Dakimakuras anyone?

Thanks for the link and suggestion. I'll have to recheck my finances since proxies require payment upfront, but as of now that looks to be my next daki to order. :)

Where are you located? If you're in the US, you can use SMJ and generally won't have to pay until they receive the item in Japan (looks like it will ship in March.)

I have no idea either....

As regards male covers, I had thought Tiger&Bunny had some too, but they're something uh.. else.. Barnaby and Kotetsu they're "udemakuras" or "arm pillows" and to be honest I'm not exactly sure what that means. They're larger dimensions by far compared to a normal dakimakura at 210x140, which sounds more like a bed sheet than a dakimakura, but I dunno, maybe they'd suit your purposes if you are a tiger and bunny fan..

I thought I was hearing things, glad I'm the only one hearing it.

I'm pretty sure it has something to do with this: https://www.fakku.net/viewtopic.php?t=80623

A post in Incoherent Babbling pretty much confirms it. Two hours and I guess we'll see what the deal is... I just hope the music stops then. :3

Was okay to start with, but now it's starting to get annoying.

I'm Canadian, so I'll check out SMJ and see the rates and see if they ship to Canada as well. I've been using Yokatta lately as a proxy. They've been pretty good, although the negative is upfront payment even on pre-orders.

Ah, then you'll probably have to pay up front, but I can't say for sure. I know Zengar has to pay after he orders, but I haven't had to pay a single thing until it arrives in Japan, so they can accurately calculate total shipping instead of having to invoice later (since they ship my packages to the US.) Whereas for Zengar, his packages are shipped directly from Japan, bypassing shipping to the US, so there is no need to calculate the extra shipping, and thus he has to pay sooner. For Canadians, packages may be shipped to the US, but shipping directly from Japan might be cheaper.

Yokatta would probably be the way to go for it, since their web order commission is ridiculously cheap. But as you said, you'll have to pay up front.

As for SMJ, they'll ship anyway, but their commissions for web orders are definitely higher than Yokatta. I just use them since, as I'm in the US, I don't have to pay up front.

Am I correct in assuming that this cover will not be printed?


Here are the links to the source:
http://sukimafox.blog130.fc2.com/blog-entry-127.html
http://blog-imgs-34-origin.fc2.com/s/u/k/sukimafox/noel.jpg

Can't say for sure as the translation is a bit hard to read, but it looks like it. From what I gather, Arc Systems actually contacted them and basically said "don't do it." At least that's what I gather; I could be way off. Either way, that's quite strange and not something we see often at all, given the relatively accepting culture of doujinshi and such in Japan. Maybe it's because Arc system does their own dakimakura covers every now and then (and this one is fairly nude.) Either way, if it isn't printed, it will be a shame no matter what the reason. I don't really care for the image myself, but I don't ever want to see dakimakura covers unable to be released.

Yeah, that's pretty much what I got from it too. :(

Anyhow, on a lighter note, it looks like today is the last day to get your orders in for this Kuma Puro cover:
http://www.gephalsa.com/ayumu.htm

Luckily I stumbled across it on accident and got put a special order in through SMJ. Hope it goes through in time. :3

Just as an FYI, the dakimakura blog has on the left side a window with a list of all the soon-to-end order periods for the dakimakura (the part with dates 2012/1/23 to 2012/1/29 atm, as you can see lots of things closing on the 29th). Useful to check every now and then in case any of them are of interest to you.

Edit: Looks like the T2 ART WORKS comiket dakimakura will be up for order from Toranoana on the 27th

2WT too. Fuck. >_>

Looks like I'll stay with Yokatta then. I like to avoid all US shipments as the chance of coming across UPS and their ridiculous brokerage fee is high.



That's an awesome tip, thanks! Unfortunately I just seen a dakimakura ending soon (29th) so I'll have to make a quick, and tough decision!

Got my H・O・P Lilith cover in the mail today along with a second HarthNir cover - I couldn't resist buying a back up (second copy).

I'm not quite sure if it is supposed to be smooth knit standard tricot, but it definitely isn't as thick or stretchy as my other H・O・P cover.

Also, with the exception of some cropping, I'm going fully unedited this time around. So much easier getting a post up. ;)



-Enjoy!

Very lovely!

That's cute, I love the wings. Those wings give her such a nice look. Though I have to say, nice ass. I'm a huge fan of ass shots. :)

Thanks guys. Yeah, I'm a fan of dem ass shots too. :)

EDIT: Goddammit. SMJ took too long to place the special order for that Kuma Puro cover and now the orders have closed. Wish I would have saw it sooner.

Yeah, SMJ is fine if you have plenty of time to order, but Yokatta is definitely the way to go if you don't. And HOP is a great circle, if only because they have a tendency to include absolutely incredible asses in their covers. I strongly considered the Lilith myself, and now I definitely regret it.

What's the site for HOP? While they definitely wont be my latest purchase, if they have good asses I definitely need to give them a look.

Their site is actually down at the moment; it has been down for a few weeks and no new site has popped up that I've been able to find. You can search them on the dakimakura blog, though.

http://blog.xn--er-573a1isbf1441e2hs87j.jp/?s=H%E3%83%BBO%E3%83%BBP