Miterudake For Lady

Ladies, are you overly shy? Can’t get up the nerve to talk to that cute guy in your building? Hurtin’ bad after a break-up? If so, order Miterudake For Lady a self-help DVD that helps shy women gain (or regain) their social savvy.

“Miterudake” means “only looking” in Japanese and that’s just what this curious and kinda creepy DVD is all about: 51 young men staring into the camera lens for about a minute each, ending with a quick smile and a reassuring phrase.

Who would watch such a thing, you might ask? According to Avex, the manufacturer, Miterudake For Lady is aimed at the woman whose “heart was almost broken at love and interpersonal relationships.” Obviously chocolate and ice-cream do not work in Japan.

More after the jump. Including Miterudake for Men! (you know you want it, boys).

If this concept is hard to understand, this introductory video will help creep you out.

The DVD was released on November 25 of 2009 and is the followup to the even weirder and creepier Miterudake (For Men). This particular DVD, released on May 23 of 2008 and intended for men who suffer severe social anxienty, features dozens of women staring at the camera for a minute each.

I don’t know about you lot, but the “Miterudake for Men” looks WAY more interesting. Twins? An old lady? A dangerously underaged young schoolgirl? Nothing like the reassuring smiles from these ladies when the police cuff and take you away.

You can buy these DVDs from Amazon Japan (why wouldn’t you?) and stare away till your broken heart is healed. For me? I’d stick to ice cream and LOLcats.