Jun 18 (soranews24.com) - Superhero characters promote safe sex in new anime series.
When you want to get people’s attention in Japan — or pretty much anywhere, really — all you have to do is spruce up your message with some eye-catching anime characters. It’s a marketing ploy we’ve seen on a number of occasions, used to promote everything from chocolate to Apple products and even the Japan Self-Defense Forces.
Now, Japan’s leading condom manufacturer, Okamoto Industries, is using the power of anime to help educate the masses on the importance of safe sex. And they’re going balls-to-the-wall with their campaign, as they’ve released four episodes of a 56-part series starring new anime superhero Condom Battler Goro.
Joining Condom Battler Goro on his epic adventure to educate people on the importance of wearing condoms and how to use them, is a cast of characters who share his passion for rubbers.
Goro’s childhood friend Miku, also 24, is a popular girl who once had a crush on Goro but gave up on him after he failed to realise she was interested. She was initially against Goro becoming a Condom Battler, due to the fact that her older brother, once a Condom Battler himself, was forced to retire after suffering an injury. Her weak point is her speed at equipping condoms, which she’s able to cover up by using ribbon-pull-style condoms.
