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What is the meaning behind Kirino's octopus plushie? Does it have any
significance in the story, or is it a symbolic reference to something? Or did
the author simply like the design so much he decided to include it?

I'm just curious about it, because while it was not given much attention in
the anime, it did appear in most of the episodes.


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Is there any meaning behind Kirino's octopus plushie?


I believe the octopus plushie wasn't in the novels, so I don't think it has
much significance. It seems to be something that was added as a visual
leitmotif for Kirino in the anime, like her whale slippers, which were often
used to identify Kirino in shots focusing on the feet. (Apparently she likes
sea creatures.) When you see that octopus plushie, you know the scene is
taking place in Kirino's room, just like when you see those whale slippers,
you know those legs are Kirino's legs. The plushie is used like this in the
opening animation a few times too.

In-universe, the novel describes Kirino's room like this:

> The interior wasn't much different from my [Kyousuke's] room, except with a
> more reddish coloring.
>
> However, the big difference is that it has a computer desk.
>
> It suits my image of Kirino well, not being the individualist, but quite
> modern.

It sounds extremely boring, and that's probably the point—all of Kirino's
unique possessions are hidden in her otaku closet. But since so many scenes of
the anime take place in her room, the animators probably wanted to decorate it
a little, while keeping the decorations consistent with Kirino's character.
Many teenage girls have stuffed animals, so it makes sense that Kirino would
have some, since she tries to portray herself as normal except better. Having
them lets her keep "not being the individualist" because they keep the room
from looking abnormally dull while she keeps the dangerous stuff sealed in the
otaku closet.

As for why the animators chose that very specific-looking octopus design (or
those very specific-looking whale slippers), they probably just wanted a
unique-looking design that would fit with the image they built of Kirino's
aesthetic tastes.


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The octopus has actually made it into a figure of miku, so it has to mean
something. [![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/PFcSr.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/PFcSr.jpg)
see? some people think the octopus is kanzaki hiro, the illustrator and
designer of oreimo (not the writer). he also animates, so he might have
animated the plush in, but i'm not sure if he animated oreimo- though it looks
really close to his style.


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