{
  "id": 296857,
  "title": "'One Piece' and 'Naruto' fan arrested for abandoning 2,100 online anime orders worth $27M",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/one-piece-and-naruto-fan-arrested-for-abandoning-2-100-online-anime",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-08T06:07:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "VnExpress International",
    "slug": "vnexpress-international",
    "url": "https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/crime/one-piece-and-naruto-fan-arrested-for-abandoning-2-100-online-anime-orders-worth-27m-5106707.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Osaka resident Mayu Yoshida was arrested in August on suspicion of fraudulent business obstruction. The Tokyo Police allege she targeted Shueisha Inc.'s online store for manga merchandise between July 2024 and May 2025, using 238 accounts to place thousands of orders for popular series like One Piece and Naruto. Investigators found Yoshida abandoned these purchases through two methods: allowing payment deadlines to expire, causing automatic cancellations, or placing cash-on-delivery orders, opening the packages, and returning them unpaid. Shueisha reported the fake orders caused artificial shortages, leading to temporary stockouts and direct financial losses of about 7.5 million yen ($48,000) due to wasted delivery fees and warehouse storage costs. Yoshida admitted to the allegations during questioning, stating she had no personal dispute with the company and used the spree as a coping mechanism for daily stress, finding excitement in the cycle of placing and canceling orders.",
  "summary": "Mayu Yoshida, a 25-year-old Osaka restaurant worker, has been arrested for fraudulently abandoning 2,100 online anime orders worth an estimated $27 million. The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department arrested Yoshida on August 6, 2025, on suspicion of fraudulent obstruction of business. According to the Daily Sabah, Yoshida targeted Shueisha Inc.'s online store for merchandise from popular manga series like One Piece and Naruto between July 2024 and May 2025. She used 238 different accounts to place the orders, often abandoning them by allowing payment deadlines to expire or returning unpaid cash-on-delivery packages. Shueisha Inc. reported that Yoshida's actions created artificial shortages, resulting in $48,000 in lost sales and additional costs for delivery fees and warehouse storage. During police questioning, Yoshida admitted to her crimes, explaining that she used the spree as a coping mechanism for daily stress, despite lacking the funds to cover her purchases.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}