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I preordered my Taku one from amiami, I cant wait to sleep with him, he's so hot. I wishI could marry him if he were real, and now that gay marriage is legal in our country Anime smile
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MrTerrorist



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PostPosted: Tue Aug 25, 2015 1:47 pm Reply with quote
Yeah for gender equality! Surprised
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Shirohae



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PostPosted: Tue Aug 25, 2015 2:03 pm Reply with quote
LOL these are too funny. I find Soma very attractive tho lol Laughing
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Lemonchest



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PostPosted: Tue Aug 25, 2015 2:32 pm Reply with quote
Those are unexpectedly tame. Where's the squid rape girl pillow? Where's the pre & post foodgasm option?
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Shenl742



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PostPosted: Tue Aug 25, 2015 2:38 pm Reply with quote
MrTerrorist wrote:
Yeah for gender equality! Surprised


Not really in my opinion. There's a pretty big discrepancy between the "attitudes" being represented between the male and female ones.

The male ones expressions are all "Yeah baby, I'm the ****, you know you want me!"

While the girls ones seem to be saying "Oh my! This is so embarrassing! P-please be gentle with me!"
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MajinAkuma



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PostPosted: Tue Aug 25, 2015 2:41 pm Reply with quote
Lemonchest wrote:
Those are unexpectedly tame. Where's the squid rape girl pillow? Where's the pre & post foodgasm option?

Mayumi Kurase is so minor, it would be weird to have a pillow for her.


I want to see a Mimasaka pillow. It would look hilarious.
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Raebo101



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PostPosted: Tue Aug 25, 2015 2:42 pm Reply with quote
The difference between the boy and girl pillows is that the boys all have this look of confidence to them. The girls look a bit more uncertain and nervous about the whole thing.

Also, Mito has a knife. If I screw up with her, I could get cut! Shocked
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Lemonchest



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PostPosted: Tue Aug 25, 2015 2:45 pm Reply with quote
Raebo101 wrote:
The girls look a bit more uncertain and nervous about the whole thing.


That's how the buyers like their women: feigning reticence.
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Silver4000



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PostPosted: Tue Aug 25, 2015 2:50 pm Reply with quote
First time I see one of these boys version hug pillows.
The Souma one looks really cool... and hot.
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Vaisaga



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PostPosted: Tue Aug 25, 2015 4:19 pm Reply with quote
Shenl742 wrote:
The male ones expressions are all "Yeah baby, I'm the ****, you know you want me!"

While the girls ones seem to be saying "Oh my! This is so embarrassing! P-please be gentle with me!"


Men and women are attracted to different things so the pillow are designed to appeal to their target audiences.

MajinAkuma wrote:
Mayumi Kurase is so minor, it would be weird to have a pillow for her.


You do realise that Mayumi is the same age as Soma, Erina, and Ikumi, right?

Anyways, no Megumi or Ryouko? BOOOOOOOO-urns!
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Astral God



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PostPosted: Tue Aug 25, 2015 4:34 pm Reply with quote
i'm surprised there's no Isshiki
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Shenl742



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PostPosted: Tue Aug 25, 2015 4:54 pm Reply with quote
Vaisaga wrote:
Shenl742 wrote:
The male ones expressions are all "Yeah baby, I'm the ****, you know you want me!"

While the girls ones seem to be saying "Oh my! This is so embarrassing! P-please be gentle with me!"


Men and women are attracted to different things so the pillow are designed to appeal to their target audiences.


I really don't agree.

Also,

Men and women can be attracted to lots of different things, because there many different types of men and women, many of whom are probably attracted to multiple things.

Women can also be attracted to men who are gentle and docile in bed. Men can also be attracted to women who're sexually aggressive. And the opposite, or both at once. Or one and then the other depending on how the night's going.

If the makers of these pillows are still assuming this kind of "Men-Mars/Women-Venus) dichotomy, then I think that's really kind of sad and stereotypical.

Also really boring.
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bassgs435



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PostPosted: Tue Aug 25, 2015 5:26 pm Reply with quote
Vaisaga wrote:



You do realise that Mayumi is the same age as Soma, Erina, and Ikumi, right?


The other user meant that Mayumi's role in the series is too minor for the character to get her own Daki, not that she was too young
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Vaisaga



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PostPosted: Tue Aug 25, 2015 6:27 pm Reply with quote
Shenl742 wrote:
I really don't agree.

Also,

Men and women can be attracted to lots of different things, because there many different types of men and women, many of whom are probably attracted to multiple things.

Women can also be attracted to men who are gentle and docile in bed. Men can also be attracted to women who're sexually aggressive. And the opposite, or both at once. Or one and then the other depending on how the night's going.

If the makers of these pillows are still assuming this kind of "Men-Mars/Women-Venus) dichotomy, then I think that's really kind of sad and stereotypical.

Also really boring.


Look at it from a business perspective: always aim for the majority. Of course people are attracted to many different things. However in general (and there have been tons of studies to prove this) men go for younger women (make babies for longer that way) and women go for older, confident men (because such men can provide better). Men put more emphasis on appearences, women but more emphasis on emotion.

Old fashioned, sure, but it's more of an ingrained instinctual thing.

bassgs435 wrote:
The other user meant that Mayumi's role in the series is too minor for the character to get her own Daki, not that she was too young


Oops.
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 25, 2015 7:29 pm Reply with quote
Astral God wrote:
i'm surprised there's no Isshiki


I'm extremely disappointed there's no Isshiki. Seriously, the guy is Shokugeki's poster boy for female-fan service.

Sexy Soma and Aldini is lovely, but I want me some naked-apron Isshiki.
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