Eight Interesting albeit Odd Japanese Items
Now most Otakus out there know that Japan has some weird people working on the PR departments resulting in weird advertisement ideas. Many of them also know that there are some corporate fellas out there thinking up some weird products to put onto the market, needless to say there are quite and abundance of these unique items around. Here are 8 that I find to be pretty interesting albeit some are a little odd…
8) “Black Magic” Q-tips
Well Q-tips aren’t all that bizarre but this particular one is completely blackened. I have never seen such a product available and I am curious to why it is colored completely black. Although, I guess if you are going to clean your ears with that, the blackness will hide the dirtiness that is your ear?!? If anyone knows why, please let me know.
7) Sauce Dispensing Chopsticks
Sauce Dispensing Chopsticks, I wonder what genius thought of this one. It does seem interesting and I would love to actually own one of these, but I cannot help but feel something may go wrong with such chopsticks. Example: I am bringing the food up to my face but somehow accidentally squirt sauce onto my face…
6) Anime Condoms (For Otakus??)
Now everyone knows there are condoms of all different sizes and colors out there, ranging from the standard latex to gold (Color of the Champions!). However it seems in Japan, color just isn’t enough of a variation so they developed some more interesting versions. Now there are many different types of condoms out in Japan but this Anime one with the gundam-like things interested me the most. Now I am not sure if this is made specifically for Otakus (which would be weird, I assume most otakus would have a girlfriend let alone have sex…)
5) Skins Mobile, For those Sexy Phones
The only thing more weird than Anime Condoms would be condoms for Phones. Over half a billion condoms are sold in Japan each year but it seems the manufacturers still have extra supplies and are looking for new markets to alleviate the surplus. Witness “Skins Mobile”, basically condoms for your cell phone. Now I don’t know what you use your phones for but uhh…yeah…
4) Special Anatomical Pillows…
If the Japanese hug pillows aka dakimakura weren’t interesting enough (I kinda like those actually!), we now have pillows in the shape of body parts! I don’t think I need to write much about this…It is for the lonely individuals is all I have to say.
3) Boong-Ga Boong-Ga
Boong-Ga Boong-Ga is the first arcade game that combines assaulting assholes and fortune-telling. You select from eight characters like “Girlfriendâ€, “Mother-in-Law,†“Con artist,†and “Child Molester†and then you ram a giant plastic finger into an ass that protrudes out from the arcade unit next to the words “HAVE A FUN!! ENJOY.†As you poke, spank, and probe, the game plays an animation of your victim wailing in pain.†This kind of reminds me of some stories of a game Japanese children use to play in school called “Kancho,” where you shove your thumb or fingers up someones asshole… Best Game Ever??
2) Dolphin-Waxing Machine?!?
For those who do not know what Dolphin-Waxing means, it means to masturbate. It is a phrase that I picked up over at DannyChoo. This is for those who are too tired to do it on their own…so I would assume. How many people out there would actually buy this?!? Now I firmly believe that on the day that Humanity gets too lazy to even masturbate, we are definitely in trouble (Apocalypse anyone?!?).
1) A Male Phallus Snack
Yum!!! For those who did not already know, every year in Japan there is a festival honoring the male phallus. It is known as Kanamara Matsuri (Festival of the Steel Phallus) and is an annual Shinto fertility festival. Now I do not know if there is a specific name for this particular piece of dessert or whether there are other types but heh this is just so funny that it had to be number 1. I can just imagine all the little kids out there sucking on these things…..amazing how different cultures see things differently. You serve a child this in the US, be prepared for the the consequences.
LOL @ PHALLUS SNACK
Also sauce-dispensing chopsticks are a great way to ambush people with and still act innocent over food.
*picks up food, aims chopsticks with food at offending party, squirts*
OSHII-, sorry! Just these chopsticks you see!
Then ebil grin.
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Some of those are super awesome! Btw is #6 where “have safe zex, use a Gundam” came from? Phallus treats are the best! Funny to see guys sucking on them.
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BZou Reply:
August 21st, 2008 at 2:25 am
Ahh I didn’t even think about guys sucking on them, I was just thinking about how weird it must be for little children to.
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Number 1 is just wrong…
Most of these items are so wrong…in many ways…
Number 7 seems to come in handy in some way still…
You don’t need to reach over for the soy sauce…
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Number looks like it was made by someone who got inspired by Naruto’s “Thousand Years of Pain”.. xD
Number 1 looks sooo wrong, Seriously.. Can I try 1 too?
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Lol, as usual, some very interesting things. Also, I’m pretty sure most guys would avoid that ice cream. xD
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I’m lost for words…honestly. These are some of the most interesting yet freaky stuff I’ve seen…ever…
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Apparently they like black Q-tips better because what you clean out of your ear is MORE visible, and it leaves a sense of accomplishment, I guess.
Also, on Castro Street in San Francisco, there’s a small pastry place that sells penis-shaped cookies. On a display near the cash register are pictures of their customers, men and women alike, eating them.
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BZou Reply:
August 22nd, 2008 at 3:39 pm
Ah thanks for the info Jeannette. As for the cookies thing, hah, I kinda want one of those right now to try it. And I would love to get my photo taken while eating it, it’d be awesomely funny.
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the hand job machine is something i would never buy because it is just plain wrong in very way possible
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black q-tips for the goth lolita XD
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japan never ceases to amaze me. but the #1 pic might be shopped.
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BZou Reply:
August 23rd, 2008 at 11:55 pm
That would bring me a little relief if it was photoshopped lol.
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Axroh-Infinity Reply:
March 5th, 2009 at 9:32 pm
Actually, that festival exists… and so does that ice cream, and there’s lollipops and such to match. XD
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BZou Reply:
March 7th, 2009 at 2:40 pm
That makes me laugh yet saddens me at the same time somehow.
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u no humanity is at its lowest point of laziness when they are too lazy to masturbate themself
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BZou Reply:
September 14th, 2008 at 6:46 pm
I completely agree.
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The reason that the Q-Tips are black is that Asian people have a drier earwax that is pale in colour, while Caucasian people have a yellow, sticky sort. Look up mimikaki if you don’t believe me.
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The best part about Boong-Ga Boong-Ga is that there’s a prize dispensing add-on…use your imagination
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Sometimes I wish I was american so that I could be constantly surprised at every turn whenever I leave the house and delighted at common everyday products from exotic faraway lands.
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the black q-tips are so that you can see how gross your ears are, lol. because obviously yellow/orange ear wax is gonna show a lottt more on black than it would on white. i’ve seen those on different sites before, so yeah
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As for number 3, speaking from personal experience…(thank god I was wearing a thick wool longcoat at the time) there is nothing ‘used to’ about the game of Koncho.
Male Japanese junior high school kids play this all the time. What you do is put your hands together like a gun, and attempt to ram your fingers up some poor unsuspecting fellows asshole.
They do this for fun.
Also, if you are a Male teacher, you WILL have your cock grabbed.
They’ve heard that White peoples dicks are bigger (I gather) so they want to compare. *Shudder*
Oh, and hitting is considered funny. Like full on, closed fist mashing. So, if you’ve ever had dreams of teaching English in japan, keep in mind, you will constantly have your junk grabbed, and asshole rammed by aggressive young boys who will also hit you any chance they get.
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carnieboy Reply:
March 12th, 2009 at 2:56 am
Yeah Koncho is still alive and well – I never taught in Japan but rather in Korea (otherwise known as Japan no. 2, but don’t EVER say that to a Korean) and every foreign teacher there had a story of being poked up the ass by their students. My initiation actually happened whilst teaching at a GIRL’S high school (I’m male) and still makes me shudder to this day…
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That’s the color cotton grows in japan.
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Photoshopped.
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BukkakeSlut Reply:
March 6th, 2009 at 2:14 pm
No, none of them are photoshopped. Learn to internet.
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It started as mildly odd, and then just became outright bizarre!
It is astonishing how wide and varied a culture can be to your own…I mean…the phallus snack is just….i cant even find words.
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The #1 is actually a moding kit [sry don't have the link] stumbled it a long time ago.
But you can make a mold of your boyfriend or husband or who evers dick and thats about it. they also have one to make dildos. it’s pretty funny.
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Boong-Ga Boong-Ga is “wronger” than all seven of the others combined, in my opinion.
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I’d know. Me = seen a lot of photoshops
those = all wrong, shadows pixelated
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ryuuga Reply:
March 14th, 2009 at 3:15 pm
ur whole life is photoshopped,poor u :(
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i suggest all of us get together and play kancho and the last one standing wins?
lets do this?!
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