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Voice Actor Takuya Eguchi Comments on 'Virgin-Killing' Sweater Trend
posted on by Jennifer Sherman
A so-called "virgin-killing sweater" has been making waves in the Japanese Twitter universe. Internet users view "virgin-killing" garments as clothes that could supposedly cause people to lose their virginity or crush virgin hearts. The sweater recently debuted in a Chinese online shop, and Twitter users can't stop talking about it.
The sexy sweater has even inspired a flood of manga-style fan art:
童貞を殺すセーターが孤島に流れ着いた場合 https://t.co/oDZbp5GbKX pic.twitter.com/3OHDjOpzkg
— 煎路@孤島ちゃんねる (@oyu_senji) January 26, 2017
童貞を殺すセーターにゃーちゃんpic.twitter.com/41QWlQ2GeT
— 冬子/臨月\(^o^)/ (@fuyukosanto226) January 26, 2017
息抜きに童貞を殺すセーターという流行りのセーターを着た女の子を描いてみたわんっ背中がどころかおしりあたりまでパックリひらいててすごくえっちぃセーターですね、、▼*゚v゚*▼ pic.twitter.com/x98VzAOiOE
— きゃっとべる (@kyattoberu) January 26, 2017
童貞を殺すセーターというか背中丸出しセーターを五月雨ちゃんに着てもらいました pic.twitter.com/FNrb4qjfPX
— ヨコシマ (@yokoshima_) January 26, 2017
夕雲ママンに童貞を殺すセーター着てもらった pic.twitter.com/QU8IwMlLPn
— 藤草@興奮剤ガンギマリ (@fujikusa) January 26, 2017
Voice actor Takuya Eguchi (My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU's Hachiman, Seiren's Tatsuya) issued his own tweeted response to the "virgin-killing sweater" craze. However, if his Twitter profile picture is any indication, Eguchi is a lousy artist, so he only shared his thoughts. Eguchi mused about what the "antonym" of "virgin-killing" clothes might be. He said, "When I thought about it, it's an iron maiden. Either way the [virgin] men who will be killed are real idiots. Good morning."
Yes, Eguchi was referring to the supposed medieval torture devices called iron maidens. Apparently, the "antonym" of clothing that figuratively kills virgins is a device that could literally kill them. The voice actor might also have noticed that the device has a synonym for "virgin" in its name.
Several unique clothing items have caused similar crazes on Twitter. Last year, Chinese brand NONORI unveiled cat-themed lingerie that also created a tweet storm of anime fan art.
[Via Nijimen]
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