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As I’ve briefly mentioned elsewhere, and as the title blatantly states, I just got in my first dakimakuras. Yesterday was just one of the best days I’ve had in a long time, with the arrival of these and several other various items, plus just getting a lot done. However the day definitely shone brightest because of these new companions.

I received three dakimakuras in the mail today. Nanoha, Fate, and Hinagiku. I have two more dakimakuras on backorder at HLJ, Nagi and Maria, and I plan to eventually purchase Hayate (Nanoha’s Hayate) in the months to come. I had previously, before these arrived, bought two body pillows from Bed, Bath & Beyond and I ordered one of the official Cospa pillows as well.

More after the jump.

As for the actual pillows, I have to say I prefer the much cheaper and easier to obtain B^3 pillows to the Cospa one. Although the Cospa pillow, as seen in the picture below, is slightly longer it’s not enough of a difference to notice. The main thing about these are that the B^3 pillows are much thicker. They aren’t as flimsily as the Cospa one. If I were to grab the Cospa pillow by the middle and hold it up, the sides would flop like it was just a cloth. However the B^3 pillows will keep their form.

You can see here a bit, the Cospa pillow in the front, lies lower than the B^3 pillow. I will probably choose to not even use the Cospa pillow and go buy another B^3 one, as they are only 20 bucks.

Anyways, enough about the pillows, the covers themselves… The Nanoha and Fate ones are made of satin which give them a much shinier appearance and are smoother to the touch. While the Hinagiku one is made of a polyester/cotton blend and looks rougher but is more durable. Right now, I don’t’ really have a preference. Although Satin is smoother and a bit softer, the colors on the Hina pillow are just mind blowing. The printing is nice on the Nanoha ones, but not as bright and colorful as Hina so right now it’s about a tie. It’s not like I could do much about them anyways, as I didn’t have a choice as to what material I wanted with what girl.

Here are some more shots of the covers. Some with the pillows in them, some without. The photos aren’t the best quality, as I wanted to get these shots done as soon as I could and there was no outside light to accompany me at the time. Plus the Satin material is very quirky when it comes to light and photographs.

Here are some shots of Nanoha.

Here are some shots of Fate.

Here are some shots of Hinagiku.

Nanoha and Fate together.

Aw, they are all love-love together.

Here’s a shot of all three. Hina…you should know better than to get between the two lovebirds. No wonder she is embarrassed.

Well that’s it. Overall I’m really happy with them. My only concern is on washing them. No, not from that, just normal sweat and facial oils. If the need ever arises where I have to get it washed ill probably take it to the dry cleaners. Anyone else with advice for washing or just general advice on dakimakuras in general?