A Toranoana representative posted a column today at Akiba Blog detailing the production of what they’re calling “Purichichi“: a line of dakimakura (hug pillows) with fully contoured bosoms attached to the front. My amusement at the upgrade of the regular dakimakura’s already considerable “oh, Japan” potential changed to an entirely different emotion as I scrolled down to see the in-progress design for the first pillow – a magnificent illustration of Shiratori Amane from the pen of Sano Toshihide and his next G.J? game, Anata no Shiranai Kangofu. Little is known about the project at this point, though the first pillow is scheduled for release this summer synchronous with that of the game; we’ll be keeping a close eye on this as it develops. This news was just the shot in the arm my rabid Sano fandom needed to finish work on the next creator spotlight… Picture of the full [ERO, NWS] preliminary pillow design below:

My heart nearly stopped when I saw this. In a good way.
Not a bad item for a game tie-in. Now you can enjoy the characters ingame, and in your bed. o_O
OMG . . . I would be so dead If I bought something like that . . . .
It’s quite obvious that this is a breakthrough in ergonomics – by slightly elevating the head of those who sleep on their sides, you can potentially provide better breathing and circulation. It is questionable whether this actually works, however, so someone must procure one for research purposes.
*discretely contacts his friend in Japan*
But now you can say there’s a whole new reason to enjoy these. Or rather, two new reasons…
Now you’ll never leave the house, Shingo…
:P
Seriously, though, are her, um, privates going to end up mosaiced?
I’m sure there’s going to be some sort of censorship, though I doubt it’ll be mosaic, probably just a lack of specificity.
Believe you me, I’d leave the house much less frequently if I had any choice in the matter… :3
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