Onani Life

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?
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Student & Authorized Chicken Slapper
http://www.otakuinternational.com
What exactly is self health care? Cause Im getting pretty curious seeing some of the stuff on the bottom, especially towards the left.
Stocker
http://www.sigfigs.org/
Self health care is what you would do to yourself while looking at the "stuff on the bottom". (I.E. masturbate).
Secretary
http://figured.wordpress.com/
jerkin yer gherkin.
http://www.marvinryan.com
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. ^^
Dirty Gentleman
http://cantstanzya.wordpress.com/
You forgot chinese translation: "shootin airplanes"
http://www.marvinryan.com
ah! but it only works for Cantonese translation right? ta fey kei! ^^
Engineering Student
http://feidamu.wordpress.com/
LOL, you sure know what they call it call around the world... Makes me wonder...
http://www.marvinryan.com
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. ^^
http://www.americajin.com/
fiddlesticks!
http://www.marvinryan.com
LOL
Warehouse Employee
http://daftline.wordpress.com/
LOL !
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... ^_~
Hikikomori in the making
http://supermariabros.deviantart.com/
LOL that's some list... And they all have the same meaning...
Student, Otaku, She-Geek(Sheek lol)
http://meimi132.wordpress.com/
LOL
Seeing red!!!
lol ...ummm that's a long list
銀河帝国五〇一軍团 TK/TD 8316 M.E.P.D. Police Sergeant
http://gordonator.com/
we call it play chinese chess (PCC) over here. ('~')
http://www.marvinryan.com
I didn't know about that. lol care to enlighten? Chinese chess is like checkers right?
student
http://bakaboi.otakurean.com
its hokkien... pa chiu cheng(pcc)
play chinese chess is just a 'replacement' for the acronym
http://www.marvinryan.com
ah! thanks Bakaboi, learned something new today. lol
C. Engineering Student
http://otaku.baywords.com
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.
CEO MIrai Inc
http://www.dannychoo.com/profile/eng/
Harusaki Azumi
http://azumiharusaki.blog116.fc2.com/
^^
CEO MIrai Inc
http://www.dannychoo.com/profile/eng/
And this is the image thats catching your eye (NSFW)
http://www.dmm.co.jp/mono/dvd/-/jpg/=/src=DRVESVwZTkJRBkIWV1sLGQIKGFxAFglWDA0YC10TXlVKVwFUAkVUAgBKBwleUhUCUV1GWh5TFF4_/w=800/h=600/cid=61mds508/
Student & Authorized Chicken Slapper
http://www.otakuinternational.com
Ha you answered my self health care question so well just now.
Filmmaker
http://josewritingthelife.blogspot.com/
I wonder if someone could do a AV MODEL weekly thing............(hint, hint)
Dirty Gentleman
http://cantstanzya.wordpress.com/
Hmm... Danny so quick to answer. Perhaps he used that 10% discount himself. HOHOHO!
CEO MIrai Inc
http://www.dannychoo.com/profile/eng/
^^;;
Close-protection officer/Martial artist
That chocolate bar looks fake. O.o
Student
http://anime.tedfox.com/
lol that was some impressive googline
MS pilot
oh gawd....who can link us up with a torrent file to this dvd XD ??
C. Engineering Student
http://otaku.baywords.com
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!
大学生
Yeah, she's rather pretty. How do they get such pretty girls to do such health materials..
Photographer/Night Auditor
http://hillbillyotaku.blogspot.com/
Pay them decent money and promise them easy fame and fortune.
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...
http://www.marvinryan.com
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.
Videogame Magazine Editor
http://www.gamerslitterbox.com
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.
College Student
http://nategreene.wordpress.com/
Thank for history lesson :)
Pokemon master
http://thecococafe.wordpress.com/
Thanks for the info. I was just thinking of that story but I couldn't quite remember their names.
student , otaku and awesome blogger
http://otakudan.com
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
Stocker
http://www.sigfigs.org/
This isn't America. Different cultures have different values.
CEO MIrai Inc
http://www.dannychoo.com/profile/eng/
This is Sparta.
Psycho...logist
This is Madness...
Hikikomori in the making
http://supermariabros.deviantart.com/
LOL isn't it the other way round? After that comes the kick...
MS pilot
in japan, checking out these stuff is like picking up your daily newspaper from a newspaper stand XD haha
Videogame Magazine Editor
http://www.gamerslitterbox.com
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. ^^;
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...
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
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..
Dog of the Country
it's quite surprising that they like using anime characters. @_@ Onani... Will remember it..
"Eto~~, Onani wa aruka?" v(^_^);;
University Student
http://plurk.com/Fuyumachi/invite
Same meaning in Indonesian language too lol
Overman
http://myplasticmoustache.blogspot.com/
Er... My friend would actually force me to get one just so I could tell her what it's like...
http://jhkplaya888.shiryoukan.com/
I have to say i would buy some of those with my doujinshi or hentai :P
???Confused???
If they're the same price as a box of tissue, it's worth thinking about...
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
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.
Overman
http://myplasticmoustache.blogspot.com/
Haven't seen Sasha Grey yet, have you?
Online Shop
http://wildarms.egloos.com
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 ^^;
Biostatistical Programmer
Well, you got it almost right ;) It means 'Ornanieren' in german *g*
Biostatistical Programmer
silly me, 'onanieren' is correct. screw that r ^.^
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
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.
Nandeyane~
http://www.youtube.com/user/Jollepoker
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 ^^)
Japan lover
http://loveandpeace.elbruto.es
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
Japan lover
http://loveandpeace.elbruto.es
The naMe i meant xD
Seeing red!!!
That's some big lots....i bet the owner use for himself too.....
Lolicon Warlord
why pay when you can do it for free?
a guy who cares (sort of...)
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 ^_^.
Polytechnic Junior, Bronze Lifesaving Trainee, Mech Designer In-training.
http://thehangerbay.wordpress.com/
Not gonna get caught with that in my luggage, that's for sure.
Help Desk Support (IT)
Never, in any other forum, have I been so entertained and informed all at the same time.
Looking for work again
http://flickr.com/photos/darktek13/
I cannot agree with you more :-)
Well I work.
Lol. I was entertained too. Informed too but wasn't too interested on that part.
seller
http://hiroshi-world.sosblog.fr
it's the same in France : onanisme or more easily : "chatouiller popol" ^^
Dropping computers, starting all over again at Journalism
http://xspblog.com
One of each onegaishimasu
Ronin - Looking for #1
http://unit-1978.deviantart.com/
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.
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
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!
Grocery Store Clerk
That is quite a selection.
Grocery Store Clerk
Need that for a good stress reliever.
Designer
http://www.edenfantasys.com/
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!
Passing-Thru KamenRider
Out of curiosity, yes. But I'll have to Solid Snake my way out of that gamestore and silently kill anyone who recognizes me before they can reach for a camera or phone and sound the alarm.