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I used to have a body pillow in college, but it didn't have a hot anime girl in a bikini painted onto it. Apparently, it's a new trend. I wonder what kind of people buy it, and what they do with it. This particular one pictured here comes as a special gift to the first 5000 people who buy Dead or Alive: Xtreme Beach Volleyball in Japan. Since Xbox isn't doing so hot there, this is just one way in which they're motivating anime lovers and pillow-huggers to convert.
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I heard they decided to change that pic into her blue ninja outfit. I forgot why but I definitely remember reading it somewhere.
Posted by: Dragonfang18 | October 23, 2007 at 07:47 AM