« New York City's First Anime Fair Starts This Weekend | Main | Machine Measures Belly Fat While You Lie Down »
These days, otaku don't just like cute girls--they like their girls bandaged, eye-patched, and otherwise naked. This relatively recent Akiba fetish is dubbed "kegadoru"—think "kega" (injury) and idol—and has made its way into cosplay circles nationwide. It's actually not a bad idea for a Halloween costume.
TrackBack URL for this entry:
http://www.typepad.com/services/trackback/6a00d8341c5d3253ef00e54f9797c28833
Listed below are links to weblogs that reference Fake Injury Cosplay Popular Among Geek Girls:
This is only a preview. Your comment has not yet been posted.
As a final step before posting your comment, enter the letters and numbers you see in the image below. This prevents automated programs from posting comments.
Having trouble reading this image? View an alternate.
In 2008, Chronicle published my book: Urawaza: Secret Everyday Tips and Tricks from Japan.
I am also the founder of The Tofu Project, a boutique program that helps Japanese entrepreneurs and creators think deeper, tell better stories, and go out into the world in a much bigger way. We work with companies like Mixi, Japan Airlines, and Salesforce.com.
Sometimes I try to explain Japanese culture on CNN, BBC, CBC, WSJ, ABC (so many acronyms!) or in person at places like the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan, ETech, and Ignite!
Follow me on Twitter
Become a Facebook Fan
Read some of my published magazine stories
Send tips to mango [at] tokyomango [dot] com
I think this stems from the anime Neon Genesis Evangelion, with the character Rei all bandaged up. It's kind of funny when you consider all the strange things that Otaku find as 'moe' over time.
Posted by: Dak Roland | December 06, 2007 at 01:24 PM