Since i became a member of Dannychoo, i've come to realize the anime goods that are very popular in Japan as we speak. Unfortunately a lot of fans like myself are very unfortunate when they see somethng they really want from this very site. Thanks to Dannychoo for the great pictures. If i had it my way i'd fly to Akihabara all the time and buy all that great stuff you post and bring it back to the states. Recently i picked up the April 2008 issue of G's Festival Deluxe, which costed me over $50.00 USD. It was worth it since it came with Dakimakura featuring To Heart 2 ~Another Days~ Harumi Kouno, pictured above. Thank god for Kinokuniya Bookstores in Los Angeles, they have imported magazines that anime retailers here never carry. Anyway, after seeing a lot of great Dakimakura on Dannychoo i ask myself "Why isn' t there more Dakimakura in the states?" You have no idea how much i would be willing to spend on Dakimakura. I hope that someday retailers in L.A. will be flooded with Dakimakura sales because i think Dakimakura is a very unique anime good that all fans must have in their collection. Lastly, i also have a Dakimakura from an old issue of G's Festival Deluxe of Feena Fam Earthlight of the Yoake Mae Yori Ruriiro Na TV Anime from 2006 i believe.
Unfortunately a lot of these are really expensive because they're very limited in production (limited edition). A "non-magazine" issued dakimakura can cost upwards of $100. See: http://www.jbox.com/PRODUCT/MCW012 or http://www.dannychoo.com/adp/eng/1421/Anime+Merchandise.html towards the top.
Yeah i saw that post by Dannychoo. Well that just makes things better which is owning rare anime items that will never be available for sale again ever. You should have seened how fast the April 2008 issue of G's Festival Deluxe sold out at Kinokuniya. Only 10 are stocked and a week after i spotted that magazine, i got 1 of the last 2 issues left. But still, i want to be able to buy more Dakimakura in the future.
I thought the April edition come with Oppai Mouse Pad? It comes with the dakimakura as well? Anyway, lucky for you there's Dengeki G's Festival on your local Kino, in here they only have the normal G's Magazine.... So I had to order it online... Just bought 4 issues all together, and now I'm very broke... T_T
Yeah it came with the Mouse Pad too. All together you get 3 extras for the April 2008 issue. But i'm keeping the mouse pad in mint condition.
I, too, would like things like this sold in the US. However, I can understand why they will not be here. And as I have no real import shops nearby (Flint is not known for importing stuff. At all. There's, I think, 4 Chinese food stores in the ENTIRE county.) Plus, I have no money.
