Are the otakus okay???

This showed up in my YT feed and it was too cursed not to share. What gets me is that this is an officially licensed, SquareEnix-approved product what-the-hell

It’s seemingly made by one of those Chinese companies that make incredibly realistic and expensive action figures for rich nerds so it’s technically not a RealDoll but there’s probably a reason why its life-sized and why they chose the HoneyBee Inn outfit

Imagine visiting someone’s house and seeing this thing on their couch

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Also imagine what it’ll look like in 20 years once the silicone starts to degrade

    • UlyssesT [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
      25·
      1 month ago

      Being lonely doesn’t mean someone is a bad person.

      Spending that much money on a life-sized hornified uncanny-valley-delving Tifa waifu doll in the horniest possible outfit that Squenix dares to license might extend and worsen a person’s loneliness, however.

      • lemmyseizethemeans@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
        17·
        1 month ago

        This is a product created for the loneliest of the lonely. I had a pal in Tokyo who I met playing left for dead off himself because he was so lonely. It really fucks people up

      • doublepepperoni [none/use name]@hexbear.netOPEnglish
        11·
        1 month ago

        What I’ve never managed to stop thinking about with these life-sized doll things is how much they must just seem like dead bodies, in form and function

        If you had to move house with this thing you would need to make the exact same considerations as a killer moving a corpse

    • CheesyFox@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
      6·
      1 month ago

      i mean… Not just not in trouble, they’ll be less likely to find a prick that objectifies them… So… Seems like a win-win i guess?

    • doublepepperoni [none/use name]@hexbear.netOPEnglish
      20·
      1 month ago

      This isn’t a sex toy though, which somehow makes it even weirder

      Even if it was, I’d argue life-sized silicone dolls that cost thousands of dollars aren’t the direct equivalent of a dildo or whatever. There’s much more discreet and infinitely less creepy options for dudes looking to get their rocks off that you don’t need to hide like a corpse when your mom comes over

      • hypercracker@hexbear.netEnglish
        8·
        1 month ago

        It is a sex toy. It contains sex toy anatomy.

        I personally think it’s creepy since I have the same reaction to it that I would to a corpse but if you know anybody in the BDSM community they have waaaaay more elaborate sex-related things in their house than this.

        • doublepepperoni [none/use name]@hexbear.netOPEnglish
          7·
          1 month ago

          It is a sex toy. It contains sex toy anatomy.

          It does?! It absolutely blows my mind a company like SquareEnix would approve a fucking RealDoll with the likeness of one of their most recognisable female characters

  • UlyssesT [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
    10·
    1 month ago

    What if recognizable and even iconic character from a very well known video game, now as a conspicuously life-size and officially licensed uncanny-valley-provoking mannequin with most of the character’s actual features as an adventurer that punches monsters until they fwoosh away removed in favor of otaku pandering sex doll characteristics?

    awooga an-tifa over-your-head brrrrrrrrrrrr

    Squenix is only barely kept afloat because of FFXIV in most recent years, and between NFT grifts and “live service” gambits, this kind of pandering trash is par for the course.

    Oh, of fucking course Squenix also licensed the sale of less-directly-horny-but-arguably-even-creepier dolls of the two youngest members of FFXIV’s band of main characters… minus any signs of maturity they may have picked up in the course of the game after like a decade, which is even more glaringly anachronistic because of the presented costume choices that line up with what the characters wear in recent expansions. libertarian-alert

    https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/topics/detail/17e21f995da5e42a4440804e75ccd8cbe23135c0

    We are pleased to announce our second collaboration with high-end doll makers Volks, which marks Alphinaud and Alisaie’s debut in the Dollfie Dream series!

    Under the supervision of FFXIV Lead Character Concept Artist Ayumi Namae, the materials of the twins’ outfits were handpicked to enhance their elegant silhouettes, along with their intricate weaponry and accessories replicated in exceptional finesse. Wouldn’t the prudent Alphinaud and vigorous Alisaie make a lovely addition to your home?

    libertarian-alert libertarian-alert

      • SorosFootSoldier [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
        8·
        1 month ago

        I’ve gone back and forth on this in my head, on the one hand yeah it’s weird and creepy and objectifying but on the other if we’re not going to stick sexless men in camps or kill them a good option is to allow them a release, there’s been dudes through the years that have actually straight up marry these things and have romantic relationships in the case of Davecat (google him). idk it feels harmless compared to say like sex work which is actually pretty dangerous.