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Type of large pillow from Japan, sometimes with printed images

A dakimakura ( 抱き枕 ; from daki 抱き "to cover or cling" and makura 枕 "pillow") is a type of large pillow from Nihon. The word is often translated to English as body pillow. In Japan, dakimakura are similar to Western orthopedic trunk pillows, and are commonly used by Japanese youth every bit "security objects".^[1]

History [edit]

During the tardily '90s and early on 2000s, dakimakura began to intertwine with otaku culture, leading to the production of pillow covers featuring printed images of bishōjo and bishōnen posed lying down from various anime or bishōjo games. Many of these early on otaku dakimakura covers were released through Cospa, a character goods and apparel shop which as of 2018 continues to release official dakimakura covers.^[2]

Although dakimakura are sometimes chosen "Dutch wife", the original definition of this phrase is closer to the chikufujin, or "bamboo wife".

The year 2015 saw some of the first talking trunk pillows with Ita-Supo and its mascot, Rina Makuraba. It was invented past former Kyushu Institute of Technology researcher, Koichi Uchimura.^[3] ^[iv]

Sizes [edit]

Dakimakura are available in two main sizes, 160 or 150 cm (63 or 59 in) in length with a l cm (20 in) width (100 cm (39 in) circumference).

Prior to the mid-2000s, dakimakura were available in one size; 160 cm × l cm (63 in × 20 in). Since the late 2000s, 150 cm × l cm (59 in × 20 in) dakimakura became available and increasingly popular due to shipping cost savings from being nether the 2 kg (4 lb 7 oz) airmail weight limit.^[five]

Due to the increment in popularity, new sizes have been created to conform to all heights and ages, and although there are other sizes available, the 5 nigh popular sizes are: 180x60, 170x60, 160x60, 150x50 and 140x40 cm.^[6]

Love pillows are a subset of dakimakura ordinarily portraying life-size pictures of characters in suggestive poses. They may portray anime characters, furry characters, or pornographic film actors.

References [edit]

^ Galbraith, Patrick W. (2009). The Otaku Encyclopedia: An Insider's Guide to the Subculture of Cool Japan. Tokyo: Kodansha International. ISBN9784770031013.
^ Dakimura pillows on Pillow Professional
^ Bamboo Dong (28 February 2015). "Brand Your Hug Pillow Feel More than Pleasurable with Rub-Activated Talking". Anime News Network . Retrieved viii January 2020.
^ Lynzee Loveridge (16 March 2016). "Interactive, Rubbing-Activated Hug Pillows Finally Get Release Date". Anime News Network . Retrieved 8 January 2020.
^ The Perfect Size Of A Dakimakura
^ "Dakimakuras". Dakimakuras. May eight, 2018.