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Cultural differences...
A few days ago the Death Note artist, Takeshi Obata, was arrested for having a knife* in his glove compartment. The fact that it's news that the publisher will not withdraw his books is rather telling about how profitable his books are the differences between Japanese and American culture, I think.
* With a 3.5" blade, as another news report I can't find now said. He says it was for camping. At any rate, most of the people I know are considerably better armed than that on a daily basis, being in possession of Leathermans and other sorts of pocketknives, so it's rather amusing.
Mello would be significantly better armed than that, but then again Mello wouldn't get caught.
* With a 3.5" blade, as another news report I can't find now said. He says it was for camping. At any rate, most of the people I know are considerably better armed than that on a daily basis, being in possession of Leathermans and other sorts of pocketknives, so it's rather amusing.
Mello would be significantly better armed than that, but then again Mello wouldn't get caught.
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