Suika Ibuki Plushie Sold for Over 9000!
- Categories: Anime Figures, News
- Date: Mar 17, 2009 16:09 JST
- Tags: Auctions, Dolls, Ibuki Suika, Marketing, Otaku, Plushies, Touhou
A limited edition plushie rendition of Touhou’s Suika Ibuki was auctioned off for ¥916,000 (US$9,300) in a recent auction.
The plushie, manufactured by Pink Company, is a special limited edition version, with the uniquely desirable characteristic of having closed eyes, instead of open eyes as in the inferior peon version.
The extremely limited run of only ten would likely explain the exorbitant price commanded by the doll, if we discount the matter of the eyes.
It was originally sold at a recent Reitasai, with the price having been around ¥12,000, or some $120. The doll itself measures around 45x25x25cm.
The auction is still visible at Yahoo Japan for the time being.
The official production version, in which her eyes are open, sold out immediately upon pre-orders opening.
Otaku do seem to deserve their reputation for being devoted rubes, capable of buying anything, at any price…
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Hot damn.
I remember thinking about buying it until I saw the price tag and thought to myself "You know, I spent that much money getting a double sided Satori dakimakura cover and it's actually damn high quality. This on the other hand looks like it'd be worth $50 compared to my Shana plushie. Fuck that." and then a few minutes later when I refreshed the page, it was sold out already and I was amazed the amount of money people were willing to pay for something of that quality.
I was pretty surprised as well. This looks a lot poorer quality than I expected.
Apparently people can't get enough Suika.
well who isnt interested in a drunk loli now be honest people. but imagine what people are going to do to that plushie i'm scared to think anymore.
when manufacturing these, do they ask for copyrights? just asking...
http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2008/12/15/touhou-creator-zun-to-masses-no-touhou-for-you/
Suika my favorite tohou character, but that price is astounding.
>Suika my favorite tohou character
That is until she gets drunk and beats you.
Also, fucking stupid meme title, although, appropriate.
>gets drunk
She's always drunk though... Canon has her spending far more drunk than sober.
O.o it makes me wonder if over half of the otaku are as rich as Bruce Wayne
It's just half of the otaku IS Bruce Wayne.
And I thought my Kudo-chan plushie for 6000yen was mad. ^^;
Very odd set of bidding though:
12000
20000
21000
25000
74001
800000
Quite the jump in the last bit there. :/
A bidding war perhaps, right at the end
I'll have this over that t-shirt any day... haha.
I want a Touhou plush so badly. I'll probably just make one.
Otaku pretentious garbage. Awful awful awful. Can that doll hug you and make you feel warm? No. I still want one though. Since at least it looks similar to a human and therefore I can have human contact by touching it. And humping it.
I used to have my way with a big stuffed Koala bear when I was younger that I always slept with. I would use it's pouch (it was female apparently thank goodness) as a doorway to pleasure you might say. Good times.
OH did I mention Koalas pouches are upside down? Easy access fellas ;)
again, good times.
I wish i could get one of these ;_;
I want one too :r
if only the price isn't that high...
I do rather like the closed-eyes version of the plushie over the OMG-kawaii-desu, big-eyed one.
It's over NINE THOUSANDS!!
WHAT nine thousand?!
*crush scouter* XD
It would be funny if they make more. NOw.
Otaku's; WE HAVE MONEY :D
I dislike both.
Their the same quality as the home-made plushies that were for sale in Minami Con, England, about five years ago.
Pathetic for that price, even if otaku isn't about price, it's about have and have-not.
*They're
Dammit.
Too much cuteness! (>w<)b
I'd buy one of those for the price of any other normal plushie without second thought, but screw paying thousands or even hundreds.
their are some rich people. and its only a LE plushie.
do want
I wish for a Yuyuko or Patchouli instead. Preferably for $20 at most. A Suika is nice to have but not for this kind of money.
The closed eyes version is so much cuter. >:3
Apparently the life of an otaku is very profitable. The buyer must have a huge vault of money stored away and the seller just made a great deal.