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Fan art hobbyists985 Archivesfound a new way of reimagining their favourite characters, thanks to the magic of heat-activated erasable ink.

Pens such as those from Pilot's popular Frixion line offer users the ability to rub out their mistakes. An acid in the ink is activated by the heat produced from the friction of rubbing, which then dissolves the visible marks from the page.

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Naturally, people have figured out some naughty interpretations -- such as erasing girls' clothes with hairdryers held over the drawings.

The trend has been popping on Twitter with the hashtag #フリクション脱衣 (furikushon datsui), or "friction undressing."

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It's not all risque -- sometimes it's making characters look like they're as bald as Saitama from One Punch Man.

The trend appears to have been started by Twitter user and artist @micro280, who drew a young female character and went on to undress her by using a hairdryer:

Maybe in the future we might see publishers printing art with erasable ink, so readers can transform the drawings with the humble hairdryer.

[h/t RocketNews24]


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