Powdered_Toast posted...
I'm interested if they actually dug into deeply. It aired as a segment of a bigger show, and all the other segments were obviously exaggerated or outright fake, but people take the Nasubi one at face value. There was a longer youtube video on it, but it got copyright claimed recently. I think they found out that it wasn't a 24 hour livestream like most people say, but short segments at specific times, and it was also obviously prerecorded.
They talked about it a bit, apparently it was a mix of live footage and not and they would often edit out rougher moments to keep the comedy apparent and the depression and suicidal thoughts off camera. And yeah, it goes into Nasubi's suicidal ideations and how he dealt with them after as well. I can think of a dozen reason why this would be faked but honestly, I find it hard to imagine that it was or at least if it was, they had real life trauma consultants and were very good at covering their bases.