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Japanese people love coin banks! You can find all kinds of them here, even 100,000 yen (US$1,200) banks.

This coin bank has unique feature that you can experience virtual romance with “ikemen,” which means good looking men!

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“Ikemen Bank” from BANDAI is designed to save 500 yen (US$6) coins up to 50,000 yen (US$600). 5 good looking men with different personalities live in the bank and you can pick one man who you want to have romance with.

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When you insert a coin, a scenario starts on the display. More you feed coins, more you get intimate with the man, but if you neglect for 5 days, the man leaves you!

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The man talks to you. Sometimes asks you to put a coin, and if you don’t, he gets sulky.

As you get interested how the story goes, it makes you want to put more coins, so that you can save 50,000 yen quickly.

This virtual romance featured coin bank was adopted into mobile phone novel and film.

This is JAPAN Style!

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