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日本語/Japanese  Thu 07/26 21:52 JST
Theres a new type of business aimed at Otaku who love 2D girls but cant stand the face of real girls - satsueikai (photo session) of hybrid models called "Anigao" meaning "anime face".

Anigao Girls offer you the exciting chance to pay a measly 10,000 yen to take photos of an Anigao Girl for one whole hour. The session is 1x1 and you get to choose what costume you want her to wear. It costs 1,000 yen per extra costume and if you bring your own costume for her to wear then its going to cost you an extra 1,500 yen. If you want her to wear a bikini then its an extra 2,500 yen (all prices here)

Anigao Girls is located in Akihabara so if you need a break from buying Gundams n Figures then this could be something to add to your schedule.
Videos and pics below.
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FEARtactics in Canada
Student
Registered on 2007/06/18 12:17
that looks some what freaky.......
(ID #52629) Posted on 2007/07/26 22:01
Hayden in London, UK
Custom Pc Builder, Muppet, Pyromaniac, Demolitions Expert
Registered on 2007/01/06 05:53
Theses something insanely wrong with the look of her eyes or her face in general but mainly her eyes......


*shivers* Shes like that little doll from X-Files episode that wouldnt die. even when they microwaved her she still came back......

Shes got that same dead glassy stare.....
(ID #52630) Posted on 2007/07/26 22:04
Hayden in London, UK
Custom Pc Builder, Muppet, Pyromaniac, Demolitions Expert
Registered on 2007/01/06 05:53
My bad....Sorry I just 'ready' that its a gurl with an anime head on...

I stand bywhat I said, its still looks very unatural even for an anime character, whoever made it also got the shade of green/emerald wrong IMO...

but as I am a bit upmyself at times.... we cannot forget this moment here which Danny has donated to us....



"DUFF MAN!!!!!!! CAN'T BReATH!!!! OHNO!!!"
(ID #52631) Posted on 2007/07/26 22:14
Hayden in London, UK
Custom Pc Builder, Muppet, Pyromaniac, Demolitions Expert
Registered on 2007/01/06 05:53
Sorry about the typos...I seen to be having more luck with them then the ladies tonight.....
(ID #52632) Posted on 2007/07/26 22:15
Aya Kyunik in Melbourne, Australia
Hobby Store clerk guy thing...
Registered on 2007/05/22 16:38
Ah these...

I never would of thought they'd have a service for photo sessions of these... Then again, many other things from Japan surprise me.
(ID #52633) Posted on 2007/07/26 22:28
Angelus in BC, Canada
Student
Registered on 2007/02/09 06:26
Could this be the new paper bag?
(ID #52635) Posted on 2007/07/26 22:36
pkick in here and there
slacker
Registered on 2007/03/31 18:39
Neither real-life women nor plastic figures seem strange, but combining the two just looks weird. Probably due to the contrast between living flesh and stiff inanimate matter; reminds me of people who have had too much botox and plastic surgery done on their faces.
(ID #52637) Posted on 2007/07/26 22:41
Jay Cee in São Paulo, Brazil
Registered on 2007/02/08 02:54
Man.. those masks creeps me out. I remember the first time that i saw a cosplayer wearing this kind of mask. Nightmares.
(ID #52639) Posted on 2007/07/26 22:44
Kigurumi(sp?)?. I'd rather take pics with cosplayers instead(good ones that is). Oh well, different ppl have different preference.
(ID #52640) Posted on 2007/07/26 22:51
jonhohx in Adelaide working to go to Tokyo
Government agent
Registered on 2007/05/14 19:31
that is freaky...i like it
(ID #52642) Posted on 2007/07/26 23:02
Hatix in Antwerp, Belgium
IT, Programmer, ...
Registered on 2007/04/25 05:14
Lol, I actually thought by looking at the first picture with thumbnails and the other pictures, that I was looking at another of those Candy Girl-kind of puppets. But then it struck me that the hands looked too real and the bowling alley confused me.
Then it struck me, that it's a real model wearing a mask... How silly :P

Anyway, I don't find it very interesting to go to such a photo shoot, as the face doesn't move anyway ;p So there's not much to it. And the I don't like this particular face :)
(ID #52644) Posted on 2007/07/26 23:15
thegeek in Northern California, United States
Geek Liaison
Registered on 2007/03/26 06:30
I'm sorry but those masks are just creepy to me. 
(ID #52646) Posted on 2007/07/26 23:23
Demacrez in Evansville, Indiana, US
Link Cosplayer, Video Gamer, Amatuer Programmer, and Artist
Registered on 2006/12/25 13:31
I shudder from that mask.  I'd like it when the person I'm trying to photoshoot actually has a facial expression instead of that cold, looming, expressionless doll-like face.
(ID #52650) Posted on 2007/07/26 23:29
Collector in Central Putrajaya
Desktop Support Analyst
Registered on 2007/07/08 16:48
Anigao = Jason Friday the 13th stepsister wannabe..hehe.No hard feelings thou.
(ID #52651) Posted on 2007/07/26 23:35
001 in LB Cali
ditsy student
Registered on 2007/02/27 09:48
i'd go to a session...if it was free.  the model(s) have nice bodies though.
(ID #52653) Posted on 2007/07/27 00:07
Cosmo in Chicago, Illinois USA
Retail Manager
Registered on 2007/01/11 06:54
This really is disturbing in so many ways.
(ID #52658) Posted on 2007/07/27 00:28
Edward in Michigan U.S.A.
Troubleshooter, Universal Exports
Registered on 2006/12/24 12:02
Usually the anime mask don't bother me, but this is a little creepy... ^^;
(ID #52659) Posted on 2007/07/27 00:33
iMM in Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Publisher
Registered on 2007/07/08 14:32
Very Creepy....makes you wonder what she looks like underneath the mask.....
(ID #52660) Posted on 2007/07/27 00:33
Sector6 in Singapore
student
Registered on 2007/05/14 18:05
i agree with most of you that it's abit freaky.
(ID #52661) Posted on 2007/07/27 00:46
Alafista OTAKU in Singapore
Singapore Customs
Registered on 2006/12/25 11:34
LOL its exactly what I wanted to talk about today. But since you posted it first I have to think of something else to write about. 

Personally I think it borders on cool versus freaky. Its a good thing if you want to parade on the street and don't want friends and family to recognise you. But I'd rather just put on a stromtrooper outfit ya =P
(ID #52663) Posted on 2007/07/27 01:12
valho in Malaysia
Graphic Designer
Registered on 2007/05/04 12:29
OMG the face really looks creepy
(ID #52667) Posted on 2007/07/27 01:56
Henry in Makati, Philippines
anime/cosplay events organizer
Registered on 2006/12/25 19:17
*shivarz*

a kigurumi cafe...freaky yet unique

wait, it's japan XD

it's so unique that it's freaky but hey at least it caters to the untouched otaku-who-loves-2D-character niche market ^^
(ID #52669) Posted on 2007/07/27 02:05
seth.frostheart in Malaysia. Singapore. Bangkok. Shanghai.
Motion Graphics Designer
Registered on 2007/01/08 01:11
seriously.. that's bloody freaky O___O" I was talking to a friend about something like this two-three months back but more as a gimmick rather than a "...Otaku who love 2D girls but cant stand the face of real girls..." That's just twisted...

seriously.. that's bloody freaky O___O" her head looks way too big, making her look like a booble head doll, lol. well, leave it to the japs to come up with weirder stuff as times goes by, lol...

tho i'm VERY interested to see her REAL face after looking at those shots you posted =P haha!~


(ID #52670) Posted on 2007/07/27 02:26
mastercane in Central Texas
help desk support
Registered on 2007/05/14 14:12
That is a bit freakish on a whole new level.  I understand that people do have society complexs but that is taking it a bit too far.  

She just might look better without the mask on anyway.
(ID #52671) Posted on 2007/07/27 02:51
syrix in U.S.
student
Registered on 2007/03/21 09:30
A bit freaky for me...plus the price is outrageous lol.
(ID #52672) Posted on 2007/07/27 02:52
pistol opera! in massachusetts
worldwide distribution for e.thirteen
Registered on 2007/02/24 04:39
this is sweet!!
(ID #52673) Posted on 2007/07/27 02:56
Hangmen13 in Sabah, Malaysia
Aimless Traveler
Registered on 2007/04/21 21:19
Silent Hill, SILENT HILL! I sure hope it won't spit acid at me, or try to lunge towards me with a huge sword while chasing me around. In any case, as what everyone had said, it's freaky.
(ID #52674) Posted on 2007/07/27 02:59
gbrgn in Los Angeles
Speedgrapher
Registered on 2007/07/11 12:05
Oh- Man... that was freaky... after watching the videos... I was getting chills when she didn't talk... i just feel so wrong all over right now...
(ID #52676) Posted on 2007/07/27 03:18
bob-san in Madison WI
Administrative Assistant
Registered on 2007/02/22 23:27
Plain and simple?

That is just creepy as all h3!!

::Shudder::
(ID #52677) Posted on 2007/07/27 03:22
iizu in Brunei ..and sometimes Pluto.
Tech Support ..and Professional Lurker.
Registered on 2007/07/26 12:59
Scaryyy.. though I voted "Yes", maybe just out of curiosity I would approach them and take a picture for memory.. heh. Hopefully they won't come out in my dreams. (ie. nightmares) xD
(ID #52678) Posted on 2007/07/27 03:27
Totali in Tennessee USA
student - digital media
Registered on 2007/05/07 10:15
Wow this really creeped me out. I find it a lot more freaky than attractive. >.
(ID #52679) Posted on 2007/07/27 03:28
大学生
Registered on 2007/01/11 04:22
I would! I wouldn't want to pay 10,000 yen for the privilege however.
(ID #52685) Posted on 2007/07/27 03:57
Tiny Red Man in Pedobear Land
Full Time Pedobear
Registered on 2007/04/11 16:51
this iss more creepy than candy girls!!! 
(ID #52688) Posted on 2007/07/27 04:57
Setsuna-san in Selangor, Malaysia
VF-25 Pilot. Universariate Scholar.
Registered on 2007/07/06 10:07
(shivers) i think that 2D faces should be left on 2D characters not humans.
definitely scaaary.....
(ID #52690) Posted on 2007/07/27 05:08
Trevor in Wisconsin
I think that the bowling video especially would make a feminine activist's head explode.
(ID #52691) Posted on 2007/07/27 05:37
Gorgo in Florence, Italy
Games addicted
Registered on 2007/04/16 18:56
OK..EY..
This is too creepy, beign near one of our favourite anime lady is one think. But this is something too far...
Pay to stay inside a room alone? with that thing? hehehe No way ^^

.:G:.
(ID #52693) Posted on 2007/07/27 05:45
strangeknight in Singapore
Ok, that's just creepy...

OTOH, yet another merchandising opportunity for Mirai!
(ID #52694) Posted on 2007/07/27 05:46
McKlain in Spain
Web Designer
Registered on 2007/05/11 17:10
How sad...
(ID #52701) Posted on 2007/07/27 06:10
BeLe in Davao, Philippines
.NET/Web Developer
Registered on 2007/01/03 16:36
That is just plain weird...and scary! o__O  
(ID #52702) Posted on 2007/07/27 06:10
D_Blade in Montreal
Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
Registered on 2006/12/31 22:48
Creepy.

I'd prefer someone going for simple cosplay, even something plain -please no cross-dressing at least-, not someone going for a costume and a huuuuuuuuge mask.
Of course with it you resemble more to the chosen character, but the proportion is lost... And the absence of blinking or other face expression is scary.

It also kinda gives a Super Deformed look to it. Now to complete the picture, giant gloves and giant shoes... No, forget that.

Too many cons for on pro.
The sentence has been pronounced. Guilty... Ah, wrong file.
(ID #52706) Posted on 2007/07/27 06:32
Antabax in Kuala Lumpur
this kind of thing also got ? japan sure have a lot of ideas.
(ID #52710) Posted on 2007/07/27 07:15
Melonpan in Bern, Switzerland
Combat Meido
Registered on 2007/07/13 18:07
I'd let her put on a mask of kona chan, wear a combat meido seifuku and then start some naughty things with timotei!

That would be great.
(ID #52713) Posted on 2007/07/27 07:22
Azrael Coladilla in cavite, philippines
events and convention organizer
Registered on 2007/05/29 01:47
saw it for the first time..a little bit disturbing.

but will get a use of it..tnx for sharing the news of the new trend
(ID #52719) Posted on 2007/07/27 09:55
p7m13
I can't understand how some people can get turned on by a girl wearing some cheap looking plastic face mask. I'd rather see her real face anytime!
(ID #52728) Posted on 2007/07/27 13:43
Angelo Visconti in France
web designer
Registered on 2007/05/18 07:29
makes me wanna take her for an horror movie where she'd be the killer, doing horrible things and keeping that dead smile on her fa....mask, her fask if you know what i mean


sca-ry.
(ID #52730) Posted on 2007/07/27 14:11
gregory_gdp in Boise, ID
Photographer
Registered on 2007/07/16 21:56
Just when you think they couldn't find something stranger than the last thing...  I'm creaped out and yet slightly intrigued at the same time.  I'd still prefer the real deal to the mask though. 
(ID #52733) Posted on 2007/07/27 15:34
Dragun in Aridzona
You know, this would provide a great opportunity for girls that have good bodies, but a horrible mug to make some money ... um... "modeling". They are probably sticking out their tounges the whole time at the guys taking the pictures. I dont think many guys are looking at the 2D girls faces anyways.. unless its the "eyes".

(ID #52735) Posted on 2007/07/27 15:52
Anousenka in United States
I understand that most of you find this creepy, but I think it's adorable! 

I just wish that they could make the facial expression change, heehehee 
(ID #52738) Posted on 2007/07/27 16:36
Student
Registered on 2007/05/31 11:24
Everything Japan does it good...except for this. Maid cafes ok...maids sleeping over at your place ok...but this is just plain weird... I can't really say much more then that...
(ID #52747) Posted on 2007/07/27 22:28
Alan J Castonguay in Ontario, Canada
This is insanity. I suppose I'm glad that market pressures can give rise to such things, but I think time might be better spent on improving surgery technique, instead of wasting it on mere masks.
(ID #52753) Posted on 2007/07/27 23:56
yasser anas in Malaysia
Structural Engineer
Registered on 2007/01/15 21:17
OMG!!! i dont know what to say anymore...
(ID #52794) Posted on 2007/07/28 05:31
XII in Munich, Germany
Student
Registered on 2007/06/05 01:48
I find this REALLY creepy.

I mean, okay. I do have a problem with many girl's faces, but I think there are a lot who have nice faces, and practically every face is better than that creepy mask, in my opinion...

But, well, whoever likes it... I just wonder what the Girls think about it.
(ID #52803) Posted on 2007/07/28 11:03
Bayonette in Manila, Philippines
College Student
Registered on 2007/03/14 20:26
Too creepy and hideous!
I think I'll prefer real girls with real face.

BTW, I think that the skin of an anime face mask doesn't match the skin of a real model. 
(ID #52810) Posted on 2007/07/28 13:26
radical anime fan in Dai-Singapore-dan. Hotter than Kamina and Lelouch combined.
Polytechnic Freshman. Mmm... fresh.
Registered on 2007/01/25 21:20
That's too otaku-ish. Talk about extreme...
(ID #52812) Posted on 2007/07/28 13:57
Raymund in New Jersey
Student/Swordsman
Registered on 2007/01/12 13:10
They make me cry.
(ID #52849) Posted on 2007/07/28 23:43
hendrik in jakarta,indonesia
student
Registered on 2007/06/01 04:39
look like a "cute" alien to me. it's cute for E.T's but look ugly for human.
i prefer contact lens than that huge eye.
as freaky as candy girl too
(ID #52876) Posted on 2007/07/29 07:10
oliphant in Sydney
Design Student
Registered on 2007/01/10 19:04
Ah thats too scary!

Its not that I find the mask disturbing, but staring at the plastic face and then seeing human flesh!

This objectifies women more than regular idols, because all she is, is a body. I wonder, if they will have plastic surgery in the future to make you look like an anime character..

That girl can't be a regular model, so she has to wear a mask?!
(ID #52887) Posted on 2007/07/29 09:55
Wingfoot in Tacloban and Manila City, Philippines
Student
Registered on 2007/05/11 07:40
id still go for a 3d body with a 3d face. this is just too much, and looking at a cold blank stare isn't my idea of a good time. 
(ID #52896) Posted on 2007/07/29 12:56