Death Office is a work published in Shinchosha's Monthly Comic @ Bunch. It is not a city hall but a "Death Office" that exists on the border between this world and the next. All kinds of people come here, from those who committed suicide, were murdered, died of illness, died in an accident, died of old age, and were stillborn, and it is a place where all kinds of customers visit to process their death after death. Among all these stories, the biggest mystery in this work, which is foreshadowed in various ways, is the fate between the protagonist Shimura and the mysterious cult religious group "Protection Society". Here, we have summarized the Society of Protection.

In what episode did the mysterious cult religious group "Protection Society" first appear?

Volume 7 Cover

Kago no Kai is told in the episode of Terai Shuto, a customer who died in a traffic accident in "Article 30: Kago no Kai" in Volume 7 of the comics. A fourth-year student at a low-ranking university, he is not even concentrating on job hunting. Shuto, who has a strong sense of self-denial and complexes, is invited by his grandmother to attend a lecture by Kago no Kai. At first, Shuto thought it was a cult, but when he visited Kago no Kai with the hope that they would accept him even though he was like this, he was brainwashed...or rather, everyone there was kind and accepting of Shuto. That was the kind of place it was.

The philosophy of Kago no Kai

In Kago no Kai, people leave the secular world behind and support each other to live a self-sufficient life, and instead of the distorted thinking that is tied to society and the internet, they look at the world objectively and help each other by becoming a family. A beautiful woman who accepts him even like this, and who tells him she loves him and goodbye. Shuto's heart was weak. The sweetness of the philosophy of Kago no Kai resonated with his weak heart, and Shuto began to believe that the philosophy of Kago no Kai was the right one in every way. Objectively speaking, he had been brainwashed.

Let's join! Joining Kago no Kai is so wonderful!

Kago no Kai lecture

When you join the Kago no Kai, you will first have to cancel your cell phone contract to break away from information on the Internet and other sources, and you will donate all your assets to cut off ties with the secular world... We don't want money, it's all for you. After joining, you will fast and expel worldly things from your body, and for a week, you will stay as far away as possible without sleeping, and you will wander around in a room engraved with blessed words. If you can complete the trial safely, you will be brainwashed... or rather, you will become a member of our family. Many people may find this scary, but it's not scary at all. Men can have sex with beautiful followers. Seriously. ...That's how it goes.

After I joined, I changed so much.

Brainwashing complete

Before joining, there may be voices in the world that mock the Kago no Kai as a scary cult religious organization, but if all of those voices sound like nonsense, it's a good sign. You are already being liberated from the bad things of the secular world. Joined followers will cut themselves off from the secular world and live a self-sufficient life. However, you must not touch anything outside of the world. If outside information comes in, it will be inconvenient...or rather, you will not be able to reach the truth. If you touch something outside, you will have to be severely punished. It's not re-brainwashing or anything like that, it's all because I love you. ...That's how it goes.

Why did Terai Shuto, a follower of the Protection Society, come to the Death Office?

The fate of a man brainwashed by religion

Shuto had forgotten the secular world and was living happily with his kind family. However, his real family, who found out about Shuto's current situation, broke into the Protection Society and forcibly took Shuto back. Shuto tells his real family that Kago-no-Kai is not a suspicious cult, and suggests that they should join. However, from Shuto's family's point of view, it was a case of being brainwashed by a religious organization. Shuto tries to return to Kago-no-Kai from his family, but dies in a traffic accident on the way. This is because Shuto had been imprinted with the idea that even the traffic rules that normal people should follow are meaningless.

Was Terai Shuto happy?

Objectively speaking, it may be said that Shuto was brainwashed. However, in the past, Shuto was tormented by inferiority complexes and lived every day in pain. For Shuto, who joined Kago-no-Kai and became a believer, it seems that he felt that he was able to reset himself from the ties of society and spend his days peacefully. Shuto himself did not commit any particular crimes, and lived a fulfilling life and found salvation. Even though it was a suspicious cult religion, Shuto died living a fulfilling and happy life. If you only look at this episode, it seems like a suspicious, brainwashing-like religion at first glance, but there are certainly people who are saved by it.

Why does the main character, Shimura, work at the Death Office?

Shimura, who died due to a false accusation

The employees of the Death Office in the afterlife have something in common. That is, they are people who died by execution. The main character, Shimura, was also executed and sent to the Death Office. However, Shimura did not kill anyone. Shimura was executed due to a false accusation. According to the rules of the Death Office, if a person is found innocent, they can apply to be granted a nirvana, but Shimura has not been granted a nirvana and continues to stay at the Death Office. This is to obtain information about the "Protection Society," which took his wife and caused his daughter to die in the incident that led to his execution.

The story of Shimura, his wife and children, and the fate surrounding the Protection Society

Shimura's past

Shimura, known as Masamichi Ichimura, worked at the office during his lifetime. He was a person who always had a smile on his face even back then. Ichimura sees an old woman who came to the office injured and unable to go home, so he takes her home. The old woman lives with her granddaughter, who is Sachiko, who later becomes Ichimura's wife. Sachiko is a slightly unusual woman who spends her days drawing pictures and is a very free-spirited woman who doesn't care about what others think. Ichimura is attracted to her and marries her, giving birth to a daughter named Miyuki...

Miyuki was an unusual child

Shimura's Past 2

Miyuki was an unusual child who had a hard time weaning. On the contrary, she refused to eat normal food and would even try to put paint in her mouth. However, she was several levels better at math, reading and writing than the average child, and had characteristics similar to what we would now call savant syndrome. Sachiko, who normally doesn't care about what others think, became worried when her child refused to eat and consulted a doctor. The doctor told her that her child was abnormal, that she didn't have enough love, and that she would die if she didn't eat nutritious food. However, Miyuki still refused to eat the food she cooked, and Sachiko felt cornered. So Sachiko heard about the Protection Society.

Sachiko never came home

Shimura's past 3

Sachiko, who was cornered about Miyuki, went to the Protection Association again to hear their story, but she never came back. Ichimura, who is usually gentle, also showed his anger at this time and went to the Protection Association, but he was not allowed to see Sachiko and was left confused. Ichimura retreated once, but when he returned home, he found Miyuki lying there bleeding. Ichimura had lost two family members. However, the tragedy for Ichimura did not end there.

Ichimura was sentenced to death due to a false accusation, but if things continue like this, he will not be able to die in peace

Shimura's Past 4

After that, Ichimura was arrested by the police on suspicion of killing Miyuki. A major factor was that dirt and paint were found during Miyuki's autopsy, which led to suspicions of abuse. The police decided that Ichimura was the murderer and conducted a hellish interrogation. With the constant forced confessions and denial of his personality, Ichimura became worn out day by day, and finally admitted to the crime. Ichimura was sentenced to death and sent to the Death Office. Since the Death Office has determined that the death sentence was due to a false accusation, if he applies, he can find nirvana. However, Ichimura chooses to remain as an employee and investigates the real reason for his wife's disappearance, what happened at the Protection Association, and who murdered his daughter.

Who killed Ichimura Miyuki?

Who killed my daughter?

In fact, Shimura, an employee of the Death Office, can see the database, so he should know who murdered his daughter. And Matsu Shige, also an employee of the Death Office, was a follower of the Protection Association. It is also suggested that Shimura has some kind of connection to Matsushige. However, nothing more has been said at this point.

【Death Office】Summary of the Protection Society

In the first episode of the Protection Society, the story of a believer who obtained a quiet daily life, left the secular world with his family, and died fulfilled and happy was told. However, in that episode, the real family was tormented by the pain of losing their family, and Shimura was also tormented by the pain of losing his wife. The contrast here was gruesome and interesting. However, not only that, the Protection Society is still the biggest mystery and foreshadowing of Death Office. I'm really looking forward to seeing what happens next.

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