{"rewrite":{"id":"r_f9ce39ba7b33709f35307eef","clusterId":"c_018c5245d6a00869ad47148b","slug":"police-arrest-woman-over-canceled-anime-orders-worth-billions","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"Police Arrest Woman Over Canceled Anime Orders Worth Billions","summary":"Police in Japan arrested Mayu Yoshida, a 32-year-old restaurant employee from Osaka, on Aug 4 on suspicion of fraudulent obstruction of business. She placed billions of yen in orders for One Piece and Naruto merchandise through Shueisha's Jump Characters Store, then refused delivery, using 238 accounts for over 2,000 orders.","whyItMatters":"The case shows how repeated fake orders can disrupt a publisher's operations, with Shueisha estimating the canceled merchandise at about 4.3 billion yen.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eYoshida admitted to the allegations during questioning, saying she is an anime fan and that the stress of daily life built up over time. Placing the orders gave her a sense of satisfaction and left her feeling refreshed, according to police.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe orders ran from July 2024 to May 2025, a stretch of nearly a year. Shueisha estimated the total value of the canceled merchandise at roughly 4.3 billion yen, about US$29 million. Yoshida used 238 separate accounts to place more than 2,000 orders through the online store.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Mayu Yoshida's 238-account scheme targeted Shueisha's Jump Characters Store, not a single title. The scale points to a deliberate disruption of the store's order system, not a simple prank.","twitterPost":"Mayu Yoshida's 238-account scheme flooded Shueisha's Jump Characters Store with billions in orders, a scale that suggests organized disruption.","threadsPost":"Mayu Yoshida's arrest over billions in canceled orders is notable for the method: 238 accounts and over 2,000 orders. That scale isn't a prank; it's a systematic attempt to disrupt Shueisha's Jump Characters Store operations, which is why police treated it as fraudulent obstruction of business.","newsletterBlurb":"A woman was arrested in Japan for placing billions of yen in anime merchandise orders on Shueisha's store and canceling them. She used 238 accounts over nearly a year, disrupting the publisher's business.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Animehunch\",\"url\":\"https://animehunch.com/police-arrest-anime-fan-for-flooding-shueishas-store-with-orders-worth-billions-cancelling/\",\"title\":\"Police Arrest Anime Fan For Flooding Shueisha's Store With Orders Worth Billions \\u0026 Cancelling\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4200,"outputTokens":508,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1787070586,"createdAt":"2026-08-18T16:18:37.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-18T16:21:44.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-18T16:18:37.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_018c5245d6a00869ad47148b","canonicalTitle":"Police Arrest Anime Fan For Flooding Shueisha’s Store With Orders Worth Billions \u0026 Cancelling","representativeArticleId":"a_0ea82e3d5f3a8b8162fef990","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[\"Shueisha\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"industry\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-06T13:09:33.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-06T13:09:33.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-18T16:21:45.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Animehunch","url":"https://animehunch.com/police-arrest-anime-fan-for-flooding-shueishas-store-with-orders-worth-billions-cancelling/","title":"Police Arrest Anime Fan For Flooding Shueisha’s Store With Orders Worth Billions \u0026 Cancelling"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":["Shueisha"],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"industry","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}