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日本語/Japanese  Sun 09/23 23:40 JST
Now we take a look at some of the stuff that you can actually buy at the TGS - you may want to look out for some of these if you are going today.
First up is Rio stuff - this was at the AU mobile booth but you need to go to the merchandise hall to get hold of these.
TGS2007 : Merchandise (click to enlarge)
OK, these ladies were not quite for sale. The lady on the far right is holding a bag of peanuts which she gave to me later. Have no idea why nurses were handing out peanuts.
Why don't real nurses dress like this? I suppose they exist to save lives instead of giving patients heart attacks.
TGS2007 : Merchandise (click to enlarge)
Rio tapestry. Dont know who the girl is with the long hair.
Rio tapestry (click to enlarge)
Mousepad goodies.
TGS2007 : Merchandise (click to enlarge)
Sticker goodies.
TGS2007 : Merchandise (click to enlarge)
DOA goodies.
TGS2007 : Merchandise (click to enlarge)
DOA Hitomi is gorgeous.
TGS2007 : Merchandise (click to enlarge)
More DOA.
TGS2007 : Merchandise (click to enlarge)
Even more DOA.
TGS2007 : Merchandise (click to enlarge)
Leifang figure.
Leifang (click to enlarge)
DOA tapestries.
TGS2007 : Merchandise (click to enlarge)
Zero no Tsukaima and Nagasarete Airantou framed goodies.
TGS2007 : Merchandise (click to enlarge)
DC coming to the PS2.
TGS2007 : Merchandise (click to enlarge)
Guren and Xenoglossia framed goodies.
TGS2007 : Merchandise (click to enlarge)
Towels to make your after-shower experience more interesting.
TGS2007 : Merchandise (click to enlarge)
If you are a bloke and are too shy to wear a girls uniform then you can get a t-shirt with sailor fuku printed on it.
TGS2007 : Merchandise (click to enlarge)
"Name those characters on the sheets."
TGS2007 : Merchandise (click to enlarge)
Ikkitousen dakimakura.
TGS2007 : Merchandise (click to enlarge)
More dakimakura.
TGS2007 : Merchandise (click to enlarge)
Just had a thought. If you are hugging the pillow then all you can see is the face which also means that the rest of the ero ero cover that you cant see is a bit of a waste?
TGS2007 : Merchandise (click to enlarge)
Anyone for a rubbing down with Siesta, Henrietta and Louise after a shower?
TGS2007 : Merchandise (click to enlarge)
Enix girl not for sale.
TGS2007 : Merchandise (click to enlarge)
Enix goodies.
TGS2007 : Merchandise (click to enlarge)
"Name that figure."
TGS2007 : Merchandise (click to enlarge)
Another FF figure but cant remember his name. Cloud? Chad?
TGS2007 : Merchandise (click to enlarge)
More FF goodies. Sorry didn't manage to get any game coverage.
TGS2007 : Merchandise (click to enlarge)
More Zero no Tsukaima dakimakura.
TGS2007 : Merchandise (click to enlarge)
Interesting how you cant buy games at a game show but you can buy a ton of dakimakura.
TGS2007 : Merchandise (click to enlarge)
DAKIMAKURA!
TGS2007 : Merchandise (click to enlarge)
Yoko-chan dakimakura anyone?
TGS2007 : Merchandise (click to enlarge)
M, more da, dakimakura.
TGS2007 : Merchandise (click to enlarge)
Interesting how you cant buy games at a games show but you can buy a ton of towels.
TGS2007 : Merchandise (click to enlarge)
Heap of Dakimakura, towels and other figures - no games though.
TGS2007 : Merchandise (click to enlarge)
Categories
Polls
CrazyAnimeTuga in Portugal
Student
Registered on 2007/01/03 02:12
OMG Danny you can't remember the Final Fantasy characters name? LOL they Silver one is Sephiroth and the blond is Cloud probably the most known characters in the history of RPG I think. 

Impressive, anime is so much into japanese culture now that even its merchandise is at sale in Game shows, even if theres no game about those animes.
(ID #57566) Posted on 2007/09/23 23:45
syrix in U.S.
student
Registered on 2007/03/21 09:30
Wow, thats a lot of dakimakura.  The only things I could name was the figures.  The one with silver hair is Sephiroth while the blonde is Cloud, both from FF7 Advent Children I believe.  Danny, about 1/3 of the images towards the bottom of the post are links that lead to the same image.  Maybe its just me.
(ID #57567) Posted on 2007/09/23 23:50
Aaronime in Mars, Canada
Human
Registered on 2007/07/27 10:28
Danny, you are the only major otaku I know that doesn't know FF CHARACTERS!
Probably because there isn't any FF eroge...(There are always doujinshi ^.^)
(ID #57568) Posted on 2007/09/23 23:52
skankywonders in California
Student
Registered on 2007/08/09 05:36
Wow, look at all those whatchamacallthem. 


Hey Danny, Half of the pictures don't appear for me. 
(ID #57569) Posted on 2007/09/23 23:53
FateT in Canada
College Student
Registered on 2007/09/05 06:31
LOL! 
FF jokes!

But, yea i'm having trouble seeing 1/3 of the pictures at the bottom.
(ID #57571) Posted on 2007/09/23 23:53
Danny Choo in Tokyo
Director/代表取締役
Registered on 2006/12/11 11:06
Sorry - there was a bug. Theres actually no more pictures.
(ID #57572) Posted on 2007/09/23 23:55
XSportSeeker in Brazil
Hikikomori
Registered on 2007/08/22 05:30
LOL!
I was kinda surprized Danny didn't know the names of FFVII characters.

I didn't even play the entire game, or am a fan of the series, and still know all the names...

Anyways, DO WANT almost everything pictured.

I also just watched a video that made me want so bad to be on TGS07.

Here, for fellow male animu otakus:
http://kotaku.com/gaming/tgs07/tecmo-follies-302714.php

Zero no Louise Daki Makuras... I cried a bit.
(ID #57573) Posted on 2007/09/23 23:56
CyruzDraxs in Kelowna, BC, Canada
Web Design & Development
Registered on 2007/09/11 09:43
You mean people don't dress like Sailor Moon every day? What have I been doing all my life?!?!?!?!
(ID #57574) Posted on 2007/09/23 23:59
hendrik in jakarta,indonesia
student
Registered on 2007/06/01 04:39
TGS = dakimakura gathering?
is comiket have more than this, same as this, or less-er
(ID #57577) Posted on 2007/09/24 00:32
Ethermoon Lai in Philippines
Photography Hobbyist
Registered on 2007/01/16 17:00
dakimakura! WAHHHH! ^^;
(ID #57578) Posted on 2007/09/24 00:39
Doc in Kansas
Student
Registered on 2007/01/05 13:32
hahahahahaha..... im sorry, i cant stop laughing at the sailor uniform t-shirts. It is truly beyond words. 
although i'd love to get my hands on some of those towels. ^^
(ID #57579) Posted on 2007/09/24 00:52
D_Blade in Montreal
Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
Registered on 2006/12/31 22:48
Peanuts for free? Watch out for allergies if you got any.

Q: "If you are hugging the pillow then all you can see is the face which also means that the rest of the ero ero cover that you cant see is a bit of a waste?"
R: Well, yes, actually. That is why Dakimakura is a good business. XD

Those Sephiroth and Cloud Strife figures inspired from Advent Children look odd to me, especially Cloud. I prefer his original outfit.

Enix? It is SquareEnix now, Danny... And the monsters are from Dragon Quest (a series I avoided like the plague, even if I used to be a RPG freak), if I'm not wrong (King Slimes, Golems, Demons, etc.).

I love how this merchandise secretly compels you to buy it. i never get tired of otaku coverage like that.

-Question time!- It may sound stupid for a question, but sometimes when I vote for a certain choice in the poll, the statistics decrease instead of increase. How come is that? @_@;
(ID #57580) Posted on 2007/09/24 00:52
zie in Arlington,VA USA
freelance
Registered on 2007/01/09 14:51
Man TGS has all the cool stuff. Cant wait for Halo 3 only thing making me want to buy ps 3 is Metal Gear 4 
(ID #57581) Posted on 2007/09/24 01:02
Aya Kyunik in Melbourne, Australia
Hobby Store clerk guy thing...
Registered on 2007/05/22 16:38
...I've been resisting the urge to buy a pillow cover...
Stop making me want to buy em Danny ;_;

I'll prolly get one anyway lol.

Nice coverage of the merchandise there,  I'll have to go to TGS one of these days~
(ID #57582) Posted on 2007/09/24 01:02
Niemi in Canada
Office Monkey
Registered on 2007/06/22 14:37
Oooo, I would really like to get one of those Ikkitousen ones, but I don't know what I'd do if anyone else saw it laying around >_> 
(ID #57583) Posted on 2007/09/24 01:13
Kite_DH in Germany
Registered on 2007/04/16 13:47
nice stuff..especially the FF figures
(ID #57584) Posted on 2007/09/24 01:29
Freya in 東京都 台東区
CG映像専門学生
Registered on 2007/01/11 20:46
danny-san, i hope you still have more tgs2007 coverage, especially tgs2007 キャンギャル ^o^(笑)
(ID #57585) Posted on 2007/09/24 01:40
notfair in Malaysia
Student, ACG Fans
Registered on 2007/08/14 16:34
omg, i love the zero no tsukaima and DOA... That two FF figure, Sephiroth and Cloud is extremely expensive(for me) ... 
(ID #57586) Posted on 2007/09/24 01:51
kousaka in US
student
Registered on 2007/09/02 00:51
Great coverage, Danny!  Love the DOA posters; speaking of which do you know where i can buy one from?
(ID #57587) Posted on 2007/09/24 02:13
Setsuna-san in Selangor, Malaysia
VF-25 Pilot. Universariate Scholar.
Registered on 2007/07/06 10:07
errr is this a dakimakura convention or a game show???
(ID #57588) Posted on 2007/09/24 02:13
pif in Melbourne, Australia
>Enix girl not for sale.

damn!
(ID #57589) Posted on 2007/09/24 02:33
Hangmen13 in Sabah, Malaysia
Aimless Traveler
Registered on 2007/04/21 21:19
I expect those towels and dakimakuras to sell like hotcakes, especially one of the dakimakuras that allows you to 'sleep' with a mature-looking 14 year old! Gosh, animes are screwing up my perception of age.
(ID #57590) Posted on 2007/09/24 02:39
oOgA in Singapore
otaku? lol
Registered on 2007/08/29 20:41
man...i wish i cld have the $ and juz fly over now and splurge on the goods ;)
(ID #57591) Posted on 2007/09/24 02:42
0shift in New Zealand
Student
Registered on 2007/08/13 19:40
i wish I could get this stuff in NZ. Does anyone know of a place in NZ, or websites??
(ID #57592) Posted on 2007/09/24 02:46
Timerswing in Mexico
Student
Registered on 2007/08/25 10:37
Haha no problem about the squenix games Danny!!!!!!!.....I want the Yoko dakimakura!!!!!
(ID #57593) Posted on 2007/09/24 02:52
soonkiong in Kuching, Malaysia
Student
Registered on 2007/08/22 12:50
so many DAIMAKURAs!!! lolol...
(ID #57594) Posted on 2007/09/24 02:54
NGEunit01 in Cali
College Student
Registered on 2007/05/14 09:37
ooh! i want the Rio tapestry! lol at the so many dakimakuras.
(ID #57595) Posted on 2007/09/24 03:13
bolt in Tampa Fl.
security/student
Registered on 2007/04/17 14:53
try hobby search, i've seen them have some pillows and blankets up ocasionally.. http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/

and if the price is right.. i would wear anything >:D
(ID #57596) Posted on 2007/09/24 03:24
Model_X in South East Asia
?
Registered on 2007/09/02 02:02
Thats a lot of dakimakura on sale. Does the previous TGS have so many on sale too? I dun really remember the older TGS (during the 1990s) having so many dakimakura on sale. I guess most anime have games on the PS2 or DSL now.

I sure i'm as lucky as you Danny to be able to attend TGS. I would totally kill for this Rockman 20th Anniversary t-shirt. 

http://blogimg.goo.ne.jp/user_image/0a/86/ecf99545846950cffe48ac3889eab2fc.jpg
(ID #57597) Posted on 2007/09/24 03:25
terry in Singapore
=.=!
Registered on 2007/08/02 23:32
dakimakura fair 07? =.=!
(ID #57599) Posted on 2007/09/24 03:38
Edward in Michigan U.S.A.
Troubleshooter, Universal Exports
Registered on 2006/12/24 12:02
Hmm... suddenly feeling a terrible sickness coming my way.  Nurse!? Nurse!? 
(ID #57600) Posted on 2007/09/24 03:39
lanie-emon in Keldabe, Malaysia
Mandalorian in training + Otaku...
Registered on 2007/06/05 11:28
Bunch of interesting dakimakura and towels there. Especially the ToHeart one ^^. The Saber t-shirt looks cool.Don't know if I have the guts to wear the seifuku t-shirt though.
(ID #57602) Posted on 2007/09/24 04:08
gordon in 新加坡 Singapore
宅男 Otaku/ 工程师 Engineer
Registered on 2007/06/11 14:57
danny, u didn't the Advent Children movie?

it a great movie. nicely animated and tifa has nice eyes. ^^
(ID #57603) Posted on 2007/09/24 04:30
holybell84 in Singapore
Student
Registered on 2007/08/22 12:31
So regarding the Dakimuras, rather than just see the face, u must be able to feel the rest of the body too?
(ID #57604) Posted on 2007/09/24 04:36
Uradox in Nagoya / Perth
Procurement officer / Teacher
Registered on 2007/05/12 15:27
こんにちは、ダニー。
質問があるのですが、ゲームショーで取り扱っていた製品をまだどこかで手に入れることはできますか?そのショーに行くことができなかったので買えなかった製品があります。
(ID #57605) Posted on 2007/09/24 04:45
JLH in North Carolina, USA
Ha! Maybe there's so many Dakimuras and towels because the game companies are trying to help gamers with hygiene and to get proper rest! Really it's a public service!
(ID #57606) Posted on 2007/09/24 04:53
farrroarz in Brunei Darussalam
Student
Registered on 2007/08/05 22:52
Hah! Tons of dakimakura swarming around the place. Looks like a Comiket event than a TGS.
(ID #57607) Posted on 2007/09/24 04:54
シャキー in カナダ
Student~
Registered on 2007/07/14 10:05
lol @ sailor fuku t-shirts
and lol these FF char all from 7 i wonder where zack went lol.
The yellow hair --> Cloud from Advent child
White hair FF guy -->sephiroth (dunno from FF7 or AC nto sure)
its quite sad 1 of the most famous guy from ff7 is forgotten by danny =P lol, guess sep wasn't important lol
and i wonder how they can keep releasing d.c. ... i can't see what else they can make more of lol (so many versions already!!).
(ID #57608) Posted on 2007/09/24 05:01
Otaku Surf in Maryland
Producer
Registered on 2007/06/04 08:32
Look at all that cool Zero no Tsukaima merchandise! Some really great art featured on those Dakimakuras as well.
(ID #57609) Posted on 2007/09/24 05:17
Henry in Makati, Philippines
anime/cosplay events organizer
Registered on 2006/12/25 19:17
waw! so much dakimakura and otaku items at a game show...this goes to show that otaku and games are mutual and still goes hand-in-hand XDDD

i so wanted to buy dakimakuras and otaku towels lol

@Square-Enix figures

the guy with the long silver hair is sephiroth while the blonde spike haired guy is Cloud

honestly, FF7 was good before the fags started rapping it lol
(ID #57610) Posted on 2007/09/24 05:43
Kuu in 初音島
学生
Registered on 2007/08/13 03:11
I didn't know they sold these kind of stuff in the TGS @.@
The 2 characters on the dakimakura below the sailormoon shirt would be Asuka Hina in the left, and Mahiro Sendou in the right, from the eroge Memories off encore #5.. 
(ID #57611) Posted on 2007/09/24 06:01
Kuu in 初音島
学生
Registered on 2007/08/13 03:11
whoops i meant Memories Off #5 encore ''
(ID #57612) Posted on 2007/09/24 06:14
Student
Registered on 2007/08/22 13:35
LOL at sailor uniform, now I gotta dig some pictures of devastation

http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/9338/sailor1qn1.jpg
http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/2606/sailor2ro7.jpg

look what you made me do danny!

putting that aside, those pillowcase look interesting, I might buy it and put it on the ceiling of my bedroom, hence I can see the whole body in all its glory~
(ID #57614) Posted on 2007/09/24 08:29
the1iam in 新嘉坡市四美町3区
大学生
Registered on 2007/04/12 04:09
I would prefer the real sailor fuku than a t-shirt with that printed on it.

Triplekia:
Those seem to be too oversized.
(ID #57615) Posted on 2007/09/24 08:45
Graphic Designer
Registered on 2007/05/17 21:41
Great pics Danny, loving the DOA merchandise... How can I get the figure on the right in the very first picture?!
(ID #57616) Posted on 2007/09/24 08:48
keats in NL
student
Registered on 2007/09/02 20:42
Dude great review, but seriously, you have to learn some of the basic stuff! The figure with the white hair is Sephiroth, and the one with the big Sword is Cloud. They are of course both from FF7. It's like not knowing what Evangelion is.. 
(ID #57617) Posted on 2007/09/24 09:03
AndyH in Birmingham, UK
3D artist
Registered on 2006/12/25 10:08
That Rio wallscroll looks... um... intresting! Nice four eyes!

Even though i would never buy a dakimakura, that Ryomou Ikki Tousen one is fantastic!
Lovely yoko one too.

CHAD! LOL! Everyone knows cloud and sepiroth - even people who havent played the game - its just sooo bloody popular for some reason!

Nice coverage.
(ID #57618) Posted on 2007/09/24 09:35
OMNI Strike in Glasgow, UK
In my last year of High School
Registered on 2006/12/25 02:24
whoa thats alot of towels and bedsheets to be selling at a game show. i guess where there will be otaku there will be people selling otaku pleasing goods.
(ID #57619) Posted on 2007/09/24 10:00
Cribba in Swe
Registered on 2007/01/27 19:01
"Cloud? Chad?" xD
(ID #57620) Posted on 2007/09/24 11:30
Ujuj in Paris
Programmer
Registered on 2006/12/24 22:31
I need this Rio mousepad !
And I would like to go to TGS just to meet those n