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Neptunia Anime Event Cancelled Due to Man Wielding Object (Updated)
posted on by Egan Loo
A Tokyo advance screening for Chō Jigen Game Neptune The Animation (Hyperdimension Neptunia the Animation) abruptly ended on Saturday afternoon, after a man wielding a blunt instrument allegedly disrupted the proceedings. According to audience , the event was underway when the man interrupted the event while brandishing the object. He was quickly subdued, and there were reportedly no one injured.
Rina Satō (Vert/Green Heart).
An ANN corespondent was at the theater for a separate Masahiko Murata. Attendees for that event were delayed from entering the theater as authorities dealt with the incident at the Neptunia screening.
The Hyperdimension Neptunia anime adapts franchise of the same name. The anime will premiere on July 12.
Source: Cinema Today
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Update: Sankei News is reporting that a knife was discovered on the suspect's possession, and hence the police charged him on that count.
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