“Hokkyoku Nigo is part of a small subset in Japan with a fetish for wearing outfits called “zentai” — an abbreviation of “zenshintaitsu”, which means “full body suit” — who say they are seeking liberation by effacing the physical self.

Some meet through Internet forums and through gatherings like the Tokyo Zentai Club, whose 10 members get together every other month, just like any other group, to hold barbecues or parties. Unlike any other group, they are covered head-to-toe in skintight Lycra.

“I was always fascinated by hero costumes as a child,” said member Hanaka, 22, who was introduced to the club by her 25-year-old boyfriend, Popo.”* The Young Turks hosts Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian break it down.

*Read more here from Agence France-Presse / Raw Story:
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/04/17/japanese-zentai-fetishists-seek-liberation-in-full-body-suits/