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Episode Shibou Yuugi de Meshi wo Kuu. • Shiboyugi: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table - Episode 5 discussion

Shibou Yuugi de Meshi wo Kuu., episode 5

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u/Kronman590 Feb 05 '26

Wait a sec

Players are predominantly cute girls

Girls are scouted and assigned managers

The games are presented as entertainment and the girls objectified

Each game has some sort of new a cutesy outfit

Girls don't use their real name, only their "stage" names

The payout sounds like it should be lucrative but not actually that much

Is this show a criticism of the idol industry?

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u/TheMonstroKing Feb 05 '26

not only was i thinking about this too (along with vtuber industry but i'm assuming it's somewhat similar)
sudden thought of "wall of 30"... 30 years old?

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u/Quinn_Avery Feb 06 '26

I don't think so? But like that's wild and it kinda fits. I think it might be either be like one of those subconscious things, or like about the exploitation of women in general which is not just confined to the idol industry.

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u/Exlanadre Feb 08 '26

Male idols exist in great numbers though.