Mom Throws Out Son's Action Figures/FIRE!

August 15, 2009 | Flint | Vetting explained

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Man Burns Down House Over Action Figures

A 29-year-old man was Yoshifumi Takabe, 29, was arrested for burning down his house after his mother threw away his Gundam action figures, according to various reports.

According to a story by The Escapist, factory worker Yoshifumi Takabe, 29, doused his room with kerosene and set it on fire in a suicide attempt. Takabe, who shared the home in Kobe, Japan with his mother, was distraught after learning that she threw out the "valuable" Gundam anime/manga models. His mother was in the house at the time, the story said, but neither of them were hurt. The house, however, burned down to the ground.

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Action figure collecting (with kung fu grip)

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