oddities
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Cosplaying Female Wrestler Body-Slammed With Death Threats
1At a little over five feet and weighing a mere 110 pounds, twenty-six year-old Moeka Haruhi (above, boot to face) is a star in Japanese women’s pro wrestling. Her anime and game-themed ring gear have made her a fan favourite. But one fan took things too far.
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Lock Up Your Dancing Daughters, Here Comes The Internet
If you’ve spent any time on Japanese video site Nico Nico Douga, you’ve seen them: young girls dancing to cutesy pop music. It’s their chance to live out their adolescent idol fantasies for viewers with adolescent idol fantasies of their own.
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Banned Clothes Ripping Game Tears Up Android
Rip! Mosatsu wasn’t family friendly enough for Apple’s iOS, but Android’s happy to have it. The app was based on the Mosatsu photobooks that feature “torn” photos of models, revealing their underwear.
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Toyota’s Nerd Marketing Sure Is Awkward
Toyota is the world’s biggest auto maker. It must be doing something right. This ad, though, isn’t one of them.