What is a dakimakura? Well, that's what I'm going to be telling you with this blog post! A dakimakura is a type of large pillow from Japan, and the name roughly translates to "hug pillow". But, they are usually just called body pillows. The most common type of this pillow in the Anime community are the pillows that have pictures of Anime characters on them. However, these particular ones are usually just covers for the pillow itself. Despite this, these pillows are still very popular with otakus, and it isn't rare to see Anime YouTubers or fans with one or more of these pillows.