There he was, up on the stage. Eraserhead, or Shota Aizawa, tied up and blindfolded with a ball gag in his mouth. You were sat in the audience in the bidding hall, watching as the auctioneer started ‘advertising’ aizawa to try and encourage people to bid for him.

“Alright folks! The bid starts at 250 million yen!” the auctioneer spoke into the microphone, slightly tugging on a chain that was connected to a collar around aizawa’s neck.