Oh dear....news incoming!
A man has apparently narrowly avoided divorce after being accused of adultery by his wife, after she discovered his virtual relationships with three schoolgirls.
The story begins with the anonymous husband accidently leaving his camera bag (for he worked with cameras) at home one day. It so happened he hid his DS in this bag.
His dutiful wife was cleaning the house and noticed a light coming from the bag; thinking it to be a camera left on, she thought to tell her husband of his mistake, but instead discovered the light came from one of the girls of Love Plus, who require regular attention.
His wife stated that at this moment she “felt as if she had discovered the existence of an affair,” and is infuriated by the very memory of the “adulteresses” she found there.
Enraged, she confiscated the console and demanded a full explanation of the game, and the unfortunate husband had to describe the details of his various dates and after-school skinship with the girls of the title.
Later she would go so far as to convene her lady friends together to work out what to do. They played the game, and thought little of it until coming upon Nene, whom they judged a real threat to the couple’s marriage.
Soon they judged the husband guilty of adultery with the game, and took away his DS to sell, with the wife keeping the cash. He was subsequently force to promise to pay for a New Year’s vacation in order to make amends.
He states he is just glad she did not divorce him.
The wife’s friends were spurred into action by the threatening prospect of losing their breadwinners to 2D schoolgirls, and initiated searches, catching three husbands engaed in this “adultery.”
One, it is said, meekly admitted the charges and handed over the game.
Another lost the game and had his pocket money reduced by his wife.
The other man was actually caught red-handed “kissing” his girl, and had his ROM destroyed on the spot, and was banned from the bedroom to boot.
The unfortunate narrator parts by wishing all those secretly playing Love Plus the best of luck.
Even if it turned out to be fiction, as we have seen the scenario more than rings true…
Hey...I have that game ('Love Plus')....but hell....i can't find my Memory Card file transfer thingy......
And then, we go on to ponder on how children are acting nowadays...
Two 10-year-old boys have been arrested after gang-raping an 8-year-old girl in broad daylight at a local playground.
The boys, both 10 and said to be best friends, met the girl and her sister one morning at the playground near their local community centre in London.
They took the 8-year-old girl, a friend of theirs, off to a secluded spot and allegedly took turns raping her.
The girl did not sustain any injuries during the assault.
Once she was released, she fled home and told her parents, who promptly alerted police. The boys were arrested later that day.
The attack was also apparently witnessed by the girl’s 6-year-old sister.
After being charged the boys were released on bail back into the custody of their parents whilst investigations continue.
A local politician expressed his shock at the incident:
“I have never heard of two ten-year-olds being accused of raping an eight-year-old girl. It’s just totally shocking.
It’s like the James Bulger case, you can’t believe children of that age would be capable of something like that.”
Presumably he leads a sheltered life…
Via the Daily Mail.
And then, there are also old people...
A 112-year man has taken a 17-year-old girl as his wife in a supposedly consenting Islamic marriage.
The man, a resident of lawless and largely Islamic Somalia, is 112 years old, having had 5 wives (several of whom he has outlived) and 13 children, but apparently felt the need for one more.
His wife is a 17-year-old girl from the same village as him.
The man claims his new wife gave her consent:
“I didn’t force her, but used my experience to convince her of my love; and then we agreed to marry.”
His latest wife joins a rather extensive clan – the man reportedly has 114 children or grandchildren, some as old as 80. He expresses a desire for more from his new wife.
However, at 112 his interests in marrying her seem as much pragmatic as sexual:
“It is a blessing to have someone you love to take care of you.”
We do not hear what the bride thinks of all this.
Although many Islamic countries actively encourage or passively tolerate “marriages” of extremely young girls to much older men, it should be noted that such a marriage would be perfectly legal in a number of western countries, though of course the validity of her consent might still be wondered at in a nation where women enjoy next to no rights and female genital mutilation is routine…
Via the BBC.
And Wii's reputation is dropping.
Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata has publicly admitted the Wii’s momentum has slowed and that a failure to deliver any decent games has soured the public to the console.
His statements were made after the company had to announce a 58% drop in net profits and a 43% drop in Wii sales…
Along with the nosediving sales, he frankly admitted the Wii was having difficulties:
“The Wii has lost momentum. We’ve been unable to keep introducing good software, and the favourable mood towards the console has cooled.”
In April he admitted that “the Wii’s position is perilous,” but it seems he has done nothing much in the mean time to rectify matters.
The recent Wii price cut, made in response to the PS3 Slim’s release, did have a positive effect on hardware sales, but this does not disguise the fact that the most notable Wii title of late is nothing but a remake of a 25-year-old Mario game – possibly Nintendo will have to do better than rehashed fitness games and remade “classics” if it wishes to compete with compelling line-ups from Microsoft and Sony…
Guess that's that....
Oh, well, while my reputation of not being caught for attire problems, my harshness level has dropped. I mean....crying for almost the whole show....what shock to the people! Oh well....all i can say is, if they want a fight, they've got one. YOu'll see if I don't cut their faces up. Slugged someone today. Right on the face. Boy, that felt good. Maybe I should have broken his jaw so he couldn't continue to taunt me, which he did. However, he did get a running start before turning around and called me a crybaby and making mock crying sounds.
This school is filled with f***tards. Man, even I have feelings, but not them. All those who laughed at the show should just go and freaking leap off the top of Menara Berkembar in KL. I mean......how could anyone laugh when the little sister died???? I don't freaking understand these humans. Geez, i though some would wake up later, but even at the part where the dog died......let's just say that I felt like taking up a knife and stabbing their vocal chords.
So, if you wanna have your face rearranged by an uncertified doctor, namely, yours truly, go ahead and taunt me!
A survey reveals what Japanese men and women find the ten most shocking secrets their partner might harbour, with men evidently highly concerned about whether their partner is really a woman, and women concerned about the financial history of their partners…
The male ranking:
1. She used to be a man
2. She’s been declared bankrupt
3. She’s in debt
4. She’s had plastic surgery
5. She’s a former delinquent (”yankee”)
6. She has a mother complex
7. She’s a former gyaru (gal)
8. She’s lying about her age
9. She’s a groupie
10. She likes cosplay
The female ranking:
1. He’s been declared bankrupt
2. He’s in debt
3. He has a mother complex
4. He’s actually unemployed
5. He used to be a woman
6. He’s a groupie
7. He likes cosplay
8. He’s had plastic surgery
9. He’s a former crossdresser
10. He’s a former delinquent (”yankee”)
Bankrupt cosplaying transsexuals in awe of their mothers take note… Otaku however get off relatively lightly, coming in at number 13 on both lists.
Murderers:
Police have arrested a woman suspected of tricking an otaku into giving her some $50,000 to cover the couple’s imminent marriage, after which the man promptly committed suicide.
Further investigations revealed three other men connected with the woman had died under mysterious circumstances, in a case police are treating as murder.
The 41-year-old salaryman, a resident of Saitama with a noted interest in plamo (plastic models), had, he thought, finally realised his dreams of marriage, having met a woman 7 years his junior who appeared prepared to marry him.
He wrote in his blog about his hopes for the future and delight at having the opportunity of marriage, even posting a photograph of the sweets he bought in Akihabara to celebrate the occasion (shown above).
He described how he was about to go on a trip with his partner before their planned marriage, and meet her parents. Commenters congratulated him.
However, some twenty hours after this post his body was discovered in a rental car (shown), together with the charcoal briquettes often used by suicidal Japanese to induce carbon monoxide poisoning.
An autopsy report soon concluded this was no ordinary suicide, finding tranquilisers in his bloodstream.
Police suspected his body had in fact been placed so as to give the impression of suicide after finding he had never bought the briquettes or expressed any signs of depression, and noting that the car keys were missing from the scene despite the doors being locked.
He had also just given the woman ¥5,000,000 to cover marriage expenses.
Police quickly caught up with the woman he had been dating, identified only as a 34-year-old resident of Tokyo’s Toshima ward, and arrested her.
She explained how she had dumped him after a quarrel and “perhaps he committed suicide in the carpark after the shock?”
Oddly, the deceased otaku has been identified by 2ch’s diligent investigators as being behind a 2008 Yahoo! Answers post in which he is apparently asking about the wisdom of marrying a Chinese woman met via Yahoo!’s dating service.
He apparently took the proffered advice to avoid her in case of foul play, but some are suspicious about the mass media’s unusual refusal to publish the name or face of the accused…
Police soon realised this was perhaps but the tip of the iceberg, with no less than three other men known to the woman having died under mysterious circumstances, including an 80-year-old man who died in a house fire, with unexplained cashcard withdrawals made on the day of his death.
Me: Hokay!! My blog has almost zero readers, or atleast zero taggers! Please tag if you're in my blog, so i know how any people I know have viewed it....please???
X-Box 360 stuff-
A comparison of the post-price cut Japanese sales figures for the major consoles reveals that PS3 sales have rocketed 707% compared to the same period a year earlier, whilst Xbox 360 sales have actually decreased 70%, in spite of price cuts.
The figures, based on Enterbrain data:
PS3: 707%
PSP: 126%
Wii: 29%
360: -70%
All these consoles have had their prices slashed recently, with effects ranging from extreme in the case of the PS3, to completely ineffectual in the case of the Xbox 360, which now appears to be in an irrecoverable position in Japan.
Of course, nobody expects this boost for the PS3 to be permanent, although the release of Final Fantasy XIII is just around the corner…
Girlfriends-
A survey of Japanese men asking what sort of behaviour they find most cute in a girlfriend yields results which probably resonate with men the world over…
The ranking:
1. She links arms with you
2. She makes you bento
3. She does her best to help out in your daily life
4. She asks “Do you love me?”
5. She always spends the weekend with you
6. She asks “What were you doing?” if you don’t see her for a day
7. She wants to accompany you everywhere
8. She cleans your room for you
9. She does her best to match her hobbies to yours
10. She’s jealous of your last girlfriend
The corresponding male list may also make interesting reading in a subsequent article.
GITS-
Masamune Shirow’s legendary cyberpunk franchise Ghost in the Shell has had its Hollywood adaptation in the works for some time now, with the latest news being that Dreamworks has assigned Laeta Kalogridis as lead writer.
Seasoned writer Kalogridis is taking over from Jamie Moss, who was originally set to adapt the popular Japanese franchise to a more western market.
She has written scripts for a number of Hollywood films, and is also involved with the Hollywood adaptation of Battle Angel Alita, apparently with few disasters to her credit (although she did help write a Tomb Raider movie).
Also involved in this project are Avi Arad, Ari Arad and Steven Paul of Seaside Entertainment. Avi Arad, formerly of Marvel, has been involved with many of Marvel’s TV and movie adaptations, including such titles as Spider Man and The Hulk.
Dreamworks has planned this adaptation as a “Live Action 3D”, presumably implying a heavy CG component, just as with the anime and even manga versions.
Fans will undoubtedly be watching with bated breath to see how Hollywood handles this major franchise and whether another embarrassingly successful rape ensues.
With such titles as Ghost in the Shell and Battle Angel Alita in the works (and less promisingly, Akira), it seems Hollywood may now be doing more to further the fortunes of anime as an art form than the industry itself, which appears lately to have devolved into obsessively cannibalising an increasingly sterile set of schoolgirl themed titles for the sake of a narrow niche market… Even Hollywood has a long way to sink before it reaches the depths of the moe boom.
Via Variety
Windows 7-
The glittering Japanese release of Windows 7 has been set awry by the pathetic failure of the operating system’s touchscreen capability on prime morning television:
Although this is Microsoft’s best operating system since Windows XP, many could be forgiven for thinking this is setting the bar a little low.
Between moe Nanami Madobe and a 7 patty Burger King hamburger gigant (the “Windows 7 Whopper”), there is a notable lack of emphasis on the shiny new features of Windows 7 in the launch campaign.
Most interesting of all is how Microsoft have cunningly hijacked the “OS-tan” meme, which traditionally alludes somehow to the shortcomings of the operating system, for example Vista-tan’s enormous memory requirements being reflected in the size of her bosom.
Nanami appears on the other hand to be absolutely perfect, and has supplanted a fan-created OS-tan which might be embarrassing to Microsoft, although surely pictures of her impassively being groped are not far off…
The Japanese release of Windows 7 has seen OS-tan fans go wild over the highly appealing official Windows 7 mascot Nanami Madobe, who appears in the high resolution and high quality wallpapers included here.
The rest of the theme, including a colour scheme and voicing by top seiyuu Nana Mizuki, was quickly leaked online and is currently enjoying great popularity in what some might suspect was all a well designed piece of viral marketing from the start…
A teacher claims he “had no ill intent” after he brazenly fondled the breasts of one of his young female pupils; he faces disciplinary action.
The 58-year-old Tochigi prefecture teacher inserted a hand underneath the girl’s top and began touching her breast through her underwear during an afternoon class, whilst other students were present.
He explains his groping: “There’s no way I had any ill intent, but I touched her.”
Parents demanded educational authorities not identify whether the school in question was an elementary or middle school, so consequently details of the girl’s age are not known.
The incident was uncovered after parents confronted the school about it, and an investigation soon confirmed the complaints.
The teacher subsequently apologised to parents in a gesture unlikely to reassure many… He is now taking a voluntary hiatus from teaching.
Just what action the school will take is not clear, though promotion seems unlikely.
Presumably his notion of what constitutes “ill intent” does not take into account what anyone else might think of it…
Via Sankei.
Two twins who downloaded a variety of shotacon materials have been jailed for possessing “virtual child pornography,” with the judge condemning them for “victimising” imaginary children.
The men, both 20 and residents of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, were reported to police by a sister-in-law after she came accross “distressing” images on their computer.
Police searches soon found a substantial collection of shotacon material on their computers, saying 90% were “cartoon drawings called Japanese Anime.”
The pair, one of whom is said to be an active homosexual, were subsequently charged with possession of child pornography, both for the minority of real images and their manga collection, which under Canadian law is considered “virtual child pornography.”
The state prosecutor insists that victimising fictional children is a very serious offence:
“Every one of these images involves the victimization of children. The victimization wouldn’t happen in the first place if there weren’t people there to look at this material.”
The judge was equally scathing, saying the drawings “victimize” children:
“This is a crime that victimizes young people around the world. It creates a market which then re-victimizes the most vulnerable in society.
The images can only be regarded as disgusting and perverse.”
The judge handed down a three month prison sentence for each of the twins, ordering they be registered as sex offenders, provide DNA samples and refrain from contact with children, presumably including imaginary ones as well. A sex offenders’ treatment programme will attempt to cure them of their deviant lusts.
In a final twist to the case, the court accepted arguments that the pair, having been branded pederasts for the rest of their lives, would likely be in danger if housed amongst the general prison population. As a result they get to serve their sentence only on weekends, and in protective custody.
Although drawn imagery depicting underage sexual activity is constitutionally protected free speech in the USA, and has been upheld as such despite a variety of efforts to ban it, Canada possesses no such checks to the power of legislators, and consequently draconian laws against “virtual child pornography” are freely enforced.
Via ngnews.ca.
Noted visual novel publisher Navel is blocking non-Japanese visitors to their site, serving them a cheery 403 instead, but at the same time is publishing its games in English.
A slew of clueless eroge publishers began blocking non-Japanese visitors to their sites in an attempt to appease the pro-censorship lobby at home and overseas, despite most of the fuss coming from religious and feminist groups within Japan.
Navel, best known for Shuffle!, is apparently amongst these “eroge sakoku” publishers, having replaced its (currently obnoxiously noisy, if tastefully orange) homepage with a simple 403 if the user’s IP address is non-Japanese.
Of course, the filtering can be bypassed with a simple proxy.
However, unlike the bulk of eroge publishers whose games are never released outside Japan, Navel is currently publishing its entire Shuffle! series in English, and fully uncensored, as released by MangaGamer.
Few could help but be astonished at the attitude of a company which bans overseas visitors from its pages with no explanation whilst simultaneously expecting them to buy its products in translation.
This also demolishes the notion that Japanese publishers are somehow protecting overseas visitors from content they can’t handle – Navel are releasing in English the very same titles they are saying overseas visitors are unfit to learn about on their own site.
Three Kingdoms ero-anime Shin Koihime Musou is well underway, but its third episode has attracted particular attention for a scene in which some of the cast are tasked with catching eels with their breasts…
Expect the DVD version to dispose of the inconvenient flashes of light and intervening objects, which are utilized as...uh....censors....yes, they are that cheap.
When some 5,000 Japanese women were asked what it is they found inexplicable about male romantic behaviour, the results deviated surprising little from what the female version of the survey found…
The results:
1. He asks you for advice but becomes angry when you give it
2. When you are alone together his attitude differs completely from when you are with other people
3. He never expresses things directly with words but instead makes you read between the lines
4. He uses “I’ll break up with you” as a bargaining chip
5. He immediately wants any new product
6. He relaxes after you’ve only just started dating
7. Your love for him is measured by the frequency of your calls and emails
8. He wants to make you say “I love you”
9. He’s angry with you if you actually go home after he asks you to
10. His feelings are hurt if you fail to notice a change in hairstyle
Toyota:
Japanese car manufacturers are becoming increasingly distressed at the lack of interest in their cars displayed by young Japanese, and Toyota has made what many consider the risible suggestion that this is due to the pernicious influence of video games…
Toyota’s management is quoted grumbling about their collapsing Japanese sales:
“Video game consoles are the problem. With such realistic play available they don’t need cars or anything anymore.”
The mass media has previously tied this “kurumabanare” to changing tastes (including the supposed “herbivorousness” of young males when confronted with what the car industry has always insisted is the very manly prospect of car ownership) and Japan’s ongoing demographic collapse.
More sensible reasons typically given for the disconnect between the youth of Japan and the nation’s car culture include a reduction in their incomes, a lack of access to credit, the extremely high cost of car ownership in Japan, and of course the ubiquity of trains in the nation’s metropolitan areas.
Market surveys have concluded that economic factors are the most significant, along with urban life and a “diversification” of interests amongst the younger generations.
Car manufacturers on the other hand appear convinced they can win over young consumers with shiny new models and more relevant marketing campaigns… It seems it may be they who are asleep at the wheel.
Japanese RPG fans quizzed about their favourite RPG titles have given a fair acquittal of their tastes, even if the list is predictably heavy on Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy at the expense of more original titles…
The ranking:
1. Final Fantasy X
2. Dragon Quest III
3. Final Fantasy VII
4. Persona 4
5. Kingdom Hearts II
6. Dragon Quest IX
7. Tales of the Abyss
8. Dragon Quest V
9. Chrono Trigger
10. Fallout 3
Sony’s new PSP Go, an Internet based PSP designed to cut out traditional retailers, has experienced dire sales in several territories, selling only 1,000 units in its first week of sales in Australia, even whilst rumours of a PSP2 in 2010 are starting to circulate.
Of 50,000 units made available in France, retailers only managed to sell 8,000. However, this was successful compared to its Australian performance – the console sold only 1,000 units in the entire first week of its release, with major retailers refusing to even stock the hated product.
In other news, Sony’s next handheld release, a heavily upgraded PSP2 with graphics capabilities “on par with desktop PCs,” is supposedly due for release in 2010… The report is far from confirmed (and seems hard to believe coming so close on the heels of the PSP Go itself), but if true it would completely doom the PSP Go to novelty hardware status.
Via Hachimaki.
nothing else much
Darn........
PS3 Dominates Wii and X-Box 360
The expected huge lead in PS3 sales in the USA has materialised, and it is no wonder Microsoft put a brave face on things – the PS3 even managed to unseat the Wii, and is currently the best selling home console in the much coveted US market.
The US sales for September:
1. Nintendo DS – 524,200
2. PlayStation 3 – 491,800
3. Wii – 462,800
4. Xbox 360 – 352,600
5. PlayStation Portable – 190,400
6. PlayStation 2 – 146,000
By comparison, the US sales for August, showing just how effective the PS3 Slim induced price cuts have been in spurring sales for all the home consoles:
1. Nintendo DS – 552,900
2. Wii – 227,400
3. Xbox 360 – 215,400
4. PlayStation 3 – 210,000
5. PlayStation Portable – 140,300
6. PlayStation 2 – 105,900
The crucial question is of course at what level will sales stabilise at once the console’s shininess has worn off…
Via Hachimaki.
Demonbane English Release
Deus Machina Demonbane, the first of the much anticipated Nitroplus English eroge releases, is nearing release, with more details and pre-orders now available.
You can see an exclusive first look at the now fully uncensored game below…
The game itself, Nitroplus’s fifth release and dating from 2003, is billed as a heroic saga featuring mecha and transforming heroes amidst a Cthulhu mythos inspired setting, with art by noted illustrator Niθ. Naturally, it includes plenty of erotic elements as well.
The game soon spawned a full mixed media franchise, with family friendly PS2 and PC releases and an anime, novels and manga, along with the usual slew of figures and other merchandise.
More details on the game are set to be published on its official site, and information on the future Nitroplus lineup will be published on the Nitroplus USA site.
Demonbane is available for pre-order now at http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2009/10/21/demonbane-english-release-nears/
If you want, ignore the pics, scroll down, find the hyper-link.
Bayonetta Scores 100%, PS3 Inferior to X-Box 360
Bayonetta has been awarded full marks (40/40) by top gaming rag Famitsu, but only for the Xbox 360 original. Even Famitsu feels obliged to point out the bungled nature of Sega’s PS3 port, giving it a piffling 38/40.
The reviewers point out how “unfortunate” it is that the PS3 version enjoys noticeably less gorgeous visuals than the Xbox 360 version.
Good as it may be, many are doubting whether an exagerrated 100% score is really appropriate.
Pointedly, whilst overseas games media heaped praise upon recently released PS3 flagship title Uncharted 2 as being a paragon of gaming virtue, Famitsu only saw fit to award it 37 points, less than the defective port of Bayonetta, for a title many acclaim as a gaming milestone.
The significant difference of course being that Uncharted 2’s Japanese release was very low key as the title is not expected to sell well in the Japanese market, whereas Platinum has expended a considerable amount on advertising Bayonetta with Famitsu and others…
GUess that's it.
Japan Potential Nuclear Superpower
Analysis of the stockpiles of nuclear material available for use in bomb building reveals some surprising results, with Japan’s nuclear potential ranking high in an international comparison thanks to its large nuclear power industry.
As the chart suggests, it takes into account estimates of plutonium stockpiles, whether acquired expressly for the purposes of nuclear armament or for civilian power generation, to build a series of estimates of the potential nuclear stockpiles each nation could build.
Japan also possesses an additional distinction compared to a number of countries shown, in that it has an independent space program. Some have suggested this serves an unspoken “dual-use” deterrent function, as there is not much that distinguishes a space rocket from a nuclear missile, save from what goes on the top.
However, unlike any of its neighbours Japan’s constitution expressly forbids maintaining “war potential,” though this has not stopped the nation from building what by some estimates is the world’s fourth most powerful navy…
Via Gigazine.
Top 10 Mysteries of The Female Heart
Thousands of Japanese men were quizzed on what they consider the most vexing mysteries of the female heart to be, and, not entirely surprisingly, the results may well be applicable to women anywhere…
The results:
1. She asks you for advice but becomes angry when you give it
2. Her feelings are hurt if you fail to notice a change in hairstyle
3. Your love for her is measured by the frequency of your calls and emails
4. She wants to make you say “I love you”
5. She’s angry with you if you actually go home after she asks you to
6. She uses “I’ll break up with you” as a bargaining chip
7. She never expresses things directly with words but instead makes you read between the lines
8. When you are alone together her attitude differs completely from when you are with other people
9. She wants you to express your love through deeds
10. She immediately wants any new product
Expect the top 10 mysteries of the male heart to be forthcoming later.
Wah
NO more news to post......
Top Ten Things Men Don't want to See on the Beach
1. She's forgotten to shave. (0.o where, i wonder?)
2. There are rolls of fat overflowing her swimsuit
3. Her pads have slipped. (0_0......)
4. Her swimsuit is too big (BOOOOO!!!!!) or too small (........).
5. She's eyeing other men in their swimwear (jealousy sets in)
6. Her make up is running in the water (no comment).
7. She looks cold (goosebumps/ blue lips)
8. Funny tan-lines.
9. Her abs are more chiseled than yours (but...that's like my 2nd Fave Girl!!!)
10. Swimsuit is too revealing.
70% of Japanese men Have NO girlfriends
New data suggests 70% of unmarried Japaneses men in their twenties and thirties have no girlfriend, with an alarming jump of 20% in just three years for men in their twenties.
A similar figure holds true for women, with some 64% of women in the same age groups single.
The data comes from a survey asking unmarried Japanese aged 20 to 40 whether they were dating anyone, with data extending back over a decade.
Economic conditions may be one reason for the sudden increase in singles, particularly where younger, more financially vulnerable men are concerned – with dismal earnings prospects amidst a stagnant Japanese economy, such men know they have no chance of securing a wife or family, and may not even be able to afford the expense of a girlfriend.
However, this does not effectively explain the long term nature of the increase over more than a decade; it seems likely more profound social and economic factors may be at play, with many surveys citing an increase in the expectations of women with regard to their partner’s earnings as a key factor…
Microsoft: PS3 is going to Outsell Us
Microsoft has admitted the PS3 looks set to outsell the Xbox 360 even in its US stronghold, but defiantly maintains that the Xbox’s annual sales will still exceed those of the PS3, and that the Xbox 360 will outsell the PS3 “for this entire generation.”
Microsoft’s top flack Aaron Greenberg holds forth yet again on why Sony is doomed:
“I can tell you to that when NPD releases September sales… we fully expect PlayStation 3 will come in as the console with the most units sold for the month.
This is frankly not a real surprise to us or the analysts that follow this industry, as it is typical to see a short term bump following the introduction of new hardware and pricing into the marketplace.
What I can tell you is we remain confident that Xbox 360 will not only outsell PS3 for the full calendar year, but for this entire generation.
It is similar to a game of baseball, it is not about just winning one inning, but instead being able to win the game by consistently delivering across all nine innings.”
Via Ore-teki.
Saimoe 2009: Taiga Victorious
Saimoe, 2ch’s annual tournament to find the most moe character of the past year, has concluded, and the 83,000 votes cast have culminated the a narrow victory of Toradora’s palmtop tiger Taiga Aisaka over K-ON!’s “kawayui” Yui Hirasawa.
The two next most popular where both Saki characters: Nodoka Haramura and Mihoko Fukuji.
The Pope's Eroge Debut
Pope Benedict XVI has been revealed as a character in Alcot’s politically themed adult visual novel “My Girlfriend is the President.” His cheery catchphrase is “Sinners should burn in the infernal flames of hell!”
Benedictus XVI, formerly German cardinal and one-time Hitler Youth member Joseph Alois Ratzinger, is known for his orthodox theological views and his opposition to birth control and homosexuality.
He would doubtless not approve of his image being featured in a product encouraging the base fault of Onan.
The game is also noted for including Russian tsar and former KGB apparatchik Vladimir Putin, showing that the Japanese visual novel industry is not afraid to court controversy, at least as long as it does not involve feminists…
I know the song doesn't fit the skin...but it's Nana Kitade (if you had paid attention to my facebook account, you would know why i mentioned this), the loli-gothic music idoru!!!! And the skin's on Rider, one of the COOLEST CHARACTER IN FATE/STAY NIGHT!!!!! I can't decide!!!!!!
Nana Kitade
Sorry. Can't find a much more appropriate pic of Rider. She's supposed to be blind or something....but......anyway...not only is she cool....she's super HOT and definitely up to my taste.
My taste: Girls who have prefferably black hair, have enigmatic aura, and at the same time, have a, as your more un-educated species says it, "rockin' bod".
Also.....Mina Tepes from 'Dance in the Vampire Bund' is unavoidably revealing in all her clothes. Read Volume 1 and 95% of the time she wore something like....this:
The other 5%, she wore full Victorian dresses....which she complained were 'too stuffy', which she promptly asked Akira (Main male character) to undress her.
In reply to the Top 10 Female Traits Which make People go Why?, we have Top 10 Male traits.
Next to that, we have people whipping women because they wear bras. And then there's reality talk.
When 8,500 Japanese women were asked what it is they found inexplicable about male behaviour, they came up with a list which might well be universal…
The results:
1. They spit on the sidewalk
2. They buy the stupidest of things
3. They tell barefaced lies
4. They contact you even after you break up with them
5. They think women who act like children are “cute”
6. They refuse to retrace their steps when they go the wrong way
7. They brag about health problems
8. They don’t throw out the rubbish in their rooms
9. They often respond absentmindedly
10. They drink canned soda/coffee all the time
You can also read the corresponding survey for inexplicable female traits.
I think 5 is correct. Especially in mangas and animes! 6 is not wrong, neither is it right. 3, for me....heh heh......
and then, the bra part
Islamists, declaring brassieres to be “unIslamic,” have been searching women thought to be wearing them; those found with them have been stripped of the offending articles, and been flogged for good measure.
The group responsible, an Islamist army in control of large swathes of anarchic Somalia, has been seeking to drag Somalia back into the dark ages with its extreme interpretations of Islamic dogma.
Movies, music and art have already been subject to bans under the Sharia codes beloved of Islamic hardliners, but now they are saying “breasts should be firm naturally, or just flat,” say victims.
Another man described the outrages inflicted by the group:
“My brother was jailed after he wrestled with a man that had beaten my sister and forced her to remove her bra. He could not stand it.”
Via the Daily Mail.
Hideo Azuma, a highly prolific mangaka who has been called “the father of lolicon,” has attracted a great deal of interest and no small amount of support with his scathing criticism of moeblob anime K-ON!
He writes on his site:
Translation:
I’m watching K-ON! It’s empty.
It has no gags, no nonsense, no humour, no ero, no guro and no story, nothing. It’s nothing but petty fetishism.
Is reality so unpleasant for the people making and watching this show?
It’s the same sort of grotesqueness you see at a maid café.
I read the original manga by Kakifly, it wasn’t a bad little 4 panel manga, pleasant and heartwarming. Capitalise on the original!
The recent boom in “konkatsu,” parties to help those seeking the ideal marriage partner meet, has run into trouble: reportedly, women always outnumber men by a large margin at these events.
Previously these events had been characterised by many men seeking desirable brides, but now they are said to consist chiefly of women hunting the ideal husband of their dreams, with a particular emphasis on his earning potential.
“When we organise these events, we have no trouble finding women, but can never find enough men.”
“Those using these services mostly never find a partner through them.”
The canny marriage brokers running the services, who naturally charge large fees and utilise complex contracts, are increasingly the subject of formal complaints by their customers, as they often fail to deliver any satisfactory marriage partners yet invariably expect to be paid.
2ch’s response is as interesting, and scathing, as ever:
“How the parasites weep because they can’t find a host!”
“Fools. What do they expect, running a ‘boy ranch‘ like that?”
“Why don’t they marry some of the other spare women?”
“Seems there are a few less idiot men about.”
“The only men who can take part are those with incomes over $60k. No wonder they are short.”
“Konkatsu: the new highway robbery.”
“More mass media trash. In reality, konkatsu are still not popular at all.”
“Gentlemen seeking wives, there is nothing so foolish as marriage.
Women in their twenties and thirties today are desperately trying to solve their ‘how can I find a man to leech off of?’ problem.
If you marry, in an instant you will be condemned to 30 years of forced labour. It doesn’t matter how much effort you put in or how much you make, you’ll end up with a few dollars a day for yourself.
If you ever want to buy anything, you’ll have to seek permission with bowed head from your wife.
And they’ll just reject your requests anyway.
What’s left will go on the woman and the kid without so much as a word of thanks.
That’s the reality of marriage.
Rice:
Then: Took 1 hour three times a day using a pot
Now: Press a switch on a rice cooker
Washing:
Then: It all had to be done by hand with a tub and a washboard
Now: Press a switch on a washing machine
Bathing:
Then: Had to start and tend a fire to heat the water
Now: Press a switch on a heater
Cooking:
Then: Everything had to be cooked by hand
Now: You can get as much as you want of anything at a supermarket
Household chores are very light work now. With convenience stores and the Internet you have even less need of a woman.
Marriage and a wife used to be ‘necessities’ to a man. Now they are nothing more than ‘life’s bad debt.’
Men! There’s no reason whatsoever left to put up with the selfish demands of these women and their insistence on marriage!”
The same ero-mangaka who brought characters suspiciously reminiscent of Obama and Hillary to the world of adult manga is at it again, this time with new DPJ Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama…
Failed PM Rozen Aso (here known as Taro-kun) makes an appearance too. The subsequent development of this “interview” can probably be imagined.
Sadly for readers, all this political parody (the satirical content is quite astute) seems to make for less than erotic reading, even if it is quite amusing. With Hatoyama a fan of rather steamy manga we can but wonder what his reaction might be…
When 10,000 Japanese men were asked what it is they found inexplicable about female behaviour, they came up with a list which might well be universal…
The results:
1. They diet excessively
2. If one of them says “cute!”, the rest all start saying it too
3. They all go to the toilet together
4. They say “I’ll leave it to you,” but then moan about your choice
5. They take forever shopping
6. They shave their eyebrows to draw them on
7. They put on makeup every single day
8. They become obsessed with fortune telling
9. They say what they are thinking in the most indirect manner possible
10. They have an infinite appetite for sweets
Well...in my opinion, i think all except 8 and 10 are true.
DAMN YOU EXAMS!
Cracks are worsening.
Castration:
A woman who bound and castrated her own father, cooking his penis “to prevent it from being reattached,” and killing him in the process, has been found guilty of manslaughter.
The 29-year-old woman, a resident of the New york district of Queens, asserts she and her family endured incestuous sexual abuse from her then 55-year-old father, and that as a result she felt compelled to avenge herself and spare the rest of her family a similar fate.
She lured him to her apartment, where she handcuffed him to a chair and gagged him with a towel.
She then proceeded to “surgically” castrate her apparently conscious father, using a scalpel she had procured for the purpose.
Having researched the matter of castration thoroughly, she was aware that severed penises can sometimes be reattached, and resolved she would eliminate this possibility by cooking the offending member on a stove.
However, her “operation” went awry and her father suffocated to death on the towel.
She turned herself in to a mental hospital and attempted to avoid prosecution by having herself declared insane, but police would have none of it and criminal charges of murder and manslaughter followed.
The defence argued that she had no choice but to cut off her father’s penis as she feared he would haul her nieces off to his homeland of Liberia, where she alleges she was abused by him from an early age.
After two years elapsed the courts finally found her guilty, but only of manslaughter. She faces a prison sentence of from 5 to 15 years.
The defense lawyer was chuffed with the verdict:
“We got a great verdict, the horrors she lived through no one should ever have to go through.”
The prosecution was less pleased:
“Her actions warrant serious prison time, during which time she hopefully will receive the counseling she so obviously needs.”
Via Heaven.
I forgot. Sony is putting up crazy adverts that make use of panty(ahem) sniffing stuff.
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