Is this the most bizarre craze ever?Japanese women copy curvy cartoon character by tying RIBBONS under theirbreasts to boost cleavage

这是史上最怪异的狂热吗？日本女性模仿卡通人物，将丝带绑在乳房下面以提振乳沟

Gone are the days when a fewstrategically-placed tissues was all you needed to give cleavage a boost - nowJapanese women are using ribbons.

用薄纱来提振乳沟的日子已经一去不复返了——现在日本妇女开始使用丝带了。

The fad involves women tying a blue ribbonunder the breasts and in a loop over the arms, tying them at the back, so everytime they lift their arms, their curves become more prominent.

在最近的这个时尚潮流中，日本妇女在自己的乳房下面绑上蓝丝带，绕过手臂和背部并系起来，所以每次提起手臂时，乳沟就会变得更加突出。

The idea was inspired by a popular 'anime'cartoon character whose ribbon-bound arms and chest has become her signature.

这种做法的灵感来源于一个流行的动漫卡通人物，这个卡通人物的标志性特征就是在胸部和手臂上绑上蓝丝带。

In the show, called Is It Wrong To Pick Up Girls In ADungeon, heroine Hestia is depicted with a cartoonish face and outsizedeyes, her hair in long bunches that taper to her thighs.

这个动漫的名字是《在地牢里把妹是错误的吗》（Is It Wrong To Pick Up Girls In A Dungeon），其中女主角赫斯提拥有着卡通的脸型和一双特大号的眼镜，她的头发被绑成长长的两束，直到大腿。

Like her Greek goddess namesake, she wearswhite - but that's where the comparisons end.

就像她那希腊女神的名字一样，她也穿着白色的衣服——但这也是二者唯一的相似之处。

Her frock is short, backless, with a plunging neckline and comes with matchingwhite gloves.

她的连衣裙很短，露背，低胸领，还有一双白色的手套。

Added to this is her distinctive blueribbon, looped tightly around her pneumatic torso, and tied with the bowresting on her upper arm.

此外就是她那蓝色的丝带了，紧紧的绕在她的胸前，并在上臂上打了一个结。

But bizarrely Hestia's signature has taken off with the fans of the show.

现在她的粉丝们开始把她的这种风格发扬光大了。

It has not only been picked up bycosplayers, who like to dress up as their favourite anime characters, but ithas also been copied by ordinary girls who have been posting their own Hestia-inspiredimages online.

不仅角色扮演着模仿她的这种风格，普通的女孩也开始模仿起来，她们将自己的模仿照片纷纷发到了网上。

The trend has even extended to toys andcollectable items, with some snaps showing dolls in a copycat costume, and evena Lego figure designed to look remarkably like the anime character.

这种潮流还没有延伸到玩具和可收集物品中去，但是网上也出现了一些照片，比如有人给玩具进行了这样的打扮，或者把乐高积木设计成这个动漫人物的样子。

AHooves,NW, United Kingdom, 8 hours ago

'Is this the most bizarre trendever?'...... coming from Japan.... almost certain it's probably not.

“这是最怪异的流行趋势吗？”

来自日本，那这就不是最怪异的。

RogerSmith, Warren, United States, 30 minutes ago

Their everyday lives are so strict andconforming to so many traditions and rules...a little escape never hurts. Atleast they aren't killing each other...or other such nonsense.

日本人的日常生活非常严格，有太多的传统和规则需要遵守，所以一点点的逃避是没问题的。至少他们没有相互伤害。

Loulou14,Birmingham, United Kingdom, 8 hours ago

Would take a lot more than ribbon to hoistmine up!

要想提起我的胸部，一条丝带可不够！

ForwardThough,Plymouth, United Kingdom, 8 hours ago

Japan in a nutshell.

这就是日本。

kuzronk,Some place in, Australia, 5 hours ago

Most people in Japan doesn't even careabout anime. Sure there are some iconic ones that everybody knows but it'smostly aired around 2-3am.

其实很多日本人是不关注动漫的。日本确实有一些众所周知的动漫作品，但是一般凌晨两三点的时候播放。

Michael,London, United Kingdom, 6 hours ago

So weird, these girls look like children,very disturbing.

太怪异了，这些女孩看起来还是孩子，非常令人不安。

LiliK,NFLD, Canada, 7 hours ago

LOL... this made me giggle...that ribbonhad best be made of steel to get any lift here...

哈哈，真搞笑，这个丝带最好是由钢丝制成的，否则怎么提振胸部呢。。。

Russell,Graz, Austria, 8 hours ago

Not a trend really yet..only in Japan. Theworst trend is KK's big butt.

潮流还谈不上，只发生在日本而已。最糟糕的潮流是卡戴珊的那个大屁股。

darren-darren,Belfast, United Kingdom, 8 hours ago

Love Japanese women, they have to be upthere with the most beautiful in the world.

喜欢日本女人，她们是世界上最漂亮的。

orbital81,london, 6 hours ago

Have you actually been there?

楼上的，你去过日本吗？

confuzed,Somewhere over the rainbow, United Kingdom, 6 hours ago

the line between reality and fantasy hasbecome VERY blurred.

现实与虚幻之间的界限已经变得模糊不清。

jubbly,Shro***ire, United Kingdom, 6 hours ago

What gender are the cartoonists that drawthese Manga type drawings? I'm guessing male.I don't get Japan ,for such aconservative culture there are many many animations aimed at kids where theleading characters are school kids themselves & wear micro mini skirtschool uniforms.Seems a bit skewed to me. Don't parents protest about suchpublications/programs aimed at their kids?

制作这种漫画的漫画家是男还是女？我猜是男的。我真的看不懂日本，日本文化如此保守，可是好多给小孩子看的日本漫画其中的很多主角也都是学校里的学生，穿着超迷你短裙的校服。这在我看来真的有点歪曲。父母们都不对这些给自己小孩子看的出版物和节目进行抗议吗？

MarkD,Syracuse, 4 hours ago

You obviously have no idea about some ofthe comics that used to be sold there. Japan is conservative in the sense ofrespecting traditions, not in the sense of Puritan morality.

楼上的，你对日本所出版的动漫作品一点都不懂。在尊重传统这点上日本是保守的，但在清教徒道德的意义上，日本是不保守的。

kuzronk,Some place in, Australia, 4 hours ago

Anime is aired in the early hours of themorning and is targeted at adults for the most part.

日本动漫一般在早上非常早的时候播放，所以其受众大部分是成年人。

James_Cagney_Fan,Albuquerque NM, United States, 6 hours ago

Japan is weird

日本真是怪异。

MarkD,Syracuse, 4 hours ago

Different. Weird depends on yourperspective.

不一样，怪不怪异，那要看你怎么看了。

someone,somewhere, 4 hours ago

Why is Japan so obsessed with looking likecartoon characters in the first place?

为什么日本人总想让自己看起来像卡通人物呢？

nixy,up north, 7 hours ago

My boobs ate the ribbon...its quitepossible it may never be found.

我的乳房都能把这丝带给湮没了，可能永远都找不到。

La bene,No sleeping NYC, United States, 5 hours ago

Had to be Japan. They are naughty.

必定是日本。他们太顽皮了。

boram,Bangkok, Thailand, 2 hours ago

certainly better than wearing stupid hatswhile drunk at horse races

总比在赛马时喝醉酒还戴着愚蠢的帽子来得好吧。

Milli89,london, United Kingdom, 1 hour ago

touche!

楼上一针见血！

hoxton121,Indian Rocks Beach, United States, 6 hours ago

Don't let that Kardashian woman see this!

不要让那个卡戴珊看到这个新闻！

RaijaHelena, Riihimäki, Finland, 6 hours ago

She'll need a 'ribbon' made of hardenedsteel

卡戴珊可能需要硬化钢制成的丝带。

Finnegan,Chicago, United States, 4 hours ago

What's weirder is that the women have hugebreasts and the faces of five year olds.

更加怪异的是这些日本女性胸部巨大，可是脸看起来像5岁的孩子。

crpearso,Griffith, United States, 3 hours ago

Most bizarre craze? You realize that thisis Japan, right? This is really tame.

最怪异的疯狂举动？你知道这是日本吗？这对日本来说相当普通。

Am15h,London, United Kingdom, 4 hours ago

Wouldn't suit the fat British women unlessit's lower down to keep their bellies in

这不适合于肥胖的英国女人，除非这条丝带降到肚子以下。

jon1burd,Cardiff, United Kingdom, 7 hours ago

For Japan that is far from bizarre, thevending machines with used ladies underwear is far more bizarre.

对于日本来说，这哪里怪异了。他们的自动售货机上还出售已经使用过的女性内裤，这才更加怪异

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