Trending on Twitter in Japan: BDSM sex slave duct-taking of anime cover hug pillows

Forget Fifty Shades, sado-masochism infiltrates all walks of life in Japan, it seems. Including anime cover hug pillows.

Hug pillows (dakimakura) are of course the pillows designed to be “hugged” to help you through the night. Sometimes they are innocent enough (like comfort blankets) but often it’s a euphemism for a type of sex doll, complete with slots for masturbator sleeves. And naturally, there are lots of cool covers to go on these hug dolls, especially moe ones of anime characters.

But the this month saw a strange trend sweeping the Twittersphere in Japan.

Turning your anime hug pillow into a sex slave. With duct tape.

Yes, those girls and boys have been taped up, revealing the dark side of hug pillows that many would not have known even existed. Oh, boy, does it exist all right.

These taped-up bedroom prisoners are apparently not confined to either gender. There are male and female dakimakura being duct-taped.

We’re not sure who or what or why, but some of these images appeared in quick succession around the middle of the month, and were promptly spread and retweeted like crazy.

Even poor Thomas wasn’t safe.

The fire of this latest Twitter meme may burn out quickly, as so many are apt to do. But we hope not!