Japan Is Obsessed With Pokémon Go's Professor Willow

Professor Willow sure is spawning a lot of Japanese fan art.

Earlier this month, the character made waves in the West, where folks noticed his shoes and his, ahem, pick-up lines.

But it’s been in Japan where Professor Willow’s fan art, much of it boys’ love influenced, has really been taking off.

Some of the images below of the hunky professor have been retweeted thousands of times.

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