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Japanese Windows 7 Commercial

Nils — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 08:58:54 +0000

Facepalm.

Numa Numa is (not!) the new Choco Party

Nils — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 11:00:55 +0000

Okay, that headline was a bit inside, but I am sure my good buddy G. will appreciate the craziness of this one.

I sure hope this isn’t meant to be serious. The original was annoying enough, but had a certain unique style. This is… atrocious. If at least they had used the Choco Party girl as the lead singer…!

Japanese Man Petitions to Marry Cartoon Character

Nils — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:21:09 +0000

news.com.au reports that a Japanese man started a petition to enable him to get married to a Mangacharacter:

Taichi Takashita launched an online petition aiming for one million signatures to present to the government to establish a law on marriages with cartoon characters.

Within a week he has gathered more than 1000 signatures through.

“I am no longer interested in three dimensions. I would even like to become a resident of the two-dimensional world,” he wrote.

“However, that seems impossible with present-day technology. Therefore, at the very least, would it be possible to legally authorise marriage with a two-dimensional character?”

Reportedly, while it is not sure whether Takashita was serious, some of the people who signed the petition are.

Giga Pudding

Nils — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 19:24:35 +0000

Twenty servings of oozy goodness in one convenient plastic bucket. And when you are done with it, the bucket can serve another important function…

Breakdancing

Nils — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 13:42:42 +0000

Edit: “Embedding disabled by request”. Here’s the link.

The dancing isn’t even bad – it’s the audience that really cracks me up.

Hello Kitty Contacts

Nils — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:47:39 +0000

While we are on the subject of contact lenses, behold this atrocity:

Did you see it? It’s easy to miss at first glance. Here’s the closeup:

Yes, that’s right: It’s the Hello Kitty Contact Lens. I honestly do not know which I find dumber, the “eye enlargement” contact lenses or these; I guess I’ll have to wait for the day that someone combines the two.

(Via Kitty Hell.)

Contact Lenses for Anime Eyes

Nils — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 20:56:47 +0000

Japanese are obsessed with “cuteness”. Part of that seems to be that the bigger a girl’s eyes, the better. Characters in anime usually have really huge eyes. Anyway, since surgery can only do so much for a woman’s eyes, there are now these contact lenses which give the impression of bigger eyes…

Sounds scary? It certainly looks weird…

Japanese beauty ideals nonewithstanding, I think these lenses catapult a woman right into the uncanny valley.

If this doesn’t scare you, you can buy these things at this exceedingly professional web-shop here. I feel compelled to add that I am not affiliated with that website, nor do I know how reliable they are.

(Via InventorSpot.)

The $100,000 Hello Kitty Statue

Nils — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 06:24:46 +0000

The BBC reports that a US$100000-worth diamond-studded platinum statuette of Hello Kitty has been sold to a local Osaka purchaser.

Pink Japanese Blowjob Maschine

Nils — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 07:01:06 +0000

And now for something completely different: A well-deserved break from all those cute commercials, and a return to Japanese sex toys. It’s the “Heaven” pink blow-job simulation machine:

Seriously. I couldn’t make this kind of thing up if I wanted to. Read the Gizmodo story for a few more details…

(Via Gizmodo.)

I want my Pocky…

Nils — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 19:39:33 +0000

They want their pocky but who takes care of what we want? – Bonus posting for G.