the suspect in the “Kuroko’s Basketball” threat letter case whom is Hirofumi Watanabe, has admitted to all the charges in his first day in court last week Thursday, 13th March 2014. He also added that he will accept the court’s judgment and any punishment without appeal.The Tokyo Metropolitan Police arrested the 36-year-old Osaka temporary worker Watanabe on December 15 and accused him of sending threatening letters to convenience store chains and other establishments linked to Tadatoshi Fujimaki's Kuroko's Basketball manga.Also, On Oct 12, 2012, a plastic container was left on the second floor in the gymnasium of Tokyo’s Jochi University (Sophia University), one of Japan’s most prestigious universities and alma mater of Fujimaki.Inside the container was a liquid capable of releasing poisonous hydrogen sulphide. Attached was a note which read, “I hate Fujimaki.” Several students at the university reported seeing a man dressed all in black and carrying a container around the time of the incident.Since then, Kuroko's Basketball creator Tadatoshi Fujimaki have received threat letters, including some with powdered and liquid substances. A source in the investigation of the threats said there is a high possibility that the liquid sent to Sophia University (Fujimaki's alma mater) on October 12, 2012 could emit a lethal dose of hydrogen sulfide if vaporized. The University initiated heightened security procedures after another round of threat letters were sent last November.By the end of the month October, similar letters were sent to broadcasters in Tokyo and Osaka that aired the anime version of “Kuroko no Basuke.” In each, incident the letters were postmarked from outside the destination’s prefecture which made it impossible for authorities to track accurately.Watanabe said that he made the threats out of jealousy. He asserted that he was abused by bullies and his parents during childhood, and according to The Japan Times newspaper, he also asserted that he has "homosexual tendencies." He said that he wanted to kill himself before making the threats, and would try to do so again when he is released from prison. “That way, society can rest assured that I won't do anything stupid again.”Upon learning about Fujimaki's successful career and life compared to his, he thought that "if I somehow managed to harass and depress him, I could drag him into my suicide journey.”Although he admitted to the charges, he added that he does not feel guilty, will not make an apology, and is too poor to pay restitution. Nevertheless, he said he will accept responsibility.

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