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In Real Life

Eat Curry. With Your Plastic Girlfriend.

Some people have flesh and blood girlfriends. Others have pillows. And some have plastic toys. One curry restaurant in Tokyo’s geek district is sensitive to this.

June 14, 2011
News

Just Don’t Smush The Girl, OK?

Halls, maker of mentholated cough drops, is teaming up with dating simulator Love Plus for a product promotion. Love Plus character Nene Anegasaki appears on the packaging, but that’s not all.

June 2, 2011
News

When Plastic Skirts Makes Plastic Butts Pretty?

Figure maker Max Factory showed off its upcoming Figma figurine of Manaka Takane from Konami’s love simulator Love Plus. That figure shows off something else, apparently.

May 11, 2011
Nintendo

Introduce Your Virtual Girlfriend To Mum And Dad

If going on a Love Plus holiday tour wasn’t embarrassing enough, there’s this: the upcoming 3DS version of the popular love simulator features a “girlfriend introduction” mode.

May 10, 2011
In Real Life

Regular Cough Drops. Virtual Girlfriend Packaging.

Back in December 2010, Konami launched a product tie-in with Halls mentholated cough drops.

May 2, 2011
PlayStation

All The Creepy Picture Taking You Could Ever Want

In PSP Photo Kano, you are a high school who recently got a camera. By building relationships with girls, you can take photos of them in a variety of different situation, including inevitable skimpy pics.

February 7, 2011
In Real Life

Some Of These Plastic Figures Might Not Be Work Safe

Wonder Festival is a bi-annual event for figurines and cosplay. It’s one of the biggest of its kind, with D.I.Y. hobby figure-makers showing off their pieces as well as companies that specialize in turning resin into bookshelf sculptures.

February 5, 2011
Nintendo

Cash Or Schoolgirl-Covered Credit?

Why get a boring old credit card, when you can get a really interesting one that probably says more about you than anyone really wants to know?

February 4, 2011
In Real Life

Hang Out In Nerd Paradise With Maids

Akihabara. The mere mention of it conjures images of retro game shops, arcades, aisles of manga and maids, yes, maids. Wouldn’t it be great to visit them? Like, right now?

December 31, 2010
Nintendo

Did Japan Fall Out Of Love With Love Plus?

Anecdotal evidence at best, but a mountain of Love Plus items apparently didn’t exactly move like hotcakes at Comiket.

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