The latest princess of Photoshop to be causing controversy is none other than top ero-cosplayer Ushijima Iiniku, whom detractors decry as “nothing but a Photoshop dependent old hag in her forties” – though for once, the not inconsiderable discrepancies between some of her photographs are hard to ignore.
As part of their mission to uncover egregious use and abuse of Photoshop amongst idols and cosplayers, Japanese Internet denizens have recently been lavishing particular attention on notoriously toned “net idol” Ushijima Iiniku – no stranger to controversy, having already scandalised Taiwan, got herself banned from Comiket and cultivated a small legion of detractors aggrieved at the defiant attitude she strikes on Twitter:
Before:
After:
Not since Kipi has a cosplayer’s purported reliance on Photoshop proven so controversial (although idols are another matter) – commentators on 2ch in particular have been attempting to determine just how reliant on the fine art of photo manipulation she really is:
“Her Photoshop skills are amazing!”
“You only realised this just now?”
“I cannot believe that is actually her…”
“Horrible.”
“It just makes me sad.”
“She’s just an old lady…”
“The guy who does her shops has some serious talent.”
“If this is just her without makeup, it’s not bad!”
“You fool, that is with makeup and gussied up to the max! What is left is the final transformation.”
“It must be tough editing the movies too.”
“She still looks cute in the movies though!”
“She has appeared in live movies and still looks cute!”
“Come on – without any editing in those movies her face looks comically bad.”
“Funny to see all the supporters of this old lady come out of the woodwork whenever anyone criticises her.”
“She’s really been getting desperate to sell her name lately.”
“On top of being ugly her personality is that of a total scumbag too.”
“As soon as anyone criticises her she exposes their Facebook or who they work for…”
“She went after anyone who posted unshopped pics of her at TGS. Such is the nature of Photoshop.”
“And she dug in after making trouble in Taiwan and never showed a shred of remorse.”
“The basis of most cosplayers is a personality defect though.”
“Her whole thing is to never admit she was wrong or to apologise for anything.”
“Such an immense drama queen!”
“She’s just some perverted old exhibitionist hag.”
“Haters! I suppose this is another form of marketing for her though.”
“She’s just some softcore idol. She never actually cosplays any characters, does she?”
“She’s the kind of ugly girl you can still get off to though.”
“Good meat but old meat!”
“Why is she so strong on Twitter these days?”
“Her real personality only came out recently… she’ll have to retire soon as she is getting on a bit.”
“I actually thought she would have turned to porno by now.”
“She’s just some crazy old ex-porn star with a penchant for litigation. How old is she going to have to get before she stops showing off that butt of hers?”
“Marry me you old hag!”
“A self-proclaimed 28-year-old who must be past 35 at least.”
“She’s at least 40.”
“If she is 40 she’s doing quite well though?”
“I think she must be 35+.”
“She’s 36 this year I believe.”
“If so she is alright!”
“But is this down to shopping or is she just hot?”
“She is alright if you only look at her belly.”
“I still like her, though I prefer it when she keeps her clothes on!”
“Who cares how hot she is, her personality is rotten.”
“Is it her fault that whenever I look at idols with thin smiles looking into the camera I can’t get off any more?”
“If you still think she is cute then good luck to you – but for me she is impossible.”
“Cosplay is so painful.”
Unlike Kipi, Ushijima is not about to take any criticism lying down (or perhaps is terrified of the truth getting out as some have claimed) – she apparently made legal threats against a number of sites posting exposés of her Photoshop work in an effort to suppress any discussion of the matter, and being Japanese they rolled over without any fuss – though 2ch continues its policy of ignoring any efforts to tame it with mere litigation.
Update: Unsurprisingly, she has also attempted to have this article taken down…
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2channers are as always a special breed lol.
I love Japan but I dont understand these Japanese dudes. Its like they have no interest in banging actual rl women.
Says user of sancom.
Forties or not, i'd do her hard.
Fuck this, shit! I'd still do her.
Me too!
But not at the same time ;)
I'd do her at the same time and write a doujin about it after.
There's one circulating on the net right and it's awesome.
oh I knows, thou I still haven't looked at it.
What will happen when they realize that singers use Autotune?
I mean come on people, you can't be that naive.
Very good comparison.
Yes, of course models use makeup and photoshop. Doesn't everybody know that? Really?
That being said, she still looks pretty good for a woman her age. And that body... damn O.O
Yeah just look at pock face Cameron Diaz
Being naive works for most people, as otherwise you'd just be a nitpicky derpmachine hating the world :p
Most people don't even realize that modelling is about attitude not necessarily looks. Take a look at Victoria secret models with and without makeup, ect.
Absolutely.
And does no one understand professional lighting?
Put someone under professional lighting, of course they look better; but that's not photoshop. That's a photographer.
Seriously, lighting and the angle. All her cellphone selfshots are sexy as hell, she doesn't need to rely on ps like some people might.
Hatsune Miku does not use Autotune!!!
Lol, she's all autotune. Machine tuning is autotune.
I think trainer was attempting to use sarcasm. It was somewhat effective.
I'd say Miku's more like inverse-autotuning than the original definition.
i like her after pictures, and that is all that matters since I don't care to meet her in person.
fap fap fap
tru dat
I still would.
Such fuss over the personality of someone they'll never meet in person.
And? I would still fuck her uterus silly if I had the chance....shes so tiny my 8inch would destoy itself trying to get in....
you go playa!!! you and your 0.8inch monstahhh must wreck everything in its path
For a 40ish year old she is a damn site better looking unphotoshopped than many the same age and a damn site fitter.
yes because every single man must have a small dick
Those who can't help but brag about their size on some anime blog most likely have small dicks.
It's called insecurity.
U MAD? Or jeallous? Whatever..the guy may even be lying but why it matters the size of his junk to you? The insecure here seens to be you....What he said is damn true..I would bang that sweet, tight ***** all day long.
lol yea you would bang that ass you'd even bang your dog
question is, would she even want to go anywhere near you?
Look at the child!!! His size matters so much to you that when someone exemplify how tigh a fit Uchijima would be to him you get all deffensive/offensive about the guys size....kiddy got all out iffy. Grow up kiddo.
Look at the samefag trying to defend his post size mattered so much to you that when someone told you the truth about your dick you get all defensive/offensive about the guys age...littledick got all out iffy. Stop being insecure shorty.
I still fapped
Indeed, I was expecting somersetting really bad but nothing really bad, I prefer mature women, guess this only affects some pedos.
She still looks fucking hot and the difference after Photoshop is not THAT extreme, same with makeup on and off, sure she looks older, nothing bad still, I can still tell its her, and in hr case she is good looking in any and all insances, definitely not on the extreme level of that Akb girl, Maeda, that that is a huge bad letdown, in this case this was a bad wake up to reality.
That 'before' shot of her in the white swimsuit is quite nice. She's not bad for an older bird the unflattering, poorly compressed photos near the start are pretty obvious that you can make anyone look bad with bad lighting and a crappy angle.
is everyone so delusional to think that shes the only one to use photoshop?
Duh she wears make up and uses shop but that body is all hers! And in the name of the Great State of Oklahoma I would proudly bang that hag!
Really all you guys did was get some bad pictures of her and some good pictures of her and claims that she does extreme photoshop. For instance two different pictures of someone taken at the same place at the same time can look completely different one could look amazing and one can look bat shit horrible.
i agree, the bad picture give me the impression that she was in a very bad day, a hangover maybe?
Her body is amazing. Me wants.
Not that bad. Most Japanese idols are far more reliant on PS and makeup.
most celebrities/models/idols *
If she wasn't exposing herself in the photos, you guys would certainly all agree that she's ugly. Because she is.
Her body is great, but the face is just... really ugly. Small eyes close together, non-existent chin, weird lips...
Why do I even care, I'm gonna get downvoted to the very bottom of the comments section because I dared to insult the great Unchi-jima anyway.
Well, you said her body is great, so you didn't really insult her. Seems more like it is mostly make-up rather than Photoshop. Nothing unexpected.
Her face isn't ugly in the photoshopped ones though. Which is all that really matters to me.
Not like I ever expected to see her in real life.
godlike mentality... it seems i have much to learn from you... (no sarcasm)
you're clearly a faggot, who is into man-chin and other homoerotic facial features.
Nice assumption, although completely wrong.
40 or not I'll still mash it up....hard
Right on brother.
I'd mash that potato XD
as long as it is still fappable, it isn't a big matter.
you can fap at anything that you want anyway
shes 40? wow she looks hotter than most 21 year olds and i am talking about the before pictures but seriously the only people that don't find her attractive must be pedophiles or gay
Indeed.
She is HOT and LOOKS VERY GOOD in ALL intances. PERIOD.
This is a FAIL topic because theres not real major difference which only tells you she is a real hottie.
And yep, which knows about her age, but many 20-something years old and even teens would kill to look like her.
It's the issue that people approach this as if it's somehow disgusting to find someone above 30 beautiful. I am ashamed that I love aspects of Japanese culture when I think about that part of it.
In general it's more the issue that photoshop is a lie and people got fooled that people are pissed. Every one of the people who complained about her probably fell for it and are angry at themselves for falling for it.
I felt it for a moment too, until I saw her pictures and was like "Wait... this is before? She's quite beautiful!"
I'd love to see her smile though in those pictures. Granted she smooths out the puffiness in her cheeks and turns her skin milky-white and smooth, but even then she's doing wonderfully.
The reason I love her work is because of her poses actually. It's what makes her stand out above everyone else. Poses, angles and situations are what make her a very creative model. I have her in my reference library for that very reason.
I could have sworn I've read this exact comment a few times here.
Hey hey, you can't take that seriously. lol
I think she's older than she wants people to believe too, but I think the oldest she can be is somewhere around 40. The lines on her face are becoming more pronounced, but not deep enough for a 40er.
I'm more concerned on her personality though. She reminds me of certain steroid abusing bodybuilder types who display huge egoes to hide their own insecurities and self hate.
Ushijima might be more palletable than Kipi on her own, but I'd rather have the latter come to my parties or go along for group tours.
Hmm...
* She's cute and sexy;
* She's close enough to my age;
* She likes sexy cosplay; and,
* She can teach me Photoshop.
Looks like a winner to me!
And who are you to say you're better than them?
Looks better than most American 21 year olds.
Agreed. Especially American Otaku types.
It doesn't take much to accomplish that thou.
sadly true. she is hot as hell and twice as tasty
Thank God that I don´t live in North America
Becuse most of 21 year old Americans are 100kg giants?
40 and everything else still looks where they should be and no extra fat or sagging body parts. There is always sex in candle lights or doggy style if you don't want to see her face. ;)
Most women here falls off starting at late 20's and you'll be luck if she hasn't gone from a hotty to a fatty.
she is so hot, it dont matter if she has 40 or more, please be my waifu ushijima
Honestly the only signs of possible "photoshopping" I see is touching up her complexion, and really any number of factors could make her complexion look worse than it really is in the so called, "before" photos, everything from bad lighting to not getting enough sleep can make a person look less attractive than they really are.
Even if they are touching up her photos, she's still hot as hell and given the chance I'd bang her until my cock broke off inside of her.
I won't...Yuck...get some standards you pervert. Fucking old hags...no thxs!!!
Its not like you'll ever get a chance to fuck her.
You pricks bitch a bout people not being hot enough, but in reality you're the ones who aren't good enough.
Yeah, I've spent time around enough otaku's to hear you bitch, then see who you actually manage to get dates with.
Your next date will probably have the nickname of Unicron, or something similar--I've seen that shit before coming from hypercritical assholes before.
"Its not like you'll ever get a chance to fuck her."
What part of "I won't" don't you understand...back to school for you inbred.
She's ugly end of story! Next Article Arefact!
Your mother's an old hag...but I bet she gives GREAT OLD HAG HEAD!!
You know what, I would bet ANY amount of money that if you HAD to choose between fucking your mother, fucking Ushijima or getting your head blown off, you would pick.....
You know, on second thought,
you would probably pick your mother....
you 2ch FREAK!!!
About time you guys realized she is an old hag.
So, I heard you liked old onaholes?
I know perhaps one person that would pass on her. And he's about 2 points away from having the gay floating power.
Amen to that.
I'd bang her... many women look plain without make-up.
She's done a lot of costumes and done cos-plays in public - so she can't be horrible.
Look at Charlize Theron and compare her to the much younger girl who plays the heroine in the Twilight movies. Which one is hot? (hint, the the drooping looking younger one).