I find this to be terribly creepy.

[Jimbo]

Where do you live?
What is the population?
What are the cultural mores and standards?
Do you feel confident to meet and date women?


There's a bajillion differences between your life, my life and the life of a typical Japanese male aged 16 -36.

I dunno...I could imagine a number of white male American/Canadian/European anime nerds, probably with yellow fever, would be all into that stuff.

[David Jamieson]

I dunno...I could imagine a number of white male American/Canadian/European anime nerds, probably with yellow fever, would be all into that stuff.

No doubt.

In soft countries is where you find soft men.

[Alex Córdoba]

I dunno...I could imagine a number of white male American/Canadian/European anime nerds, probably with yellow fever, would be all into that stuff.

I suggest you to watch a documentary covering the problem that Japan is facing about sex and demography. You'll see that 50% of Japanese males are not interested in sexual relationships with a woman while they use sex shops daily.

And yes I said 50%.

[Syn7]

The article I posted above is all about that. Pretty interesting numbers.

[Jimbo]

With all the over-obsessiveness with iPhones and other electronic gadgets, I think it's only a matter of time before something similar will start happening here, if it hasn't already. I've said it before...way too many people I see cannot seem to function without playing with their iPhones. Eating at a restaurant, or doing anything with their spouses/significant others, friends, etc., you see people ignoring the people they're with in favor of someone/something they aren't with. It's developing a generation of impersonal robots. Then virtual reality starts becoming more real than actual reality to them. And the younger they're initiated into that, the harder it will be for them to live in the real world. Now kids are learning to do it while they're still in diapers.

[Alex Córdoba]

With all the over-obsessiveness with iPhones and other electronic gadgets, I think it's only a matter of time before something similar will start happening here, if it hasn't already. I've said it before...way too many people I see cannot seem to function without playing with their iPhones. Eating at a restaurant, or doing anything with their spouses/significant others, friends, etc., you see people ignoring the people they're with in favor of someone/something they aren't with. It's developing a generation of impersonal robots. Then virtual reality starts becoming more real than actual reality to them. And the younger they're initiated into that, the harder it will be for them to live in the real world. Now kids are learning to do it while they're still in diapers.

Well, Japan is a rare case it's not that easy to explain. But I agree with what you say.

[MarathonTmatt]

With all the over-obsessiveness with iPhones and other electronic gadgets, I think it's only a matter of time before something similar will start happening here, if it hasn't already. I've said it before...way too many people I see cannot seem to function without playing with their iPhones. Eating at a restaurant, or doing anything with their spouses/significant others, friends, etc., you see people ignoring the people they're with in favor of someone/something they aren't with. It's developing a generation of impersonal robots. Then virtual reality starts becoming more real than actual reality to them. And the younger they're initiated into that, the harder it will be for them to live in the real world. Now kids are learning to do it while they're still in diapers.

I think you hit the nail right on the head, sir. I only regret to say that these observations are probably coming a few years too late. Everything now is hopeless and the situation will only get more out of hand. There are lots of studies people have made such as what the Internet has done to people's attention spans, and things like that.

This technology has the potential to be very dangerous. On TV, (in USA) we already are not allowed to see the coffins of soldiers returning home from war in the middle east, they will not show it. This is by design. They also don't show or talk too much about all the innocent civilians in the middle east being killed in this war. How soon will it be until they put out 100% fake broadcasts?

A lot of places already prefer credit cards over checks and cash. I hear soon cash might become obsolete. Look at the UN, every European country uses the Euro as a form of currency. I hear there are designs for something similar in the Americas. Less options, less diversity. I hear the ultimate goal is to have people micro-chipped, and if you refuse, you lose.

"forgive them father, they know not their sins." So many people my age and younger, heck, even older, take full advantage of these technologies without ever realizing the implications of what they are doing. It is un-believable.

I am not saying all technology is bad, it is the extent to which one uses it and interacts with it that is in question. Most people probably don't realize that television was a Nazi invention originally from day one. After WWII many Nazi's got new fake identities thru the Vatican and came to the America's, pioneering the NASA space program, etc. NASA is just a continuation of a Nazi Space Program that moved to the United States. TV actually hypnotizes people for real, there are many flashes per second that we only pick up subconsciously. I notice if I stare at the TV for more than 5 minutes my eyes become all glassy and glued to the screen.

Give me a nice hike through the woods and fresh air in my lungs any day versus being bombarded by strob-lights and electronic singers.

[mawali]

Japan has always been high on the Electronica list since the Toyota days so they are good to go (GTG) in the present IWorld.
I remember been in Japan when Pink Lady was the bestest group of the day and they had all kinds of electronic stuff as part of their repertoire. The pixie generated cartoonish images were created in that era so today's images are just an improvement of the past, I think

[Faux Newbie]

Interesting implications, a star who does not exist except as a trademark.

[Alex Córdoba]

The article I posted above is all about that. Pretty interesting numbers.

I didn't see it thx.

The doc I watched showed flats filled with cats all around Tokyo for the only reason that men can go there and toy with them to get the feeling as if the cats were women taking care of them. really weird.

[Dragonzbane76]

some weird sh1t for sure.....

[Syn7]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/0...n_4588612.html

So weird.

[GoldenBrain]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/0...n_4588612.html

So weird.

Eeeewwww! That's definitely some creepy cartoon pedo stuff right there.

[GeneChing]

...well, sort of. It's China at least.

Hatsune Miku themed restaurant opens in China
Anime News Network 20 hours ago

If any Hatsune Miku fans find themselves in China’s Guangxi Province, they might want to stop by the city of Yulin for an unexpected surprise, because it’s in this city that the Vocaloid singing sensation has gotten a fast food restaurant dedicated to her, though likely not in any official capacity.



Aptly named 初音同萌 (Hatsune with “Moe“) or “Moe to Hatsune,” the restaurant is covered in Miku themed decorations, from giant wall decals of leeks to Miku nendoroids at the counter.





Their menu (which interestingly features an image of the Going Merry) consists mostly of delicious looking fast food chicken items, but there are a few other dishes, as well as desserts.



From their wide menu to their fun character themed atmosphere, they guarantee 100% customer satisfaction. As an added bonus, they are also cosplayer friendly.