…the mousepad or its price, at $52. Wait, it’s definitely the price, as my threshold for all things X-rated is *obscenely* high. Ha ha.
Seriously though, if you’re looking for this particular conversation ender (because there’s not many people that’ll start a conversation over this piece of art from Queen’s Blade), it’s over at J-List.
Time was that references to tentacle sex and Japanese school girl uniforms were a secret code for people who weren’t just into anime, but people who were into the subculture of Hentai. But all that’s changed, as you can see in the clip above.
No, it’s not the trailer of some upcoming must-see series, it’s part of a viral marketing campaign for Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony. Yes, that’s right — Grand Theft Auto. It’s like an anime series within a video game, like the play in Hamlet if Shakespeare decided to code instead of write plays.
Porn mags are one of the few things that do not require literacy in language or culture to enjoy. The appeal is not unlike that of a book for a three year old — never mind about the text, it’s all about the pictures.
I mean really — there could be instructions for winning the lottery, but no not would ever notice it. In this case, we’re talking about Bejean, a Japanese skin magazine that features the usual suspects: AV idols, new girls (including a pair of sisters, Kokona Sakuragi and Fuuna Sakuragi, who entered the Japanese porn industry) and even a DVD featuring gravure model Anri Sugihara.
The twist? A pair of panties. While that in itself might seem strange, when viewed in the context of vending machines in Japan that sell used panties, magazines coming with frilly underthings seem downright normal.