Fire Throws Spotlight On Manga Kissa
Fifteen people died early this morning in an Osaka video house. The article conjures a potent image of patrons never once realizing they were in danger, not being helped by store personnel and trying to get out through a maze of boxes. I mention it here because it seems likely to bring some attention to video houses and their manga cousins, which have been widely talked-about as a kind of substitute place to live, if only one night at a time, by several patrons.
