Nothing like a stroll through the Tokyo suburbs to get the ol' blood pumping... And speaking of engorged blood vessels, there's a couple of porn vending machines with charming reflective front covers! Wonder what having one of these on your front lawn does for property values? Maybe little Ken-chan can put down a few rounds of Beer for Good Kids and practice using it, just like dad.
Forget the porn, here's the REAL problem afflicting the neigborhood. It's A Young Girl's First Step Into Meth Addicition: The One-Panel Comic! (Captions: "'Want to get thin? Try this!' 'Okay, maybe just once.') It's the perfect sequel to that perennial favorite, Your Daughter May Be Turning Tricks. It also presumably leads to those dastardly Super Deformed Convenience Store Robberies at Knifepoint.
First porn, then meth... now the cutest l'il kidnapping in the world. And here you thought the streets of Japan were safe. Beware of sweaty, scruffy-haired guys who zip their jackets all the way up, kids: they could be otaku.
Surprised that perp doesn't have dark skin or blonde hair, like in most anticrime cartoons! Recalls the signs that went up everywhere in Tokyo after 9/11 telling people to alert the authorities "if you see a suspicious-looking person" -- whatever those are. What if you see one in the mirror every morning? ;p
Posted by: Tim | July 23, 2006 at 03:44 PM
That reminds me of a poster that's been up in our local ATM for ages, a xerox of a page from a Japanese crime newsletter discussing a spate of hold-ups at cash machines. It heplfully explains that the culprits aren't just any gaijin, but BAD gaijin. I suppose that tiny differentiation is a tiny step up of sorts...!
Posted by: Matt | July 24, 2006 at 04:31 PM