Nihon no Weirdness (Second in a Series?): Candy Girl

Even though this IS a second post after the “Hard Gay Ramen” one, still I am kicking around the idea of more stuff being posted more regularly, so we will go with the question mark once more. This video came to my attention through the diligent Net Troll, Ergo Proxy, who can navigate around hundreds of videos on a given day, something I don’t really have the time (and indeed, the patience or energy usually) to do myself.

This video, in case it may not be obvious from the title (a very likely circumstance), is a brief look into the Japanese Sex/kinda Otaku industry: life-sized and weighted dolls, for pleasure or “company”, made to specifications for each customer, in many aspects. The funny thing is, that Ergo Proxy was also responsible for showing me another such video, concerning “Real Dolls” in America, which I had blogged quite some time ago in Easy Subjugation: this one here in fact, is way shorter and by no means as freaky as the other one. If you have the time however, follow the link and read the article. I think you will find it interesting.

You would have been right in asking: “how is this specifically Japanese weirdness”? Well, if you watched the video, you probably saw that there are some elements which make for a unique Japanese twist, such as the Maid Doll, the thing about Love Hotels and the final interview at the factory. If you also have the time and energy for the other video,  I would very much like your opinions here – well, if not, I still do but the other video will offer a more detailed view of what this is all about.

Be seeing you,

Speedgrapher

Nihon no Weirdness (First in a Series?): Hard Gay Ramen

A few years back, a friend named John Dalkides, had told me about Hard Gay (pronounced “Haaado Gaay”) videos, where a Japanese dude dressed in latex and spikes (of the Blue Oyster Bar variety, of Police Academy fame), did a number of what we would consider waaaaaay weird gags, the sort for which you usually get arrested. However, the Japanese public loved him! The self-named Razor Ramon Sumitani gained much more than his 15 minutes of fame, proof that in Japan, really, ANYTHING goes. For many years, I had seen only the occasional fragment of his gags, until Oremo bulletined the following video. It was a million laughs and so, I decided to post it here, with a few expletives. Bother yourselves with it until I finish editing part 2 of Let’s Get Visual.

Funny thing is, Masaki Sumitani, ex-pro wrestler (and winner of the Kyoto Heavyweight Championship – see this video for his “amazing” return to the ring; requires nerves of steel), is many things, among which a professional comedian AND Anna Suzuki’s husband, but NOT much gay at all, which outraged the actual Japanese homosexual population, because of his stereotypical antics. However, his soaring popularity should be enough to keep him out of much trouble. If you are interested in more of his antics translated (which should MAYBE alarm you – I mean he IS funny but, come on!), go here.

In the off chance you were wondering, THIS is model Anna Suzuki…

Incidentally, should you google the guy with his real name, you get 6090 results and up until page 44 at least, they are mostly relevant. Japan’s TV fandom is interesting, in a scary sort of way…

Eetoooo…

Speedgrapher