CATDOLL: Girls und Panzer alternative merchandise is popular. Even if you can't afford a tank, you still have to satisfy your craving.

Have you ever been influenced by a certain anime and become addicted to a certain hobby? For example, when K-ON! was popular, many anime fans bought guitars in the dream of forming a group. When Yowamushi Pedal became popular, it also set off a bicycle craze. These are all examples of anime works triggering the popularity of certain products.

Yowamushi Pedal boosts sales of bicycles and cycling equipment

The popularity of the original animation "Girls und Panzer" is not only reflected in the sales of peripheral products, but also because it has boosted the tourism industry in the holy land and has become the best teaching material for Japan's "revitalization of regional economy". But has this animation promoted the popularity of any products? It's not like people really buy tanks to drive, right? In fact, the answer discussed by Japanese netizens is very surprising - it is the thing on Captain Nishizumi's neck!

The throat vibration microphone on Miho Nishizumi's neck

This thing is called a "throat vibration microphone", which is "咽喉マイク" in Japanese. It is often seen in military or science fiction movies, and some survival game players also equip it. But after a careful check, I found that many netizens really bought this thing because they watched "Girls und Panzer"...

Japanese netizens show off the microphone they bought

Anime fans can't buy tanks, but they can buy microphones to satisfy their cravings! This craze can be seen from the Google keywords. When you enter "喉マイク" in the search bar of Google Japan, the first related word that comes out is tank...

"Throat maik" and "tank" top Google searches

Are almost all the people who buy this kind of microphone Tank fans?

via: Otaku News

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