Dakimakura

Synonyms:	Body pillow, waifu pillow, husbando pillow
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Dakimakuras (抱き枕; from daki 抱き "embrace" and makura 枕 "pillow"), also known as body pillows, are long pillows with characters from media printed on the pillow itself or on a cover. Fans may make these pillows for personal use or sell them on websites such as Patreon and Etsy. It is one of the most popular forms of fancraft, with pillows made for many characters. It is also popular for original characters and furries.

Dakimakuras originated from Japanese-speaking media fandom in the late 1990s-early 2000s. It has since spread worldwide.

Example/Notable Dakimakuras

• Dakimakura by tinytonestar (2023), dakimakura of Astarion from Baldur's Gate III.
• Dakimakura by shitolodise (2023), dakimakura of the Sniper from Team Fortress 2.
• Dakimakura by hakuramen (2023), dakimakura of Samus Aran from Metroid.
• Dakimakura by stulili (2023), dakimakura of Lucifer from Obey Me!
• Dakimakura by cfuser2005 (2022), dakimakura of Kochou Shinobu from Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba.
• Dakimakura by theffaezvpvm (2021), dakimakura of Tartaglia from Genshin Impact.
• Dakimakura by kimmy77 (2022), dakimakura of Yor Forger from SPY×FAMILY.
• Dakimakura by AvareonArt (2020), dakimakura of Cloud Strife/Sephiroth from Final Fantasy VII.
• Dakimakura by iojknmiojknm (2019), dakimakura of Sunset Shimmer from My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.
• Dakimakura by GMchan (2018), dakimakura of Goro Akechi from Persona 5.
• Dakimakura by HaruKiyoshi (2018), dakimakura of Mallow from Pokémon Sun and Moon.
• Dakimakura by Marmaladica (2017), dakimakura of Toko Fukawa from Danganronpa.
• Dakimakura by RedRabbu (2017), dakimakura of Takashi Shirogane from Voltron: Legendary Defender.
• Dakimakura by miupoke (2015), dakimakura of Oikawa Tooru from Haikyuu.
• Dakimakura by Ginmaart (2015), dakimakura of Laito Sakamaki from Diabolik Lovers.
• Dakimakura by tonee89 (2014), dakimakura of Ruby Rose from RWBY.
• Dakimakura by ridekasama (2013), dakimakura of various characters from Attack on Titan.