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[Kotohono]

Sexy Model Kayo Satoh Confesses: “I’m Actually a Man”

A popular and beautiful Japanese model, Kayo Satoh (also known as Kayo Police), has confessed on TV that she is in fact a man.

In addition to working as a fashion model and occasional cosplayer (seen above coplaying Bayonetta with the developers), 22-year-old Kayo is the assistant presenter on a Nico videogame show, and is also known as a talented Street Fighter IV player.

He reports moving away from his hometown to prevent anyone from recognising him, and then living as a woman under a new name. He was spotted by a modelling agency and offered work – apparently no one suspected. Internet rumours about his true gender eventually prompted him to “come out.”

Kayo claims he has had no plastic surgery – aside from natural prettiness, it seems much of “her” success is down to very skilful application of makeup.

Time will tell whether his modelling career will survive the revelation – considering the current “otoko no ko” boom is in full swing, he can probably expect his popularity amongst male fans to harden in more ways than one…

Since the rise of "trap" or female looking males becoming popular in Animes was posted in this thread I thought I would share this since it was pretty amusing to me, someone else had linked me. But really an extremely good IRL trap .

[SaintessHeart]

Originally Posted by Konakaga

Sexy Model Kayo Satoh Confesses: “I’m Actually a Man”


Since the rise of "trap" or female looking males becoming popular in Animes was posted in this thread I thought I would share this since it was pretty amusing to me, someone else had linked me. But really an extremely good IRL trap .

The first word that came into my mind was "Hideyoshi".

It's his eyes and shoulder blades...and very skilful application of makeup especially around the eyes and lips.

The Josou Shounen genre will run now. Look forward to more yaoi manga - two of my waifus would love this. Shit.

[FDW]

Originally Posted by Konakaga

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Oh Sankauku Complex, I love thy sleaze and bias, it's just so full of lulz.

[SaintessHeart]

Originally Posted by FDW

Oh Sankauku Complex, I love thy sleaze and bias, it's just so full of lulz.

I always read for facts and links in Sankaku and ignore all the opinions. I was actually amused by people's response towards the site as lopsided and biased despite them providing actual sources - too lazy to move the mouse?

On the other hand :

Sankaku - Why Female Shoujo Manga Artists Will Never Understand The Real Man's World

It is an airsoft PSG-1 sniper rifle : and sniper rifles aren't supposed to be fired while standing in the first place.

Secondly, rifles aren't supposed to be placed on shoulders unless it is recoilless. Colt Commandoes don't have alot of recoil.

I'd let that pass, though I am wondering where she get all her wealth from. Come to think of it, it is a perfect opportunity for Japanese to invest in US stocks right now since the yen is so much below the USD - the bloody amount of shares bought up is enough to reap a four-digit profit each month, all the buyer has to do is to aim for necessity sectors like agriculture and energy.

[JMvS]

Originally Posted by SaintessHeart

I always read for facts and links in Sankaku and ignore all the opinions. I was actually amused by people's response towards the site as lopsided and biased despite them providing actual sources - too lazy to move the mouse?

On the other hand :

Sankaku - Why Female Shoujo Manga Artists Will Never Understand The Real Man's World

It is an airsoft PSG-1 sniper rifle : and sniper rifles aren't supposed to be fired while standing in the first place.

Secondly, rifles aren't supposed to be placed on shoulders unless it is recoilless. Colt Commandoes don't have alot of recoil.

I'd let that pass, though I am wondering where she get all her wealth from. Come to think of it, it is a perfect opportunity for Japanese to invest in US stocks right now since the yen is so much below the USD - the bloody amount of shares bought up is enough to reap a four-digit profit each month, all the buyer has to do is to aim for necessity sectors like agriculture and energy.

One minute please...

ROTFL

... gosh....those rifle handling postures are just priceless, on both knees, straight back... (I admit it's also cute )

Frankly, Japanese never cease to make me laugh to tear when they depict weapon handling in manga, especially in Shoujo.

[Xellos-_^]

Originally Posted by JMvS

One minute please...

ROTFL

... gosh....those rifle handling postures are just priceless, on both knees, straight back... (I admit it's also cute )

Frankly, Japanese never cease to make me laugh to tear when they depict weapon handling in manga, especially in Shoujo.

considering who the audience is for shoujo, i doubt they care.

[Jinto]

Originally Posted by SaintessHeart

...
It is an airsoft PSG-1 sniper rifle : and sniper rifles aren't supposed to be fired while standing in the first place.
...

But firing them while standing is nothing out of the norm. What is more important is that they are fired while the bipod rests on solid ground.
On the other side, sports marksmen consider such a technique very cheap.

edit: and the airsoft is not even half as heavy as the real G3/PSG1. I don't want to be mean, but I would really want to see her shoot the real thing using 7.62 Nato rounds (I found the recoil impressive) ... the way she is holding it the recoil will at best throw her over and at worst break her collarbone (okay I reconsider that, she could start with training rounds and a lower recoil to get used to it... actually I don't wish her any harm... but it would be funny to look at).

[SaintessHeart]

Originally Posted by Jinto

But firing them while standing is nothing out of the norm. What is more important is that they are fired while the bipod rests on solid ground.
On the other side, sports marksmen consider such a technique very cheap.

edit: and the airsoft is not even half as heavy as the real G3/PSG1. I don't want to be mean, but I would really want to see her shoot the real thing using 7.62 Nato rounds (I found the recoil impressive) ... the way she is holding it the recoil will at best throw her over and at worst break her collarbone (okay I reconsider that, she could start with training rounds and a lower recoil to get used to it... actually I don't wish her any harm... but it would be funny to look at).

I never handled a real PSG-1 before, but I have fired live rounds on a FN MAG and blanks on a L96A1.

The recoils are managable and didn't seem much since I was in prone/crouch positions. It isn't like a .50 weapon I have seen being fired - it's bloody damn loud (even with blanks) and even the tripod is shaking.

Maybe the JGDSF can give her a tryout. How heavy are the airsoft PSG-1 models anyway?

P.S The really humourous thing is how she drew the character wielding a Colt Commando (or M4 carbine, whatever). If the gun is fired, the skin on his fingers will tear thanks to the bayonet clip block at the muzzle.

[AnimeFan188]

Originally Posted by AnimeFan188

"ATAMI, Japan—This resort town, once popular with honeymooners, is turning to
a new breed of romance seekers—virtual sweethearts.

Since the marriage rate among Japan's shrinking population is falling and with
many of the country's remaining lovebirds heading for Hawaii or Australia's Gold
Coast, Atami had to do something. It is trying to attract single men—and their
handheld devices.

In the first month of the city's promotional campaign launched July 10, more than
1,500 male fans of the Japanese dating-simulation game LovePlus+ have flocked
to Atami for a romantic date with their videogame character girlfriends."

See:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...rld_MIDDLENews

The article reminded me of this clip from Futurama:

http://www.milkandcookies.com/link/48647/detail/

If we all could have realistic made-to-order cyber lovers, how long would the human
race last?

[AnimeFan188]

Now even the Cubans want to try their hand at doing a zombie flick:


"HAVANA – What would you do if your entire city was taken over by flesh-eating
zombies and communist leaders insisted it was nothing but a plot by U.S-backed
dissidents to destabilize the government?

If you were the protagonist of Juan de los Muertos — "Juan of the Dead" — the first
zombie flick ever shot in post-revolutionary Cuba, you'd figure out how to make
some cash out of the carnage.

Part horror show, part social satire, the soon-to-be-shot movie has the backing of a
Spanish production company, a green light from Cuban authorities and a budget
that dwarfs most big-screen offerings from the island."

See:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100904/...bies_in_havana

[Jinto]

Originally Posted by SaintessHeart

I never handled a real PSG-1 before, but I have fired live rounds on a FN MAG and blanks on a L96A1.

The recoils are managable and didn't seem much since I was in prone/crouch positions.

And the recoil is dampened because it is gas operated. The G3/PSG1 is roller-delayed blowback - and that blowback can be felt very intensively (even when it is delayed a little bit).

[JMvS]

Originally Posted by Jinto

And the recoil is dampened because it is gas operated. The G3/PSG1 is roller-delayed blowback - and that blowback can be felt very intensively (even when it is delayed a little bit).

Yep gas operating system really changes things. I'm regularly firing my SG-550, and recoil is barely noticeable.

But even with gas operated weapons, bad postures can still wound you (either causing you to fall back, or scratching your face).

And yeah, non gas operated systems are much less forgiving; especially since those type of weapons typically use ammo which pack much more power than meek 5.56x45mm NATO, usually the 7.62x51mm NATO.
Around here we even use the more powerful 7.62x55mm Swiss: for many of those used to the old roller-delayed blowback SG-510, modern gas operated 5.56 weapon recoil is barely noticeable.
And when trying the old bolt-action Schmidt-Rubin, many young shooters injury themselves due to bad posture (breaking a collarbone, dislodging their shoulder...).

[SaintessHeart]

Originally Posted by Jinto

And the recoil is dampened because it is gas operated. The G3/PSG1 is roller-delayed blowback - and that blowback can be felt very intensively (even when it is delayed a little bit).

I have used the MP5N before too, which is roller-delayed blowback. The recoil doesn't really make much of a difference (other than the distinctive "clack-clack-clack" sound of the bolt carrier in the gun); maybe it is due to the caliber of the bullet?

Originally Posted by JMvS

Yep gas operating system really changes things. I'm regularly firing my SG-550, and recoil is barely noticeable.

But even with gas operated weapons, bad postures can still wound you (either causing you to fall back, or scratching your face).

And yeah, non gas operated systems are much less forgiving; especially since those type of weapons typically use ammo which pack much more power than meek 5.56x45mm NATO, usually the 7.62x51mm NATO.
Around here we even use the more powerful 7.62x55mm Swiss: for many of those used to the old roller-delayed blowback SG-510, modern gas operated 5.56 weapon recoil is barely noticeable.
And when trying the old bolt-action Schmidt-Rubin, many young shooters injury themselves due to bad posture (breaking a collarbone, dislodging their shoulder...).

The FN MAG GPMG's recoil is greatly dissimilar to the L96A1 despite both using the same 7.62x51mm NATO round. The GPMG firing ball rounds almost has similar recoil to the L96A1 firing blanks....the wooden butt of both weapons already makes it very painful to hold in position for a long time, but one shot from the sniper rifle already scares the hell out of me despite wearing earplugs.

Maybe firing the MG takes the attention away from the sound and focuses it on trying to hit something.

On the other hand.....

German party mistakenly hands out porn pens to kids

(Reuters Life!) - To sweeten their first day at primary school German children are normally given a cardboard cone filled with sweets, but schoolchildren in Essen this year opened their cones to find pens which project erotic images.

Children attending the Adolf Reichwein School in the northwestern German city were handed cones containing the pens by members of the German Communist Party, according to the school's headmaster.

Angry parents who discovered that the pens given to their six-year-old children could project erotic images of women informed the headmaster.

In a press release the German Communist Party stated that it had purchased the pens from a discount store, which had said the pens lit up at the push of a button.

"The German Communist Party deeply regrets what has happened and is outraged that this kind of thing, which borders on pornography, can be purchased in normal shops," it said, adding that its lawyers were now investigating whether the vendors could be prosecuted.

The party has offered to exchange the pens for something more suitable for children.

So I supposed the pen is not oozing out ink gel?

German politicians never cease to surprise me.

[Marcus H.]

The party has offered to exchange the pens for something more suitable for children.

Like loli pens?

[Jinto]

Originally Posted by SaintessHeart

I have used the MP5N before too, which is roller-delayed blowback. The recoil doesn't really make much of a difference (other than the distinctive "clack-clack-clack" sound of the bolt carrier in the gun); maybe it is due to the caliber of the bullet?

Yes it makes a big difference. The MP5 (variants) use pistol amunition that contains only a fraction of the 7.62x51 cartdiges' propellant and have a much shorter barrel. The more propellant and the longer the barrel the more recoil, if we talk about weapons without special recoil dampers (like e.g. muzzle break or gas piston).

[ganbaru]

Originally Posted by SaintessHeart

German party mistakenly hands out porn pens to kids



So I supposed the pen is not oozing out ink gel?

German politicians never cease to surprise me.

Could have been worse it it would have been a more mainsteam party ?

[Autumn Demon]

"The Scene" is an international network constructed in several layers.

At the top of the group are those who compete to obtain copyrighted material and publish it on the internet. The group has a leader and everyone knows each other through internet aliases. The one who shares the film is known as the supplier, who receives remuneration in cash or in "credz" - points in an internal hit list.

http://www.thelocal.se/28826/20100907/

[Arbitres]

(Reuters Life!) - To sweeten their first day at primary school German children are normally given a cardboard cone filled with sweets, but schoolchildren in Essen this year opened their cones to find pens which project erotic images.

Children attending the Adolf Reichwein School in the northwestern German city were handed cones containing the pens by members of the German Communist Party, according to the school's headmaster.

Angry parents who discovered that the pens given to their six-year-old children could project erotic images of women informed the headmaster.

In a press release the German Communist Party stated that it had purchased the pens from a discount store, which had said the pens lit up at the push of a button.

"The German Communist Party deeply regrets what has happened and is outraged that this kind of thing, which borders on pornography, can be purchased in normal shops," it said, adding that its lawyers were now investigating whether the vendors could be prosecuted.

The party has offered to exchange the pens for something more suitable for children.

Oh verdammt.... Jedoch... You have to be kidding me.

And yes, I agree with Saintess. Although politicians in general hardly surprise me anymore.

[FateAnomaly]

Just to show they had no sincerity in giving the presents. They don't even bother to see what they are giving out.

[mindovermatter]

Originally Posted by FateAnomaly

Just to show they had no sincerity in giving the presents. They don't even bother to see what they are giving out.

classic case of "forgot you nots"