After forking more than $14,000 (RM63,000) for a custom-made collie costume, a Japanese man has transformed into a canine.
The private citizen, who goes only by Toco online, says the unusual garment has helped him to achieve his dream of “becoming an animal.”
Footage shared to Toco’s YouTube channel, where he boasts more than 32,000 subscribers, shows him in the costume as he frolics on a lawn, rolls on a floor, and plays fetch.
Toco recently uploaded a video of himself venturing out in public as a dog for the very first time.
“Do you remember your dreams from when you are little? You want to be a hero or a wizard. I remember writing in my grade school graduation book that I wanted to be a dog and walk outside.”
As an introduction to his unusual hobby, Toco answered a series of questions in a video posted last year, admitting he always “had a vague dream of becoming an animal” ever since he was a child.
“When I fulfilled that dream, this is how it turned out,” he wrote in the clip, adding that he chose to become a collie due to the negligible size difference between the breed and humans.
Zeppet, the company that manufactured Toco’s collie costume, says it took 40 days to create the furry fashion item, which cost 2 million Yen (RM63,756).
“Modeled after a collie dog, it reproduces the appearance of a real dog walking on four legs,” said a company’s spokesperson.
Despite garnering online fame with his puppy pursuit, Toco conceals his unusual dream from most of his friends and family.
“I rarely tell my friends because I am afraid they will think I am weird. My friends and family seemed very surprised to learn I became an animal.”
Meanwhile, the Japanese man said last year that most of his colleagues are also unaware that he dresses as a dog outside of work.
“I don’t want my hobbies to be known, especially by the people I work with. They think it’s weird that I want to be a dog. For the same reason why I can’t show my real face,” he added.
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