Originally Posted by Psyberjock
I wouldn't really call these "adult themed" per say. They're actually made for people around ages 15 and up. About highschool age and on. So, kinda adult if a 15 year old is an adult, but definitely not targeting the 5-12 year old crowd.
You have to remember that the western idea of sexuality is very christianity influenced. The norms are much more conservative than in non-christian parts of the world. With the exception of muslim areas, which are even more conservative.
No one bats an eye at this kind of thing in Japan. Of course if you were in Highschool and bought one of these, you probably wouldn't just leave it lying around, but you wouldn't make much effort to hide it either. Its ok to have, just a bit embarrassing.
Its actually just a live version of the anime dating sims, and you can buy them at places that don't sell the truly adult oriented UMDs. I saw one of these the other day in a video rental place that also sells games. I thought it looked pretty lame but not something I would abohr looking at again. :D