The death of a 24-year-old cosplay influencer has triggered a massive woe from mainland Chinese internet users who sympathised with her strained financial situation and her suffering from mental illness.
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Family of the blogger Maoyouyou, whose real name is Shi Ye, said on social media that Shi died at 5.20pm on February 25, the news outlet QQ reported.
“We know that many people still like her. So we will not revoke her mobile phone number or her social media accounts. Instead, we will leave them there for us to express how much she is missed,” the family’s statement read.
The family stopped short of disclosing the reason for Shi’s death, nor did they provide details regarding the circumstances of her passing; however, many of her fans suspected that she had likely committed suicide due to depression.
Shi, better known as Maoyouyou, is famous in China’s cosplay circle. She often joined anime conventions held across the country and shared her cosplay images on the internet.
On a leading social media platform, Maoyouyou had 51,000 followers.