Fan adaptations of manga and anime franchises are a major part of Japanese subcultures, most notably in doujinshi. But fan fiction is not always liked by the original creators, especially when it is depicting beloved characters in sexually explicit settings. As one of the most popular and obsessed-about franchises, Evangelion has attracted plenty of such fan fiction and doujinshi attention. And given the popularity of the female character Rei Ayanami, who is regarded as a sex symbol by many, it is inevitable that Evangelion fan fiction is often sexual explicit -- or, in another cadence, ...

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Evangelion and Rei Ayanami is one the pinnacles of otaku fantasy. So anything involving lingerie maker Peach John and Evangelion is surely going to get some juices flowing, especially when the model is haafu Elaiza Ikeda. Behold: the Peach John Evangelion Eva lingerie. There are five colors available for the Peach John Evangelion Eva bra sets, plus three colors for the Lance of Longinus bra, and numerous other items like nighties and Pen-Pen pajamas. The items can be reserved from October 5th. Like previous Sailor Moon Bandai-Peach John collaboration (memorably ...

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Tokyo Auto Salon 2013 held the award ceremony for the Japan Race Queen Award last Friday, celebrating the best in the sexy girls who promote cars at automobile events. One of the winners was Noa Mizutani, known for her Rei Ayanami cosplay. Noa was one of five girls chosen from over 400 for prizes, as voted for by fans. The Grand Prix, though, was claimed by Airi ...

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You might have heard about the huge Evangelion statue to land at Fuji Q High Land in July. It will stand 9 meters high and 16 meters wide. Construction costs are said to be 1.5 billion yen ($16.2 million)! It's gonna have to attract a lot of anime fans to make up those overheads. Unfortunately, though, the Fuji Q is for the Unit 01 (初機号), not the lovely Rei Ayanami. What a better statue that would have made! There has also recently been an Evangelion-themed Lawson's in Hakone that had to be canceled, so immense was the crush from anxious otaku fans to get inside! Maybe Fuji Q will ...

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