Oh James... James, James, James... (and Tina)...Why couldn't you have used official US licensed goods from GE if you were gonna plug anime, otaku, moe body pillow-ness on the sexiest show on NBC? Yes, I mean 30 Rock...
In episode # 69 (I guess they had to do something edgy for this ep#) James Franco sports a body pillow named Kimiko-tan. Not the cutest body-pillow in the offerings but the point is made loud and clear that the writing staff thought that this would be a funnay thing to totally blow out of proportion... And they were right. It was off the charts funny. No doubt a story similar to the "Love in 2-D" article found in the NYT was inspiration for otaku humiliation. But while one or two otaku may be humiliated that their secret love is now common knowlege, the majority will either laugh along with the gag, or have the confidence to stand side-by-side, arm-in-arm with their true love. I mean, if you can't shout your true-love's name from the rooftops then can you really say your love is true?
Maybe this article or episode 69 of 30 Rock has awakend the flame of passion in you? You can pick up your new 'almost' life-sized anime body pillow girlfriend at OtakuFuel, your online anime body pillow / girlfriend trafficker. Then you can turn your love-seat companion into a real life-companion... that also doubles as a pillow... that also makes for a shoulder to cry on... That alsoOKSTOP!
Missed 30 Rock episode 69? Well, you can check if NBC has it online at the time of reading this article, wait for it to come to DVD or re-run... Or you can just watch some behind the scenes while the embed below lasts... enjoy Otaku Franco...
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