Train with an Anime Character

I haven’t covered any geek news for a long while.  So here’s one.

I still remember when Billy’s Boot Camp, an exercise DVD, was a massive hit in Japan. Two years ago, if you went into any Japanese department store, you would see a section devoted to the hardcore DVD set that promises the consumers a quick and sure way to lose weight. Then came the popular WiiFit, where even my non-geek friends were persuaded to buy.

This brand new DVD is unique in the sense that it targets geek specially. Entitled “issho ni training,” or “Let’s train together.” (English subtitle: Training with Hinako), it is a DVD where you can train with an anime character. The character setting for the main character Hinako is pretty unique. She is 16 year-old, 153 cm tall, and weights 48 kg. She loves anime and exercise (yeah right! As if such person exist). She used to be a person, but was turned into anime character when she was in eighth grade! What the…? Judging from the DVD cover, it kinda looks dodgy. I think I can do squat, push ups, and crunches on my own, thank you.

I ain’t gonna post a big pic of this risque cover.  If anyone wants to see the bigger version of this image, click here:

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