Dakimakuras anyone?

Cos pa is 150 x 52 though not long enough for most doujin dakis that are 160 or 170 x50cm.

True enough, but it's a quality pillow and there's still a fair amount of covers that are made in the 150cm size. I eventually need to pick up a 140, 160, and 170 myself.

Probably like a printed tshirt: just inside out and delicate wash?

I love dakimakuras, I have about about 5 dakimakuras, 3 of which are rare comiket and such ones. I just won an auction for a C79 Kuroneko dakimakura as well, so that will make about 6? I only go for "official" ones, or ones that have official art and such. Doujin ones just don't cut it for me :/

I would also like a detailed how-to-maintain thread on dakimakuras if possible. Plus, I asked about this in the request but I guess no one that is interested in dakimakuras went there: what's the best kind of dakimakura body? There are plenty of dakimakura body brands out there, but which ones the best? and by "best" I mean which one has the most "filling" (so to speak). Once I ordered a Cospa dakimakura, but I was disappointed when I found out its filling was nowhere as fluffy/full as my ToAru Misaka/Imouto Comiket dakimakura.

Which ones do you own, if you don't mind me asking? :o

I like seeing how different artists try to portray a character. It also doesn't hurt that unless the property is an eroge or some such, that covers who use official art tend to be on the tamer side, where doujin covers have a lot more artistic freedom in terms of explicitness. There are some characters I don't like to see a lot of changes too, but for the most part, I'm willing to give any rendition a chance.

The thing I dislike about covers with official art the most, generally, has everything to do with image quality. Limited run covers available at Comiket and the like are generally and exception, but a large majority of the "mass market" official art covers that you see on Hobby Search/AmiAmi/etc, are fairly lacking in comparison to doujin covers. Of course, there are exceptions in quality on both sides of the fence. However, covers that I've picked up from a larger source have had weird scaling problems, often with the background receiving more space than the character, and don't seem to be as crisp or detailed as doujin covers seem to be.

That's a fairly good question on bodies. Honestly, I've spent so much time collecting the actual covers that I've neglected picking up too many bodies myself. I agree with you that the Cospa pillow is a disappointment in the amount of material it has stuffed into it. I do find it a fairly comfortable pillow, though... it would just definitely benefit from more stuffing.

In regards to pillow bodies, ironically the better ones I've seen are those bundle with dakimakura covers themselves.

http://www.amiami.jp/shop/?set=english&vgForm=ProductInfo&sku=CGD-6356&template=default/product/e_display.html

I bought this and the pillow set, and It's freaking awesome, nice thick and soft. In fact Ive been using this body more then My expensive microfiber pillow body.

I have to say the influx of new dakis were extremely overwhelming for me. I've seen so much I want yet I can't grab everything. Though, I managed to grab 2 sabers the red(roicot) and normal saber (2WT) which cost me 16.5k and 15k respectively, it's a pretty good deal. Now I have my sights on several stuff like Carnelian's newest daki, damm do I want that so badly. Already racked up 73k yen worth of dakis, and Im still adding even more to the list. Talk about self-destruction.

I know how you feel; I've spent the last 6 months or so going crazy, and I've finally blown through my money I had set aside. Can't really afford any more items, and yet there have been so many dakimakura covers I've wanted to pick up, and the list keeps growing. In the last 24 hours, I've found another 5 that I want to pick up, but I have some deputy fees to pay and had just purchased another two the day before.

Glad you were able to pick up the Saber covers at a decent price; I was an idiot and purchased the very first red version on YHJ. Think I paid like 40000 yen for it, or something. The price tanked shortly after that. Very expensive lesson, but the cover is well worth it.

[size=12]These dakis you have are sexy zengar. And you have quite a collection as well! Hope to see more pics on the incoming dakis? ;][/h]

Is that you bidding on on the Carnelian C79 set? Looks like it's a SMJ bidder, and you mentioned wanting the newest Carnelian dakimakura cover. Was thinking about bidding on it myself, but I don't really need and it don't want to needlessly increase your expenses if it is you.

Nah,it is not me too broke to get it for now.And I only want the daki and the art piece with it. So go, let loose.I will get it when my finances are up at the end of this month.

Damn, was almost hoping you'd say yes so that I could come up with another excuse to suppress my impulsive urges; I don't have much left in my budget either.

I'll be dammed. I already blew over a 150k yen not counting commision for deputy services and shipping charges.>_>
Need to hold off my insane urge to click one more daki. I really hate my "Just one more dakimakura ONLY" mentality of mine.

Yeah, I know the feeling. I just paid a 32000 order, and have another 90000 looming overhead... and yet, I'm tempted to buy at least one 20000 dakimakura on YHJ.

Looks like I'll be adding the carnelian set of 28k to my cart. Im looking forward to a sumptious meal of field grass and water for the whole of this month.

So many of those look amazing; I wish I had the guts, or whatever you wanna call it, to get one or a few. I can't say I'd be able to resist going at it with 'em, though >.>

Heh, glad you got it. I just purchased a few other C79 covers I was looking at. I tend to go through about 60 auctions (when I forget to set it at 100 per page) every couple days to see if there are any covers I want to bid on/pick up. Currently, there's two auctions I'm thinking about bidding on, and there are two covers that I've been looking for the last few months but haven't been able to pick them up. One of them hasn't been listed. I had a chance to pick up the other, but the 25000 buyout price dissuaded me. There was a second listing eventually, this one a bid; I bid up to 21000 and still lost. And the buyout option is no longer available, so I'm thinking I missed out on it unless the circle decide to re-release it or I get lucky and see it listed again. I won't even think twice about buying it if it's listed at 25000 again, though.




Can't blame you; I fap to hentai, and when you have a full size and beautiful piece of work in front of you, it can certainly be tempting. But when you've been collecting them for awhile, at least for me anyway, the thought is no longer really there. I sleep with a cover on my pillow, and it's a great pillow and the cover really feels good against the skin. Most of the time when I go to bed, I don't even look at the design anymore. However, I can't necessarily say the urge has disappeared if I were to hang the cover up or something...

Seriously though, while even I laugh at the amount of money I've spent on what's essentially a pillow case, I enjoy collecting them. They're great pieces of art and it's just a fun (albeit expensive) thing to collect.

Lol, I still take notice of the 2d girl on the cloth ultimately, I like to fall asleep looking at her face and wake up looking at her face. Although, it's sad that dakis are susceptible to damages, since most are really delicate, especially the old 2WT, as of recent roicot has [roved to be rather durable and the new 2wt are getting more comfortable yet more durable. which is why I tend to get a 2nd copy of a daki if possible(though for this month it wasn't possible), so I don't feel that much pain when I see a nick on my dakis.

Oh, And what is this daki you're looking for. Maybe I can keep a lookout for it. You may find it elsewhere like Mandarake and usually they get a lot of rare stuff.

Random dakis of the day.

Yeah, I check Mandarake several times a day, though it's still fairly easy to miss stuff since it goes so quick. :(

I tend to check right when they add stuff for the new day, then at least a couple more times during the day, if not dozens. I picked up the あんこ工房 Sora no Otoshimono (at least I went through the check out - have yet to receive the invoice yet, and there has been one or two times they didn't have an item for my order) they added yesterday, but was too slow to grab the Marks Nymph. Shame too, as it's one cover I've been looking out for; I'll eventually pay the 30000 on YHJ, but I can't do it anytime soon... and that's if it doesn't sell beforehand.


I feel you on the rips. I try to pick up a spare of my favorite covers, but since I"m lacking pillows at the moment, it's not as much of a problem. Only one faces wear and tear, and I like to switch it out/wash them every couple weeks. I only have a few doubles at the moment, as I've been focusing on buying as many new ones as possible.

http://dakimakuma.com/animation01.html

That's the first one I'm looking for; fwisy currently has it listed, and while I'd love the cover, I don't want it so much to go through a more expensive service. He also doesn't list the version of the cover in his listing, so without contacting him, I'd be a tad worried about getting the version I don't want. I'm not sure, but from using Google translate, it appears the circle accepts inquiries, and I suppose it's possible they may still sell it... however, I'm not that hopeful.

The other I've had a chance to buy, but it hasn't appeared on YHJ since two sold a week or two ago.

http://kyounetsu.blog110.fc2.com/blog-category-11.html

I still don't have one *headdesk* I've been dying for a Mio Akiyama one for the longest time~ But I don't want to buy one until I can buy my friend one, he want's a Rei one~

Is that odd being a female, and buying a male friend a dakimakura?

Not at all, dakimakura covers are a thing to be enjoyed by all! Do you have particular covers for Mio/Rei in mind, or are you just looking around at the time being? There are certainly a wealth of options to choose for Mio, and a decent number for Rei (assuming you mean from Evangelion, so please correct me if I'm wrong.) I'd be more than happy to point you in the right direction, if I can.