TOKYO, JAPAN– Who says better things come in smaller packages? A loving dad from Japan just gave his baby son the world’s largest teddy bear and the little boy couldn’t be happier.
The world’s biggest teddy bear, which is called kuma (クマ) in Japanese, stands approximately twenty-five feet tall and weighs an astonishing 900 pounds. The humungous kawaii (かわいい) toy had to be airlifted to the Minka home of Baka Aho, a 32-year-old Japanese manga animator from Tokyo, Japan (日本).
The big bear looks like it came right out of a weird anime and could be seen from miles away due to its sheer gigantic size.
After removing the front wall to his traditional Japanese home, Aho had the giant teddy bear crammed into the baby’s tiny room and then had the thatched-roof removed so the big bear’s head could extend into the cold, night sky.
“I had to get this teddy bear at all costs”
“This was the best way I could show my boy I loved him,” said Aho by way of Google translator. “When I saw the enormous stuffed bear at the local market I knew I had to get it for my son at all costs, even if it meant not being able to buy any food for a few years.”
Aho had to put the deed to his home up for collateral just to pay for the big, fuzzy bear, costing the tenacious father a whopping 34 million yen, that’s approximately $300,000 in US dollars.
A happy wife is a happy life
Even though Aho’s wife Sayonara (さようなら) has left him for another woman due to him ruining their lives with this huge teddy bear, he says that he has no regrets.
“Yes, I miss my wife Sayonara,” Aho added as he searched for his boy somewhere within the giant bear’s fur, “but I wouldn’t trade this bear for the world. Someday I hope my now ex-wife will understand why I did what I did.”
UPDATE: After this article was written, it was reported that Aho’s son had gone missing somewhere within the bear. Search and rescue teams have been working nonstop to try and locate him by calling out various baby names.
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