The cover art on each DVD case was incredibly low quality, to the point that I assumed the store owner hand-made them himself. What's fascinating is that there were also movies stocked with the comics. The original post mentioned Saki being an anime, but I was desperate for any type of media out there. It was heaven on earth for a lost media obsessed girl like me. The type of comics you can't even find on the internet. Several shelves were stocked with underground comics so obscure even the most hardcore archivists probably didn't know about them. What I saw in that room was the stuff of wonder. I was hesitant at first to enter a secluded room alone with a man due to being a woman, but I figured he wouldn't try anything with customers still in the store. Because I've been a loyal customer for a few years, the owner trusted in showing me the back room. Marque Noir was different from other comic shops in that there exists a secret section of the store only a select few know about. I thought it best to go to my favorite comic and stock up on my favorite books before the storm trapped me at home with my girlfriend. It was a typically brutal winter in Toronto which meant that a snowstorm would be picking up before the day was over. I would've quit entirely had it not been for that one fateful afternoon. It was disheartening knowing that one of the most fascinating lost media searches of all time could be fake. Even I began losing faith in the search despite all the time I invested in it. Dead end after dead end had led to the entire thing being labeled as some elaborate hoax. Now? Saki remains a distant memory in the minds of once optimistic researchers. The morbid curiosity in all of us compelled us to search high and low for this elusive anime. I, like many others, got hooked on its tragic premise of a bunch of schoolgirls trapped in a bathroom where death is the only way out. I'm one of the several archivists who plunged headfirst into this monstrosity of a goose chase. Every lost media enthusiast worth their salt has at least heard of it if they haven't already joined the hunt. Saki Sanobashi is a name that's been plaguing me for the last few years now. It's scary to think that something that brings you joy could one day be forever lost to time. Maybe it's the history buff in me, but I believe every form of content should be preserved. There's a countless amount of entertainment that vanishes from the public eye for whatever reason and many remain completely forgotten. There's just something about the elusive nature of it that makes the hunt so fascinating. Most people get a thrill from watching a good horror movie and I'm no different with lost media. Until recently, I've been an average college girl with only one notable quality: I love searching for lost media. Most importantly, I hate the depraved bastards who made it. I hate Saki Sanibashi and what it has done to my life. I'm probably already dead if anyone is reading this, but please read on. I'm writing this journal entry to document my experience with a certain film.
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