"John C. Watson" <jwatson42@comcast.net> wrote in message news:<BB46C762.18012%jwatson42@comcast.net>...
> On 07/23/2003 18:11, in article h81uhvocpu6jekpgff7h9q20h9mih6tks9@4ax.com,
> "Psaiyan Prince Vegeta" <ppvegeta@hotmail.communism> wrote:
> 
> > On Wed, 23 Jul 2003 15:05:55 +0100, "Richard Qunt"
> > <r.c.qunt@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > 
> >> Does anyone know where I can buy a Rei Ayanami (or failing that, a Ritsuko
> >> Akagi) bishoujo body pillow in the UK?
> >> 
> >> I've seen the picture of it a while back (so I know they exist - she is in
> >> her NERV uniform on one side, her bra and panties on the other). I can't
> >> find the website now, though.
> >> 
> >> I remember it not being very cheap, but money is not a problem here. Face
> >> it - it's the only way I'll ever get Rei into my bed. :)
> > 
> > I've seen Chii body pillows on the web, but never any featuring Rei (I
> > have looked). IIRC they worked out at about $400, so I guess that an
> > Ayanami version would be a roughly similar price.
> 
> From Natsumi Maya:
> 
> "23 April 2002
> 
> [...]
> 
> "For those who can't afford the Paper Moon life-size Chii doll, Kodansha
> will be releasing a life-sized Chii cut-out. Preorders start 26 April 2002.
> Otherwise, there's the life-sized Chii body pillow
> <http://www.bookclub.kodansha.co.jp/Scripts/kshop/intro.idc?hinban=CK224> to
> snuggle up to in bed. 3 kg in weight and only 12,600 yen ^_^ "
> 
> The link points to a page with a single line of Japanese--no images.  Still,
> that's a lot cheaper than $400.  (The Shoujo-Ai Archive mentions that one
> went for UKP400 (pounds sterling) at a con auction--that might be the origin
> of the "400" figure.)
> 
> Here's a site with a thumbnail image of the Chii body pillow.
> 
>      <http://www.happy-bivouac.com/chobits/items.html>
> 
> I've forgotten the Japanese term for "body pillow" (as opposed to "love
> pillow", AKA "Dutch wife")--could someone remind me of it?  I might have
> better luck in searching if I had it.

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