Those wacky otaku folks at Thanko have come up with an (ideal?) gift for your Japanese OL office lady girlfriend this Christmas – the USB Bust Beauty Pad USB バストビューティーパッド. It’s actually designed to warm her breast under her bra during those cold winter days working at the computer.
The USB Bust Beauty Pad is powered by your pc and your girlfriend just slips the U-shaped pads under her bra which will warm to up to 40C. The pads are meant to last about six months, and the whole set-up costs about 1980 Yen.
Ever wonder why Japanese search engines are better for searching for gravure idols and maids? a) the results are geared for otaku b) they search in Japanese c) they don’t have family filters or d) they index content better than Google. The answer is probably b) searching in Japanese as most web content about gravure idols and maids is in Japanese language.
We base our answer on the following funny TV commercial from top Japanese search engine and portal “goo” owned by Japanese phone giant NTT. Type a search for “gravure maid” in your local area and get the following results. Read more...
We’ve previously featured Candy Fruits, a well known Japanese maid costume and cosplay brand. Capitalizing on their popularity, the company has opened up its first maid themed establishment in Akihabara last August called “Refresh Club キャンディフルーツ リフレッシュクラブ where stressed out salarymen or otaku can relax enjoying the company of a maid.
The stores concept is that of providing the customer with a chance to relax the body and mind, something known as “Iyashikei” in Japan. Customers can do a variety of activities including watching DVDs, doing yoga, reflexology, having their ears cleaned or even playing Wii Fit – all with their specially trained maids of choice. Read more...
Gravure, race queen and cosplay model Ai Amano 天野亜衣 released her second DVD Plastic Candy on December 26th last year to please her growing otaku fan base. Ai-chan remained busy last year as a race queen for Super GT Cusco Dunlop Subar, image girl for Nankai Buhin (motorcycle accessories) and appeared in Samurai Girl ペーパーバック.
Earlier this month, Japan held its first ever awards ceremony Seiyuu (voice actors used in anime and other media). The Seiyuu Awards were held at the Tokyo Anime Center and winners appeared on the red carpet after the show to offer thanks to their loyal otaku fans who were gathered outside the Center.
In addition to awards categories for acting roles, there were also awards for the “Special Achievement” category and a “Synergy” award, which is awarded to the best movie or series that voters felt made a strong use of voice talent.
Hmm, video games and virtual reality are getting too extreme! From the Japanese video game maker Dead or Alive comes Virtual pole dancers fromXtreme 2 (for the Xbox 360) which should make all the Otaku happy.
If you’re in Japan and you see some salaryman or otaku blowing into his iPhone, good chance that guy has a newly released iPhone application called PUFF!、ぱふパフ！！by BottleCube Inc. The upskirt panchria app features 3 pretty Japanese gals, gravure idols Yurika Kurosawa, Aki Suzumori and Kana Osumi whose skirts you can blow-up (the mic) or flick-up (the touch panel).
