People can’t unsee Tanjiro’s butt in MapleStory x Demon Slayer ad
A big collaboration event between MMORPG MapleStory and Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba prompted advertisements throughout Japan; some of which can be found at Akihabara train station in Tokyo. While these ads are meant to showcase the chibi pixel renditions of popular Demon Slayer characters like Zenitsu, Nezuko, and Giyu within MapleStory, people noticed something rather strange about protagonist Tanjiro’s sprite:
Tanjiro’s sprite is supposed to show the juxtaposition between the character’s cheerful personality and deadly nature (as exemplified by him holding his Nichirin katana in a battle pose). Unfortunately, his round hands are positioned in such a way that they could be mistaken for his butt. Since Tanjiro’s hands are supposed to be closer to the viewer, they are much larger when compared to the rest of his body; making it easy to ass-ume they are something else.
As is expected with anything butt-related, people were quick to poke fun at Tanjiro’s supposed behind on social media. Replies range from an easily misinterpreted Hitmonchan sprite from Pokémon (which can be mistaken for a squatting Doduo) to jokes about what kind of game MapleStory is. Some even created fanart of the advertisement; transforming Tanjiro’s sprite into a full-blown character image.
It doesn’t take much to jump to the conclusion that Tanjiro is mooning viewers of the MapleStory ad, as it quickly becomes something you can’t unsee. Perhaps next time the developers at Wizet will have Tanjiro in a walking pose like the rest of the cast, just to decrease the chances that he might offend onlookers.
