Pass the Kleenex
Japanese tekkies (or otaku ) are jerking off to a new kind of X-rated computer game. Ero-gei (a Japanese loan word made up from “erotic” and “game”) are “part of a wider social trend to seek solace through tears,” according to cartoon critic Tsuyoshi Ito. “These games play a valuable role for those who have never really felt ‘Sadness,’ Ito explains. (Mainichi )
