
Bought fifteen years ago, at the age of 21, from a slave trader for a mere $300 by a 50-year-old farmer, the procured wife’s existence was one on par with the animals with which she shared her outhouse accommodation, kept naked and shackled in filth all year round, freezing in winter and food for insects in summer.
Such is the pitiful tale related by a journalist who was tipped off as to the woman’s plight, and went to investigate.
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The latest development in esteemed Konata/Haruhi seiyuu 平野綾 / Aya Hirano’s burgeoning career has been a spot of idolling; as reported earlier, she has opted for some publicity with Young Jump by way of some “gravure” photography, so let us examine the photos to ensure maximum standards of taste and decency are being maintained.
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Queen’s Blade & Queen’s Gate and the general phenomenon of “game” books seem to be picking up steam lately, but one area in which they have been strong for a while now is in excellent figure adaptations; here is one of the latest, catching my eye admittedly due to flatness, but also due to some rather strikingly executed design. Behold, the One who Opens the Gate: Alice.
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Covered in sweet milk? “SRPG” Tears to Tiara, which is shaping up to be a masterpiece visual novel in my opinion, somehow managed to get a CERO B rating in spite of scenes like this, which truly is heartening. More below.
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Rather stylish MAD (very stylish in fact), though short – tune is “Let Mom Sleep” by Jet Set Radio.
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A 12-year-old girl camping in the Hokkaido countryside got a rude awakening when a bear attacked her tent, though she soon beat it off and put it to flight with a good kick.
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Whether bushi or shinobi, or just opportunistically armed with the best blades history has to offer, this gallery features plenty of images of girls armed Japanese style, with a variety of katana, daitou, tantou, kunai, etc. featuring heavily. Some very tasteful kimono and other items of Japanese apparel also feature.
There are also plenty of appealing young ladies ready to do battle with supernatural evil illustrated in the various miko galleries, and of course there is the other weapon gallery featuring western armaments.
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Girls ready for action – splendid images of 2D girls wielding western weaponry (whether guns or sword) abound in this fine gallery. See also the gallery of girls equipped for battle in Japanese fashion.
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Having endured twelve years of snoring from her husband, a long suffering wife took it upon herself to put a stop to her sleepless nights by application of an axe; the man did not survive.
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Deceased illustrator 堀部秀郎 / Hiderou Horibe has been the subject of some unfortunate news, with his works being liberally plagiarised by Dengeki, who eventually apologised, but it is perhaps better we remember him as a talented illustrator whose promising career was cut short by illness, at the age of only 36. You can also see a cache of his homepage through the years.
A topical gallery for those curious about his work, or simply eager to see some talented and tasteful illustrations, or more carnal CG; below is “Yours”. Both his two artbooks are still available; the other is “Colors“. Below the artbook are some of his CG from 鬼作 / Kisaku, a 2001 eroge by Elf.
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Dengeki have issued a platitudinous apology for their use of illustrations traced from deceased artist 堀部秀郎 / Hiderou Horibe’s works; they promise it won’t happen again (it has in fact happened several times previously, and they were most evasive in this case until exposed thoroughly on 2ch).
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One for the Tony fans, which is probably everyone. Genmukan (Tony illustrated eroge) maid character gets a figure incarnation, which is strikingly erotic. Set to go on sale August, in the ¥7,000 ballpark, by new maker Native.
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