A bit ago I did an article covering the absolute horrid anime clothing merchandise that is out there and how many of said merchandise are nothing more than blatant cash grabs aimed at hoping to separate tasteless anime fans from their money. I had a blast writing that one and most of the comments seemed to get where I was coming from, but I did see a few comments that stated I committed a sin. I didn’t talk about the famous ahegao hentai jacket. And dammit they are correct. I had the thought that I missed it after writing the last article but once I remembered its existence, there was too much to say to try and cram it in. So here we are today with plenty of space left on the page.

Why is it looking kinda ominous?

In case you have no idea what I’m talking about, you can refer to the images above. The hentai jacket is a somewhat famous piece of clothing where it’s a bunch of ahegao faces collaged together. Doujin readers will immediately go “ayo those faces look like they’re getting fucked” though no actual lewd content is displayed. This makes it the perfect “troll” jacket as those looking to be daring in society can wear it to draw attention yet it’s hard to make a case against it in any meaningful way as there’s no nudity on it. Well, most of the time. Of course there are different variations but the only ones I’ve actually SEEN out in real life don’t have anything plastered on them besides the ahegao faces. 

So where do we stand on it? It’s ugly as fuck let’s get that out of the way. Again while this time I can appreciate the meme factor of slapping ahegao faces together, it’s still at the end of the day just as ugly as much of the other anime merch that’s out there. I wouldn’t really wear it out and about, or uh much at all probably. Maybe if I was hanging out with a friend and I wanted to fuck with him, but it seems like there are much cheaper ways to go about such an activity. Don’t get me wrong I’m not some Christian mother saying it should be banned or whatever either… well from schools maybe but I’d have to think about it. Personally in summary I’d simply say it’s a joke that doesn’t land hard enough to warrant the cost for me and I don’t suspect I’ll ever be the owner of one.

I did say it comes in variations. Ahegao shorts baby.

Considering I actually saw people wearing these in high school and college, I’m damn curious to know if you guys have seen them in nature too or if I live in a weird fucking area. Would you ever purchase or have you purchased an ahegao jacket? Have you ever seen someone wearing it in real life? Is it a funny idea, or a waste of money? Toss on your jacket, fap to it in the mirror, and head out for the day in the comments below!