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Kuroko's Basketball Items Return to Stores
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Major Japanese video, CD, manga, and video game rental chain Yurindo also decided to display merchandise again on November 5. A representative of the bookstore said, "We were relieved because Kuroko's Basketball is a popular work that many people want to read."
"X-Day" refers to the final day of Sophia University's school festival on November 4. Sankei Shimbun, Sophia University, increased its security on November 4, and the event proceeded without incident.
Tokyo Metropolitan Police have revealed that of the approximately 250 threat letters that were sent in October, the majority were sent from the Saitama Central Post Office postmarked on October 12-13, and many others were sent postmarked on October 22 from the Amagasaki Post Office in Hyogo Prefecture. There are more than 300 mail boxes within the jurisdiction of the Saitama Central Post Office, and there are more than 100 mail boxes within the jurisdiction of the Amagasaki Post Office. Police are currently searching through security camera footage outside these mailboxes on the days the letters were sent for any suspicious people.
Background
Since October 2012, locations linked to Kuroko's Basketball creator initiated heightened security procedures after another round of threat letters were sent last month.
Several Kuroko's Basketball dōjinshi events throughout Japan were barred Kuroko's Basketball items and circles last December.
In February, the organizers of the Comic City dōjinshi events barred circles from selling Kuroko's Basketball items at March 17's Haru Comic City 18 event, after they received a request to do so from the management of the insisted on allowing Kuroko's Basketball circles. Comic City Tokyo 131 proceeded without incident on January 27.
Major rental chain Tsutaya plan to continue carrying the manga despite receiving threat letters.
Television station noted that about 250 threat letters were mailed to various stores and news organizations in October 2013 alone, with at least one letter containing lighter fluid. The sender has been going by the name of "the Mysterious Person with 801 Faces." According to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police, the majority of the letters mailed last month were mailed from Saitama Prefecture on October 12.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department revealed this month that a security camera caught a possible suspect on tape last year. Police described him as a thin male dressed in all black.
notified ticket holders to its Jump Super Anime Tour event that attendees older than middle school age need to show proof of identification as well as their written invitation to gain entry. Shueisha noted it is also strengthening its security plans to a much greater scale for the event, in order to prioritize the safety of attendees after the Kuroko's Basketball threat letters.
Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department is currently investigating if a party had deliberately put the trace amount of nicotine that was discovered in one of Kuroko's Basketball snacks recalled from a 7-Eleven convenience store. According to the investigation, the trace amount of nicotine discovered was 1/100th of a lethal dose.
The second streaming the anime outside of Japan as it airs.
Source: IT Media News
