Dakimakuras anyone?

My Ahri and Musubi daki cases arrived about two weeks before the pillows came - just finally got those in yesterday.

Started to have enough dakis that I need to rotate them out now...

I KNEW that was you that got those. I just knew it! ;P
Yeah, I had to scrap my trip this year, but I managed to save my miles, so DEFINITELY this December for sure! On a rather depressing note, I may be moving in with my GF soon. Depressing in the sense that my daki collecting will come to a major halt. Other than that, it should be interesting.

Haha, I'm just happy I managed to catch them. I got a text alert when they came in stock but was super tired so I ignored it until I woke up a few hours later. To my surprise, all 6 covers were still in stock. I bought 4/6 instantly and then looked up the sample images for them. I then added another to my cart and requests that one of the previous order be removed. The store sent me confirmation for my first order but hasn't responded to the second order yet. Either way, I'd keep an eye out if you're interested, since there's a possibility one of the Illya covers might be in stock again.

They also added one of the covers that has long been a grail of mine. I've wanted a copy of the blonde chick covered in semen for awhile now, but have never been able to find a copy of that version. They have one, but I don't know if I could afford it right now when I already have 80-100k worth of orders to pay for and I already have two copies of the normal version.

That's a bummer about your trip. I should be getting a new job soon myself, so hopefully I'll have the chance to save a bit extra. I doubt I'll be able to make a trip this year, but who knows, it doesn't hurt to aim high.

During my trip to fukuoka two weeks ago I found at least 6 anko's covers with the price less than 10k yen in mandarake. Immediately snagged half of them. Thought it was a gamble because the prices were unthinkably low especially the Marisa one (5k yen). But all the fabrics were all genuine P80 2W roika with no noticeable scratch.

Shimoyake's bed sheet price goes down in half and is currently staying at base price again. Still debating whether to get it or not since I spent a lot during my last trip.
Also planned to attend Reitaisai11 and C88, still debating for C89.

Oh shit, nice deal, man. Yeah stuff like that doesn't even hit the website sometimes. Was probably "damaged" stuff with minor/unnoticeable damage to either the cover or the bag. Those are always the best deals when they hit the website, but they go fast. Which others did you get?

I got anko's cardcaptor sakura cover for 8k. This one was also a gamble since I saw there were three variant of the fabrics : suede, 2WT and vera (never heard of the last one). Yet another miracle it was 2WT.
The last one is someone from smile precure at 5k. I'm still having problem searching this in dakiblog. The fabric should be 2WT as usual.
The other covers I saw were Homura from madoka magica (P80 / 10k), Asuza from K-on (Unknown/ 8.5k) plus two others which I couldn't recognized.
I would say that was the best deal I ever saw in mandarake visiting experience. It was really a shame I decided to went there in the last day so I didn't have much money left or else I would have bought almost or all of those without a second thought.

I was prepared for any damage since it would still be a good deal at this price. Have been using marisa cover and sakura cover for one week and still couldn't find one. Maybe should mention that all of them were double wrapped so the bags might be damaged. The covers is more than fine though.

Really happy with this. What you guys mentioned before were true. Living in japan has granted me a really good opportunity for dakimakura collection. Two years ago I couldn't imagine myself owning anko's and mark's cover at all. The bad part is ,well, that I need proxy connection to access fakku.net

i like dakimuras just havent had the chance to get one just yet,
since shipping is complicated, but it would be a good idea to buy
the pillow and then just the cases, to sleep with a different one every night

Why sleep with just one when you can have a harem?

i hear ya lol i have 3 pillows =D like almost 100 daki so the combinations are limitless !!

Hmm, starting to look for larger, 2WT covers to round out my harem (particulary need a 2WT Horo, Yoko, Kurumu, and Megurine Luka) after feeling the difference between that and peach skin. I'd like to actually support the artists and get the real thing this time around - the ones I have so far have been bootlegs to scratch my daki itch - but I'm not if any more explicit covers exist. I'll have to dig around and what's out there.

I'm not sure if you're looking for explicit covers or not; the wording in the last bit has me confused.

Anyhow, Horo, Yoko and Kurumu are all pretty sparse when it comes to covers, sadly.

I can think of maybe 4 or 5 for Horo, 2 or 3 for Yoko, and only 1 or 2 for Kurumu. That's off the top of my head, anyway. I'm sure I'm missing a few that I can't think of.

Luka is fairly popular though, and there are definitely some solid options out there.

Oh, I'm looking for explicit covers. I've come across a few Luka ones but like you said, those others are hard to find.

For explicit Luka, these two are probably the best/most explicit you'll find:

http://imgur.com/a/I84W7

http://i.imgur.com/nsCMOV0.jpg

Guess I'll share mine that I got a day ago of Shiba Miyuki from Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei. Best $100 I've ever used.

Hey guys, I several covers now, and I love them... honestly I'm really glad that I got turned on by one of them, otherwise I never would have known about or tried the pillow... which on the couch is the most unbelievable, I'm never getting up this is too comfortable experience.

I'm thinking I'd like a second pillow for the bed now, and because I'm getting too many covers lol. Any suggestions on a good place? I found one but it looks like a total bootleg place, and I'd rather get quality and support a good company.

Also... anyone know where to get futanari dakimakuras? >.<

Thanks!

Pillows are a bit tricky in this hobby, since you only have a few options:

A legit "dakimakura", keeping in mind that the term refers to the pillow itself, and not the cover. This is the recommended option for those getting serious about the hobby, but it isn't a cheap route.

A random body pillow. Cheap, but usually far too small, considering the typical dakimakura cover is 160x50 cm, and the biggest local pillow I've been able to personally find is about 140cm.

Finding a local retailer and/or an online retailer. There is one company, if you're in the US, that produces okay quality pillows at a decent price. They're called Royal Pillow and you can call them up and request a custom size. The pillows are okay for the money, but I wouldn't recommend them overall. Same goes for random stores selling dakimakuras. You're right that the stores are likely bootleg shops, and as the quality of their covers is shit, it's highly likely that the pillows aren't any good either.

If you're willing to spend some money, a Japanese dakimakura is the clear choice for quality. The pillows range from 5k to 10k, however, most stores won't ship internationally so you'll have to use a proxy service, and the pillows can usually only be shipped by EMS due to their size. Overall, after all fees are considered, you're probably looking at between $160 to $200 for the pillow I recommend. It's absolutely worth it though.

If you're interested, I'd be happy to help if you've never used a proxy service. But if you already have a proxy in mind, the pillow is the A&J DHR6000 and it can be found on Amazon.JP.

Awesome, thanks for the info and link!! I've been looking at my figure costs this month so this is going to have to wait lol. But I may reach out to you again once I try and order it from Amazon. I do use Tenso, so I have at least part of the process covered.

yo wutup daki fans !! so check it out, i recently purchased from YJA my first MARKS cover in a while. it was tina black bullet "discoloration version" i didn't know wtf that meant but i was right that it was gonna be a nude cover as i like, however... this discoloration shit is so fucking lame. turns out it means there's a BLACK smudge on the privates with an intricate pattern on the edges. when moisture or anything that can make it wet (use your imagination) you can see her privates in full glory. WHY on earth would they do this??? its a very nice cover but i'm not a fan of this discoloration crap. phew sorry for the rant... why? ; ;

It's a recent trend, and yeah, it sucks. Luckily not many of their covers have used it.

Hey guys, I have a DHR4000, is there any reason to upgrade to the DHR6000?