Cushion For The Pushin'

19-03-2010 | The Mystic Orient | Permalink | 292 views | Send this page to a friend.

A Japanese man showed he was one big softy when he married the love of his life - a giant cushion.

Lee Jin-gyu has fallen head over heels for a Japanese 'dakimakura' - or hugging pillow - showing a life sized cartoon of his favourite sexy anime cartoon character Fate Testarossa.

Now Jin, 28, has wed the pillow in a special ceremony in Tokyo after fitting it out with a wedding dress for the service in front of a local priest. "He is completely obsessed with this pillow and takes it everywhere," said one friend.

"They go out to the park or the funfair where it will go on all the rides with him. Then when he goes out to eat he takes it with him and it gets its own seat and its own meal," they added. Hugging pillows have become a huge hit in Japan as a way for teenage fans to get to grips with their favourite cartoon fantasy women.

I was thinking of saying something along the cushion being the apple of this Jap's eye but thought better of it...