
The recent arrival of the new year has also prompted celebration from the highly popular Kantai Collection, as the game’s multitude of oceangoing kanmusu don some festive yukata that will surely not get in the way at all during their naval skirmishes.
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The arrival of the new year has prompted eroge developers to spread some shougatsu cheer by way of some festive illustrations, thanking their dedicated followers and buyers for their continued support and doubtless hoping for even more of it in the year of the monkey.
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With the onset of 2015, eager otaku have set out to neighboring shrines to offer up more anime-inspired etchings to the gods as per tradition – once again dumbfounding onlookers with their exceptional (or otherwise) artistic expertise.
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Numerous anime studios (amongst others) have been busily sketching up fancy illustrations to wish their devoted fans a joyous 2015, most of which seem to possess a distinct sheep-inspired theme due to 2015 being the year of the ram.
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Devoted Shingeki No Kyojin fans have been busily ushering in the new year with alls manner of sketches (and photoshops) of Shougatsu themed fanart (with a popular theme involving Jean’s renowned equestrian talent) – likely in hopes of the popular series to bear its new season in 2014, the year in which its titanic sales look likely to fully eclipse all but One Piece.
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To honor the new year, multitudes of otaku have made pilgrimages to Shinto shrines for the privilege of scrawling (and in some cases, elegantly sketching) their wishes upon ema, (small wooden votive plaques) with the majority of their divine prayers being anime-centric – as is now classic Japanese tradition.
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With the arrival of the new year, eroge publishers have seen fit to wish all comers Happy New Year as well as deliver a thank you for their customer’s continued support by presenting all kinds of festive shougatsu banners, with much in the way of equine themes for this the year of the horse.
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The increasing volume of the SAO franchise continues to amaze – this time with the long awaited “Extra Edition” delivering plenty of extra content, much of it in the form of Suguha.
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The sight of sweet young McDonald’s burger flippers dressed as maids for New Years at a Taiwan branch of the fast food giant has lately delighted patrons and otaku maid fanciers alike.
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New Year’s well wishes from otaku have taken a new twist – with an envelope printed with a manga of QB quizzing Madoka as to her heart’s desire, to wish she responds with the name and Hamamatsu city address of the person she wishes her New Year’s greetings delivered to. Needless to say, the letter was delivered without issue.
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Whatever they may lack in coding ability and innovation, thankfully eroge publishers can be counted on for fine artwork and fastidious (if not obsessive) observance of the New Year and 1st of April – as proven gamely by these brands:
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- Author: linkinstreet
- Categories: Galleries, H, Japan
- Date: Feb 5, 2011 01:03 JST
- Tags: China, Fashion, Gravure, Idol, Image Gallery, Lingerie, New Years, Pantsu

Sexy idol Asami Tada ushers in the Chinese New Year with a sexy if rather scanty display of traditional Chinese costume in the form of the cheongsam:
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