/jp/ - Otaku Culture

Hey anons, newfag here. Genuine question, why did Fumos get so popular? I think they look really cute and all, but fumos are niche jap game plushies that seem to have been forced into existence through memes. I can’t quite pin the origins of where the phenomenon started, or why so many people began collecting them. Obviously the number one reason would be because of memes and because they’re cute dolls, but the thing I don’t get is that there are plush toys with softer fabrics and better graphical details, so I don’t know how fumos were able to beat those plushies.