the Lunacy girl or just a fangirl?
The subtitles on the version I watched only stated that Mizuki "identified the 'Lunacy Murder Girl' as her other self".
I'm inclined to think she was just a fangirl, but I saw a couple people on this board stating she was the actual murderer.
I understood that she was just a fangirl
shareI thought she was a wannabee, but now I'm not so sure. I'm leaning towards thinking that she WAS the lunacy girl. Here are my reasons:
1. When the teacher relates the story about the Lunacy girl and says "Even if you kill someone, you're not going to be punished for it" the movie shows us someone typing on her phone or laptop "(Exactly. That's why I did it!)".
2. The movie tells us, "All she had to do was write a few remorseful words in a juvenile detention center and she was pronounced rehabilitated" which suggests she was released.
3. This a reason and an explanation. She refers to herself as the Lunacy girl. Shuya refers to her as a wannabee Lunacy girl. Which may be confusing, but remember he knows no better. The authorities would not release the name of a juvenile killer. That's part and parcel of them getting away with it.
I thought she was a wannabee, but now I'm not so sure. I'm leaning towards thinking that she WAS the lunacy girl.