[ JAPANESE INTERNET CULTURE ][ ATTENTION ECONOMY ]
The dedicated fan practice of taking a small plush doll of one's favorite character out into the world — to cafes, landmarks, events — photographing it there as if it were a real companion, and sharing those photos as a form of fandom devotion.
REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE
"推しのぬいぐるみを連れて水族館に行って、ぬい活の写真をたくさん撮った。"
LORE & ORIGIN
Japanese term combining nui (short for nuigurumi, "stuffed plush") with katsu (short for katsudou, "activity"), following the same -katsu naming pattern as oshikatsu, describing the specific plush-photography ritual that became a distinct, widely recognized fandom practice.
FIRST SEEN
2018
PEAK POPULARITY
2026 (Fandom Culture Canon)
CURRENT STATUS
Mainstream Slang
Related To:Oshikatsu
EQUIVALENT CONCEPTS IN OTHER LANGUAGES
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