Dakimakura Guides - Read this first!

Please check out the following guides before asking questions, as the answer may already be in here!

• Simple Dakimakura Guide for Beginners - a summarized version of the full dakimakura guide containing info on fake products, links to buy and inners.
• Full Dakimakura Guide - detailed information on all sorts of parts of the hobby.
• Community maintained list of known good/bad stores: https://dakidex.com/stores

Help with your order?

If you have a question regarding shipping/payment/anything from a particular store, such as Cuddly Octopus, Dakimakuri, or really any store, their support is going to be more helpful than asking here.

Inner pillow recommendations

If you are just starting out, your best option is one of these:

https://dakimakuri.com/shop/item/inner (any 160cm one, depending on your budget)

https://cuddlyoctopus.com/product/inner/

Check the full dakimakura guide to find out about all recommended inners

Yes, a proper pillow should be part of your budget. No, the $50 pillow from Amazon is not comparable. A good dakimakura pillow needs a lot of filling to be soft and plump and make your cover look the nicest!

FAQ

• Is [X site] legitimate? Probably not. Most English sites aren't. Here's a non-comprehensive list of common legitimate/bootleg sites. If you have an unlisted site in question, feel free to ask, but if the site offers multiple material types for each cover and has a very large selection, they're probably a bootlegger.
• If a store offers peach skin as a material option, there's a 99% chance they're a bootlegger.
• Will x size cover fit on y size pillow? It depends. Generally, you should have a properly fitting pillow. A smaller cover on a larger pillow is possible if the material is elastic (2-way Tricot is, and if you're not buying bootlegs, there's a good chance your cover is 2WT.)
• I have a question regarding my order on a shop: Contact their support!

I recently commissioned Mei/Cuddly Octopus for a new cover of Adachi and Shimamura, and they’re seriously too cute I love them so much! Perfect to celebrate the release of volume 12 and SS2 earlier this month 🎉🎉

Adashima is my favorite series ever so I can’t wait for these covers to arrive 🙏

Here’s a link to the Cuddly Octopus page if you want to check the cover out!

And please also check out and support Mei’s wonderful art; all of the covers I’ve commissioned from Mei have been absolutely perfect to me!

Yuri is justice

I finished this commission a few weeks ago for a very loyal client, she has become a very nice friend. I wanted to show you because I think the progress I have made with the coloring technique on clothes and folds is great and here you can see it very well.

I haven't seen any dedicated reviews for the Kumoame, so I though I would make a post to share my thoughts and experience with it and the company that sells it. Hopefully this can help people looking into purchasing one in the future. During this review I will be comparing the Kumoame to a cheap Chinese bootleg and a "premium" CMD9900LS. Everything related to shipping will be form an Aussie standpoint.

Kumoame Details ($224.35 AUD):
- 160cm length
- 6.5kg +/- 3% variance
- 2wt stretch fabric casing
- Kuumoame polyfill blend

TLDR:
A pricey dakimakura, but personally worth it if you have the money.
Pros:
- Good customer service
- Daki feels high quality
- No clumping at the 2-3 month mark
- Excellent squish for hugs and cuddles
- Great if you want a heavy pillow
Cons:
- Pricey (for those on a tight budget)
- Cheapest shipping can take up to over a month to deliver
- Takes a while to poof up completely for impatient people
- Not the choice for those wanting a lighter pillow

Purchasing Experience
Nice website that is easy to navigate on PC, containing a light and dark mode, and various currencies and languages to display. Kumoame product page outlines the size, weight, materials and firmness along with a more in-depth blurb about all the dakis they sell a short scroll down, though it notably is missing the extra blurb for the Kumoame.
The Kumoame is there most expensive option available, costing $224.35 ($145 USD) by itself, adding the cheapest shipping option increases the total price to $309.45 ($200 USD). This is pricey for people with a tight budget, but incredibly luxury dakis can easily fetch a much higher price.
Raising a ticket on their site is easy via the help tab and clicking on the "contact us" button. My first order had errors in the details I input, from raising the ticket to reaching a resolution only took approx 1-2 days.

Shipping and Packaging
The cheapest shipping to Australia takes up to approx 40 days, which is unfortunately long but understandable since the package is bulky.
When delivered it arrived in a plain cardboard box labelled "Pillow Insert". The daki inside is packed in a vacuum sealed bag with a few extra little goodies too. With the daki you'll typically get 2 small vacuum sealed bags with extra stuffing, a keychain of the mascot that corresponds with your daki, and a postcard and set of stickers depicting art made from what I assume to be artists that work closely/are commissioned by Dakimakuri.

The Dakimakura
I've had my first Kumoame for about 3~ months now, with my second arriving just a few days ago. (I loved the first one so much I splurged on a second.) When taking the daki out of it's packaging it takes a while to completely fluff up. This was apparent to me when unpacking my new one and comparing it to my older one.
The weight is immediately noticeable compared to the significantly lighter Chinese bootleg and the CMD9900LS. Lying beneath it and hugging it is definitely a nice experience at least for myself. (How do they make it so weighty but so squishy at the same time??)
The feel of the case and the filling is great, both feel high quality. The case feels durable and does hold my daki covers in place nicely, much better compared to the CMD9900LS. The filling itself is incredibly fine and has not formed any clumps up to the 3 month mark.
The hugging feel is excellent, on a much higher tier to the bootleg and the CMD9900LS. The website describes the daki as having an "extra squishy mochi feel" which I believe suits perfectly for anyone that has experienced feeling and eating some good mochi. Another way to describe it would be the squish of a marshmallow if the marshmallow was also much denser and heavier. When hugging the Kumoame I can't resist giving it a good squish, even kneading it with my hands.
I weighed both using my bathroom scales, which are cheap so take these results with a grain of salt. Though reportedly only approx 6.5kg I found both of mine weighed up to 8kg~ after weighing them both multiple times. Personally I don't find this to be an issue. Weight variance between the two dakis was minimal, at most being 0.1kg different.

Final Thoughts
I honestly love the Kumoame, which is why I ended up purchasing a second one. The excellent squish, weight, and premium feeling materials make it worth the money spent in my opinion. Both were a significant purchase for me, and I do not intend to buy anymore for a long time unless I intend to bankrupt myself looking for the ultimate hugging experience. If you have the funds I 100% recommend grabbing one if the specs tick all your requirements. I hope my little review can help any future buyers out if the are on the fence.

We are a new European dakimakura and further anime merch store selling authentic 2-way tricot dakimakuras that support REAL artists! No bootlegs, stolen or AI designs! We additionally sell stickers and mousepads from our artists with a focus of bringing quality merchandise closer to those who want it, without charging a fortune. All dakimakuras are €65 and stickers around €3.
We run this business as a passion project in the hopes to improve the international market for dakimakuras and anime merch in general! We're always looking for feedback, and hope to serve you well!
Come and check us out at www.uwu-store.com !

Our dakimakura page at a glance

This thread is the place to post advertisements for users wanting to sell a small amount of dakimakura covers, as to not clutter the content of the subreddit too much.

Please leave a comment in this thread if you are currently selling less than 10 items.

When selling items, please make sure to mention the following:

• A photo of the item you are selling (add your reddit username written in the photo for added legitimacy) or a link to a preview of the cover
• Character and circle/store name
• Material type/brand
• The item condition (unopened, opened unused, used, damaged)
• Asking price
• Shipping from/to

You can link to a spreadsheet containing the info as well.

If you are selling more than 10 dakimakura covers and are an active and contributing user in this subreddit, you may make a text post in the subreddit containing your sales. You may make one thread per calendar month, and new threads must contain at least 20% new items. You are allowed to also sell other anime related goods on the side. A moderator will manually approve sales threads at their discretion.

If you are running a store or circle, please contact the moderators and we will allow you to share monthly updates as well.

Dakimakura Guides - Read this first!

Please check out the following guides before asking questions, as the answer may already be in here!

• Simple Dakimakura Guide for Beginners - a summarized version of the full dakimakura guide containing info on fake products, links to buy and inners.
• Full Dakimakura Guide - detailed information on all sorts of parts of the hobby.
• Community maintained list of known good/bad stores: https://dakidex.com/stores

Help with your order?

If you have a question regarding shipping/payment/anything from a particular store, such as Cuddly Octopus, Dakimakuri, or really any store, their support is going to be more helpful than asking here.

Inner pillow recommendations

If you are just starting out, your best option is one of these:

https://dakimakuri.com/shop/item/inner (any 160cm one, depending on your budget)

https://cuddlyoctopus.com/product/inner/

Check the full dakimakura guide to find out about all recommended inners

Yes, a proper pillow should be part of your budget. No, the $50 pillow from Amazon is not comparable. A good dakimakura pillow needs a lot of filling to be soft and plump and make your cover look the nicest!

FAQ

• Is [X site] legitimate? Probably not. Most English sites aren't. Here's a non-comprehensive list of common legitimate/bootleg sites. If you have an unlisted site in question, feel free to ask, but if the site offers multiple material types for each cover and has a very large selection, they're probably a bootlegger.
• If a store offers peach skin as a material option, there's a 99% chance they're a bootlegger.
• Will x size cover fit on y size pillow? It depends. Generally, you should have a properly fitting pillow. A smaller cover on a larger pillow is possible if the material is elastic (2-way Tricot is, and if you're not buying bootlegs, there's a good chance your cover is 2WT.)
• I have a question regarding my order on a shop: Contact their support!

I had to ship them out a bit earlier than I wanted because the one in the bottom right was already there nearly 60 days.

1 Momoka Kiara, 3 Aika Kurumi, 4 Yurika Kokonoe are arukamikad "living together with girlfriend" works. 2 Mine-chan is an OC from Tsubasu Izumi that caught my eye. 5 Bell-chan is an hidden Shiromoufu original