Thoughts on anime from a nerd in Denver.
Over the past few years, I’ve taken a foray into dakimakuras (Japanese body pillows) and their associated anime character covers. I wrote about my experience getting a legitimate cover from a Japanese auction website, with a design featuring Maki Nishikino from Love Live! School Idol Project. Next, I bought a print-on-demand cover from Cuddly Octopus,…
Back in 2020, I purchased my first dakimakura cover, which featured Nishikino Maki from Love Live! School Idol Project. I went through quite a bit of work to obtain that one, which I detailed in a previous blog post. I enjoyed the decoration of that cover for well over a year, but while I did…
For those unaware, a dakimakura is a Japanese body pillow and accompanying pillow case, which often has full-body artwork of an anime character printed on it. This is one of the most “stereotypical” pieces of weeaboo merchandise in existence, and yes, it seems a little weird. Let me take a moment to explain the utility…