Onani Life

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Thu 2008/08/07 14:21
While in Akiba Asobit Game store yesterday I came across the "Onani" [オナに] goods section.
The word "Onani" means "self health care" and I think (please somebody correct me if wrong) that "Onani" has the same meaning in German and Korean.

There is a flier in the photo that promoted "a pleasurable Onani life" - 10% discount.

I know that many of you pick up doujin stuff while in Akiba but do you/will you pick up some of these?
Posted on Thu 2008/08/07 14:21 by
Danny Choo in Tokyo (Registered on Mon 2006/12/11 12:18)
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Zou in New York City (Registered on 2008/07/08 14:07)
Student & Authorized Chicken Slapper
What exactly is self health care? Cause Im getting pretty curious seeing some of the stuff on the bottom, especially towards the left.
(ID #259196) Posted on 2008/08/07 14:52
Anonymous ( ; ´Д`)/ in Indiana (Registered on 2007/11/15 11:26)
Stocker
Self health care is what you would do to yourself while looking at the "stuff on the bottom". (I.E. masturbate).
tammie86 in San Jose, CA (Registered on 2008/01/08 11:10)
Secretary
jerkin yer gherkin.
(ID #259239) Posted on 2008/08/07 15:44
marvin (Registered on 2006/12/25 00:54)
waxing the dolphin, spanking the monkey, belt the hog, buttering your corn, calling Genie, charming the cobra, Choking the Chicken, fiddle the ferret, flogging the bishop, freeing willy, lynching the one-eyed monster, playing solitaire, playing with dick. ^^
(ID #259247) Posted on 2008/08/07 16:02
FatBastard in directly responsible (Registered on 2007/11/04 19:28)
Hotdog Repairman
You forgot chinese translation: "shootin airplanes"
(ID #259281) Posted on 2008/08/07 16:49
marvin (Registered on 2006/12/25 00:54)
ah! but it only works for Cantonese translation right? ta fey kei! ^^
(ID #259304) Posted on 2008/08/07 17:16
ハルルーユータ in Singapore (Registered on 2007/11/04 17:30)
Engineering Student
LOL, you sure know what they call it call around the world... Makes me wonder...
marvin (Registered on 2006/12/25 00:54)
here's one I learn here on DannyChoo.com:
ba da ba ba ba
^^
folks let me know if I'm using it in the wrong context. ^^
(ID #259318) Posted on 2008/08/07 17:36
Rocco in Lalaland (Registered on 2008/06/21 05:16)
fiddlesticks!
(ID #259548) Posted on 2008/08/08 00:14
marvin (Registered on 2006/12/25 00:54)
LOL
(ID #259579) Posted on 2008/08/08 01:02
Daftline in Belgium (Registered on 2008/03/15 23:40)
Warehouse Employee
LOL !
(ID #259290) Posted on 2008/08/07 17:08
Optimus Skiver in my pants, unless I'm not. >.> ;; (Registered on 2008/07/17 13:14)
Close-protection officer/Martial artist
My ex girlfriend had never heard the term "dolphin" before, so I had to explain to her that waxing wasn't really in Sea World's dolphin care manual... XD  You've got some good ones there, especially the last one.  Totally didn't expect someone to be forward about that sort of thing on this site. :P  Unless you meant to say Richard... ^_~
(ID #259360) Posted on 2008/08/07 18:53
lostandfound in Singapore (Registered on 2007/10/22 03:22)
Part trooper, part -timer, 100% loser...
LOL that's some list... And they all have the same meaning...
(ID #259371) Posted on 2008/08/07 19:12
Meimi132 in Leicester for Uni, Norfolk for Home. (Registered on 2007/12/04 05:29)
Student, Otaku, She-Geek(Sheek lol)
LOL
(ID #259535) Posted on 2008/08/08 00:04
Hakushaku in on the chair using a computer.... (Registered on 2008/03/13 04:45)
Seeing red!!!
lol ...ummm that's a long list
(ID #259604) Posted on 2008/08/08 01:37
gordon in 新加坡 Singapore (Registered on 2007/06/11 16:09)
五〇一軍团 TK8316 Singapore Garrison Public Relations Officer
we call it play chinese chess (PCC) over here. ('~')
(ID #259681) Posted on 2008/08/08 03:21
marvin (Registered on 2006/12/25 00:54)
I didn't know about that. lol care to enlighten? Chinese chess is like checkers right?
(ID #260010) Posted on 2008/08/08 14:38
bakaboi in singapore (Registered on 2007/09/02 11:10)
student
its hokkien... pa chiu cheng(pcc)
play chinese chess is just a 'replacement' for the acronym
(ID #260069) Posted on 2008/08/08 16:36
marvin (Registered on 2006/12/25 00:54)
ah! thanks Bakaboi, learned something new today. lol
(ID #260102) Posted on 2008/08/08 17:52
BandAiD in 米国 (Registered on 2008/01/08 10:04)
C. Engineering Student
I must say that one box on the bottom right certainly catches my eyes.  She's DAMN cute!  I MUST KNOW HER NAME! No joke. I need to know it.
(ID #259199) Posted on 2008/08/07 14:54
Danny Choo in Tokyo (Registered on 2006/12/11 12:18)
CEO MIrai Inc
Harusaki Azumi
http://azumiharusaki.blog116.fc2.com/
^^
(ID #259203) Posted on 2008/08/07 14:57
Zou in New York City (Registered on 2008/07/08 14:07)
Student & Authorized Chicken Slapper
Ha you answered my self health care question so well just now.
(ID #259212) Posted on 2008/08/07 15:04
Darknight in Los Angeles, USA (Registered on 2008/03/17 16:30)
Filmmaker
I wonder if someone could do a AV MODEL weekly thing............(hint, hint) 
(ID #259227) Posted on 2008/08/07 15:27
FatBastard in directly responsible (Registered on 2007/11/04 19:28)
Hotdog Repairman
Hmm... Danny so quick to answer. Perhaps he used that 10% discount himself. HOHOHO!
(ID #259248) Posted on 2008/08/07 16:03
Danny Choo in Tokyo (Registered on 2006/12/11 12:18)
CEO MIrai Inc
^^;;
(ID #259867) Posted on 2008/08/08 09:28
Optimus Skiver in my pants, unless I'm not. >.> ;; (Registered on 2008/07/17 13:14)
Close-protection officer/Martial artist
That chocolate bar looks fake. O.o
(ID #259361) Posted on 2008/08/07 18:54
Pyoro in Singapore (Registered on 2007/08/23 01:35)
Student
lol that was some impressive googline
(ID #259427) Posted on 2008/08/07 20:30
Gundam00 in somewhere in space (Registered on 2008/04/27 03:32)
MS pilot
oh gawd....who can link us up with a torrent file to this dvd XD ??
(ID #259889) Posted on 2008/08/08 10:11
BandAiD in 米国 (Registered on 2008/01/08 10:04)
C. Engineering Student
Ahhh!  Thank you Danny!  Seriously my eyes just zoned right in like a heat seeking missile when I saw that picture.  I think she might be my new fav!  
(ID #259261) Posted on 2008/08/07 16:23
tintin-san in シンガポオル Singapore (Registered on 2008/05/12 02:27)
大学生
Yeah, she's rather pretty. How do they get such pretty girls to do such health materials..
(ID #259317) Posted on 2008/08/07 17:34
gregory_gdp in Boise, ID (Registered on 2007/07/16 23:08)
Photographer/Night Auditor
Pay them decent money and promise them easy fame and fortune. 
(ID #259555) Posted on 2008/08/08 00:22
Dedale in S'pore after France (Registered on 2007/12/04 18:40)
Labyrinth builder
In french, you can also use the word "onanisme", with the same meaning. 
But according to wikipedia, it comes from an english medical book refering to a old testament story...
(ID #259202) Posted on 2008/08/07 14:56
marvin (Registered on 2006/12/25 00:54)
Onani = Honorific what? ^^;
according to wikipedia Onani is also a place: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onani
seems to match well with your "F*cking, Austria" post that I can't seem to find anymore. ^^;
just to let others know I'm not cursing, it's a place in Austria
btw Danny, lol on the bad words filter.
(ID #259220) Posted on 2008/08/07 15:17
Fat Cat Lim in Malaysia (Registered on 2008/04/23 14:25)
Videogame Magazine Editor
Onani refers to Onanism, which is another term for masturbation. The word is attributed to Onan, the son of Judah who was instructed to compulate with Tamar, Judah's daughter-in-law, so that she may have an heir. However just as he was about to ejaculate, he pulled out and spilt his semen on the ground because he wasn't quite ready to be a daddy yet. So God was pissed off at him and smite him to death.

While opponents of masturbation often used this as an example that masturbation is a sin, one must note that God didn't punish Onan for jerking off. Rather, it was because Onan went against God's word for not wanting to impregnate Tamar.
(ID #259224) Posted on 2008/08/07 15:23
technonewt in Southern Oregon, United States (Registered on 2007/11/02 12:53)
College Student
Thank for history lesson :)
(ID #259249) Posted on 2008/08/07 16:04
Coco the Bean in SoCal, USA (Registered on 2008/01/06 06:53)
Pokemon master
Thanks for the info.  I was just thinking of that story but I couldn't quite remember their names. 
(ID #259258) Posted on 2008/08/07 16:20
i'm mr. danger in Florida (Registered on 2007/08/17 10:57)
student , otaku and awesome blogger
don't some of these stores have a sense of shame, they should have that kind of stuff like in a back room and you have to ask for it 
(ID #259226) Posted on 2008/08/07 15:27
Anonymous ( ; ´Д`)/ in Indiana (Registered on 2007/11/15 11:26)
Stocker
This isn't America. Different cultures have different values. 
Danny Choo in Tokyo (Registered on 2006/12/11 12:18)
CEO MIrai Inc
This is Sparta.
(ID #259238) Posted on 2008/08/07 15:40
Kokoli007 in Mexico, Coahuila (Registered on 2008/06/10 02:33)
Psycho...logist
This is Madness...  
(ID #259242) Posted on 2008/08/07 15:52
lostandfound in Singapore (Registered on 2007/10/22 03:22)
Part trooper, part -timer, 100% loser...
LOL isn't it the other way round? After that comes the kick...
(ID #259377) Posted on 2008/08/07 19:17
Gundam00 in somewhere in space (Registered on 2008/04/27 03:32)
MS pilot
in japan, checking out these stuff is like picking up your daily newspaper from a newspaper stand XD haha
(ID #259843) Posted on 2008/08/08 08:33
Fat Cat Lim in Malaysia (Registered on 2008/04/23 14:25)
Videogame Magazine Editor
On the subject of whether I'll pick one up...I heard from a friend that most of this are single-usage only and they're pretty pricey. Not exactly worth the money, so I'm gonna give them a pass when I go down to Akiba.

Still, that's not going to stop me from browsing through them. ^^;
(ID #259228) Posted on 2008/08/07 15:28
Miki-kun in Perth, Australia (Registered on 2007/08/17 01:10)
System Administrator and full-time Otaku
The Tenga ones are disposable single-use ones, but as a result, they manage to sell them at a pretty reasonable price, Amazon Japan sells them for just under 1000yen. I'll admit to having bought a couple of models out of curiosity, and they're just as good as the re-usable ones.

Reusable health care material is more expensive, and you do have to put up with proper washing, which can be, not to be too delicate, icky...
(ID #259565) Posted on 2008/08/08 00:38
GTR in Minnesota, United States (Registered on 2008/02/29 18:16)
I would probably pick one up. But wouldn't it ruin your first time if it feels just like or better then the real thing..., O_o
(ID #259254) Posted on 2008/08/07 16:13
ExApparition in California, USA (Registered on 2008/08/07 14:45)
Student
Hmm... you never see any of this being sold from where I'm from..
lol   >_< unless I don't know where they sell them..
(ID #259264) Posted on 2008/08/07 16:27
Tiny Red Man in Tiny Red Dot, Singapore. (Registered on 2007/04/11 18:03)
Dog of the Country
it's quite surprising that they like using anime characters. @_@ Onani... Will remember it..

"Eto~~, Onani wa aruka?" v(^_^);;
(ID #259267) Posted on 2008/08/07 16:31
Realta Nua in Jakarta Singapore (Registered on 2007/10/19 23:29)
University Student
Same meaning in Indonesian language too lol
(ID #259283) Posted on 2008/08/07 16:51
R-1 in a happy place. (Registered on 2007/07/05 22:01)
Personal Trooper
Er... My friend would actually force me to get one just so I could tell her what it's like...
(ID #259293) Posted on 2008/08/07 17:11
jhkplaya888 in Earth (Registered on 2008/05/21 04:23)
I have to say i would buy some of those with my doujinshi or hentai :P
(ID #259308) Posted on 2008/08/07 17:23
silent1134 in Los Angeles, California (Registered on 2007/08/22 15:45)
???Confused???
If they're the same price as a box of tissue, it's worth thinking about...
(ID #259321) Posted on 2008/08/07 17:39
cat in Melbourne, Australia (Registered on 2007/01/09 18:40)
Software Pirate
i could never use a tenga brand onacup, their product design is too awesome. just looking at them switches me from pervert to designer mode every time. o_o
(ID #259335) Posted on 2008/08/07 18:05
xAL in My heart belongs in my homeland.... (Registered on 2008/08/07 06:33)
Well I work.
Harusaki Azumi is so pretty. Its a shame that she is into that stuff. I feel that way cuz I'm from america and I don't expect someone so innocent looking to be in that kind of industry.
If I ever visit that store I might most likely just browse around and leave. 
(ID #259348) Posted on 2008/08/07 18:21
R-1 in a happy place. (Registered on 2007/07/05 22:01)
Personal Trooper
Haven't seen Sasha Grey yet, have you?
(ID #259349) Posted on 2008/08/07 18:24
Akiba-Kid in California, USA (Registered on 2008/01/17 12:47)
Online Shop
It's not same meaning in Korean.  There is slang term for it called 'Thal-thal-ee' -_-

Can't believe Asobit stock these kind of items now.  Never picked up these items and probably never will.  Just good ol' ero doujinshi/manga/art books will suffice ^^;
(ID #259354) Posted on 2008/08/07 18:38
Blackster in Germany (Registered on 2007/11/20 21:58)
Biostatistical Programmer
Well, you got it almost right ;) It means 'Ornanieren' in german *g*
(ID #259355) Posted on 2008/08/07 18:40
Blackster in Germany (Registered on 2007/11/20 21:58)
Biostatistical Programmer
silly me, 'onanieren' is correct. screw that r ^.^
(ID #259357) Posted on 2008/08/07 18:43
Evil King in Vlaardingen, the Netherlands, Earth (Registered on 2007/12/19 01:36)
Student and full-time otaku
Is that a whole shelf o' tenga? Guess I could buy those; nobody here would recognise their purpose anyway XD
(ID #259376) Posted on 2008/08/07 19:17
Kilkrazy in London (Registered on 2008/04/18 03:31)
Producer
Japanese culture does not have the psychological baggage surrounding sexuality that the West developed from the Judaeo-Christian tradition.

Consequently they see sexuality as a normal part of life, not as inherently shameful and sinful.
(ID #259393) Posted on 2008/08/07 19:46
Jollepoker in Sweden (Registered on 2008/01/08 23:40)
Nandeyane~
Onani has the same meaning in Sweden as well :P (As heard in this song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qh6UPp6m4I ) (Apparently that song is popular in Japan as well because they can hear a lot of funny stuff in there ^^)
(ID #259399) Posted on 2008/08/07 19:59
Viapower in Spain, Catalunya (Registered on 2008/07/10 19:43)
Japan lover
The nade Onani came from "onanism", is the act of finish sex with masturbation

This come from the bible, from Onan, a man who married his dead brother wife, in order to protect her.

The law of the zone obligated him to have sex with the woman, but he dont want to have children, to not share his father heredity.

He finished the act always outside masturbating himself.

So thats the story
(ID #259403) Posted on 2008/08/07 20:04
Viapower in Spain, Catalunya (Registered on 2008/07/10 19:43)
Japan lover
The naMe i meant xD
(ID #259404) Posted on 2008/08/07 20:05
Hakushaku in on the chair using a computer.... (Registered on 2008/03/13 04:45)
Seeing red!!!
That's some big lots....i bet the owner use for himself too.....
(ID #259607) Posted on 2008/08/08 01:39
chiyochagi in moe-land (Registered on 2008/01/18 00:53)
Lolicon Warlord
why pay when you can do it for free?
(ID #259619) Posted on 2008/08/08 02:01
Abi-kun in Poland (Registered on 2008/01/07 06:18)
proud (currently) unemployed PhD :P
This really IS a health material, as the research proved, regular ejaculations (from waxing the dolphin for example) vastly reduce chance to get a prostate cancer ^_^. 
(ID #259626) Posted on 2008/08/08 02:13
radical anime fan in 2009 Singapore. (Registered on 2007/01/25 22:32)
Polytechnic Senior, Bronze Lifesaving Trainee, Mech Designer, Pokemon Indexer.
Not gonna get caught with that in my luggage, that's for sure.
(ID #259647) Posted on 2008/08/08 02:46
Ernest the 5th in San Bernardino, CA (Registered on 2007/11/08 05:06)
Help Desk Support (IT)
Never, in any other forum, have I been so entertained and informed all at the same time.
(ID #259659) Posted on 2008/08/08 02:53
darktek13 in Utah, USA (Registered on 2008/02/04 00:56)
Looking for work again
I cannot agree with you more :-)
(ID #259858) Posted on 2008/08/08 08:58
xAL in My heart belongs in my homeland.... (Registered on 2008/08/07 06:33)
Well I work.
Lol. I was entertained too. Informed too but wasn't too interested on that part.
(ID #259943) Posted on 2008/08/08 11:58
hiroshi in france (Registered on 2008/08/06 07:12)
seller
it's the same in France : onanisme or more easily : "chatouiller popol" ^^
(ID #259776) Posted on 2008/08/08 06:16
XSportSeeker in Brazil (Registered on 2007/08/22 06:42)
Dropping computers, starting all over again at Journalism
One of each onegaishimasu
(ID #259895) Posted on 2008/08/08 10:21
unit78 in Tampa, Florida (Registered on 2008/06/21 08:40)
Ronin - Looking for #1
nothing wrong with looking at this stuff. Why should there be shame, nothing wrong with doing the deed alone. Sometimes ya gotta :) I think its awesome that they have that stuff,lol.
(ID #259940) Posted on 2008/08/08 11:56
Katsuyoshi in Poland (Registered on 2007/11/11 04:32)
Perv
Ano....I surley will, cause I want to know what's in the boxes. But only if I'll have some money left ;P
(ID #260186) Posted on 2008/08/08 20:21
notti Tuck in Earth (Registered on 2008/08/29 18:24)
Serial Sex Offender (with the words I say)
If I were in Japan I probably go wild and indulge myself with some of the amazing stuffs they have there. Wow! This picture shows a scene that will never be seen in Singapore - that's for sure! LOL! 
(ID #283336) Posted on 2008/08/29 18:29
Patrick Barron in Michigan, United States of America (Registered on 2008/02/09 07:34)
Grocery Store Clerk
That is quite a selection.
(ID #312561) Posted on 2008/09/25 05:09
Patrick Barron in Michigan, United States of America (Registered on 2008/02/09 07:34)
Grocery Store Clerk
Need that for a good stress reliever.
(ID #449632) Posted on 2009/01/16 05:49
agata in Romania (Registered on 2008/09/30 01:39)
Designer
Oh! What a great and magic shelf! A shelf of pure pleasure and passion! I've never seen such a great amount of tenga ona-cups in one place! They are my favorite sex toys!  
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