never feel an urge to kill/r*pe or be violent towarf other people. Using those things in that way is rather infantile and simplistic to me. The Conservative think tank in the USA 'The Heritahe Foundation' as part of their Project 2025 paper/manifesto actually want to bam porn and make it illegal within the US, any and all types of porn. Worrying thing is that Trump upon his 2016 lreaidency enacted over 65% of 'The Heritahe Foundation' 2016 paper/manifesto ideas into law.
Oof looks like Japan doesn't have laws against criminals profiting off of their crimes. Shame the publisher didn't refuse to offer compensation and do it only as a courtesy. I'm all for works about crime in the reasoning of education; but this just seemed like he wrote this for more gratification. I feel really badly for the families that became re-victimized by the publishing and knowing he was making a career off of their family member's death. Amazing video as always. Really hope he doesn't go on to kill again but... with the way he is acting I highly doubt it.
New sub here - saw you listed as the next vid after watching ‘That Chapter’ & being a 30+ years true-crime addict, had to give you a chance. Glad I did - I’ll be checking you out regularly now - nice work!
Disturbing. I cannot understand how anyone capable of crimes like this can be set free to walk among us. Great video. I really enjoy your channel and I appreciate that you are considerate of the victims.
Police from all over the country are of differing levels of incompetence. There was once a scandal over the police in Yokohama supposedly using the Nintendo Wii's Mii Channel to create wanted posters.
it's very alarming when children commit such horrific crimes - such in the case of this 14 yr old. I really don't believe they could ever be healed and should spend the rest of their lives incarcerated in a psych ward.
Such informative details, I love seeing your videos. Thanks to you, I can use the cases for my research papers in criminology and psychology. Obviously I do use peer-reviewed articles for my papers
I have my doubts on normal childhood, if he felt filthy at a very young age, there has been somebody constantly telling him that. Not that it is an excuse to the murders
Dire, you handled the grandmother's grave thing very gracefully. Your verbiage was very non-offensive and tactful. The whole thing was, and so well researched. Thank you!
Remember when we blamed the parents for the messed up stuff their children did? Because I don't. I'm so sick of people never taking the blame for what clearly was their own doing.
I think we can agree there was almost certainly nothing average about the Seito family. As someone who doesn’t speak a lick of Japanese, I’m extremely impressed by your effortless pronunciation of the names and locations in this story, as well as your cultural research & respect.
@@ScoobyDoozy I don't understand what you mean by negging in this context but if it came across like I was being rude I apologize, that wasn't my intention.
@@mikaelafox6106 I deleted it lol, basically said that the pronunciation isn't the hard part, the reading is. But I greatly appreciate him going through the effort to read from original Japanese sources and research further because it makes the cases more accessible, especially when a lot of the time western news leaves out a lot of important details that help us to understand just how gruesome some of these cases are.
Best crime channel out there keep up the great content, I like the non biased breakdown. I feel like a lot of other channels input political opinions into murder cases and it just seems like the wrong place
Hot take (somehow): if you cut off a child's head and have sex with it, you should be killed. Full stop. The fact that this opinion is vilified by many, disgusts me. Humanity is going down a dark path. We're going to forgive crimes like this and allow the perpetrators to live while their innocent victims' bodies rot along with their hopes and dreams... It *really* disgusts me and it's objectively evil.
@@Mr.Eminem people got crucified, castrated and otherwise executed in the past for such things. They let the monster live and even write books on his murders. He made a career out of it. No mercy for the wicked
Most people feel this way but the law is what it is. If you think the law is objectively evil, you're free to become like these people, and take matters into your own hands. The child was simply below the age of criminal responsibility. He could only be held accountable if he were 16, which he was not, otherwise he would have been hanged. The LDP has lowered the age of criminal responsibility from 16 to 14 because of this case (it was previously lowered because of the Junko Furata case IIRC) and will probably allow capital punishment for 10 year olds, eventually, but that is something for the future to reveal.
The way they let that monster back into society, and the way his family and lawyer spoke about him, fills me with *deep* disgust and horror. How can you let someone who has spoken about getting a thrill from being violent and murderous back into society?? They’re unworthy of that privilege, they’re too dangerous to be worthy of that!! How could anyone forgive him enough??
Thanks for covering cases from different countries, it’s really interesting to see especially if culture is somehow tied to the actions or the details. I find it interesting how this man described himself as a slug which in a way is sort of poetic, not to lie.
"It's movies, video games & pornography that caused this!" Umm...nah kid was fucked up & made his own decisions. Stop blaming inanimate objects & media for people's horrible decisions in life
32:25 I'm fairly confident that the title "存在の耐えられない透明さ" is a reference to Milan Kundera's novel "Unbearable lightness of being" (in Japanese "存在の耐えられない軽さ"). I also think "transparency of an existence I cannot stand" is a bad translation because the head of the phrase is "透明さ", not the "存在の…" subordinate clause. It should rather be translated as something like "The unbearable transparency of being".
How did this guy get let out on parole ?? A friend from school was found guilty of murder and was 17 at the time and his friend actually committed the murder while he was passed out from alcohol and anti anxiety medication and had lost his best friend to suicide 10 mths earlier … so his friend woke him up saying they had killed the girl and they ran and caught hours later with blood on them both and he accepted his fate although he tried to kill himself The first time in custody… and almost died and then was sentenced to life and parole after serving 80% so he was released after 18 years and was in his 30’s on his release . He expected to Be killed by the girls family and fully was okay with it but again he turned to drugs and the crime world … I hope He is happy and in a good place doing good but I’m not sure… parole is a joke In Melbourne Australia…
The fact that he ran from the crime scene instead of reporting his friend for the murder is what made him accessory after the fact. He aided and abetted a killer’s escape.
People in Japan let their kids take the train alone since they are very young. And people in Japan barely can believe someone may hurt children. Thus sais in the book "i have lived in the monster " by Bob Ressler
Even the background music is perfect. The definition of a masterpiece is a work of art where not one thing needs to be changed: not one word, one note, one single choice. You make masterpieces. I can't believe I can find things like this and just watch them. For all the pain and horror in this world, there is still so much beauty. Thank you for all the small details, and most of all, for the sense of kindness and sorrow towards all victims. You make me feel safe to hear these things.
In my opinion, there shouldn't be an age limit to begin with. That guy shouldn't be able to just move on with his life, his victims can't, why should he?
That book just allowed him to relive his crimes again. Don't doubt that in another 10-15 years or so they are going to find a bunch of murders that this guy has committed since.
if someone murdered my child, then wrote a book about it i think i'd end up writing a book about how i murdered a child killer.
I'd help you publish the book
After it became public that a notorious Canadian serial killer was about to publish a book, the public response was not only revulsion but outrage that a killer could profit from their crimes. Canada quickly introduced legislation making it illegal to do this (i.e., profit from a crime).
They can’t in the USA
@@xaviermillar9375 I agree with this and understand completely (it was due to outrage especially from a few very dedicated families of victims who have always stayed involved in the case to ensure nothing like this happens).
However. As a Canadian, and someone who wants to read the information, I'm extremely salty that I can't read the book. It hasn't even been scanned or uploaded online. -_-
If anyone is planning on seething about this comment btw, don't bother. Incredibly obviously, I support and understand the reasoning behind it. However, I want to read the fucking book. Nothing more, nothing less.
Omg this!!! 💥💥💥💙💙💙
Being this disturbed sounds absolutely miserable, like a runaway train. This is one of those cases where you just pray someone notices the problem and doesn't overlook it as "a kid just acting out and needing more structure at home."
You got that right. Our lives are pure agony. We want to die every waking minute. But we are too afraid.
@@thedesensitizedsympathizer5307 you ok?
@@scorpion-lg4ic Sort of. I dont want to kill anyone but I dont want to internally suffer but I cant find a therapist that I can afford.
@@thedesensitizedsympathizer5307 good to hear you don't want to kill anyone. that's always a plus....but I hope you don't have thoughts about yourself either. I went thru that and it's the worst sort of hell. I'm sorry you can't find a therapist cuz of financial reasons...I hope you have at least one person in your life you can talk to about anything...a no judgement zone
@supershroologs
I hope you can find some kind of peace of mind.
I feel like you..
Sometimes going swimming helps me. Or being I nature.
Sending love and greetings from sweden
If you knew he was killing cats and didn't do anything, I doubt it was porn alone that was the culprit. It's always shifting goalposts and not taking accountability.
You are correct. Billions of people watch porn and don't become violent.
@@bigblob1623 Billions? so your relatives too?
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@@bigblob1623 !!
@@CuriousConnoisseurs Yes..who cares
The Japanese judicial system is.... unique, to put it nicely. I like how they, questionably, push for over a 90% conviction rate.
Also Japan: we are releasing a killer into the wild, but we won't tell you who. We've made you aware, so it's no longer our problem.
The Japanese justice system is extremely careful about who to indict. That's why the conviction rate is so high. There are a lot of people who get arrested but aren't indicted. You non-Japanese people always think that if you're arrested in Japan, you're doomed to be declared guilty. It's obviously not true. How can you believe that so easily?
@@mfreak1126 Don’t they call japans justice system “hostage justice system”?? Or am I confusing this with another country??
One of the worst systems in the world. They did the same thing with Junko Furutas killers. Japanese judiciary system is aweful let’s not sugar coat it.
Very scary
@@sojordy9023 smfh
Just unbelievable. Brutally murdered 2 children, and he only served about 7 years prison time, and then has been free ever since to even promote and profit from those same murders. Japan's justice system is truly bizarre and messed up. This isn't the first case from there I've heard of with such unjust outcomes.
I should look up for the japanese canibal case
@tech fx Weed is punished more severely in Japan. You’re either a High Schooler or young College Student.
@@techfx3656 you're right, american laws are better
Just like the junko furuta case
@Mikelocz Rodríguez my god bruv don't remind me
A friend of mine once said about Japan’s true crimes: “what they lack in quantity, they make up in quality.”
No kidding. Japan boasts a low crime rate, but when their criminals become newsworthy, HOLY FUCK do they set a bar.
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@@arkisenn9895 after seeing so many cases and how they handled them, I'm afraid the low crime rates are because the police are corrupt and their system is shit. So that's another lie....
There are more crimes than are reported, especially if the victim is from South East Asia/China/Russia.
@@elizaveta9571 quite a few murders are classified as suicides as well. There's a large percentage of abnormal deaths that are never investigated. Rape crimes are also severely under reported and most of the time not investigated. There was a study how the police in Osaka had not reported over 800 thousand crimes. Japan seems much safer than it is due to under reporting and heavily skewed statistics.
You know the only reason he wrote a book was not out of any guilt or remorse, or wanting to teach others. No, he wants to be able to relive his favorite killing over and over and over and over again, that's why it only heavily focused on One of the killings. Its disgusting that anyone in their right mind would want to publish this besides greed and $$$$.
STOP BUYING THESE KIND OF CRIMES BOOK TO ENCOURAGE SADISTIC CRIMINALS ⚠️⚠️⚠️
Yes, this guy was sick and evil.
I never heard of this case before. Hurting animals is a huge red flag, and too many killers start there. If you discover someone doing this, don’t ignore it. Let people know. You might save others’ lives.
True, it's almost all psycho killers I've watched in crime stories start from there
@@Lionspelwell there are some psycho who kill human just for animals go watch that kind too
@@Urix55rthey're less common and less of a problem, easy to avoid too, just don't screw around animals.
Very true! It seems to be a common pattern.
@@Lionspel Did you know that every murderer in the past 50 years has also drank tap water?
I remember this. It was huge news back then as he was one of the first teen killers to emerge in Japan. I heard he wouldn't allow his parents to enter his room and it was full of dead animals and animal parts so a whole lot of questions came up which today, doesn't seem to be as surprising as it became more and more common over the years.
There's no way that you wouldn't notice the smell especially if you were clean people there's absolutely no way and sorry but my child couldn't tell me I can't come into their room unless like they were getting dressed or something that would be the only excuse and it doesn't take long to get dressed so....
@@matthewpitre8159 I dont agree. If a child says to stay out of their room and there are no indications like the smell of rotting meat or drug consumption, you stay out. That's about respect and privacy. Not only if they get dressed. This way you teach them privacy and respect too. Now matter how old a child is, you knock before you go in and if they are old enough to answer and there isn't any REAL reason to go inside, you wait for them give you permission. It's their room, their space to be safe and alone if they want to. Kids need that too, not only adults.
@@sequestrum96 yes of course but if your child is actively trying to not let you in the room and you think it's suspicious and you might be smelling what smells like dead meat those are definitely red flags of course there's very normal reasons for a child or young teenager to not want their parents to just walk in you don't just walk in but if they have their doors locked for hours at a time and there's weird smells coming out and you're seeing animals go in and not come out well the red flags are everywhere he could have been stopped by his family and wasn't
@@sequestrum96 In Japanese culture a lot of parents are intimidated by their kids and worry about being too intrusive if they are introverted, don't want to come out of their room etc so they tend to leave them alone because they are scared of pushing them over the edge and aggravating them even more. Since this boy had violent tendencies it is likely that he threatened his parents in some way if they entered his room. Japanese mothers tend to be submissive and too scared to intervene.
Not claiming you're necessarily wrong, but is it quantitatively more common as the years pass or are you more connected than ever before to instant and uninterrupted global media that's frothing at the mouth to report on every story like this? Perhaps a bit of both but not factoring modern corporate and social media proliferation leaves any data set.. incomplete.
As a german with a japanese husband i would have liked you to also explain that the asian swastika is also drawn differently than the nazi swastika. The symbol is used not only for buddhist temples but in general is used in MANY many religions and is supposed to bring good luck and fortune, which is why he probably used it for his god, since he was sure he protects him and brings him good luck with his murders. Other than that, this case is truly disturbing and i wish we would finally pay attention to the people around us and help them while we can.
It's a Hindu symbol that was also adopted by Buddhism, considering both religions come from India.
Hindu homes have a swastika in front of their homes.
Well yeah it used to be a peaceful symbol til the nazis bastardized it for their own agenda
It's called The Wheel of Life in any context outside of n@zism. The n@zis stole it and made it evil.
Very true. We need to keep a watch on our loved ones actions and not ignore that they need help if they act out in a violent way.
As someone who knows what’s up, you just posted this comment so you would have an excuse to tell everyone you’re German and your husbands Japanese, you wanted attention so bad, so I’m giving it to you.
This case had always been super shady to me. This shined some light and made it crystal clear. This may be one of the best videos informative wise that you’ve done. Glad to see you getting sponsors and some of the recognition that you deserve
Why does the justice always cater to these criminals?? They actively go out of their way to protect them. While the victims are left to suffer and mourn the loss of their loved ones. This has always baffled me!!
I understand what you mean, and I feel you, I really do. But this kid was 14 and didn't get the care he needed when he needed it. I know I did some really stupid stuff at 14 that I wouldn't want to haunt me the rest of my life. Nothing like this kid, but I had a very different upbringing than him. I'm sure you did some stuff you regret too. Would it be fair to hold you to your sins as a child? I don't think so.
This treatment of child criminals isn't unique to Japan. Most Western countries do the same thing with child criminals. If anything, I applaud Japan for their handling of the case. They really tried to protect the identities and privacy of everyone involved, and Japan appears to have a better system for reform of child criminals than most Western nations. I think we could learn a thing or two from the way Japanese society handles some things in these cases.
That said, I understand how it can feel raw and like the kid is being protected or getting off easy. I think it's fair to give him a chance to grow and actually have some life experiences that teach him to learn the meaning of life and death for people. They should keep a close eye on him, treat him like he's on parole well into adulthood. And if signs show he is relapsing, you take him in then. I just think it's fair to give him a chance given his age. At 16 I would have a different opinion. But my daughter is 12 and I know for sure she isn't fully aware of the far-reaching implications some of her actions may have, and I doubt she'd be much better at 14.
@@dwatts64 I believe that once you take someone’s life that’s it. Game Over! I’m all for 2nd chances but in cases like this the victims will never get a 2nd chance at life.
They are backwards trying to help people who can't be helped and will only hurt others when they get out. Its a miscarriage of justice.
@@dwatts64 If you killed cats and left them torn up all over the place? You'd deserve to be haunted. F that. I've never harmed anyone else with my actions. If you have you deserve punishment. You seriously think a person like this can be fixed? You're delsuional.
@@dwatts64 are you joking? dude he killed 2 people, you compare this to teens who most likely only drink before the legal age or steal their parents' car?. What did you do in the age of 14 that made you put yourself with him? you raped a girl or killed a child?
This case is actually talked about in the Japanese manga "Another" where the main character's name is "Sakakibara" and he gets bullied/outcasted because of it. I've always been curious about this case so thanks for making an in-depth video about it
oh yeah! interesting detail. I love that anime.
Really?? Huh... Maybe I should read it again
Isn't that just a coincidence? I have watched the anime but that character has no similarities with this Sakakibara, except for being a boy in their adolescence...
He's more similar to the one of the antagonist from the manga "Underdog"
@@KhoiruunisaRFyeah it is just a coincidence, i think these murders occurred when he was younger so as a result he was sorta avoided by his classmates, i think it was meant to make him feel for mei being ignored by the class, not imply any kind of similarity to this killer
The ‘early life bio’ portion gave me big Tsutomu Miyazaki vibes. Disturbing intrusive thoughts from a young age, animal abuse, and losing the elderly loved one that was their only human connection
There's quite an interesting parallel between this and the Tsutomu Miyazaki case - in both of them, the only thing keeping them tethered to humanity was a grandparent, and once they died, the downward spiral really began.
Can I point out that kids raised in normal, healthy homes don't believe from a early age that they are dirty and sick and that no one will ever love them?
That clearly isn't always the case, and I'm not going to trust the words of somebody with the name "Politically Pink".
Someone convicted of murder should NEVER have the chance to get off of parole when there is so much evidence against them. They shouldn’t even be out of prison to begin with.
You either protect society, or you let violent offenders run free. Governments all over need to stop with the half measures.
The idea that a violent offender can publish a book on his crimes AND make profit from it is beyond sickening. Japan needs to get their shyte together.
Parole has nothing to do with how much evidence there is against you. It's about how likely you are to reoffend.
I agree, it did'nt seemed like he regret any thing at all. he was writing to the police and the news untill his arrest, then after he was released he wrote the book and made the wepsite, he's hungry fo attention and is so proud of what he did. Once that fades im sure he will kill again, just a matter of time, he's gonna miss the attention or he might lose a girl friend or may be another pet and will do it all over again. Hell.. may be he already killed people but in a different way so he would'nt be suspected.
@@VogtTD Sure like that changes anything. The justice system is the same everywhere. The US for example would have a much smaller numbers of serial killers if the justice system just kept them in prison instead of releasing them. But yeah not surprised that Japan let him go, they don't have a big stigma of crimes against kids, I mean CP was just illegalized in 2014.
They should be rehabilitated. That's what prison is for.
@@shmegma4371 Some people just cannot be. It's a fine line between morality and necessity. There are outliers for whom we must change the feel good, moral ways of society
I think japan needs to loosen up their "family honor" tradition. His mother propably didn't want to "bring shame" to her family so she didn't get him the help he needed. This happens quite a lot and has lead to countless lost lifes. My guess is that it's the same in this case.
It's a common thing with a lot of Asians in general and it just comes from different traditions and values that have been around for centuries. It's not something that's going to change very easily.
@@evapunk333 doesn’t mean it’s not harmful.
I think you only need to look at the current state of the Western world to see who is wrong and who is right.
It's sadly exactly the same in regard to many 'Asian' families who do 'honour' killings. It's happened a few times here in the UK amongst mostly Pakistani community members. Parents or family killing their child or family member for bringing shame on to the family. Or ehat they consider shame.
I recently watched a true story crime drama named 'Honour' and it was about a girl who's father and uncles and cousin killed her bcos she fellin love with the wrong man that the family didn't approve of. So killed her amd hid her body and tried to kill her boy friend too. It was him who told police and reported her as missing. Her family didn't report her missing which spiked police interest and ended up arresting a few family members and one was remanded in custody and stupidly talked about the murder who was there and how and where they got rid of her body. Turned out she'd been to the police 4 or 5 times to report situations she'd been through with her father and uncles but one police woman didn't believe her n labelled her a habitual liar, another recorded her name wrong. The tv drama about it was very good.
Sadly it's happened quite a few times here though. And sadly that's part of their 'culture'. Sickening really.
Those poor children. I am so sorry they had to go through that. Especially the little boy Jun.
I remember seeing news of a beheading my first few weeks after moving to japan. Made me not want to leave to apartment for a while.
It’s true that the rate of crime is lower, but when it happens it’s extreme
You are an extremely gifted storyteller; your content held me 37 minutes straight! 👍👍👍👍👍
same!! and i have a bad ADHD but damn, he is really gifted
Excellent work as usual, Mr. Trip. Frankly, I'm amazed that you're just shy of 150k subs, because you deserve substantially more. Keep up the good work, and I'm certain you will hit a million in no time.
I agree, this guy is humble and deserving of way more subscriber than he has now. He is probably the only one who actually covered the Waukesha parade massacre without any bias when no one dared to touch that story and MSM just ignored real facts and made it how a rouge SUV just drove through. Lets hope your comment ages greatly. Its June/6th/2022 and I see 149K subscribers right now.
@Stephen Gann I totally agree. I think Mr Trip deserves 10x the subs he has, not only are his videos well researched/polished, but he covers cases that are basically unknown here in the US ( I hate how the true crime UA-camrs all seem to step on each others toes and cover the same videos as others
I don't want to see a video about the "UK Elliott Rogers" for the 5th time, I want new content damnit!
The problem is the genre is so saturated on UA-cam.
@@ktcooki276 nope.lol
He doesn't put out enough videos in a week's time on a consistent basis . #coffeehousecrimes Adrian does 2 a week , on consistent days of the week. That's a good start on trying to reach a million 🤷
I remember learning about him through this one anime called "Another" where the main character had to move due to bullying because he shared the last name Sakakibara.
I'm impressed with Dire's pronounciation of Japanese names and words (better than I will ever do, considering I'm originally from Japan but no longer speak Japanese) and not butchering it as much as many others tend to do.
Just remember the pronounciation of Japanese vowels NEVER deviate, unlike English language wont to do.
Sometimes much to the chagrin of any non English speakers learning the language.
A: Ah (rhymes with rah)
E: Eh (rhymes with meh)
I: Ee (rhymes with me)
O: Oh (self explanatory)
U: Oo (rhymes with moo)
** Interesting to note: Hawaiian vowels are pronounced EXACTLY like Japanese vowels.
interesting you compare it to hawaiian, instead of spanish, that has the same pronounciation for vowels and it's the second-most spoken language in the world.
@@thecorruptversion *second most spoken language in the United States
@@thecorruptversion Hawaiian also works phonetically however, there are no "tricks" when it comes to pronunciation like English or Spanish.
@@Drakkona123 no, by number of worldwide native speakers, Spanish is second only to Chinese.
@@thecorruptversion 4th. Mandarin and Hindi are 2nd and 3rd most spoken language.
I understand it’s unknown here but I believe he was sexually abused , bc most serial killers that are sexually aroused by seeing blood or cutting people without intercourse have reported been abused as children .
It sounds like he may have been sexually abused. The feelings of being "dirty" and having twisted sexual feelings from a young age.
exactly my thoughts when i heard that part
My money is on the grandma.
I'm leaning more towards a severe juvenile depression coupled with oppositional defiance disorder which developed into an antisocial personality disorder (a.k.a., psychopathy or sociopathy). I'm not a psychologist, by any means, so my opinion is probably meaningless, but that's the impression I was getting from the way he spoke about himself, others, and his crimes.
Does it now? 🤨🥴. Interesting assumption maybe never make it again based off of nothing.
Not really. People are wired differently when they are born, some are just born to do something like this doesnt matter how You were treated at a young age.
The world is perverse. It’s not just Japan where the killer is afforded more care and protection than the victims. It’s also in America and the Uk and even Australia and Canada. It’s insane to me. 💔
I can't speak to the last three countries you mentioned or Japan. Here in the US, the justice system has been privatized and largely focuses on profit.
According to one study "Most states average $25,000 to $30,000 per incarcerated individual annually." (Thx google).
My annual income in the service industry is half that & I'm in mgmt.
Can you imagine a boardroom of people checking their bank balance and thinking: "we need more people in cages, or else I won't be able to afford my mansion."?
💔 Agreed
Idk about America, mate. All those places you named have shorter average sentences than the US. And other than Japan, the US is the only one that still has capital punishment. The US also has the largest prison population in the world. Japan may give juvenile offenders slaps on the wrist, that don't add up for their crimes. But the US tends to over-criminalize and turn the justice system into another business to derive revenue from. And clearly it's not working out (since I'm pretty sure crime rates & recidivism rates are worse than all the countries on your list too). Our crime rates are consistently higher than Japan's, so maybe we could learn something from them.
@@bri_x_p9553 have you never seen how short rape and pedo charge sentences are?
@@novanight5249 they may not be as long as we as a society would like, but are US sentences for sex offenders shorter than any of the countries mentioned in the comment? *No* . Ppl get life sentences here for sex crimes all the time (which as a S.A. survivor, idt is a bad thing, just doesn't really make much impact on a national scale when the majority of ppl incarcerated are there for minor drug-related crimes/parole violations). Karla Homolka has been a free woman in Canada for years, despite being a party to many S As AND murders. The UK is pretty similar to Canada, in sentencing. AUS victims: Jill Meagher and Sarah Cafferkeys killers were out on parole when they killed them (one for a litany of SA / the other for s*xually motivated MURDER). From what ik about Australia, they don't even *have* LWOP as a sentencing option: meaning everyone is up for parole eventually. And these are just cases/statutes I remember off the top of my head. But if you watch a lot of crime, & actually care about/pay attention to other countries, the differences are obv.
@@bri_x_p9553 it's even worse in UK now because they're literally letting child predators walk without even a criminal record so long as they say "sorry" to their victim. Like yeah. That'll make it aaaaaall better won't it?
Criminals and especially murderers should not be allowed to profit from the crime. The profit should go to the victims and their families
Just wanted to clarify the swastika is actually from Hinduism but used in some other religions like Buddhism as well. Great video as always!
And it's in the opposite direction. Like a flipped n mirrored version of it.
The swastika has been found on artifacts that far predate Hinduism. It is one of the few things in history that a case can be made for independent creation. It seems that every culture thinks of the sun as spinning and this spinning or motion is a representation of the universe working in its proper way.
@@rayramos8435 correct, several indo-european cultures have swastika-like runes as well
Correct but in this case i think the connotations are rooted in Buddhism (which came from Hinduism)
Your channel is way underrated I can't wait to see you get even bigger!
In 1998 Resident Evil 2 was in production.The Kobe Murders were happening around the same time . In Campaign A when entering one of the hallways a Severed head would fall from the ceiling . That Section of the game was later edited out as to not have any association with and come across as insensitive due to the events of the murders.
Kids start out with a ton of self esteem. The only way he would have those thoughts about himself is if someone made him feel that way. And his belief that his Grandma was the only one who would accept him is also extremely unusual, probably told to him repeatedly by her.
Nah. I think it was his parents that would probably always put him down n never showed him any affection n didn't spend any time with him growing up n his grandma raised him mainly n probably the only 1 that was loving n affectionate to him and say nice sweet n uplifting things to him. N so when she died he turned his hate on the world as he had no more love n nothing to look forward to. Sori my comment is long,but my mum does the same. She's always saying negative things to me,saying I'm useless n puts me down even tho I do everything around the house n so it plays with my self esteem to but i'm able to brush it aside now n jus try n ignore her now.
@@philipsmi-lenguyen8155 You're definitely right about that. She probably was the only one who was good to him. Having a mother similar to yours, my advice is just to accept that's the way she is, she won't change, and even if you try to make her see your worth, she won't admit it. She's incapable of ever being different so never expect her to say sorry and actually mean it without turning it into your fault etc. I wasted a lot of time on thinking my parents could change. Good luck to you, you're worth it. Don't let her get you down, rebuild your self esteem. Moms like that will keep you down your whole life just to keep you afraid of living your life, to keep you close. It's really twisted but they don't know any better way of being.
Same with my mom right now. Learning how to live on my own is hard. Thankful of having my dad and brother. Still have a lot to learn. Never forget about yourself and God (if you believe in him or not).
I prefer in depth videos as long as they're done right. I love your videos because you don't spend time dwelling on your opinion of the offenders but rather insert a flourish of witty writing here and there that's very entertaining. I've been binging your videos and I love em.
Always look forward to your videos. I think you cover the most crimes out of Asia than any other true crime UA-camr I follow. So I love the fact you don't just cover the cases that everyone else does. You're original!
Japan constantly time and time again under prosecutes criminals for a country that is supposedly "super safe" especially for children they have quite a disappointing justice system.
Australia is exactly the same
Isn’t there a 13 yr statute of limitations for murder in Japan? That’s pretty insane… rehabilitation is a lot more possible for a young person that kills- particularly if psychologically imbalanced or act out bc of rage/emotionally overwhelmed… but when their motivation to murder is tied to sexual pleasure, it’s almost impossible to retrain the neuro pathways in the brain to not be sexually deviant.
I was wondering where his parents were in all of this, a question which you partly answered as his mother ignored his condition and apparently knew of his killing of animals and attacks on the girls. I'm not surprised that there is little mention of his father's role in his life, though I would like to know more.
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Thank you for this. Making a note of it. Gentle is what I need, and it seems such a rare quality.
Ty for sharing. I'm going to give it a try.
@@NinjaGrrrl7734 I relate totally. It actually discourages you from taking on too many new habits at once, and encourages you to pace yourself. Listening to the daily sessions was like wrapping my soul in a warm blanket
@@ScoobyDoozy I've never known his to be gentle with myself, I was raised with such brutality. I think I needed this.
The problem with making the book unavailable to be printed, you are instantly in a way making the book more popular and then also driving the price of the ones already printed up to a high value. In turn, giving the killer more value and attention which he desires. A true catch 22.
seeing these cases im going to imagine there are a lot of cover ups going on in japan. Our government is admitting we have a mental health crisis on our hands (always have)
Your government's at least a step ahead of my American one.
@@pablodelsegundo9502 Have to say tho.. IF he's not been reoffending, it is probably best for him and everyone that who/ where he is is unknown. There comes a point when people need to be able to live their lives again, basically. On both sides.
Japan doesn’t even report their crime. I lived there three years when rapes, two suicides, and two ten year olds who killed another boy were never on the news. I was never safe there with all the perverts. It’s a really bad situation. Come to think of it, I don’t remember ever even seeing a police officer. That’s weird
Yeah its a routine thing there for girls in their school uniforms just riding public transport get groped, its got its own name and everythingcause that specific situation is so common. I love the yt channel called Lets Go Shogo,which is rlly helpful to a foreigner who wants to learn fhe ins and outs of Japanese culture. i love it cause he doesnt gloss things over, he talks about their societal issues just as much as the good things from there. He made a good video about girls getting touched on trains, and the cultural context explaining why its so prevalent
I also know it doesnt happen to just schoolgirls, i mean my boyfriends friend studied abroad there and she experienced it only after 3 weeks
@@pablodelsegundo9502 Hurr durr America bad X country good
It’s great to see content from Japan. It’s such a different culture to typical western culture. Very bizarre outcomes when mental health goes awry. Thanks.
Weird that he claimed to be an “INFJ”… those personality types are usually considered very empathetic and caring and put others’ needs before their own - not at all what he seems to be.
The science community doesn't consider the Meyers Briggs test to be accurate. It's actually similar to astrological signs.
INFJ is considered to be a rare type. He only wanted to be someone special, like the narcissist he is. i doubt he really took it that seriously
Wasn't Hitler an INFJ too?
They do be living in their daydreams though. Kid probably had schizophrenia.
@@GAMENITE "The science community" isn't a singular monolithic entity.
The background music you choose is very effective in translating emotion without trying to be spooky, your work is always so good thank you!
It's too loud actually
@@nealkelly9757its free so deal with it idk what to tell you
Fun fact, the Kobe courts have now destroyed their records of this case, because of reasons....
“Saving face”.
I visited that school on two occasions in 2010 to do some English classes. There is a bit of heaviness in the air... I got the same feeling in Hiroshima.
Some people are born bad and this guy is one of them. So sick.
Killers should never have a second chance in life, even if they so called “redeemed” themselves.
Especially if they kill children
@@Geuelthefool if anything thats all the more reason why. sure children are sometimes meaner than adults because they havent fully developed their prefrontal cortex but if a child intentionally seeks to hurt others at a young age. if they show desire to murder kill rape and violate, this behavior is far less likely to be reasoned out of them. its more engrained itd be much harder for them ro see why they shouldnt do those acts as an adult who now has more experience in the act already. some people are just wired to not care who they hurt, who they murder and how the other person feels their abuse. if we let those people back into society as adults were just giving them a chance to murder and assault over and over again until theyre caught for something much more major
@@cocothedino_2901I fully agree.
Black and white morality sounds nice and easy until stuff gets more complicated.
Let's say a child get SA'd and the father of the child takes it upon himself to finish off the offender. The father can now no longer be redeemed by your logic, right?
I'm not even trying to protect the monster here, you just made a statement that sounded good on paper, but wasn't all that well thought out.
He should never have been allowed to leave prison
I saw another creator suggest unsub and resub to fix the problem for his channel of not showing up on front page. I tried it with your channel and it worked. you have shown up on my front page the last 4 posts after not showing up for at least 3 months.
Your storys from Japan are very interesting and
detaljed. It's great that you don't use unessesery pics to your videos!👌😁
Thanks for the great video today!
Probably spelled some words wrong!😄
Sorry!!!
I was watching something else & just checked the bell & I was so happy to see it being your new video which is always done with facts told with perfection, respect & compassion. I've loved your channel since the first video my friend.
This story is absolutely horrific.
He's such a monster I can't explain how this case has alway's sickens me. So evil. Smh.🤦🏻♀️💔🥵
RIP Angel's 🕊🦋🌹
God bless 👑🙏🏻🕊💞💞
Thank you for all your research. I think that this killer should have served more time in prison . He killed so horrendous 😢..
First off, why do people not take killing of animals more seriously??? Usually it’s males who kill cats, and the correlation there is that they are soft and more feminine (no matter if the cat is male or female), maybe due to American slang of p*ssy (self censored so YT doesn’t get mad at you).
One thing I found eye rolling was when he said he got tired of killing cats is when he decided to kill people. That’s textbook serial killer. They almost always do that. Small animals to people, in this case small people.
Lastly, this scumbag is NOT an INFJ!!! An INFJ has empathy, almost too much of it. An INFJ is a people pleaser, not a people killer. What a sicko.
I'm tired of people losing their shit over cats while ignoring all of the other animals being victimized here.
@@BloodwyrmWildheart Why? Serial killers usually start by killing cats. It’s scientifically proven. What other animals are being victimized? I’ll be happy to add them to my list to lose my shit over.
Cats and dogs are important but not rest???? Hypocrisy is the only thing humans know...
Jesus that one part with that music and talking about his inner turmoil legit freaked me tf out for a moment. I thought he was coming for me when that music dropped 😭
Six years in prison? They really thought of his best interests first. The criminal was well protected and dud who knows what with the rest if his free life. And his book was an excellent insight into a child killers mind? Ugh. Japan just always trying to save face.
The killer himself: "I feel oppressed and dehumanized by the Japanese school system."
Japan: "I can't believe horror movies and porn did this."
Placing the blame on movies, porn or even video games etc is the easy way out and to try explain these things. It's kinda ridiculous. 99% of us can play violent video games or watch horror movies and even indulge in porn and never feel an urge to kill/r*pe or be violent towarf other people. Using those things in that way is rather infantile and simplistic to me.
The Conservative think tank in the USA 'The Heritahe Foundation' as part of their Project 2025 paper/manifesto actually want to bam porn and make it illegal within the US, any and all types of porn. Worrying thing is that Trump upon his 2016 lreaidency enacted over 65% of 'The Heritahe Foundation' 2016 paper/manifesto ideas into law.
Oof looks like Japan doesn't have laws against criminals profiting off of their crimes. Shame the publisher didn't refuse to offer compensation and do it only as a courtesy. I'm all for works about crime in the reasoning of education; but this just seemed like he wrote this for more gratification. I feel really badly for the families that became re-victimized by the publishing and knowing he was making a career off of their family member's death. Amazing video as always. Really hope he doesn't go on to kill again but... with the way he is acting I highly doubt it.
New sub here - saw you listed as the next vid after watching ‘That Chapter’ & being a 30+ years true-crime addict, had to give you a chance. Glad I did - I’ll be checking you out regularly now - nice work!
Yeah same here awhile back though.i love Mike too
Disturbing. I cannot understand how anyone capable of crimes like this can be set free to walk among us.
Great video. I really enjoy your channel and I appreciate that you are considerate of the victims.
amogus
among us
Not pretty far from USA
How can you be expected to be redeemed after that horrific crime,it should never have ever happened in the very first place 😥
I thought I knew this case pretty well, but the whole thing about his release and his book was completely new to me. Great video!
Great as usual!
The disturbing music was spot on!
Normally music has no effect on me ... that changed with this one!
What's up with Japan releasing cannibals and child killers?🤦🏽♂️
The Japanese legal system is largely a farce
Both of these two monsters are from Kobe and the Kobe courts and police are incompetent.
Same with USA releasing school shooters and incels murderers
Police from all over the country are of differing levels of incompetence.
There was once a scandal over the police in Yokohama supposedly using the Nintendo Wii's Mii Channel to create wanted posters.
it's very alarming when children commit such horrific crimes - such in the case of this 14 yr old. I really don't believe they could ever be healed and should spend the rest of their lives incarcerated in a psych ward.
Such informative details, I love seeing your videos. Thanks to you, I can use the cases for my research papers in criminology and psychology. Obviously I do use peer-reviewed articles for my papers
I have my doubts on normal childhood, if he felt filthy at a very young age, there has been somebody constantly telling him that. Not that it is an excuse to the murders
in all seriousness trip, u are a seriously underrated channel you run your videos are great bro
Thank you again for your hard work Trip! I've seen videos about this guy before but the detail you included brings so much more to light.
Dire, you handled the grandmother's grave thing very gracefully. Your verbiage was very non-offensive and tactful. The whole thing was, and so well researched. Thank you!
Remember when we blamed the parents for the messed up stuff their children did? Because I don't. I'm so sick of people never taking the blame for what clearly was their own doing.
I think we can agree there was almost certainly nothing average about the Seito family. As someone who doesn’t speak a lick of Japanese, I’m extremely impressed by your effortless pronunciation of the names and locations in this story, as well as your cultural research & respect.
@@kevinthefabulous1118 My compliment stands. I don’t really understand the negging if I’m honest.
@@ScoobyDoozy I don't understand what you mean by negging in this context but if it came across like I was being rude I apologize, that wasn't my intention.
@@kevinthefabulous1118 I didn’t see your original reply but maybe he meant nagging?
@@mikaelafox6106 I deleted it lol, basically said that the pronunciation isn't the hard part, the reading is. But I greatly appreciate him going through the effort to read from original Japanese sources and research further because it makes the cases more accessible, especially when a lot of the time western news leaves out a lot of important details that help us to understand just how gruesome some of these cases are.
bare minimum
i remember hearing about this case in middle school and thinking that it was fitting they called him onibara, his acts being demonish…
Yep - last time I didn't heed your warning, I had regrets. I think I gotta nope outta this one.
His family and those around failed him. Not that it removes any fault from him
In this case no, this sick piece of trash is his own fault and deserves to rot in prison.
i had to leave the video after the warning, i learned my lesson with the Junko Furuta case
That poor girl:(
Best crime channel out there keep up the great content, I like the non biased breakdown. I feel like a lot of other channels input political opinions into murder cases and it just seems like the wrong place
Excellent coverage of this case
I also like the background music
The justice system was more disturbing in this case and many other Japanese cases as well.
I first read about this in middle school. I never knew how much more information there was on the case. Thanks so much for your informative video.
If a child so young has those thoughts about himself, the thoughts come from how caretakers treat them.
Once again, Dire Trip continues to be one of the best true crime channels on UA-cam....very well done 👏
Him and kyotorobo
Hot take (somehow): if you cut off a child's head and have sex with it, you should be killed. Full stop.
The fact that this opinion is vilified by many, disgusts me. Humanity is going down a dark path. We're going to forgive crimes like this and allow the perpetrators to live while their innocent victims' bodies rot along with their hopes and dreams... It *really* disgusts me and it's objectively evil.
Hardly a hot take love. It's despicable and truly vile. Death/suicide is the only option at that point.
You do know back in time there are much worse cases ..stop blaming society and govt
@@Mr.Eminem people got crucified, castrated and otherwise executed in the past for such things. They let the monster live and even write books on his murders. He made a career out of it. No mercy for the wicked
@@Mr.Eminemare u really defending that?? Wtf is wrong with you
Most people feel this way but the law is what it is. If you think the law is objectively evil, you're free to become like these people, and take matters into your own hands.
The child was simply below the age of criminal responsibility. He could only be held accountable if he were 16, which he was not, otherwise he would have been hanged. The LDP has lowered the age of criminal responsibility from 16 to 14 because of this case (it was previously lowered because of the Junko Furata case IIRC) and will probably allow capital punishment for 10 year olds, eventually, but that is something for the future to reveal.
The way they let that monster back into society, and the way his family and lawyer spoke about him, fills me with *deep* disgust and horror. How can you let someone who has spoken about getting a thrill from being violent and murderous back into society?? They’re unworthy of that privilege, they’re too dangerous to be worthy of that!! How could anyone forgive him enough??
Four words: out of touch society.
Quality content! Thank you for great narration and thorough research.
RIP That guy who was murdered for being kind to this psycho.
Thanks for covering cases from different countries, it’s really interesting to see especially if culture is somehow tied to the actions or the details. I find it interesting how this man described himself as a slug which in a way is sort of poetic, not to lie.
"It's movies, video games & pornography that caused this!" Umm...nah kid was fucked up & made his own decisions. Stop blaming inanimate objects & media for people's horrible decisions in life
32:25 I'm fairly confident that the title "存在の耐えられない透明さ" is a reference to Milan Kundera's novel "Unbearable lightness of being" (in Japanese "存在の耐えられない軽さ"). I also think "transparency of an existence I cannot stand" is a bad translation because the head of the phrase is "透明さ", not the "存在の…" subordinate clause. It should rather be translated as something like "The unbearable transparency of being".
How did this guy get let out on parole ?? A friend from school was found guilty of murder and was 17 at the time and his friend actually committed the murder while he was passed out from alcohol and anti anxiety medication and had lost his best friend to suicide 10 mths earlier … so his friend woke him up saying they had killed the girl and they ran and caught hours later with blood on them both and he accepted his fate although he tried to kill himself
The first time in custody… and almost died and then was sentenced to life and parole after serving 80% so he was released after 18 years and was in his 30’s on his release . He expected to
Be killed by the girls family and fully was okay with it but again he turned to drugs and the crime world … I hope
He is happy and in a good place doing good but I’m not sure… parole is a joke
In Melbourne Australia…
They'll all pay in the end.
The fact that he ran from the crime scene instead of reporting his friend for the murder is what made him accessory after the fact. He aided and abetted a killer’s escape.
Hold up, why did your friend have blood on him!? If he wasn’t part of it? Sounds like he’s lying to you
Wait one of them was passed out during the murder and still got 18 years? I’m not sure I read what you wrote correctly.
@@rainydaze1313if he ran from the scene of the crime without reporting it he could be an accessory after the fact.
People in Japan let their kids take the train alone since they are very young. And people in Japan barely can believe someone may hurt children. Thus sais in the book "i have lived in the monster " by Bob Ressler
WOOO drawin rn and i was just about to look for one of ur vids to listen to
Lol I do that as well, Never gets old, I hear some thing I didn’t first time✌🏻
That doesn't sound like a normal childhood....
I've got to say, the choice of music was excellent. Keep it up, loved it!
Age should not turn a death penalty into a sentence of a few years.
Great video, but just wanted to note - the background music seemed quite loud.
Really interesting video. I could watch your channel all day
Dude the upbeat music behind the book part was throwing me off
Even the background music is perfect. The definition of a masterpiece is a work of art where not one thing needs to be changed: not one word, one note, one single choice.
You make masterpieces.
I can't believe I can find things like this and just watch them. For all the pain and horror in this world, there is still so much beauty. Thank you for all the small details, and most of all, for the sense of kindness and sorrow towards all victims. You make me feel safe to hear these things.
So what happened to the Grandma’s family heirloom pleasuring toy?
In my opinion, there shouldn't be an age limit to begin with. That guy shouldn't be able to just move on with his life, his victims can't, why should he?
That book just allowed him to relive his crimes again. Don't doubt that in another 10-15 years or so they are going to find a bunch of murders that this guy has committed since.