Mugi-Mania Grips Otaku
- Categories: Anime, News
- Date: Feb 9, 2010 11:18 JST
- Tags: Anime Goods, Bizarre, Collections, Food, K-ON!, Otaku, Shopping
It seems some K-ON! otaku are irredeemably gripped by Tsumugi-mania – here one can be seen compulsively buying Mugi Takuan, with at least 100 packets visible and two boxes at the top of the frame.
And yet this is but the latest in a long line of such afflictions…
Mugi-CD:
Boxes of “Mugicha” (Mugi-tea, a pun based on the Japanese word for roasted barley tea, mugicha):
Possibly slightly more disturbing than the equivalent in Mio-mania.
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i wonder if he has enough XD
Enough? With 100 packets of those pickled radis (and more not shown), he'll be eating them til he gets thoroughly sick of it.
I feel pride for this guy. You go mugi lover!
Japanese otaku being stingy with their money my ass. . .
isn't it funny how DVD sales are low, but random nonsense merchandise sells for 20 per otaku?
maybe the companies should just throw in exclusive figures or candies with each DVD. . . not that it'll help
The real trick is throw in exclusives in one in every 1,000 DVD... bastards...
Basing this one article to say such buying behavior is common among Japanese otakus is like the Japanese reading just one news article and thinking octomom is a common thing in the US.
the white ones taste better
Ui-Mania.
You beat me, dude... You've beaten me.. :<
I totally wanna know where i can go about buying some of these takuan.
It's the eyebrows.
GIVE ME MONEY
I cannot thing what kind the future is!
I have no idea to say!
Well, it's good to see someone other than Mio's getting some love.
LOL hope Mugi gets more attention then Mio in te long term
Mugi is better than Mio anyway. It's about time for Mugi-Mania.
True enough, especially after getting cut by the screen for countless times.
Now we need Ritsu-Mania.
The guy obviously just likes tea?
so what happened to lucky star? were just gonna move on now?
Nah it's probably a businessman. Inventorying his stocks and taking pictures while at it.
Otakus are always crazy over the stereotypical blonde oujosama.
The magic of anime can turn big and thick eyebrows into a moe item, while the same eyebrows would only be horrifying in real life.
next they gonna have thick UNIbrows. so sexy.
What'd you say 'bout mah eyebrows???
those girls can be found in the UK or Belgium
is this statement based on hetalia? XD
I find that rather hard to believe, but perhaps you can point out to me pictures of such thick eyebrow girls.
In real life, I actually like those kinds of eyebrows on girls - better than the perpetually surprised-looking line-like eyebrows. Looks trashy.
cmon those cd' will get half price when you buy that on later stadium ?? No need for a rush....
What a wasted of food .. Does it really tast that good ??
Where do otaku get the money to blow on stuff like this?...
Not all otakus are hikikomori basement dwelling 30 year olds still dependent on their parents.
There are some who hold regular jobs in well-established companies.
even a prime minister?
Considering yourself not an otaku, normally means that you are.
That's the same as saying "I'm not insane." meaning you are insane.
Clearly. I'm not. FUCKIGN ISNANE OFNSUDOGNFDONGiofdm
Manga is widely read in all age groups in Japan. It's not surprising to see middle-aged office workers reading manga on the morning train.
Don't go around with the thinking that manga = otaku hobby.
Taro Aso? I wouldn't consider him an otaku. He reads manga, but so do lots of Japanese who do not consider themselves otaku.
I believe most of them are Freeters (people relying on part time jobs, perpetually under financial burdens).
you know this COULD be a shop right?! or someone planning to resell them on ebay or something....
Riiiiiiight...
Either that or they make it their plan to work in a manga and anime store. The manager always wondered where the one mugi cd that vanished once every day went.
Where do otaku get the money to invest on stuff like this?...
Fixed
Mugi-chan merch can only go up in value!
Well said buddy!
Btw, this isn't an invest at ALL !!!!
god dam o__O
My only question is why Mugi, Azu-Nyan is so much cuter.
those marketing guys are certainly doing something right.
but you're doing it wrong...
No, they're doing it right. He can enjoy mugi takuan while surviving on it from the next few weeks.
This idiot is a genius. But still an idiot for getting that many cds...
They do something right, because they enjoy to be enthrallingly retarded. It's much easier to be happy that way!
They sure are
I find it rather unethical of them to exploit people's mental illnesses like this... because at this point it has to be a disease