
Doll and figure fanciers have been busily comparing the spoils of their admittedly not usually mutually exclusive hobbies, in the hopes of demonstrating the superiority of one to the other – with predictably spectacular results.
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2ch has lately been marvelling at the “typical” room of the Japanese female, which, with some notable exceptions, seems to exhibit all the cuteness and neatness so typically lacking from their male counterparts.
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Japanese in their twenties quizzed on what it is they dread to find in rooms of the opposite sex provide a resounding condemnation of otaku, in the case of women, and gambling chain-smokers, in the case of men…
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A road accident involving 24 cars, including 8 Ferraris, a Lamborghini and 3 Benzes, has been hailed as one of the most spectacularly expensive road accidents in Japan’s history.
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As ever, one group are doing more than their fair share to ensure Japanese remain single and sexless – none other than the doll fanciers, who once again supply cute dolls and superb photography aplenty as their argument for the best type of girlfriend being the ball-jointed kind.
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Japanese have been pondering the proposition that a person’s room is a window onto their soul – something which certainly seems to be true of otaku rooms, at any rate.
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Doll fanciers have been presenting yet more photographic reasons a ball-jointed girlfriend is the best, with the usual gorgeous results.
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K-ON! fans are rejoicing at finally getting an official opportunity to engage in some tongue action with the girls of the keionbu – albeit only by way of Japan Post’s official K-ON! stamp set.
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A Fuji TV claim that 79% of women cannot abide the prospect of girlie posters in a man’s room has otaku up in arms – not least when they realise female objections extend even as far as desktop wallpaper…
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Ika Musume can now add home invasion to her many crimes, having done a credible job of invading this happy otaku’s room, although she probably has some way to go to catch up with the likes of K-ON! and Miku…
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A list of 9 hobbies which will purportedly cause any right thinking male to spurn any woman so deviant as to pursue them is currently the subject of much attention online – boys love, online gaming, visual-kei and, of course, anime figures, all seem to be regarded as shortcuts to spinsterhood…
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Japan’s ever increasing population of doll fanciers are once again busy spreading their fancy by the simple expedient of posting photographs of them online and telling others they can have one for as little as $500.
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