December Anniversary + Christmas Special!

Too poor to buy anything.
Still pretty great releases. The Bosshi one is definitely gonna join my collection.

Depends on how much you're willing to spend and also what covers you have. Most covers are 160x50cm these days, so a 160x50cm pillow is typically the best choice, however, there are covers in other sizes, with 150x50cm being the next common size.

So it's typically easier to see which covers you buy before purchasing a pillow, that way you don't buy the pillow first and then find out that all the covers you want are the wrong size.

There are really three options when it comes to pillows:

The cheapest possible, which is just getting a standard body pillow as close in size to the covers you're purchasing as you can. The problem with this approach is most readily available body pillows (Bed Bath and Beyond, WalMart, Target, etc) max out at 140x50cm. This leaves a lot of slack at the bottom of the pillow, making it look terrible and it's pretty uncomfortable to sleep with. If you're in the US, Royalpillow offers custom sizes for ~$20 a pillow and they ship within the US. Their pillows are mediocre in quality, but the price is right for a lot of people and they'll at least fit somewhat well.

The middle option is to buy a low end Japanese dakimakura body. They run about 5000 yen, and can be found pretty easily on AmiAmi or other Japanese retailers with an English site. The problem with this is shipping will run about 6000 yen, since EMS is the only available option for the shipping size required. The pillows are pretty okay, definitely better than any local pillow you've ever used. But if you're that committed, you may as well go for the premium.

The recommended option, if you seriously want to get into this hobby, is the A&J (manufacturer) DHR6000 series. They have the DHR6000 which is 160x50cm and the DHR6001 which is 150x50cm. The pillow retails for about 9000 yen, and isn't sold on any English sites, so you'll have to use a proxy service to purchase it. The 9000 yen + proxy fees (~10%) and shipping, will set you back about 16-20k yen.

But it's absolutely worth it. I've convinced several people to purchase one, and every single person told me it was the best pillow they've ever used. They were all very skeptical of the cost, but once they decided to go through with it, there haven't been any regrets. It fits covers exceptionally well, since it's designed for them (the Wani covers that Fakku will eventually be selling are manufactured by A&J as well.) It's incredibly soft, but very resilient when pressure is applied; as soon as you remove pressure from the pillow, it immediately springs back into shape. I only own one at the moment, but plan on buying a few more when I have the chance.

If you're serious about getting into the hobby and want to pick up a body, feel free to shoot me a PM and I can discuss the options with you further and shoot you some links to where you can buy whichever you decide on.

Stop taking all my money XD
I just had to buy all of them AND shipping is about 50$. Well there goes all my money.

If you try to purchase them from their page on Fakku you won't get the discount for some reason. You'll have to go to the Store Page and get them from there.

Also I paid for all 3 books 3 hours ago via PayPal and I still can't access any of them, so maybe you should just wait.

Nope, we're just gonna have to wait until Jacob wakes up so he can fix it.

MY WALLET. JACOB WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY.

But really thank you. There aren't a lot of places I'd drop $60 to support, but damn if you haven't made two perfect releases already.

Apparently it's an issue for those who bought all 3 books at once via PayPal. Mail or PM Jacob and he'll probably get it fixed once he wakes up.

I was about to buy these but I'm gonna hold off until the issue is cleared up.

Wake up Jacob! lol

You should be fine as long as you don't buy all 3 at once. Maybe.

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You should be fine as long as you don't buy all 3 at once. Maybe.[/quote] i was able to buy all three at once via paypal and im able to read them.

Just woke up! I'll get everyone having issues fixed up and I'll be making a big front page post later today explaining everything.

The other 2 guys I talked to, who were having the same issue, purchased the books like that so I just assumed...
Doesn't matter though, Jacob is up now and he'll fix it!

Alright I just purchased all three and they became available within seconds, looks like everything is running smoothly. Now I just gotta wait for more to be released =D

You sleeps? (.0. )

Anyway, can you at least tell us when will you unveilled the secret book so we can hype about it?

Definitely want to get into them but probably not for a few more months. I definitely will shoot you a pm, provided i remember Q_Q. Thanks a bunch for your advice.