Talk:Another/@comment-3357131-20131102024150/@comment-6052796-20140706132245

Yes and No. The novel itself stated that Kouichi shared the same last name as a serial killer that killed two kids in Japan. This particular killer went by the name Sakakibara, but his real name is unknown. Kouichi himself was teased at his Tokyo school prior to Another about it. The fact that he shares the last name as a killer further associates himself with death as Mei implied.