They say that otaku are weak. They say they wouldn’t last long in a fight. But not this otaku. He wears otaku armor! @umigame2D designed and made this unique suit of Love Live! anime character merchandise, adding more and more layers until you see the results before you. The “armor”, as some are calling it,…

Comiket 87 kicked off over the weekend at Odaiba. Once again Tokyo Big Sight comes alive for three days from December 28th for Japan’s biggest cosplay and comics event. Unfortunately we couldn’t be there in person but plenty of others were. Here are some pictures from the reliable folk at KAI-YOU, featuring lots of cute…

Tenga is the Apple of the Japanese sex toys industry. Not only are its adult aids superb to look at and use, but it’s savvy marketing means it comes up with awesome ways to promote its products, from sponsoring music and art events, to working with all sorts of top creative types to pursue side…

Some would argue that Japanese girls have small enough chests already. Some would argue that that’s a very good thing and makes them so cute (especially Japanese guys, it seems). Others would wish their breasts were larger than the B or C cup that’s average. But surely few would think that Japanese girls need bras…

Happy New Year! Here’s an interesting eye-opener into lesser-known side to the Japanese erotic. Minorities and Sex: Strictly Personal Way of Love is a new film directed by Makoto Sasaki about sex and minorities, a topic mostly ignored by mainstream Japanese society. It will be screened from February 14th at Uplink in Shibuya, Tokyo’s top…

In 2014 we loved how the selfie (known as jigadori locally) phenomenon took the Japanese porn star world by storm. Here is a selection of the some of the best pictures, from see-through cosplay uniforms to cat girls, fresh-from-the-bath nudes, and more. Rika Hoshimi Mion Hazuki Yu Namiki Mio Mikuru Yu Kawakami Yui Ayase Yuka…

Here are some more cute cosplayer highlights from last month’s Comiket 87, which was held at Tokyo Big Sight from December 28th-30th. Also check out our “companion” booth babe round-up. Images via: KAI-YOU and KAI-YOU. Related Posts Comiket cosplayer gets nasty, unique sunburn from sexy stockings Comiket 87: Companion booth babes photos! Comiket 86 Photo…

What happens when otaku ask the gods for good fortune for the year ahead? Ita-ema, that’s what. These are the ema plaques, usually hung on boards at Shinto shrines in Japan to ask for fortune in work, love or study, but here with a very moe twist. It is common to decorate a plaque with…

Baymax protects the young male protagonist in Disney’s Big Hero 6 but these are some heroes we’d like to protect ourselves. And they certainly live up to the “inflatable” bounce of the big-screen animated character. Tenga, currently in a frenzy of publicity for its tenth anniversary celebrations, went a big cheeky and decided to decorate…

The BBC has weighed in on the whole “Is-manga-child-porn?” argument with an online article and radio show with the balanced headline: “Why hasn’t Japan banned child-porn comics?”? James Fletcher reports from Tokyo on this now slightly tired issue. Posters of elfin-faced, doe-eyed cartoon heroines, many of them scantily clad and impossibly proportioned, turn the cavernous…