Posted on 03/09/2010 7:12:35 PM PST by Free ThinkerNY
True love can take many forms. In this case, it has taken the form of a Korean man falling in love with, and eventually marrying, a large pillow with a picture of a woman on it.
Lee Jin-gyu fell for his 'dakimakura' - a kind of large, huggable pillow from Japan, often with a picture of a popular anime character printed on the side.
In Lee's case, his beloved pillow has an image of Fate Testarossa, from the 'magical girl' anime series Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha.
Now the 28-year-old otaku (a Japanese term that roughly translates to somewhere between 'obsessive' and 'nerd') has wed the pillow in a special ceremony, after fitting it out with a wedding dress for the service in front of a local priest. Their nuptials were eagerly chronicled by the local media.
'He is completely obsessed with this pillow and takes it everywhere,' said one friend.
(Excerpt) Read more at metro.co.uk ...
I’ll bet they don’t get out of the bed their whole honeymoon.
Nights in white satin, never reaching the end,
Letters I’ve written, never meaning to send.
Beauty I’d always missed with these eyes before.
Just what the truth is, I can’t say anymore.
‘Cos I love you, yes I love you, oh how I love you.
Yes! I present to you the Man Arm Pillow made in Japan.
Boyfriend pillow for Japan singles
Women snuggle up with 'Boyfriend's Arm'
Here is a Woman's Lap pillow for men. 
The Japanese are so fun!
I’m speechless. And thats not easy for me.
I don’t know but if they get into a spat, could it be called a “pillow fight”?
I saw some weird **** in Japan
Wow that was like looking at another universe.
How long before this guy becomes one of Obama’s Czars. Sounds like he would fit right in with the rest of the flakes.
Well she won’t talk back.
That whole article was bizarre and that dress cost 30,000.
I still can’t believe any church allowed her in the door in that get-up.
Can you see this guy standing out side a burning building and yelling to the firemen, “My wife’s still inside!”?
And she is the oldest looking 16 year old I have ever seen.
“Why stop with the barbershop fish?” - ping
And just look where the hand is on the man arm pillow...
I’m waiting for the one that marries his 3d anime girl mousepad.
-PJ
♫Wookin' fo' wuv in ah da wong pwaces♫
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