Hong Kong’s Ani-Com anime and games fair opened today with something for everyone – the chance to snap up limited edition action figures for some, and the opportunity to get a free hug from Japanese ex-porn star Maria Ozawa for others... the latter attraction being something that would've livened up the comic fairs I attended as a kid in Manchester considerably.

Last year, the event attracted 680,000 people, which we’re pretty sure is the entire population of Hong Kong, and this year expects to see even more visitors. Only the first forty would benefit from close contact with Ms Ozawa, though inevitably, many of the more juvenile (and, I fear, older) fans were more interested in snapping up cult collectables, either to hoard away or resell once the price rises.

And with a whole crowd of people behind you looking to grab a rarity, stopping to be squeezed by a sexy girl probably seemed more like an inconvenience (or a terrifying possibility) than a pleasure to many attendees...