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NEWS: Attack on Titan Inspires Hugging Pillows for Eren & Levi


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SthRandom



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PostPosted: Tue Jul 16, 2013 3:21 pm Reply with quote
That's hilarious xD
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SoraChanShadow



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PostPosted: Tue Jul 16, 2013 3:29 pm Reply with quote
Male character getting there own hugging pillows? That rare.
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rockman nes



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PostPosted: Tue Jul 16, 2013 5:14 pm Reply with quote
TitanXL wrote:
hojo 360 wrote:
Were's my Mikasa one Laughing


Maybe she'll get one eventually but Attack on Titan's pretty much the fujoshi-bait show of the season so expect the boys to dominate most of the stuff.


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Rivailloli



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PostPosted: Tue Jul 16, 2013 5:56 pm Reply with quote
TitanXL wrote:
hojo 360 wrote:
Were's my Mikasa one Laughing


Maybe she'll get one eventually but Attack on Titan's pretty much the fujoshi-bait show of the season so expect the boys to dominate most of the stuff.


Attack on Titan is fujoshi-bait?
Wow, this is news to me.

Anyway, interested in the Rivaille pillow.
I'd never let that thing go.
haha
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TitanXL



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PostPosted: Tue Jul 16, 2013 6:30 pm Reply with quote
Rivailloli wrote:
Attack on Titan is fujoshi-bait?
Wow, this is news to me.


The majority of the doujinshi appear to be yaoi and it's shaping up to be the new Tiger and Bunny in that regard so expect a large chunk of the merchandise to be aimed at girls.
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walw6pK4Alo



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PostPosted: Tue Jul 16, 2013 6:37 pm Reply with quote
Yeah, it's no new phenonenon that some of these anime target the wide range of random. Gundam SEED, Gundam 00, T&B, Fate/Zero. Hell, even if they don't target women, the women can still latch on as they see fit to.
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kawaiirunner



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PostPosted: Tue Jul 16, 2013 10:08 pm Reply with quote
I really want that letter opener! Hopefully AmiAmi or other shops will have it for order.
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 17, 2013 6:21 am Reply with quote
That Eren one looks kind of weird, but it looks a whole lot better than the fan designed one that I saw online where he was bloody and in chains...
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Rivailloli



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 17, 2013 10:39 am Reply with quote
TitanXL wrote:
Rivailloli wrote:
Attack on Titan is fujoshi-bait?
Wow, this is news to me.


The majority of the doujinshi appear to be yaoi and it's shaping up to be the new Tiger and Bunny in that regard so expect a large chunk of the merchandise to be aimed at girls.


Have you actually seen Attack on Titan? It's completely devoid of any fanservice geared towards anyone.

Attack on Titan isn't like Makai Ouji, there's no BL hints or elements anywhere in it. Just because a lot of girls like it doesn't make it fujoshi-bait.
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 17, 2013 4:55 pm Reply with quote
Rivailloli wrote:
TitanXL wrote:
Rivailloli wrote:
Attack on Titan is fujoshi-bait?
Wow, this is news to me.


The majority of the doujinshi appear to be yaoi and it's shaping up to be the new Tiger and Bunny in that regard so expect a large chunk of the merchandise to be aimed at girls.


Have you actually seen Attack on Titan? It's completely devoid of any fanservice geared towards anyone.

Attack on Titan isn't like Makai Ouji, there's no BL hints or elements anywhere in it. Just because a lot of girls like it doesn't make it fujoshi-bait.

You could say exactly the same for Kurobas. Total shounen origin, zero BL intent, devoid of any "fanservice" (some would say have a bunch of bishounen on screen is fanservice though), yet all of the Kurobas events are geared towards fujoshi.

Nothing wrong with that, people enjoy things for different reasons and some girls enjoy Attack on Titan for its male characters in an erotic fashion. The publishers recognize that it would behoove them to satisfy that market
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TarsTarkas



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 17, 2013 10:24 pm Reply with quote
Do we really care if some women 'really' like the characters more than men. Most of the main characters are men, so it would make sense that there is more for women to like.

If there is to be any classification of the show, it would be that it is a sci-fi action show. It is not a harem show by any stretch of the imagination.
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