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Welcome To the Miracle Train

I'd choo-choo-CHOOSE them any time.

Tokyo's Chuo line is used primarily to from Tokyo to Nagoya, but on its route it passes through Shinjuku, and you start to see a marked presence of Japan's subcultures-- i.e. signs of otakudom.


The latest of these signs appears as the newest mascots for the train line, five beautiful men who are part of a project called Miracle Train. Fusing “danshi moe” (or as I've called it, boy-moe) and trains (or possibly fangirls and train otaku?), these men are mostly designed to appeal to women, since most of the growing series of mascots and gimmicks featuring anime (or anime-style) characters are aimed at men.


But I wonder if it's more aimed at the nation's own otaku, or foreign tourists? Hmm!...

Sigueon March 2, 2009 at 6:52 p.m.
Pass.
Lunarmothon March 2, 2009 at 9:35 p.m.
I bet they get Paid... like a mo fo, I could use some extra cash.
Rathanyon March 3, 2009 at 1:05 a.m.

In any case ... I'd read BL doujin of them.

I'll take Blazer-Over-Shoulder / Megane Boy, please!

Dig Deeper into Moe

Moe (pronounce moh-eh) is a Japanese slang term for something one likes, and within the anime realm is used to refer to characters who inspire a protective sort of love-- usually because the characters seem to need someone to take care of them.

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