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Mon 2008/05/19 08:58
See melonpan take us on a tour of his home town in Bern Switzerland together with Nia. I was thinking of doing something like this in armor - guess I need to suddenly acquire a few dakimakura covers.
See all the full res pics at Melonpan's blog. Hmmmm, just had an idea. Maybe the next figure giveaway should be given to the bravest otaku - participants would take any figure they own and kiss it in public - capturing the moment on photo. I'd better get to work on finishing up the giveaway/competition tool.
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Been up since 2AM. Body clock still on Japan time.
Brought some Melatoni...(more)
Wed 05/07 21:50 comments (121)
Already linked it through the Member News, but who cares ^^" I had to laugh soo hard the first time I went throught the pics, his comments make it even better :D
(ID #191008) Posted on 2008/05/19 09:04
CEO MIrai Inc
Gah, sorry! Looks like you posted it when I was on the plane - missed it completely ToT.
(ID #191017) Posted on 2008/05/19 09:14
Yeah, the comments were fun too. I hardly read his blog but this one post was hilarious. :) I sure hope no one is tempted to do figure bukkake in public just to be the "bravest". ^_^''
(ID #191026) Posted on 2008/05/19 09:27
ひきこもり/Hikikomori. Suits my current state more than a 大学生/University Student. ^^
Agree with you, his comments are simply funny.
(ID #191249) Posted on 2008/05/19 14:14
I would most probably have been a combination of laughed at/beaten up. Sorry to hear about the proposed figure competition, since I don't actually own any figures or such like (as of yet). That is one brave man though, I wonder how open minded the community is where he lives...
(ID #191013) Posted on 2008/05/19 09:09
Still Student (I Think)
lol.. i'll get the combination of laughed at/beaten up/arrested..
(ID #191504) Posted on 2008/05/19 21:05
Polytechnic Senior, Bronze Lifesaving Trainee, Mech Designer, Pokemon Indexer.
Neighborhooding country, but i get "ridiculed and ostracized" added to the mix.
(ID #191567) Posted on 2008/05/19 22:45
Beaten most likely for me too. But it be worth it!
(ID #192791) Posted on 2008/05/21 11:29
Afro-ed Student
Me has no figures (yet) either. But Danny says the giveaway is only for senior members actively contributing to the community, so I guess we're not qualified?
(ID #191616) Posted on 2008/05/19 23:48
CEO MIrai Inc
You have 756 comments - you are very well qualified!
(ID #191641) Posted on 2008/05/20 00:34
Filmmaker
that guy is freaking awesome!!! some of the pictures is pure otaku...
(ID #191015) Posted on 2008/05/19 09:14
だいがくせい
best part is when he's running with the other people xD
(ID #191016) Posted on 2008/05/19 09:14
IT-Architect, SysAdmin, WebDesign and Coding, Virtualization (VMware + NetApp)
Hmm doing something like that in germany would proably get pretty much the same reactions as on the pictures. ;) Hmm kissing a figure? Right now all i got is figma Haruhi and seriously, kissing girls aren't something i would take a picture of. :P Also i would hate to torture other people with my fugly self lol. Though... it would be a tough cookie is figma Lelouch would make it in time to my place haha... *cough* ... smexy guy he is he could even hold my cheeks! *sigh* ^^;;;;;;;; Now you have done something horrible to my imagination Danny.
(ID #191027) Posted on 2008/05/19 09:27
Hahaha I would never do that, but I'm glad that someone will
(ID #191030) Posted on 2008/05/19 09:34
writing mini thesises
melonpan has made me speechless... he's one brave fellow seems like venturing the town in an otaku way is quite popular these days ^^
(ID #191033) Posted on 2008/05/19 09:37
Just awesome, gotta have alot of courage. Gonna see his blog
(ID #191049) Posted on 2008/05/19 09:51
Leisure Consultant, Writer, Webmaster
lol you gotta love the audacity! If he tried that in NYC, someone would surely either take that pillow or knock him down....and then take the pillow.
(ID #191051) Posted on 2008/05/19 09:54
CEO MIrai Inc
LOL
(ID #191127) Posted on 2008/05/19 11:52
I dunno about that, you remember the Naked Cowboy right? He is even making it into commercials now.
(ID #191759) Posted on 2008/05/20 03:26
That takes some guts to do something like that. It didn't look like there were a lot of odd stares either. The comments that were added onto the pictures were hysterical.
(ID #191766) Posted on 2008/05/20 03:46
Posted that in the wrong spot.
(ID #191767) Posted on 2008/05/20 03:47
Dude it would get so dirty i wouldn't want to take it out on the subway in NY.
(ID #191967) Posted on 2008/05/20 09:30
Web Design & Development
Oh wow. Suddenly melonpan became awesome.
(ID #191057) Posted on 2008/05/19 10:06
:O He's so cool. haha Seems like a fun guy
(ID #191058) Posted on 2008/05/19 10:06
Epic win crazy cool otaku guy lol. And quite the bold one too.
(ID #191066) Posted on 2008/05/19 10:13
Looks like fun! Beautiful city. There are mostly just hobos in my city, they wouldnt neccesarily laugh or anything if I did that, they would probably just ask for the pillow, or spare change.
(ID #191068) Posted on 2008/05/19 10:23
I wouldn't do that for all the money in the world. The funny thing is, in all of the pictures no one is looking at him. Its like they've seen it all before or something.
(ID #191069) Posted on 2008/05/19 10:24
Extremely Poor College Student
this would actually make a really cool giveaway contest
(ID #191072) Posted on 2008/05/19 10:30
I would probably do that, looks like alot of fun. Gonna wait for my Natsume Rin to arrive, and then take a trip into town. ^^; Probably gonna get beaten and laughed at. >_<
(ID #191073) Posted on 2008/05/19 10:31
CEO MIrai Inc
Awaiting your pics.
(ID #191128) Posted on 2008/05/19 11:53
Same here!
(ID #192792) Posted on 2008/05/21 11:30
That's awsome. I would love to run around my home town doing that. As for kissing a figure, hell, I might. It'd be kind of hard to do it though. Maybe during my High School graduation?
(ID #191077) Posted on 2008/05/19 10:35
I salute you, Melonpan, for you are a man among otakus! That's quite a scenic city tour too.
(ID #191078) Posted on 2008/05/19 10:37
That guy knows no shame. Hope he enjoys ruining his own reputation. "oh look, it's that weirdo guy who carried around a large pillow with a weird cartoon girl on it last week!"
(ID #191079) Posted on 2008/05/19 10:37
LOL, nice one! I say do it again with a more revealing dakimakura. I'd like to see the expressions then! This one's too properly dressed.
(ID #191081) Posted on 2008/05/19 10:40
part time illustrationist, doll clothing seamstress
lol brave brave meronpan XD
(ID #191082) Posted on 2008/05/19 10:41
melonpan... meronpan is another member of DC. ^^;
(ID #191132) Posted on 2008/05/19 11:55
part time illustrationist, doll clothing seamstress
gomen o_o; I got them mixed up =_=
(ID #192987) Posted on 2008/05/21 16:22
Wow... balls of steel man, I could never do that... I do however have a hatsune miku pillow XD I would come shake your hand though if I met you in person.
(ID #191083) Posted on 2008/05/19 10:42
haha,same here ^^; If i were to go around with a pillow like that where i live, i would get strange looks and might get beaten down/get labeled as an idiot in school
(ID #193059) Posted on 2008/05/21 19:55
Software Engineer
Brilliant .... i love this sort of humour!
(ID #191085) Posted on 2008/05/19 10:42
Student Engineer
"In America", you would be beaten! =/. Although i think it is a bit weird, all the more power to him! I'm not too big into dakimakuras.
(ID #191092) Posted on 2008/05/19 10:50
IT Developer
that's what I call passion!
(ID #191095) Posted on 2008/05/19 10:59
Awwww, when I get my Nia pillow, I'm gonna do the same thing, and dedicate it to you, Melonpan, you are the man! Although it probably won't get the same reaction as him since I'm a little girl.
(ID #191098) Posted on 2008/05/19 11:10
pepsi??? (Registered on 2007/09/29 23:00)
hands down to you...funny thing is the people in the pic doesnt seem to mind you...in my place they would surely be laughing at you calling you "idiot" or "crazy"
(ID #191103) Posted on 2008/05/19 11:28
pepsi??? (Registered on 2007/09/29 23:00)
not really at "you" if you came to my country...but to any1 who does those kind of stuff
(ID #191108) Posted on 2008/05/19 11:32
student
I couldn;t read the comments on his blog, due o me only knowing English and French, but those pictures are AMAZING. I would totally do something like this with a figure. Like, a 1:1 scale figure or a bodypillow of a male character or something.
(ID #191107) Posted on 2008/05/19 11:32
THIS IS SERIOUSLY HILARIOUS I CANT STOP LAUGHING HAHAHAHAHA
(ID #191110) Posted on 2008/05/19 11:35
Hehe! That is pretty awesome, but over here I'd bet you'd get beaten up or at the very least laughed at over here... But that's an interesting idea for a contest... Bravest otaku gets a prize... I'd probably lose, unless I did something that would get me arrested.
(ID #191115) Posted on 2008/05/19 11:42
LOL Awesome. Two thumbs up for your bravery ^^
(ID #191117) Posted on 2008/05/19 11:44
O_O ! Oh wow, I find it hard to find the words to post, LOL!
(ID #191123) Posted on 2008/05/19 11:50
Very brave....I would wear my mask going around like that....
(ID #191126) Posted on 2008/05/19 11:52
I may get away with it if Nia was in a huge plastic bag, makes people think i just bought her, and was on the way home.... I bow down to bravery.
(ID #191131) Posted on 2008/05/19 11:55
this is epic.. its like the "Euro Trip" with a dakimakura
(ID #191149) Posted on 2008/05/19 12:08
五〇一軍团 TK8316 Singapore Garrison Public Relations Officer
i see nothing wrong with a guy holding a dakimakura going around town. is it because of nia on the cover? if nia is not there, i doubt anybody around him would care. btw, nia is not moe (please don't hit me). *runs away*
(ID #191150) Posted on 2008/05/19 12:09
I hope you don't propose an open bravest otaku challenge. Some of us are pretty shameless and might end up in the news somehow. Personally, I've only done two things otaku related in public. 1) Take a soccer ball sized Togepi (Lucky Egg Pokemon) Plush to a physics test (Grade: A). 2) Took my Saber Cushion to the Track Meet last weekend (AND WE WON!). I wasn't publicizing it, but it got some attention.
(ID #191152) Posted on 2008/05/19 12:11
University Student.
Wow. Really respect him for doing that!! I know most of us wouldn't be able to do the same (at least not now, until danny decides to pull the plug with his "proposed" compeitition lol).
(ID #191153) Posted on 2008/05/19 12:15
Student
so ronery ;_; but god, this is awesome!
(ID #191159) Posted on 2008/05/19 12:22
NEET (no, student, AND employed min. wage)
oh god no... i still have my dignity... At least cosplaying sounds fun, this is just...
(ID #191160) Posted on 2008/05/19 12:23
wow , i rather find most of the comments esp from USA in half - either beaten up (you sure guys would want to see one eh ? LOL) or just simlpe be laugh at~ ... Looks like i'm more of hoping to see one like this in USA XD
(ID #191162) Posted on 2008/05/19 12:25
*simply be laugh at* - (.. we really need an "edit comment" for this >.<)
(ID #191165) Posted on 2008/05/19 12:26
五〇一軍团 TK8316 Singapore Garrison Public Relations Officer
Question: What will Simon do when he finds out Nia is on a date with Melonpan? ('~')
(ID #191163) Posted on 2008/05/19 12:26
NEET (no, student, AND employed min. wage)
"ギガ...ドリル...ブーレイクー！！！！！！"
(ID #191859) Posted on 2008/05/20 06:12
Lmao! This is entertaining! ^.^ Won't he get tired of hugging it around everywhere? :D
(ID #191166) Posted on 2008/05/19 12:27
Web Designer, Boxer, StreetFighter, Anime Collector and Gamer
I loled! :D Man I gotta take off my hat to that guy! He's earned my respect! To that sort of thing in public he's pretty brave and very passionate about being an otaku. In our place most people would just stare, some might laugh since rare to see a man moving around with a daki. Kiss your figure in public? Hmm...I am a bit inspired with from this guy I might do it.
(ID #191173) Posted on 2008/05/19 12:36
That's the bravest act I've ever seen in my life.
(ID #191178) Posted on 2008/05/19 12:45
Random Worker/Haruhiist
a round of applause for you man, i might get in on this contest talk though.
(ID #191189) Posted on 2008/05/19 12:56
Online Shop
Wow, this is the bravest act I've ever seen! This could happen in Akihabara but it's tolerable there due to the nature of the town. But he did this is Sweitzerland!? Freaking awesome, kudos to him~
(ID #191190) Posted on 2008/05/19 12:57
MELONPAN IS MY HERO! Never will I ever have the courage to do anything remotely like that...hell, I get a little embarrassed just carrying my Anime Network side-bag at a convention...
(ID #191198) Posted on 2008/05/19 13:08
Lol that was awesome, good job Melonpan! Being confident in yourself enough to do such a thing is great.
(ID #191200) Posted on 2008/05/19 13:11
Student/ANBU
This guy deserves a medal ! Beautiful city too :) A friend of mine did dress up as a ninja in Auckland with a kendo sword and walked and went around downtown Auckland getting odd looks lol http://www.bebo.com/PhotoAlbumBig.jsp?MemberId=1612799598&PhotoNbr=1&PhotoAlbumId=6297717554
(ID #191204) Posted on 2008/05/19 13:17
here hardly anyone knows what anime are. but that wont stop them from staring and laughing at me if i were to do any such thing in public. I'll probably be thought of as a mentally deranged guy walking around with a big pillow. getting beaten up would be a possibility here :(
(ID #191215) Posted on 2008/05/19 13:33
Kokoro Kotonoha's personal trainer
Lulz. In L.A., since there is so many people around here with so many mixed feelings, i'd get laughed at but i praise this guy like i praise goth lolita cosplayers in L.A. In fact i saw 2 today in Little Tokyo earlier today.
(ID #191235) Posted on 2008/05/19 14:03
ひきこもり/Hikikomori. Suits my current state more than a 大学生/University Student. ^^
Two thumbs up for Melonpan!
(ID #191247) Posted on 2008/05/19 14:11
wow...what a brave soul...god bless u ^__^
(ID #191262) Posted on 2008/05/19 14:26
OMG that's sooo crazy cool!! if i'd do that here people would probably laugh at me hehe
(ID #191266) Posted on 2008/05/19 14:29
Pokemon master
Brave man indeed. I'd be too afraid of getting that dirty. @_@
(ID #191267) Posted on 2008/05/19 14:30
Love the "WTF" over the guys head in the second picture, matches perfectly with his look. I use to get stared at just carrying a random anime plushie into Borders on our Anime nights. Man does he have guts to carry around a full body pillow in public like that. Heck.. I use to get weird looks cause I had chibi pins all over my bag and it said "Hellsing" on it. I even got told "I pity you" by one of the Amish/Menanite(sp) vendors at Green Dragon(Flea Market) because of the "Hellsing"on my bag. I tried to explain to him that it was an animated show and continued to show him my shirt I had on of it, and he just shook his head and rambled on about how he pitied me. I just gave up and walked out and continued going through my Magic card pack I had bought. >>;
(ID #191277) Posted on 2008/05/19 14:40
Student
Melonpan is the best, the funniest and the braviest! I didn't thought someone would rather do it, and what the heck he can ^^;
(ID #191318) Posted on 2008/05/19 16:02
soon-to-be 2nd year Civil Engineering student
He'd win any contests on Dannychoo.com anyday with those brave "adventures"... he cracked me up!
(ID #191320) Posted on 2008/05/19 16:04
Being proud is one thing but this just creeps the hell out of me. But i like the old mans expression on the pic with the "WTF'
(ID #191324) Posted on 2008/05/19 16:11
Hehe, a few months ago a Japanese TV crew came to South Africa to film Otaku lifestyle in the country, I brought my dakimakura to the filming to be interviewed alongside it, even kissed it on film, the director guy was laughing to death but they never put that on TV... orz. I did find it a bit strange though, that when I first arrived I heard the film crew say "dakimakura no jidai wa itsu datta" or something similar, as if they were never found in Japan anymore... maybe I just misheard, (it was just eavesdropping) or are dakimakura becoming less popular?
(ID #191332) Posted on 2008/05/19 16:29
Student, Freelance Figure Review Writer
you've got my vote for the bravest soul to ever do this! if i ever did that, i'll either get stares or even be laughed at... seriously, i'm not as brave as you yet! you deserve the prize!
(ID #191334) Posted on 2008/05/19 16:32
Student Otaku (ITM Student) and ACG NA Staff
I'll say this. He is crazy!!! It's like me bring my big Haruhi pillow around all over town...
(ID #191342) Posted on 2008/05/19 16:41
Lol that's awesome. If I did this in my town I'd probably get laughed at, then beaten up XD.
(ID #191349) Posted on 2008/05/19 17:24
Working in a public service
In france people laugh at you but I don't think you finish arrested. This guy is crazy but we should not be bored with him. :D
(ID #191356) Posted on 2008/05/19 17:38
Brave man, i'd get beaten up and laughed at for doing likewise, more than i already do for my red and black emo hair
(ID #191368) Posted on 2008/05/19 17:44
ALL TROOPS SALUTE !! (>_<)>
(ID #191369) Posted on 2008/05/19 17:45
Games addicted
Lol he seems a so funny guy, maybe little too much? But if he ejoy who cares ^^ In Italy probably if someone does like him everybody will look kinda scared and littlebit lost but nothing more ^^
(ID #191381) Posted on 2008/05/19 18:01
Computer Science Student
If this isn't WIN, I don't know what else could be.
(ID #191389) Posted on 2008/05/19 18:16
Man that is awesome! Gotta give the guy some major props for showing off his otaku pride.
(ID #191392) Posted on 2008/05/19 18:21
Combat Meido
All hail Britannia errr Otaku Kingdom! (>_<)> Greetings Melonpan of the Rebellion
(ID #191396) Posted on 2008/05/19 18:27
Bless, he looks so happy in the photos
(ID #191401) Posted on 2008/05/19 18:37
If someone was to do that here, they'd get weird looks, a couple of pointed fingers, loud whispers and a bunch of hysterical laughter. Although I don't think I'd be ashamed to do that in public if I was dared or if the price is right ^_^
(ID #191403) Posted on 2008/05/19 18:38
This stuff is epic! I vote for melonpan having won Danny's competition before it even started! "Sie verkaufen sogar Mangas. Jedoch keine Rape Doujinshis. Bah." I came, lol, it was so funny :) And the looks of the random people.. priceless! Quality stuff.. need moar!!
(ID #191413) Posted on 2008/05/19 18:44
VF-25 Pilot. Universariate Scholar.
*Salutes* to the most daring otaku. damn i wish i had the balls to do something like that.
(ID #191422) Posted on 2008/05/19 18:54
Part trooper, part -timer, 100% loser...
That's amzing, Melonpan should get a medal or something...
(ID #191427) Posted on 2008/05/19 18:55
What a guy! :) Granted, having a camera man there with you probably made the situation less embarrassing (Cause people would just think that you're doing some kind of project).
(ID #191428) Posted on 2008/05/19 18:56
lol, but BRAVE....
(ID #191438) Posted on 2008/05/19 19:08
Failure
The pink tram made me lose the game =(
(ID #191455) Posted on 2008/05/19 19:37
Web Developer (i.e. Otaku)
Hats off to the guy, that's a brave thing to do. I'd like to see him try it in Hackney, London, England though.
(ID #191459) Posted on 2008/05/19 19:46
aspiring to become a doujin and graphics artist cum lawyer
I am not particularly fond of carrying bulky objects to feel otaku-dom but well, as they say, flashy and courage gets one far both on terms with stares and respect from fellow otakus :) So far, the only anime-related stint i've seen so far are girls doing the goth+loli or Japanese street fashion (makes you stick out sorely) with or without kaboodles of anime merchandize on. Then I remember that there's an interesting guy attending university who comes to school every single day in a naruto outfit. Literally. He was nicknamed "Naruto 24/7 cosplayer." But that's it that I know of...no Dakimakuras :P
(ID #191462) Posted on 2008/05/19 19:51
ColdFusion Developer
Wow and I thought I was brave with taking figure photography outdoors, but this has certainly taken the cake.
(ID #191496) Posted on 2008/05/19 20:54
I like outdoor figure photography. There you can get much more beautiful sceneries,compared to indoor Melonpan must be totally crazy, If I would do the same,my head would become a tomato XD
(ID #191511) Posted on 2008/05/19 21:12
anime/cosplay events organizer
so ronery lolz XDD
(ID #191534) Posted on 2008/05/19 21:56
ROFL at last picture 3some in lifts? XD
(ID #191538) Posted on 2008/05/19 21:59
This guy is my hero
(ID #191545) Posted on 2008/05/19 22:14
i'm looking forward to next time! i bet melonpan will find somethig to top this off. ;) by the way, the reactions of the people here are typical for swiss: they'll look at you and wonder what kind of crazy guy you are, but no one will care. swiss are very reserved (in general). like the japanese (i guess). :)
(ID #191560) Posted on 2008/05/19 22:32
Polytechnic Senior, Bronze Lifesaving Trainee, Mech Designer, Pokemon Indexer.
Melonpan is deserving of a lifetime of cookies. the only stuff I have is gunpla... can't possibly seat Exia on my shoulder and walk about town. >_<
(ID #191572) Posted on 2008/05/19 22:48
Combat Meido
Gunpla? I'm in! Send to: K.Roth Moosstrasse 20a 3073 Guemligen Switzerland ;-)
(ID #191588) Posted on 2008/05/19 22:59
Amateur novelist
LOL! You're right, I don't think I've ever heard of an otaku this brave XD
(ID #191582) Posted on 2008/05/19 22:54
you are awesome!I'm so appreciate and admire you!you are a lovely guy^^ be pround of you
(ID #191615) Posted on 2008/05/19 23:48
Congratulations to "Our Dakimura" for fighiting for otaku rights in Switzerland!!! *gives strong applause* Here, I'd be probably laughed at, but at some places even beaten up >.<
(ID #191639) Posted on 2008/05/20 00:31
Awesome pictures Melonpan, it just made my day. Too bad I'm not into dakimakura otherwise I would think about doing something like that.
(ID #191648) Posted on 2008/05/20 00:45
Just when I thought I had seen all there was to otakuism, a whole other layer/realm opens up. I do admire his courage and heroism for the cause. In some cases I have gone out with a blue Tengo Tenje bag over one shoulder and second bag covered in pins and a stuffed ryo-oki/ken-oki combo on the other with selected anime shirt of the day, but I do not know if I'm comfortable enough to go out with a hug pillow. I guess he could have chosen a more hentia pillow all things considered.
(ID #191651) Posted on 2008/05/20 00:50
I think that i would get beaten and laughed at if i would do that. But seems fun ;D.
(ID #191671) Posted on 2008/05/20 01:14
Student and full-time otaku
I saw this earlier. Indeed he is brave....or stupid. Why isn't there an option in the poll 'all of the above, minus cool'? Seriously, I could not pull this off in my town, no sir, even though the Dutch are labeled as very tolerant. Sorry Danny, come up with another contest, this one is cruel XD
(ID #191672) Posted on 2008/05/20 01:14
Second picture from the top, The guy's expression is priceless. Some of the pictures reminds me of Mr. Bean. You know his bean teddy bear.
(ID #191696) Posted on 2008/05/20 01:50
Kinny Riddle (Registered on 2008/03/19 23:01)
Words fail me... Seeing an otaku carry a dakimakura around in Akiba is one thing, seeing a Euro-otaku carrying one in idyllic and scenic Switzerland is something else to behold. LMAO I'm glad I didn't view this at work, or I would be at pains trying to contain my giggling. (Then again, attempting to view Danny's blog at work is no different from applying to get voluntarily laid off. xD ) melonpan, we salute you for your audacious/shameless behaviour. lol
(ID #191699) Posted on 2008/05/20 01:53
Full-time student へへ
haha. the stare from the old guy is a classic. i hope he remembered to give it a good wash before using it after visiting the little boy's room with it^^
(ID #191703) Posted on 2008/05/20 02:03
Student
Oh my god. What. That is... well... indescribable.
(ID #191707) Posted on 2008/05/20 02:07
Computer Technician
Beautiful city. I'm not brave enough to do that. If I do it here, certainly will get laughs, but not much more. People are just indifferent here. I don't have any otaku stuff other than anime DVDs anyway.
(ID #191721) Posted on 2008/05/20 02:39
~Undine~
Lol! Those photos (and melonpans comments on his blog) are priceless, made me laugh quite a bit! ^^ Is it silly? Surely! Audacious? Definitely. Funny? No doubt. Stupid? Possibly. A grown man and anime fan owning a hugging pillow and parading it around on the street? Well, it can be seen as funny, gutsy or stupid depending on your outlook. But ask yourself this? What would you rather see, who would you rather be and what world would you rather live in? Would you rather be or live in a plce where you can be an anime fan and do funny, silly things like walking around with a daimakura for kicks and laughs? Or would you rather be or live in a place like that elder person shown, frowning, condemning... so grey, lifeless, without a smile,... already dead inside? I think our world can use all the joy and passion there is.
(ID #191747) Posted on 2008/05/20 03:12
This is modest & socially acceptable because of being normally-clothed, but it's still nevertheless bold. I love melonpan's shirt.
(ID #191748) Posted on 2008/05/20 03:15
Is this what is called "nerdcore"? Got plenty of stones for that stunt. Bravo!
(ID #191753) Posted on 2008/05/20 03:21
This guy is officially awesome. I could never do that.
(ID #191760) Posted on 2008/05/20 03:26
HAIL melonpan!
(ID #191763) Posted on 2008/05/20 03:36
He's a freaky one to do that such a things to do. FOR CRY OUT LAUGH.
(ID #191765) Posted on 2008/05/20 03:42
oh heck, and that wasn't even the strangest thing you can see in Bern. next time give a fair warning and we all can meet up and have a beer together. anyways, how d'ye like my hometown?!
(ID #191785) Posted on 2008/05/20 04:23
College Student
I probably wouldn't get laughed at in my region, but i would get strange looks.
(ID #191787) Posted on 2008/05/20 04:25
LOLOLOLOLOL for the picz XDDDDDDDDDDD don't know what would happen if someone tried it here in Bandung.... :P
(ID #191805) Posted on 2008/05/20 05:01
Hey, those are some nice pictures of Bern, all of us here are proud of what you've done, I think you're one of the bravest Otakus I've seen as well. And, nice Nia pillow.
(ID #191828) Posted on 2008/05/20 05:27
こんなん海外にもいるのか...orz
(ID #191832) Posted on 2008/05/20 05:39
Makaijin (Registered on 2008/02/25 03:48)
Top stuff. If i had the money, I would probably sponsor him for another walk around Zürich, carrying a Candy Girl!!
(ID #191877) Posted on 2008/05/20 07:14
That made me laugh hard. In my town I would have been laughed at, but I'll praise you, that's something not many can do. Truly the man amongst men if I can say so.
(ID #191885) Posted on 2008/05/20 07:30
Utterly amazing. I would only do that under the condition that it was my last day to live. I fell out of my chair laughing.
(ID #191911) Posted on 2008/05/20 08:08
dieting cosplaying female student
well i alreadie walk around mi school carrying plushies but i guess he's way more "O_O" especiallie if he's a guy and ...all nothing strange of a 12 yr old (im 16 but ppl think im 12 most of the time -_-;) carrying "freakish" dolls around but :"D i find that man inspiring-dammit <333 he is reallie brave and here in mi hometown ppl would think he's retarted or sumtheeng xD i say- GENIUS!
(ID #191931) Posted on 2008/05/20 08:39
Damn he was brave !
(ID #191945) Posted on 2008/05/20 08:57
.NET/Web Developer
HAHA. Amazing. I'd never be able to do something like that unless I live in an otaku city or something. lol. Awesome, really awesome! *applause* Anyone doing that around here and you'd get stared at like some freak or something.
(ID #192025) Posted on 2008/05/20 10:57
Waiting for the day when it ISN'T weird to be walking about with a dakimakura. the only weird thing to be said would be, "Hey, why is that guy walking around with a pillow? It's way past morning..." Me think never
(ID #192071) Posted on 2008/05/20 12:16
Software Engineer
You know, i bet this is going to be a far more common sight if Danny decided to go with the "Bravest Otaku" competition... Suddenly, dakimakuras take over the world!
(ID #192118) Posted on 2008/05/20 13:40
man thats hilarious, if only I could do something like that, well i can... but will i?
(ID #192122) Posted on 2008/05/20 13:42
If I would do something like that in my country then people would laught from me or think that I have problems with my brain XD. Anyway nice photos ^^
(ID #192278) Posted on 2008/05/20 18:40
Hangmen13 in Sabah, Malaysia, but now studying in KL (still the same country) (Registered on 2007/04/21 22:31)
Aimless Traveler
I'll be teargassed, beaten by batons and then get myself bagged up to a secret detention center and charged under my country's Internal Security Act for doing that. He's truly an brave hero.
(ID #192280) Posted on 2008/05/20 18:42
I wish I could do that, but cosplaying is the farest I can go here without being laughed at :( I'm currentrly planning in going through my city coslaying, but surely i will get laughed at. .. srry my bad english ^^'
(ID #192409) Posted on 2008/05/21 00:00
With this site beeing VERY slow for the last 24 hours, i guess Melonpan is now the worlds´ 2nd most popular Otaku (Danny is still #1!)... I knew him before he got popular... Melonpan i want a child of you and Nia (^_^)!!!
(ID #192512) Posted on 2008/05/21 02:35
So funny! I love the look on the old man.
(ID #192542) Posted on 2008/05/21 03:38
Full-Time Otaku!
ALL HAIL MELONPAN! If i dare do that here, i don't think that i'll gain only these weird looks.
(ID #192571) Posted on 2008/05/21 04:08
オタク all day long
Wow! This guy is so brave! I would never do that!!! XD
(ID #192582) Posted on 2008/05/21 04:21
Balls of Steel this lad has.
(ID #192588) Posted on 2008/05/21 04:38
Student
I salute him for being brave.
(ID #192700) Posted on 2008/05/21 08:39
You're only praised for being cool if you do it right.
(ID #192773) Posted on 2008/05/21 10:37
Oh man, I think that guy is awesome.
(ID #192794) Posted on 2008/05/21 11:31
Kat_Ears_Kahrain (Registered on 2007/12/20 15:39)
I run a Yahoo! dakimakura group, and even I have to bow to this. Good show!
(ID #192849) Posted on 2008/05/21 12:50
I could not read anything because I only know english and spanish but the pics are awesome. You are one of the bravest men I have ever seen! I salute you!
(ID #193279) Posted on 2008/05/22 02:43
Student
hes got balls.... big stupid otaku balls. bwahahaha. this post made my day.
(ID #193301) Posted on 2008/05/22 03:15
BRAVE???... jaja, NHK prospect.
(ID #193382) Posted on 2008/05/22 05:08
mahou kishi
YOU HAVE TO HIDE YOUR POWERLEVELS
(ID #193801) Posted on 2008/05/22 17:55
well if you cant get a date.....
(ID #194447) Posted on 2008/05/23 10:27
Fledgling repowriter
I salute him. I probably would have gone up to him at the tavern and complimented him.
(ID #194705) Posted on 2008/05/23 16:03
lecherous wretch
that guys my hero!
(ID #195445) Posted on 2008/05/24 10:08
Wow, that guy is really something. I mean really, he's really brave. But it can be really hard sometimes, because of people. Or, on a bus sometimes when it's full. The question is that he pays for one ticket or two? :D But he's really great.
(ID #196813) Posted on 2008/05/26 01:45
This guy has big balls .
(ID #202033) Posted on 2008/06/01 20:32
=D Awesome I need to be notified when a contest takes place. Dakimakura(s) + stormtrooper armor = win
(ID #208326) Posted on 2008/06/09 14:16
He is a brave, brave man. Also lucky to have one of those hug pillows.
(ID #265110) Posted on 2008/08/14 10:30
He is a brave one to bring his dakimakura around his hood
(ID #424254) Posted on 2008/12/24 20:32
i have some dakimakuras but definitely i wouldnt do that even less on my neighborhood, i think i wouldnt be safe much time xD
(ID #426410) Posted on 2008/12/27 06:44
Student, health worker
My hero <3~ Though...if you did that where I live you would most likely be shot. :
(ID #488563) Posted on 2009/02/14 12:08
Pillow's isn't really my thing. But if I did do something like that I would most likely be something along the lines of: Laughed at/Beaten up by civilians/Beaten up by cops/Arrested Laughed at/Beaten up by volvo loving teens./Ran over by a volvo. or Sent on a rocket ride into the sun. People around here are really fast to put down anything different.
(ID #497528) Posted on 2009/02/22 01:52
He has to be the bravest otaku of us all.
(ID #558031) Posted on 2009/04/11 06:49
Either that, or his balls were bigger than his brains.
(ID #624131) Posted on 2009/05/28 15:25
I think the yugos in zurich would come around the corner, laugh and then proceed in beating the living day light out of you....its happened to foreigners before just for being there...its quite scary...
(ID #625580) Posted on 2009/05/29 17:35
Telecommunications engineer
Oh man, and I always thought the Swiss people were the most adjusted and rational people in the world... My faith in Europe has just shattered a little bit. T_T
(ID #628704) Posted on 2009/06/01 07:14
teacher-to-be...hahaha
maybe i will be sent to moral rehab facility for doing this kind of thing here...
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