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INTEREST: Madoka Magica's Kyubey Hugging Pillow Offered


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GATSU



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 15, 2011 4:56 am Reply with quote
What? Character pillows not targeted towards creepy male otaku in Japan?! Has hell frozen over? Rolling Eyes
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MrTerrorist



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 15, 2011 4:56 am Reply with quote
Good, now i can punch little Faust forever!
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Emerje



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 15, 2011 4:57 am Reply with quote
More like strangle pillow.

It's a little on the big side.

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dtm42



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 15, 2011 5:19 am Reply with quote
Glad to see that I'm not the only one who wants to "hug" Kyubey. Given the age rating, I suspect that even Cube knows what Madoka fans would most likely do if offered the chance to "hug" Kyubey. And thanks to them, now we do have that chance. Although, it is a little pricey . . . but all for a good cause. I reckon that Kyubey can never have too many "hugs".

But seriously, anyone who has watched PMMM will know that spoiler[Kyubey isn't evil, just a complete sociopath who has no inkling of what empathy is.]
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rojse



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 15, 2011 5:29 am Reply with quote
I'm still trying to figure out why it's restricted to those eighteen and over. Admittedly, Kyubey can be viewed as a rather nasty character in the anime, but nothing particularly meritous of such a harsh rating.
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TitanXL



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 15, 2011 5:31 am Reply with quote
A great gift for your little sister/cousin
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The King of Harts



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 15, 2011 5:46 am Reply with quote
Not the kind of hugging pillow I was expecting when I clicked the link.

Me before clicking: How in the hell are they gonna pull that one off? You can't sexify a rat made of pure evil.

Me after clicking link:I am corrupted.
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iamthevastuniverse





PostPosted: Thu Sep 15, 2011 6:02 am Reply with quote
I've never seen the appeal in these hugging pillows..this one is just odd and quite out there.
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kawaiibunny3



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 15, 2011 6:25 am Reply with quote
I'm ok with them making hug pillows that aren't meant to be sexualized (i think we were all expecting the more...traditional anime hug pillow when we clicked on this) it's more like a big plush toy really.

but that aside, I do not want that thing in my house.
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JohnnySake



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 15, 2011 6:48 am Reply with quote
kawaiibunny3 wrote:
but that aside, I do not want that thing in my house.


Yeah really, all you need are one of those instances where you go to bed with it with it in one corner of your bedroom and you wake up the next morning to find sitting somewhere else - looking at you - ...
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Shiroi Hane
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 15, 2011 7:17 am Reply with quote
Of course it's 18+ - most dakimakura have at least some clothes, this one is entirely naked.

Perhaps they just automatically mark all dakimakura as 18+ just in case they miss one - one of the first things that comes up on a search for 抱きまくら is http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00502YGFS (EXTREMELY NSFW) and.... good grief. The rest of the first page of results is actually mostly animals like Moomins mind.
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Jarmel



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 15, 2011 7:38 am Reply with quote
Wow I'm a horrible being. I was actually hoping it was the type of dakimakura we all were expecting. Just so I could screw Kyubey like he did everyone else.
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JDuks



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 15, 2011 8:40 am Reply with quote
Can I make a contract and become a lesbian magic girl now?
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keyinjpop



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 15, 2011 9:13 am Reply with quote
I remember a while back when ANN did an interest post of a Kyubey punching bag. As for the hugging pillow, I think this is aimed at furry [in] lovers.
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marshmallowpie



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 15, 2011 9:35 am Reply with quote
My Madoka fever has long passed, but wow, this is adorable.
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