A Japanese man fulfilled his lifelong dream of becoming an animal by purchasing a realistic dog costume for two million yen($15,000).
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The man, identified as Toko, purchased the costume from Zeppet, a Japanese company that specializes in sculptures and models for movies, and amusement parks. The company also designs costumes for famous TV and movie mascots and Toko’s costume took approximately 40 days to make. He also went through fittings and revisions plus meetings to make sure the costume suited his needs as reported by Yahoo! News.
Toko said he picked a Collie because the costume looked “realistic” whenever he tried it on and he’s a fan of four-legged animals. “My favorite is quadrupedal animals, especially cute ones. Among them, I thought that a big animal close to me would be good, considering that it would be a realistic model, so I decided to make it a dog. I met such a condition and made collie, my favorite breed of dog,” he explained in an interview with Mynavi.
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“Long-haired dogs can mislead the human figure. I met such a condition and made Collie, my favorite breed of dog.”
Toko also said the costume has limited movement but he can walk around in it.
着ぐるみをオーダーしてました! おかげさまで動物になってみたいという夢を叶えることができました! https://t.co/jUFxSWW6cl pic.twitter.com/zJIX8VcWfm
— トコ (@toco_eevee) April 11, 2022
The company’s owner said in the interview that they had to study how to create the skeleton of a dog because the body structure is different from a human.
“The point is that the skeleton of a dog can be reproduced on the skeleton of a human. Since the structure of the skeleton is very different, we spent a lot of time studying how to make it look like a “dog”. In addition, we collect photographs taken from various angles so that the beautiful coat of Collie can be reproduced and devise so that the coat will flow naturally.”
Twitter reacts to the realistic dog costume
Several Twitter users were stunned by the costume as it appeared to look realistic. Toko uploaded a video of his experience and so far it has over 18,000 retweets and 55,000 likes.
Damn he puts us furries to shame. https://t.co/nyH3Ls04Km
The real article, $15,700 for this, lordie. I’m kinda jealous. Imagine the dragon I could get with that money 🤩 https://t.co/XA9lrRfX67
— 🔞Ludrasil The Crystal Dragon BLSM🔞 (@Ludrasil) May 26, 2022
Japanese man spends £12,000 to look like a dog and I find myself thinking that’s mighty impressive https://t.co/exbegZZKzV
— scott wilson (@scottbwilson) May 26, 2022
I think it’s fair to say that this man is quite unusual. https://t.co/LIgw1xC8Jh
— Eastbourne Appreciation Society (@Eastbourneappr1) May 26, 2022
imagine if this homie just walks up to you in a park or something and then starts talking to you https://t.co/cs2LPJTodr
— Detective Dean 🔍 (@deaniebabyy) May 26, 2022
going to make me doubt every single dog i see on the street now😳😳😳 https://t.co/LjdvGakAC8
— nvesc (@nvesc01) May 26, 2022
This dude paid $15,700 for a costumer to make this realistic border collie costume.
I don’t think I’m even mad lol. https://t.co/zTdIU5XOOR
— Boto O’Rourke (@LookMaICanWrite) May 26, 2022