Manga Box Sets of the Deceased Used as Squat Weights: Physically Honoring 'Heavy Feelings'
A boom is sweeping Japan for 'Muscle Shojin Otoshi' (muscle post-funeral feast) that carves grief into muscle fibers. Bereaved family members perform tearful squats holding entire box sets of popular manga (approx. 20 kg). While praised for letting them 'feel the physical weight of the deceased,' police have received numerous reports from relatives fearing their next-day muscle soreness is 'the work of spirits.' The head priest advised, 'That is just supercompensation.'
