These Expensive Headphones Come With Controversial Waifus

There are two kinds of people in almost every niche online community. Some like porn related to obscure interests and some don’t.

especially with headphone lovers For those who enjoy high-end Chinese or “chi-fi” in-ear monitors (IEMs), the war is not so much because the languid anime girls adorning the box art are presented as muses rather than overtly sexual things. Not carnal. feed. But still, it continues.

IEM girls are usually not explicit, but are sexualized or at least romanticized by the people who buy them. Fans of Headphones refer to these cartoon girls (usually original art created specifically for her IEM, not her characters in existing anime franchises that have been modified for marketing purposes) as “mascots”. You may. But more often they talk about them like this. “wife” Abbreviation for “attractive vague Asian woman”.

Apparently, what makes IEM girls “waifu” material is the fact that they look like children. She’s lithe, dressed in a billowing schoolgirl uniform. blessing 2 twilightcollaboration with popular headphone reviewers CrinacleSometimes they only adorn the IEM box. Tanchjim’s $40 OLAand sometimes seem meant to personify the soul of the product, like Moondrop’s infamous Instagram post of a girl covered in torn stockings… uh, yogurt?

“I poured yogurt into my headphones,” Tran said.Schedule of Post now deletedimplying that the deeply blushing girl is actually Moondrop Headphones, covered in yogurt.

Do they want people to fuck headphones? The fans I spoke with didn’t seem to think too much about it.

don’t think too much about anime girls

“I did not know [anime girls on IEM box art] It was a “trend” until I heard [the company] moon drop And how unusual people in the West thought it was,” headphone fan M told me in a Reddit chat. “I live in Asia, so anime artwork is not that unusual or unusual.

Or, if not in character, at least a little bit of gentle, memorable sex appeal that we don’t usually associate with technology, like a beer roar getting excited about sitting on the couch and eating trumpets.

“[IEM anime girls help] It will attract more consumers,” says Jeremiah, another Reddit headphone fan. “Sometimes an IEM is more recognizable. If you see a girl with glasses and a ponytail, you know it’s Blessing 2 Dusk.

But even those who appreciate IEM girls have their limits. “But sometimes I think manufacturers go too far.”

“I might [not even be able to order an] I’m concerned with the fear that an IEM roommate or relative will open my box and see a bunny girl in an inappropriate position,” says Jeremiah.

Both mention collaborations between SeeAudio and audiophile reviewers. Z-review, $100 LinkoThe box contains two girls with bunny ears holding their mouths open and hugging their very spherical breasts. This is an example of brands taking anime girls “too far”.

“And the Moondrop ‘yogurt’ incident can never be forgotten,” says u/nopunterino.

Most people I spoke to were nonchalant about IEM girls (and they actually IEMs Girls — over-ear headphones made in China It is a mass appeal itemits design not geek bait like IEM overwhelmingly clinical). But it’s clear that some audiophiles are more loyal to them than they’d like to admit, and they particularly want to defend companies that have gone too far.

anime girls need to be analyzed

Perusing some enthusiastic “why is this happening?” A few minutes of following the thread on r/headphones will give you proof. People who are puzzled by breasts and childish mouths seem to be afraid that their opinions are unpopular even before they speak, wonder As cautious as a deer fends off a hunter. Recently “What happened to the IEM and the anime girl?”

“Why? Where did this start?” u/brubby3179, who started the latter thread, begged users. “I’ve never seen it over the ear.”

“I’m new to the hi-fi headphone scene, and I first noticed it in early 2021 when I started looking at headphone reviews on YouTube,” says u/brubby3179. — so much discord that r/headphones moderators locked comments. “There were some interesting comments in that thread, and what’s even more interesting is how fiercely some of them defend Boxwives.”

Aside from a few vague theories about the crossover between headphone enthusiasts, anime fans, and techies with burning cash, IEM could offer a tangible answer to the “why” anime girls are everywhere. no one was there. Moondrop, the company most often cited for popularizing them, also did not respond in time for publication.

But while the “why” is vague, advocates are convinced they want to keep the girls.

“Looks like harmless fun to me,” said one user. “It doesn’t make me want the product, but it’s not meant to appeal to me. It seems strange to ask about it. Hmm. IEM Tony Soprano don’t want people asking questions. Suspicious.”

“Why do you hate!!!!?? Lemme has my waifu. I need Yogurt Waifu! Another user wrote repeatedly and went wild each time.” Do you want Yogurt Waifu Moondrop? Please make it happen I will buy 10. LOL.”

smile. Personally, I like her IEM girl including Moondrop’s box her art. $20 Chu, A stoic figure with gray bangs and clear eyes like fresh water. These understated paintings feel like the constellations of patron saints and engineers, and offer a magical and mystical way of imagining headphones. And care, the environment, the wallet, and I think it might encourage things that are good for contentment.

Still, I hope beautiful IEM art isn’t limited to girls only, or more “wives” are literally objectified and thrown away. While many fans have suggested that “Asian culture” makes their waifu different from homely misogyny, her sexy IEM art is rusting up at gas stations across America. It’s like a racy souvenir.

like breast shape salt shaker Or keychains from Florida, many of which are documented by feminist artist Portia Manson in her quietly abominable paintingsIEM Girls encourages men to think of women as pocket-sized adornments, things to keep around the house.

According to Manson’s website, “These objects at first appear to be humorous and slightly shocking anomalies, demonstrating the commodification of the female body in chotchike,” Manson said. the website says.

By becoming part of a more dynamic box art practice that expands on anime men, landscapes, fantasy creatures, or literally, IEM Girls are more explicit about what proponents call collectibility and artistry. I would like to be evaluated by anything else. I’m tired of feeling like women are used to selling technology, but that’s not welcome.