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Here’s what happens when an anime fan spends three million yen on merch for just one character

Casey Baseel Oct 9, 2018
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Singular devotion to maid-uniformed fan favorite results in a home like no other.

It’s not unusual for anime fans to have a shelf or corner of their home stuffed with trinkets related to their hobby. If you’re a big enough fan, you might even have a whole room that’s sort of a shrine to your favorite characters.

But then there’s Japanese Twitter user @Onika_Rem0202, who has an entire room dedicated to his favorite character…yes, you read that right, character.

新しいフィギュアケース組み立て完了∩^ω^∩ pic.twitter.com/Fwf8AO1lR7

— ☀︎レムりん愛☀︎痛車乗り☀︎ (@Onika_Rem0202) July 11, 2018

In case it wasn’t already apparent from his user name, @Onika_Rem0202 is smitten with Rem, the blue-haired, maid-outfitted fan favorite from Re:Zero−Starting Life in Another World. While the crown jewel of his collection is arguable the life-sized Rem statue seen above, it’s hardly the only representation of the character he’s purchased.

今日は新型寝そべりレムを手に入れたので新記録に挑戦…！
乗りました(。-∀-)♪ pic.twitter.com/uUWoGdYoqF

— ☀︎レムりん愛☀︎痛車乗り☀︎ (@Onika_Rem0202) September 1, 2018

前にフィギュアケース新しいの買ったばかりなのにもう置くスペースがなくなりました_(:3」z)_
またIKEAに行って新しいフィギュアケースを買います！w pic.twitter.com/NwNiCBNIWz

— ☀︎レムりん愛☀︎痛車乗り☀︎ (@Onika_Rem0202) September 18, 2018

Even though it’s been two years since the release of the last bit of animated Re:Zero content, @Onika_Rem0202’s ardor for Rem hasn’t faded in intensity. Hey regularly tweets about acquiring new display cases, which then quickly fill up with figures, plushies, and other pieces of Rem merch.

「リゼロのレムが可愛く思えてきたけど何から手を付ければいい？」

優しいオタク
「アニメから」

じっくり育成したいオタク
「漫画から」

沼に引きずり込むオタク
「書籍小説から」

話しかけてはいけないオタク
「web版小説から」

俺
「とりあえずうちに遊びに来る？」 pic.twitter.com/hqRT9nxV1u

— ☀︎レムりん愛☀︎痛車乗り☀︎ (@Onika_Rem0202) October 8, 2018

ちびっこレムりん集合！ pic.twitter.com/SX1PbRzrRk

— ☀︎レムりん愛☀︎痛車乗り☀︎ (@Onika_Rem0202) September 17, 2018

▼ He’s such a fan that he’s even purchased a special perfume that’s formulated to “smell like Rem.”

レムラム生誕祭の時に買えなかったやつ！
再受注してようやく手に入れました(T ^ T)レムの匂いがする香水。。イイ。、 pic.twitter.com/j7b3swogD4

— ☀︎レムりん愛☀︎痛車乗り☀︎ (@Onika_Rem0202) August 21, 2018

But on matter how densely @Onika_Rem0202 packs his collection, there’s still only a finite amount of floor space to work with right? Eventually, he’s going to run out of places to put shelving units, and also wall space to hang up posters on. So will he then have to think about scaling back his obsession?

Not at all! He can just put any new stuff on the ceiling.

おはようございます(？)
起きた時に視界に入ってくるこの光景がたまらなく幸せです∩^ω^∩
天井ポスターはいいですね♪ pic.twitter.com/SZoVYgLAdE

— ☀︎レムりん愛☀︎痛車乗り☀︎ (@Onika_Rem0202) July 18, 2018

ただいまレムりん(´∀｀*)
映画楽しかったよ♪ pic.twitter.com/Rzvupn1C19

— ☀︎レムりん愛☀︎痛車乗り☀︎ (@Onika_Rem0202) October 6, 2018

@Onika_Rem0202 is so proud of his collection that if people ask him what the best way to get into the multimedia Re:Zero franchise is, he doesn’t recommend the anime, manga, or light novel, but rather to start by taking a look at his home.

https://twitter.com/Onika_Rem0202/status/1018422935927730181

Of course, limited-edition items like the life-size statue and perfume don’t come cheap, and even if the other Ren-honoring items were less expensive, the sheer quantity of stuff in @Onika_Rem0202’s room means he must have spent a lot on it, right? He sure has, and he estimates the total tab for his Rem room to be somewhere in the neighborhood of three million yen (US$26,800).

▼ Since the inanimate Rem statue can’t cover its own mouth as it gasps in shock, @Onika_Rem0202 has to do it for her.

チラッ
こんにちは！お久しぶりです♪
よくある自撮り的なアレ🤳✨ pic.twitter.com/OPy5DCjv0k

— ☀︎レムりん愛☀︎痛車乗り☀︎ (@Onika_Rem0202) September 27, 2018

“With that much money, he could have bought a car!” some of you are probably thinking. The thing is, though, @Onika_Rem0202 already has a car. He’s the owner of a nicely maintained Mazda Axela (known as the Mazda 3 internationally). Oh, and of course it’s also a mobile expression of his love for Rem.