Double take on Duel Love boxart
Our eyes passed over Duel Love's cover design and dismissed the art as typical shoujo fare at first, but a second glance revealed a disturbing detail -- the shirtless figure in the foreground, Yuuki Jin, has no nipples. Sorry, Bandai Namco, but no nips, no sale.
If you're planning on picking this one up next March anyway, don't miss out on the preorder gift, an "entrance guide" DVD. For the uninitiated, Duel Love has you currying your crush's favor by cheering into the mic while your he wrestles one of his classmates, toweling off his sweaty chest using the DS's touchscreen, and nibbling on his earlobe via a rubbery Ear Pak that slides into the GBA slot*. Unfortunately, it doesn't look like there'll be any opportunities for any tweaking minigames, given the dearth of male bumps.
Though many have mistaken Duel Love as some sort of homoerotic adventure, this simply isn't the case! Not only do you play as a female student, but the game is marketed towards women and follows a plot/style very much in keeping with the melodramatic manga popular with girls in Japan. Maybe that explains the missing nipples? Perhaps women just don't find our manly nubs very romantic?
*This last part is untrue and ridiculous.
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(Page 1)2. O.K. that just looks sort of creepy to me!
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3. They view male nipples as a sex symbol now, they even erased goku's nipples and any other that appears naked.
Posted at 8:48PM on Nov 20th 2007 by ELIJAH the ChaosDragon
4. Haha!! The Ear Pak!
Posted at 10:45PM on Nov 20th 2007 by Goldilocks
5. Apollo: Look up at the screen.
Posted at 1:41AM on Nov 21st 2007 by JC Fletcher
6. I thought you we're talking about what looks like the guy in the background having his arm in the foreground. And the fact they're both shirtless. Although I also did notice that it appears they erased the guy's nipples.
7. Is that a logo above your pelvis or is CERO looking for special attention?
Posted at 6:11AM on Nov 21st 2007 by Frastoglegnia
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1. I clearly see nipples.
Posted at 8:27PM on Nov 20th 2007 by Apollo