Seulement au Japon

It's gross, filthy and disgusting, but Japanese erotic manga fans can't get enough of a comic that comes with a pair of pre-school girl's panties as a promotional item, according to Cyzo (mars ←).

Pretty much anything goes in the world of Japanese erotic manga, but "Sekai Hatsu Shiawase Pantsu Shokai Gentei" (World's First Limited Edition Panties of Delight), one of the most wildly popular manga on the market, goes beyond being sickening.

Even Cyzo, a glossy monthly that could kindly be termed as "broad minded" is disgusted, saying "Has the world of Rorikon stooped this low?"

Rorikon, the Japanese word for pedophilia, is a contraction of the borrowed English words "Lolita," after the girl in Vladimir Nabokov's book of the same name, and "complex."

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Reaction on the Net to manga like "Shiawase Pantsu" or "Sukumizu" is, frankly, alarming. Many regard the blatantly pedophilia products with humor, but even self-professed child lovers are too red-faced to talk about it.

"Not even I can make a comment about little girls' underpants being given away," an admitted pedophile tells Cyzo.

Most alarming about "Shiawase Pantsu," however, is the reaction from consumers. It has, the monthly notes, sold so well that reservations for advance orders have been shut off because the publishers can't keep up with demand.

Pedophilic promo has manga maniacs panting for pre-schooler panties, Ryann Connell, 27 février 2006