A Kick streamer walking the streets of Osaka pretending to be in an IRL FPS game with his gas-powered gun was taken to a police station.
Streamers causing controversy in Japan has become a common occurrence, with many creators coming under fire for their antics in the Land of the Rising Sun.
Even Japanese streamers aren’t immune to drama, as Kick’s 220ninimaru found out as he roamed Osaka with his AKX Gas Blowback Rifle.
The rifle, designed by Tokyo Marui Airsoft, is described as a “revolutionary reinterpretation of the classic AKM” – and while it may not be a real weapon, it got 220ninimaru in some hot water with the authorities.
Kick streamer upsets random people with IRL FPS game
During his broadcast, 220ninimaru ran around with the gun as his camera recorded his movements in the first person, resembling an FPS shooter game.
This kind of content was even the premise behind the 2015 Russian action film ‘Hardcore Henry,’ which was shot entirely from a first-person perspective.
The streamer would walk around a mall with the gun, peek towards the entrance to the stairs leading to a subway and make shooting noises, causing some concern for people in the area.
According to Fuji TV, just less than 10 miles away, the Osaka-Kansai Expo was being held with strict anti-terror security measures.
Eventually, in footage shared to X by ‘RandomGamerTRGD,’ the streamer was confronted by cops as he was eating lunch in a restaurant.
Kick streamer apologizes for waving around replica gun in public
“We’ve received multiple reports. Can you just show us your belongings?” the police asked. “It’s alarming, so of course people report it. From just looking, no one can tell if it’s real or fake.”
Despite showing the police that the gun wasn’t real, he reportedly had to go to the station for questioning. When he returned to the stream, 220ninimaru revealed he wouldn’t be allowed to take the gun out in public anymore, which he wasn’t a big fan of.
Legal experts say that while carrying an airsoft gun in public isn’t illegal, but it could cause some distress to other people, so it’s advised not to carry it around like the streamer was doing.
The streamer has since apologized for the controversy, admitting he “got a little too carried away.”
The news made its way to Johnny Somali, an infamous nuisance streamer currently on trial in South Korea and facing a boat load of charges, reacted to the news saying he “Ieft my mark on the Japanese.”
“The detective in the Osaka Minami Police station, Toyonaga Shin, said that I was ‘not only influencing foreigners but also Japanese YouTubers/Streamers.’”
I Ieft my mark on the Japanese
Even the detective in the Osaka Minami Police station,Toyonaga Shin, said that I was “not only influencing foreigners but also Japanese Youtubers/Streamers”
He quoted @rengoku56771 saying “I am the Japanese version of Johnny Somali”
https://t.co/Cy7rMMpgDP
— Johnny Ashkenazi
(@SomaliSThompson) April 15, 2025
This is just the latest in a long line of controversial streams in Japan. Back in February, Ice Poseidon was confronted by 14 police officers after picking little oranges from trees and eating them.
Additionally, both Mizkif and Tokyo Sims came under fire in April by critics for “disrespecting” Japanese culture after doing flips on a cherry tree, causing Sakura blossoms to be knocked down.
Japan isn’t the only country dealing with a nuisance streamer problem. In addition to the aforementioned Johnny Somali, Vitaly is facing serious charges in the Philippines for antics so outrageous, even the country’s president said they ‘made his blood boil.’
