Man-shaped pillow for solo sleeper - The Orange Mane

alkemical · 09-30-2004, 10:15 PM

Man-shaped pillow for solo sleeper
By Kaori Hitomi in Nagareyama, Japan
29sep04

AFTER a long night at work as a radio DJ, Junko Suzuki likes to snuggle at bedtime - and she says she's found the perfect partner: a man-shaped pillow.

Linen maker Kameo Corp.'s new "Boyfriend's Arm Pillow" - which consists of a headless torso and a stuffed arm that curls around the sleeper - might make some people uneasy.

But not Ms Suzuki, or about 1000 others in Japan who have bought the pillow, which Kameo says is the first of its kind. The product went on the market last December.

"I like to sleep holding someone's hand," Ms Suzuki, 34. "And this pillow makes me feel relaxed because I can hold the arm and feel something warm at my side."

Kameo, based in the southern Japanese city of ***uoka, says the pillow is not only an emotional comfort, but that its shape keeps the body balanced by supporting the sleeper from both sides.

Sleepers typically curl up in between the body of the pillow and the crooked arm, with the sleeper's head resting on the pillow's "bicep."

"My grandmother used to say that there is nothing more comfortable pillow than human," Kameo President Tomoki Kakehashi said. "So, I thought that maybe women would want to sleep on an arm-shaped pillow."

The pillow is only on sale in Japan, where customers can buy one for Y8500 ($106.8). Covered in a shirt-shaped pillow cover, it comes in blue, pink or green.

For Ms Suzuki, who is estranged from her husband, the pillow has definite advantages: It doesn't squirm or thrash in the night, and you know it'll be there in the morning.

"It keeps holding me all the way through," she said in her home outside of Tokyo. "I think this is great because this does not betray me."

One-size pillows do not fit all.

So Kameo is working up new models: muscular pillows for sleepers who like their pillows well-built; slender models for those after a more sensitive, vulnerable partner.

The company also has a prototype for its next big project: a female pillow for men. This one will be shaped like a woman's lap, with a "skirt" cover.

"I always thought someone's lap would the best pillow for me," Mr Kakehashi said.

Crushaholic · 10-01-2004, 04:00 PM

UGH! More ways to try to make men useless...

You still can't get pregnant without us!

Ratboy · 10-01-2004, 05:26 PM

Give me a Female blow up doll and ill be satisfied!

BlueDamsel · 10-01-2004, 05:29 PM

Sure we can crush...it's called a turkey baster...!

And I've had a "body pillow" for years that fills in well when OK isn't around...So now they're dressing them up & are probably selling them for twice as much...hmm.

Ratboy · 10-01-2004, 05:37 PM

I thought when women got lonely they used a vibrator.. i guess im wrong.. they use a pillow shaped as a mans arm. great!

-Slap- · 10-01-2004, 05:59 PM

based in the southern Japanese city of ***uoka

L.A. BRONCOS FAN · 10-02-2004, 01:10 AM

Daaaayum!

And they accuse us of being afraid of intimacy, scared of commitment, and all that other bullsh*t?

-Slap- · 10-03-2004, 12:20 AM

alkemical · 10-03-2004, 10:50 AM

i need to get one for 'emergency' uses

09-30-2004, 10:15 PM	#1
alkemical Guerrilla Ontologist rorrim\|mirror Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Future Posts: 42,723 Adopt-a-Bronco: Prima Materia	Man-shaped pillow for solo sleeper Man-shaped pillow for solo sleeper By Kaori Hitomi in Nagareyama, Japan 29sep04 AFTER a long night at work as a radio DJ, Junko Suzuki likes to snuggle at bedtime - and she says she's found the perfect partner: a man-shaped pillow. Linen maker Kameo Corp.'s new "Boyfriend's Arm Pillow" - which consists of a headless torso and a stuffed arm that curls around the sleeper - might make some people uneasy. But not Ms Suzuki, or about 1000 others in Japan who have bought the pillow, which Kameo says is the first of its kind. The product went on the market last December. "I like to sleep holding someone's hand," Ms Suzuki, 34. "And this pillow makes me feel relaxed because I can hold the arm and feel something warm at my side." Kameo, based in the southern Japanese city of ***uoka, says the pillow is not only an emotional comfort, but that its shape keeps the body balanced by supporting the sleeper from both sides. Sleepers typically curl up in between the body of the pillow and the crooked arm, with the sleeper's head resting on the pillow's "bicep." "My grandmother used to say that there is nothing more comfortable pillow than human," Kameo President Tomoki Kakehashi said. "So, I thought that maybe women would want to sleep on an arm-shaped pillow." The pillow is only on sale in Japan, where customers can buy one for Y8500 ($106.8). Covered in a shirt-shaped pillow cover, it comes in blue, pink or green. For Ms Suzuki, who is estranged from her husband, the pillow has definite advantages: It doesn't squirm or thrash in the night, and you know it'll be there in the morning. "It keeps holding me all the way through," she said in her home outside of Tokyo. "I think this is great because this does not betray me." One-size pillows do not fit all. So Kameo is working up new models: muscular pillows for sleepers who like their pillows well-built; slender models for those after a more sensitive, vulnerable partner. The company also has a prototype for its next big project: a female pillow for men. This one will be shaped like a woman's lap, with a "skirt" cover. "I always thought someone's lap would the best pillow for me," Mr Kakehashi said.

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10-01-2004, 04:00 PM	#2
Crushaholic Armchair Poster Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Topeka, KS Posts: 22,076	UGH! More ways to try to make men useless... You still can't get pregnant without us!

10-01-2004, 05:26 PM	#3
Ratboy It's all over... ಠ_ಠ Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Okinawa, Japan Posts: 13,289	Give me a Female blow up doll and ill be satisfied!

10-01-2004, 05:29 PM	#4
BlueDamsel I win! :P Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 2,740	Sure we can crush...it's called a turkey baster...! And I've had a "body pillow" for years that fills in well when OK isn't around...So now they're dressing them up & are probably selling them for twice as much...hmm.

10-01-2004, 05:37 PM	#5
Ratboy It's all over... ಠ_ಠ Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Okinawa, Japan Posts: 13,289	I thought when women got lonely they used a vibrator.. i guess im wrong.. they use a pillow shaped as a mans arm. great!

10-01-2004, 05:59 PM	#6
-Slap- Ring of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 31,895	based in the southern Japanese city of ***uoka

10-02-2004, 01:10 AM	#7
L.A. BRONCOS FAN Mo' holla fo' yo' dolla! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: In a bunker in an undisclosed location Posts: 52,697	Daaaayum! And they accuse us of being afraid of intimacy, scared of commitment, and all that other bullsh*t?

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10-03-2004, 10:50 AM	#9
alkemical Guerrilla Ontologist rorrim\|mirror Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Future Posts: 42,723 Adopt-a-Bronco: Prima Materia	i need to get one for 'emergency' uses