If one pays attention to it, you may have noticed that as of late it’s usually cloudy skies and rainy, the streets usually having puddles littered across them and the dirt turned to mud. Why has the weather lately been so filled of rain? There could be two answers to this depending on what you believe, there is the spiritual aspect but also the scientific and geological reasonings. In Japan from the month of May to July depending on your region, the country experiences what many call Tsuyu season, named ‘Plum Rain’ due to its timing along with the harvest of plums. Due to our islands more southern location, Karakura’s Tsuyu season typically stretches from early May to late June or early July. The reason rain heavily occurs during this...

Have you ever noticed that Karakura has a gym? Many people have, but just as many don’t even know that it’s there. Let’s take a deeper dive into it, shall we? Karakura is very well known for its population of super tall, and absolutely shredded muscular men (and also crime, but we don’t talk about that), but that has to come from SOMEWHERE right? Look no further than the Karakura gym! Located right next to our very own News Station lies a building constructed for the very nurturing of your own personal physique. Why don’t we take a look inside? The gym has various different rooms housed within its walls all for the focus of your physical needs. If you need to train your running skills, endurance, acrobatic abilities, or even your...

The birds are singing, the sun is beaming, and the temperatures are ever climbing—make way Spring, for Summer seems to be just around the corner. In the height of the recent crash by the town hall, gothic ball—and this 'Five Missed Calls' the kids have been bumping these days; I bring you Karakura, a lighter article. Something to idly shift through as you're preparing your bikinis and swim trunks for this coming June. Although, this brief period of transition has brought on some recollection. Specifically, appreciation for some of the smaller things life has to offer. Roof’s. We all have them, we all need them! Yet have you ever found yourself curious about the various roof tops of your favorite factions? Who exactly has the best...

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The Most Common Crimes in Karakura. A report written by; Karasuya Saiky When most people hear about the most common crimes in many other places, they think of breaking and entering, robbery, common thievery, little things. But here in our little town, the crimes we tend to hear about, the crimes that KPD have to deal with, the crimes that the citizens of Karakura witness, tend to be a bit more- darker. Messier. After speaking to many of those who have witnessed, or even KPD officers of what they believe are the most common crimes, you’d be shocked with what I’ve heard. I mean, even I was shocked with how common these are! Coming to the top five of the most common crimes, and starting at number five, is Street Racing...

A few days ago, a sudden crash was heard right on the town hall what turned out to be a car that crashed right beside it, affecting the town hall’s walls leaving a possible immittent fire. Thanks to the police, this fire was avoided and the car was removed from the area. Prior to this collision, a couple of cars appeared to have been racing and on their way, an oversight caused one of them to crash into the town hall. Fortunately, there were no serious injuries, but some witnesses mention the presence of a man who fled the scene at the time of the collision. The crash left a hole in the wall and the car was also damaged by the impact. Thanks to the promptness of the Karakura Police Department, the fire could be avoided, and thanks to...

Breaking News! Riot at Karakura Police Department! With a recent rise in chaos in Karakura, a riot had ensued! Seeming to have been trailed by magicians and others who wished for their friend to be freed after an arrest had been made! After having a talk with both some KPD involved as well as the man who was arrested, I have seen and heard both sides of the story. I’ve come to bring it to you here! Explanation: Officers concluded that the riot ensued due to miscommunication between both Officers and the detained. Officers being worrisome over the public’s safety, after the weapon was passed to KPD, the officer handed the katana back. The detained worried for his safety, he thought he could be harmed. Both valid concerns...

A couple of days ago, we were surprised by an unexpected renovation of the parks right next to the square next to two new parks… Just at the right side of the plaza, you can find a small bridge along with quite a bit of flora around, you might know this place by the name of Tagahashi Pathway - Although this place didn't change that much, you can notice the tweaks the city made by implementing some more flowers and clearing the view a bit to admire this place! At the left side of plaza, the renovations don't stop! With the renovation of this park by improving its layout and adding more flora around it, its ambiance manifests a pure peace and tranquility. But we don’t stay with renovations, we also got brand new parks! These have such...

DELINQUENCY By Fia Baudelaire | Karakura News Hello, readers. This is Fia Baudelaire writing to you from my office in the Karakura News Station. The rain's tapping against the windows tonight - fitting, given the topic at hand. Delinquency. It's a word tossed around like candy in our town. But what does it actually mean in the context of Karakura? Who decides when a student becomes a "delinquent"? And are we, as a community, paying close enough attention to the why behind the behaviour? Today, in this report, we'll go into a deep dive - a candid look into the cracks in our social fabric, where the majority of our youth are slipping through. In this report, I'll be interviewing students, the local law enforcement and a psychiatrist to...

Believe it or not, the city of Karakura Japan, located in the small nook of the Kohaku Mountain ranges is actually made up of twelve districts like many normal cities. These districts each have their own unique features and, key elements, some places are more frequented by the citizens then others, and some are defined by key landmarks. Places like the Ochiba Forest and the Karakura Plaza are some of their own stand alone. In this report I’ll be diving into each of these districts and mentioning something that stands out about them, if they’re popular places to visit and what to expect from many of these places. The list of Karakura’s districts from the official documents of Karakura are; Karakura Plaza Karakura High School and...

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ We gather ourselves on the cusp of a new season of Karakura, changes going underway to make room for spring—the once frost nipped air being filled with pollen and a nice spring breeze. However, whilst there are plenty of changes, some things never change. What I’m referring to is those that scamper the streets, blacked out figures going bump into the night. Likely to leave a chill to any Karakurian— In this article, we are once more covering the crime in Karakura, although it’s less than anything new. Multiple accounts of varying degrees of violence, property damage, and more—has gone back dating even decades. Criminals make it difficult to even leisurely enjoy the...

“Ohh areas of the city... All so beautiful and so.... FORGOTTEN” Tell me dear reader, how long has it been since you last visited these places? Well, yours truly Tenorio is here to remind you! Did you forget what that place looked like? Do you remember the last time you went there? How about the last date that- you know? I guess that date wasn't the best, otherwise, why would you have forgotten the place where you met your beloved... held hands and- I'm getting off topic, where was I?... Oh yeah, Unused areas of the city! Let’s get to them. . GYMNASIUM | (X: 1358/Y: 17/Z: 1160) “Hey! it's the neighbors pf the station! And the ones that for some reason Zachery looks out his window I mean... he literally has a view of the machi-...

──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Deep within the dark crevices of our town are the darkest secrets, ones that are often flaunted by those that behold them. For as long as Karakura has existed, so too has its criminal underworld that thrives on and off. Many residents of each generation may be able to recall seeing those in dark attire and metal masks, or perhaps a victim of their escapades. This will be an article focusing on the various hideouts that are sprinkled throughout the city that harbor crime and violence, something that hasn’t been openly seen for a few years now. Small territories that ring the bell to command bloodshed for who owns it and is thus the...

────────────────────────────────────⟡──────────────────────────────────── A space dominated by the echoing sounds of footsteps, page-flipping, and clacking keyboards, it is both an archive that preserves its city’s long history and a modern facility that constantly feeds the people’s minds with new information; a place for the most explorative and curious minds to nurture their qualities: The Karakura News Station. ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Thank you to @Skvllr0t for the chibi art <3 This report is a deep dive into the outer and inner workings of KA/News from an outsider’s perspective; a recently admitted Reporter, Zachery Carluccio (that’s me). I devoted...

──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Many families have sprouted within the territories of Karakura, yet only a few have had the impact required for everyone to know their reputation the moment they hear it. In this article we will go over a handful of families that are notable within this town for their contributions and overall popularity on the streets. Above all else, these families have one thing in common; wealth. To climb to the top of the ladder amongst the hierarchy of families, said clan must accumulate wealth. It’s the cruel nature of the modern world, yet it paves a path that allows each family to make their mark in their own ways. Some, more...

Karakura Street Names The Knowledge Behind Their Names Those who have been around our city for quite awhile have noticed the familiar and unfamiliar names of the streets that run everywhere in the city. Today I will be going over those familiar street names, what is nearby them, and possibly a tiny bit of their history. Karakura Avenue - Karakura Avenue runs from the front of complex I all the way down to the outdoor courtyard for the Karakura Police Department. It goes past Plaza, Family Store, both Shicho Park and Nakinawa park, and multiple resident houses. This street is essentially Karakuras ‘main street’, being one of the longest or the longest street in our entire city. Itsbyoshi Lane - A few of you may have noticed the...

CHINESE NEW YEAR: WHO CELEBRATES IT? Karakura News | Marceline Klein When January ends and February rolls around, you might start seeing red lanterns, gold decorations and maybe even hear a firecracker or two. That’s because Chinese New Year- also known as the Spring Festival- is right around the corner! But here’s something you might not know, despite the name, it’s not just China celebrating. Crazy, right? Chinese New Year follows the lunar calendar, meaning the date shifts every year, typically falling between late January and mid-February and lasts for a lengthy 15 to 16 days. While it’s the most important holiday in China, the celebrations stretch far beyond its borders. Countries like Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and...

KARAKURAN'S FAVOURITE SWEETS! – By Marceline K. Klein | Karakura News Hello, Karakura! This is Celine, bringing you today’s report on something we can all agree on whether you’re young, old or somewhere in between- sweets. A candy bar from the corner store, baked goods from Koribureku Bakery, everyone has a treat they just can’t resist. As for myself, I absolutely adore s'mores. And I mean the classic kind- graham crackers, a perfectly toasted marshmallow and a chunk of melty chocolate squished together into gooey perfection. Oh, and don't even get me started on the campfire smell that clings to your clothes afterward. I remember making s'mores during camping trips with my family- usually with my dad burning half the marshmallows into...

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