Man Goes Ape Shit After Mum Throws Out Gundam Action Figures

A 29 year old from Kasai City, Japan who doused himself with kerosene and torched his house, escaped without injuries and told police he wanted to kill himself after his 55-year old mother tossed “his valuable Gundam plastic models.”

The resulting fire eventually burned down the two-story house, which was about 250 square meters (about 2,700 square feet) and made partially from wood… His mother was also in the house but escaped without injuries.”

Jeepers, what a nut job. [The Kobe Shimbun (translated) via Anime News Network via Current]