Are the otakus okay???

This showed up in my YT feed and it was too cursed not to share. What gets me is that this is an officially licensed, SquareEnix-approved product what-the-hell

It’s seemingly made by one of those Chinese companies that make incredibly realistic and expensive action figures for rich nerds so it’s technically not a RealDoll but there’s probably a reason why its life-sized and why they chose the HoneyBee Inn outfit

Imagine visiting someone’s house and seeing this thing on their couch

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Also imagine what it’ll look like in 20 years once the silicone starts to degrade

  • UlyssesT [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
    10·
    3 months ago

    What if recognizable and even iconic character from a very well known video game, now as a conspicuously life-size and officially licensed uncanny-valley-provoking mannequin with most of the character’s actual features as an adventurer that punches monsters until they fwoosh away removed in favor of otaku pandering sex doll characteristics?

    awooga an-tifa over-your-head brrrrrrrrrrrr

    Squenix is only barely kept afloat because of FFXIV in most recent years, and between NFT grifts and “live service” gambits, this kind of pandering trash is par for the course.

    Oh, of fucking course Squenix also licensed the sale of less-directly-horny-but-arguably-even-creepier dolls of the two youngest members of FFXIV’s band of main characters… minus any signs of maturity they may have picked up in the course of the game after like a decade, which is even more glaringly anachronistic because of the presented costume choices that line up with what the characters wear in recent expansions. libertarian-alert

    https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/topics/detail/17e21f995da5e42a4440804e75ccd8cbe23135c0

    We are pleased to announce our second collaboration with high-end doll makers Volks, which marks Alphinaud and Alisaie’s debut in the Dollfie Dream series!

    Under the supervision of FFXIV Lead Character Concept Artist Ayumi Namae, the materials of the twins’ outfits were handpicked to enhance their elegant silhouettes, along with their intricate weaponry and accessories replicated in exceptional finesse. Wouldn’t the prudent Alphinaud and vigorous Alisaie make a lovely addition to your home?

    libertarian-alert libertarian-alert