12-year-old playing Sakura in SFIV TV ad, 16-year-olds deemed too elderly

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10:22 AM on 12.01.2008, Jim Sterling

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12-year-old playing Sakura in SFIV TV ad, 16-year-olds deemed too elderly photo

#Capcom #Chilluns #japan #Street Fighter

I think this must be some sort of Japanese dream: A 16-year-old schoolgirl portrayed by a 12-year-old schoolgirl. In essence, the perfect crime.

It seems that Capcom couldn't find any 16-year-olds that looked child-like enough to play Sakura for the Street Fighter IV TV spot, so they are doing what many other Japanese businessmen do, and have turned to girls in puberty for the answer to their frustrations. I am joking of course, not everyone in Japan is a pedophile. Just all the adults.

Still, for all the light-hearted quasi-bigoted stereotyping I'm doing, I can't help but feel that least ten responses to this article will contain the word "delicious," and at least half of those comments will be sincere.

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31 comments | showing # 1 to 31

PhazonYoshi

Delicious.

That's 1 for the insincere column.

MrSadistic

This makes me want to grope something.

pendelton21

Char Aznable

Creepy.

Also, Japanese Joey Gladstone:

king3vbo

Sincere comment approaching:

DEL.ICIO.US

DaedHead8

That cake is delicious.

falinter

other than the dress, looks like a boy to me

F Whipple

delicio.....nah i can't do it

SnakeDude4Life

Real jail bait pretending to be Fake jail bait.

That's all.

Mushman

God, she must fell kinda of an idiot doing some of those poses, especially the first one.

Hope she gets paid well, or her parents, seriously, even 'professional' looking costumes of video game characters look kinda strange, oh well. :)

loquax

I like them at the age where it's difficult to tell their gender.

Aziel13

Faptastic

indeed

Coldbrand

Give me a healthy grown woman dressing as Shadaloo Cammy, then we'll talk Jim.

Solgrim

No panties?

The-Excel

@Char Aznable:
Any videos of that guy?

orao

I want a slice of that delicious cake! In all sincerity however........

when will the SFIV TV photobook be released?

Rosseh

I saw this anime once where this schoolgirl became a prostitute to buy things she wanted by then she controlled a monster that slashed people up or some shit. Is this true? I was thinking about going to Japan but I don't want to get slashed up.

Char Aznable

@The-Excel

I sure as hell hope so. He's in the picture gallery here, creepin' it up with the 12 year old.

Fast as fast can be, you'll never catch me. Jackalope, son.

Jonathan Holmes

Yeah, what's the deal with all the clothes she's wearing Jim?

You led me on!

KMCC

"Just all the adults"

That's hilarious!

Druid 01

looks older than some *cough* 16 year old Olympians i know

mix

...Other than the dress, looks like a boy to me

x2

TrailerParkJesus

that's just embarrassing for 16-year olds

rob91883

She's 12 already! oh well...

Ratcliff

I don't think it's that big a deal, there is nothing sexual about it.
There is enough REAL pedophile running around without having to make some up.

And yeah thats a boy not a girl.

Mr Wrighty 987

delicious [img]http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/9481/pedobear4dzya2.jpg[img]

Midknight

Obviously I'd tap that...and by tap that I mean tap her on the head for being so gosh darn cute, then continue with my day, safe in the knowledge that I have escaped a prison sentence once again.

Teen Idol

What is 12 years old anyway? >:)

RAB

Sam Spectre

lol pedos

Timstuff

This is why Destructoid is so much more awesome than Kotaku. At the latter site, writing a story comment akin to the views expressed in this article would get you banned. XD

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