A dakimakura ( ??? ) (from daki ( ?? ) "to embrace or stick" and makura (? ) "pillow"), is a big pillow type from Japan. The word is often translated in English as "body pillow". In Japan, dakimakura is similar to a Western orthopedic body cushion, and "ordinary" is used by Japanese youth as a "security object".
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History
During the 1990s, dakimakura began to intertwine with the otaku culture , leading to the production of pillowcases displaying bish's prints. Jo and bishonen from various anime or bish? jo game. Much of the original otaku dakimakura release was released through Cospa, a goods shop and character clothing that continues to release official cover dakimakura to this day.
Although sometimes called "Dutch wife", the original definition of this phrase is closer to chikufujin , or "bamboo wife".
2015 saw some of the body's first talking pillows with Ita-Supo and his mascot, Rina Makuraba. It was created by former Kyushu Institute of Technology researcher Koichi Uchimura.
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Dakimakura size
A dakimakura is available in two main sizes, 160 cm or 150 cm in width 50 cm (100 cm circle).
Before the mid-2000s, dakimakura was available in one measure; 160 cm x 50 cm, which is considered an authentic Japanese-sized cushion. Since the late 2000s, 150 cm x 50 cm dakimakura became available and increasingly popular because of the shipping cost savings from being under the weight limit of 2kg airmail.
Love pillows are part of dakimakura usually depicting images of anime characters of their original size. Some pillows may depict furry characters, anime characters or porn movie actors in a suggestive pose.
References
External links
Kohder, Chris (February 6, 2004). "Login to Customer Shared Joint". Wired News . Retrieved 2014-02-13 . - An article about the release of the limited edition Xbox Japan, which includes Kasumi (from Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball) dakimakura.Source of the article : Wikipedia
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