What is Diapan? What is the stuffed toy that has skyrocketed in resale prices on Mercari? [Made to order]

Since the end of 2020, " has frequently been trending on Twitter.IいAぱHmm" Do you know?
If you don't know about it, that's the best thing, but for those of you who have accidentally become curious, I would like to explain the actual situation.

What is the popular item "Diapan"?

Diapan is a stuffed animal

There's no point in being stingy with the answer, so I'll just give you the answer: "Dia-pan" is a stuffed animal.
This is a deformed plush toy of "Dia", a character that appeared in the second season of the popular content "Kiratto Pri☆Chan" that has been developed in anime and games."Dress-up Plush Toy Dia"(List price: 4800 yen excluding tax).
This item is only available through Prism Stone, the official shop of the Pretty Series, which includes PriChan, or through Tatsunoko Production's official online store.
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This is "Diapan"!!

The reason why Diapan is called "pan"

So, "Diapan"What is "Pan"?That being said, this PriChan deformed stuffed animal series has a very unique arrangement, and it is difficult to feel any straightforward cuteness from it.
And before long, fans began to call this stuffed toy series "the puffy face""Panpan"It came to be called.

My face is swollen.

High-priced resales on Mercari, Yahoo! Auctions, etc.

Due to the difficulty in obtaining Diapan, it was once a very expensive item.
This is obvious when you look at Amazon's marketplace.

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Resale is also rampant on major second-hand trading sites such as Yahoo! Auctions and Mercari.
I thought there wouldn't be any scalpers jumping on this, but as you can see, that's what happened.
That's amazing!!

So why has it become such an expensive item? Is there no way to get your hands on one anymore? Let us explain.

Why has Diapan become so expensive?

Diapan released in July 2019

In July 2019, a "Dia" dress-up plush toy was released. (At that time, it was not yet called "Panpan").
However, at the time, dress-up plush toys were hardly popular products, and they did not sell out immediately.
In fact, there was quite a bit left over.

Then, around the fall of 2019, when some stores started to sell out, photos posted by dress-up stuffed animal enthusiasts began to become more common online (in certain areas).
I remember that it was around this time that the nicknames Panpan and Daiapan started to appear.
At a certain doujin event related to the Pretty Series, I witnessed a gathering of Daia-pan owners bringing their own Daia-pans, known as "awase."
At this point, it was still available for purchase through Tatsunoko's official online store.

Diaper bread sold out

In December 2019, fans were seen "bringing" Daia-Pan to the Pretty Series live event "PriPara & Kiratto Pri☆Chan Winter Live 2019" held at Makuhari Messe in Chiba Prefecture, and fans of the series who saw this were quick to exclaim, "Oh, it's Daia-Pan!", so the nickname "Dia-Pan" had become established. However, prejudices against enthusiasts, such as "They're crazy" and "They're scary," were still deeply rooted.
Although I was disappointed that I couldn't buy the "Kirara CHU Daruma" merchandise, I still enjoyed the live performance.

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Around the time of this live performance, TatsunokoDaiapan stock is running low.

In January 2020, Sasaki Riko, who plays Dia, held her second solo concert, and many otaku were seen holding their Daia Pan high in the air in an attempt to get Riko to recognize them, but by this time, Daia Pan had already become a difficult item to obtain.

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Daiapan price rise

It is the nature of otaku to want something when they can no longer buy it, and many people wanted Daia-Pan, clamoring for it to be re-released, but since it was not originally a series that sold explosively, and it was probably only an item produced in the first production run, it was never replenished in stock.
Additionally, because existing users are also enthusiastic fans, it is extremely rare for used copies to appear on the market, making it nearly impossible to obtain a copy of Diapan.

Later, in June 2020, a second-hand Daiapan was sold at Surugaya for 78000 yen (the correct price was 7800 yen due to a typo), which made it a topic of joke in the community as an expensive item, and after prank bids were made on Yahoo! Auctions, its existence became known outside the PriChan community and it became legendary.

Finally, the reprint of Diapan

Long-awaited reprint announcement

More than a year has passed since its release, and people have started making their own Diapan out of craving. Finally, in November 2020,Reprint announcementwill be carried out.
Unlike last time, it also appeared in anime and games.Another Color Daiato SetBecame"Dress-up Plush Toy Dia Set"It will be released as a new model (10000 yen excluding tax).
Details such as sales methods will be announced at a later date.
Those looking for Daiapan were ecstatic at this news and waited for further details to be announced.

Diaper Set

On January 2, 2021, it was announced that the Dia Set will be released on January 9, 2021.

It's one week later!!!

While we were surprised by the sudden announcement, we will have to wait for detailed sales information to be announced at a later date.

January 3rd...No announcement
January 4rd...No announcement
January 5rd...No announcement
January 6rd...No announcement
January 7rd...No announcement

The release date is coming up soon, but will it be okay? I was getting impatient.November 8st, on the release dateInformation about waiting in line before openingが行われた。

……

Huh!?
Is it just a first come first served sale in stores??? Not an online lottery???

This announcement, made the day before the release, made me question the sanity of the product, as a state of emergency had just been declared due to the coronavirus.

Fierce!! Prism Stone

But we lined up.
In the first place, anyone who wants something like this is not sane.

The author lined up atPrism Stone Tokyo Station Store.
I took the first train and by the time I arrived there was a queue of about 30 people.
I thought they were really motivated and waited in line for about four hours.When distributing numbered ticketsA queue of over 100 peopleIt had turned into this.
The Tokyo Station and Harajuku stores received over 100 units, but other stores received double-digit numbers, and in some cases single-digit numbers.
In total, this amounts to approximately 300 reprints.
Given the high sales figures up to now, this was probably a small number.
However, the Daiapan boom was even more heated than that, and many people were unable to purchase it.
In addition, the fact that the products were being resold at high prices on sites such as Mercari added fuel to the fire, and criticism was directed at the way the products were sold in stores.

Made to order! Diapan

On January 15th, 2021, the made-to-order production of Diapan was finally announced!!

The order start date isApril 2021, 2

Yes.

It has already begun.

Moreover, you can make reservations not only in store but also online!

In fact, a special website has opened that only sells the Diapan set.
Indeed,Daiapan specialty store!!
https://prismstone-orderstore.com/

Don't miss this opportunity!!

*Orders are now closed.

From the owner of Diapan to everyone

Well, I already have a Daiapan set (mount), so I'm happy that now Daiapan will be available to a lot of people.
Daiapan is quite large, so after ordering, it's a good idea to make space for the Daiapan and Black Daiapan before they arrive.

A size comparison with other drink holders currently on the market. It's huge.

Also, Daiapan's clothes are quite fragile, so be sure to handle them carefully.

This circle is easily broken.

I can only hope that the world will return to a time when we can bring Daiapan to events and other occasions.