
Couldn’t resist posting this rather impressively comprehensive compilation image of more than a hundred dakimura… myriad pillows to relieve your roneriness. This version is high resolution (4mb), and a little censored, unfortunately. There are also some sheets, towels, etc, in there. Bottom right appears to be the ladies corner. Grabbed from here.

Takanori Hoshijima, who murdered his neighbour and hacked apart her remains to flush into the sewers, now has an even more odious mark against his name (for the mass media and politicians at least); a close acquaintance of his alleges he “had no interest in girls other than 2D ones” and that after moving to Tokyo he sunk into an obsessive fascination with adult games, such that he lost all interest in any other type of girl.
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The antics of otaku and their manic “otagei” are now the subject of some scrutiny; there is a catalogue of unhealthy incidents stemming from this hyper-enthused fandom, and we also had the pleasure of hearing an assertive voice demand their restraint (that of Yui-nyan).
But what constitutes otagei, and are the concerns about it legitimate, or mere media froth? Below there is a representative sample of “normal” otagei performances (no running amok), as compiled by Gigazine. It definitely looks as though the performances are in the eye of the beholder.
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Japan hasn’t changed a bit? It certainly seems some things are a constant presence. See below for the full comparison (H), and here for more ancient manga. Source here.
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Stare at females of all ages, without fear of them fleeing; an epoch making new interactive DVD, ミテルだけ, “Just Looking”, released today, promises to enable its users to freely stare at members of the fairer sex at their leisure. Yours for a mere ¥2,650. See below to ogle the lineup.
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“Your antics are a nuisance, so cut it out please”. Otaku and their shenanigans have triggered a very forthright response from 榊原ゆい/Yui Sakakibara (prolific seiyuu for many famous eroge), or Yui-nyan, clearly not one to put up with any nonsense, or take it lying down as some of her compatriots do.
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A brief tour of robotics hobby shop “Robot Kingdom” (ツクモロボット王国), run by very reasonable Akiba PC chain Tsukumo, on the 3rd floor of their “パソコン本店” flagship PC department store.
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