The Pedo Sumo

October 1, 2010 by · 3 Comments
Filed under: anime, weird 

“Watch out kids, there is a group of pedophiles over there!”

Rurouni Kenshin Pedo Sumo

The above image is a scene from Rurouni Kenshin. In this frame the sumo wrestler is taking two young girls to safety, protecting them from seeing the commotion the characters in the backdrop are involved in. Unfortunately for the viewers, his mawashi (sumo belt) is not visible in the frame.

Japanese Baseball Chikan Mascot Grope

June 26, 2010 by · 6 Comments
Filed under: chikan, sport 

The Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters are a Japanese professional baseball team based in Sapporo, Hokkaidō. Here the team mascot, B·B (Brisky the Bear), practices a chikan maneuver that he normally reserves for crowded trains by going the grope on an unsuspecting cheerleader.

Via Taro at 3yen.

Panchira Japan WTF!

June 13, 2010 by · 12 Comments
Filed under: language 

The Japanese word panchira (パンチラ) is a portmanteau blending two words: ‘panty’ and ‘chira’. Like munechira, ‘chira’ is a voyeuristic term that means an unexpected teasing glimpse or glance. In this case, panchira is an unexpected teasing glimpse or glance of panties. In English the term is synonymous with upskirt.

Following is a panchira-themed list of 5 items from Japan that make you say: “Huh, WTF?”

1. Upskirt Photographers Manner Posters

Trains in Japan often run campaigns that advertise good manner standards for commuters, the Please Do It At Home campaign is one example. The image below however seems to point out that taking discrete upskirt photos around the train station is poor manners.

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