Otaku draws inspiration from anime hero to confront knife-wielding attacker on train

Shortly after boarding a train at Shui-an Temple Station, a man pulled out a knife and began indiscriminately attacking people.

As news of Hsu’s heroic actions and heroic inspiration spread, both the official Frieren Twitter account and the manga’s editor, Katsuma Ogura, posted in response.

On the morning of May 21, a frightening incident took place on the Taichung Metro in the city of Taichung, Taiwan.