panties

On sale now: Pan-Pan, stripy panties with spray-on ‘girl scent’

On sale now: Pan-Pan, stripy panties with spray-on ‘girl scent’

Perhaps in response to the severe lack of used-panty vending machines (declared illegal in 1993), a new and convenient alternative product has been born to cater to those panty fetish needs: soft, stripy and cute panties with a tiny spray bottle full of “girl scent”.

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‘Give me your panties!!’ Taiwan Goes Wild for Panty-masked Japanese Superhero

‘Give me your panties!!’ Taiwan Goes Wild for Panty-masked Japanese Superhero

Since opening on May 3, Hentai Kamen has been a huge hit in Taiwan. Within three days of opening, it was off to a fantastic start with box-office takings of 4,680,000 Taiwan dollars (US$155,974). Not bad for a film whose hero derives his power from…wearing panties on his head?

The Hentai Kamen (English title: Ultimate!! Pervert Mask) movie, based on a short-lived comedy manga published in Shōnen Jump magazine, revolves around an unlikely hero whose superpowers are awakened when he puts a pair of panties on his head. I’m serious – I could not make this stuff up.

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Why Do People Wear Underwear on the Heads?

Why Do People Wear Underwear on the Heads?

Recently around the world and in Japan there has been a sudden upswing in the number of people wearing underwear (namely panties or briefs) over their heads.

A photography book full of images of girls doing everyday things with panties over their faces was recently published.  This was only a few months prior to the release of the live-action adaptation of Hentai Kamen (Pervert Mask) manga which chronicles the adventures of a panty-mask wearing hero. Where is all this coming from?

RocketNews24 columnist GO has, much like John Howard Griffin before him, tried to enter deep into the mind of a panty-head-wearer by transforming himself into one.  Here’s what he discovered.

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Violent Panty Raider Arrested in Osaka Again, Just Seems Begging for a Good Ol’ Chemical Castration

Violent Panty Raider Arrested in Osaka Again, Just Seems Begging for a Good Ol’ Chemical Castration

Osaka Prefectural Police picked up 37-year-old Takashi Yamaoka for stealing a woman’s panties… while she was still wearing them… again.

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Color of Japanese Women’s “Sex Panties” Differs by Region, Pink Most Popular Overall

Color of Japanese Women’s “Sex Panties” Differs by Region, Pink Most Popular Overall

Ladies: do you have a pair of “lucky” underwear that you set aside for those special, sensual occasions?

Japan actually has a word for these: shobu shitagi, which can be translated as “game underwear” or “game panties” (though we know of a couple of New Zealanders who would call them “business panties”). Not only that, a recent poll conducted by Japanese female healthcare product company LC love cosmetic reveals that Japanese women’s preferred color of “game panties” actually differs by region.

Guys: this could come in handy someday, so take notes.

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A Simple Approach to Understanding Women: a Japanese Guide

A Simple Approach to Understanding Women: a Japanese Guide

The inability to understand women is a struggle shared universally by men across the world. Luckily, our friends at Omokoro have put together a detailed report titled A Simple Approach to Understanding Women that should offer some insightful help to the clueless male masses.

Our full translation of the report follows below.

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