Japanese Pen with Live Parasite Goes Viral, Drawing Comparisons to "Resident Evil"

Japanese Pen Containing Live Parasite Goes Viral, Catching the Attention of Resident Evil Fans Who Know How This Goes

If you’ve checked social media today, you may have stumbled across a see-through ballpoint pen with real parasites swimming around inside it (and maybe dismissed it as AI slop). Prompting grossed-out reactions and comparisons to Resident Evil, the pen is actually a real souvenir from Japan’s Kochi Prefecture.

By Wesley Yin-Poole