Japan Times reported that a group of Russian parents complained to President Vladimir Putin via an open letter to ban the popular Death Note manga series. The reason for it is that they find the series harmful to children.
According to local media reports, a 15-year-old girl commited suicide by jumping from a window of her 13th floor apartment in Yekaterinburg on Feb. 20. She left 4 Death Note manga volumes and a suicide note before doing the act. The local police is investigating of a possible connection between her death and the manga series.
In the letter, the parents of the girl demanded that sales of the books and related DVDs be banned, arguing that the popular manga series is generating interest in death among children and it badly affects their emotional development.
All 12 volumes of the Death Note series were translated and published in Russia by 2012.
According to local media reports, a 15-year-old girl commited suicide by jumping from a window of her 13th floor apartment in Yekaterinburg on Feb. 20. She left 4 Death Note manga volumes and a suicide note before doing the act. The local police is investigating of a possible connection between her death and the manga series.
In the letter, the parents of the girl demanded that sales of the books and related DVDs be banned, arguing that the popular manga series is generating interest in death among children and it badly affects their emotional development.
All 12 volumes of the Death Note series were translated and published in Russia by 2012.
