A Japanese man in a dog costume has found a friend

A Japanese man under the nickname Toco turns into a dog using an ultra-realistic costume. He recently found himself a Malamute friend.

A Japanese man who dreamed of becoming a dog since childhood and spent two million yen creating a realistic animal costume has found a friend of a different breed.

Several years ago, a Japanese resident using the pseudonym Toko ordered a realistic collie costume for himself. He stated that only in the form of a dog does he feel truly happy. At the end of May, Toko announced that he wanted to become another animal or a different breed of dog.

As it turned out, the Japanese ordered an Alaskan Malamute costume, but did not wear it himself, but found a friend who agreed to transform into a dog. Toko filmed the meeting and games with his new friend and posted it online. The video includes moments when two human dogs give each other their paws, play and tug on a piece of rope.

Subscribers received the video enthusiastically and were glad that Toko finally had a friend. However, there were those who called the Japanese's behavior "disturbing" and advised him to seek psychiatric help. “This is very strange and we should not convince ourselves that this is normal human behavior,” one said.