<p>@ChenOrihara's link seems to be correct - it's not just an anime thing, there is an overall trend in Japan that sees alpacas being included in unlikely situations.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-3163656/New-craze-Japan-sees-couples-hiring-ALPACAS-witnesses-wedding.html" rel="noreferrer">There's even a company that leases alpacas for weddings:</a></p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/4J5BC.jpg" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/4J5BC.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

<p>Their popularity may have been triggered when the <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.ie/Attraction_Review-g1121057-d1723782-Reviews-Nasu_Alpaca_Farm-Nasu_machi_Nasu_gun_Tochigi_Prefecture_Kanto.html" rel="noreferrer">alpaca farm in Nasu</a> was built in 1999 - <a href="http://en.japantravel.com/view/the-largest-alpaca-farm-in-japan" rel="noreferrer">bringing 200 alpacas into the country</a>. Subsequent farms have been built also. The Nasu farm currently has <a href="http://kaorisquarefeet.blogspot.ie/2014/08/the-alpaca-farm-in-nasu.html" rel="noreferrer">>400 alpacas</a></p>

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2015-12-26T14:26:11.527Z
I **DO** want an apalca for my wedding
Ikaros
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2015-09-01T20:50:33.553Z
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Toshinou Kyouko
<p>This has been something that has been bugging me for a while:</p>

<p><strong>Why are there so many llamas in anime and in anime fan culture?</strong></p>

<p>Some specific anime examples:</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/aoaeam.jpg" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/aoaeam.jpg" alt="Stein&#39;s Gate"></a>
<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/Chv3vm.png" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/Chv3vm.png" alt="Paca Plus (Game)"></a>
<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/ubtAn.jpg" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/ubtAn.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

<p>You can buy alpacas at conventions too:</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/EPAJ8m.jpg" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/EPAJ8m.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

<p>Where is this coming from? <strong>Why do I keep seeing llamas?!</strong> I don't believe llamas/alpaca are even native to Japan? (Although I did find <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.ie/Attraction_Review-g1121057-d1723782-Reviews-Nasu_Alpaca_Farm-Nasu_machi_Nasu_gun_Tochigi_Prefecture_Kanto.html" rel="noreferrer">a farm in Nasu</a>)</p>

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please forgive my lack of knowledge on how to distinguish between the two
Toshinou Kyouko
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2015-08-25T00:39:41.443Z
I found a similar topic of this on reddit, and theres an answer there that's rather interesting conserning the alpacamania.

See here: https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/1mfgs8/why_are_alpacas_so_popular_in_animeconventions/cc8tvok
Chen Orihara
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2015-08-26T06:39:55.420Z
I believe it's alpaca, not llama, which is popular in Japan culture. I also often see the Japanese refer to alpaca while watching videos on NicoDou... though I'm not sure if [NicoNicoPedia](http://dic.nicovideo.jp/a/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AB%E3%83%91%E3%82%AB) (Japanese) could give a hint why alpaca is popular there.
Aki Tanaka
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Why are llamas/alpacas so popular in anime?
# Why are llamas/alpacas so popular in anime?
Posted by: username_0 on 2015-08-24
This has been something that has been bugging me for a while:

**Why are there so many llamas in anime and in anime fan culture?**

Some specific anime examples:

[![Stein's Gate](https://i.sstatic.net/aoaeam.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/aoaeam.jpg)
[![Paca Plus (Game)](https://i.sstatic.net/Chv3vm.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/Chv3vm.png)
[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/ubtAn.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/ubtAn.jpg)

You can buy alpacas at conventions too:

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/EPAJ8m.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/EPAJ8m.jpg)

Where is this coming from? **Why do I keep seeing llamas?!** I don't believe llamas/alpaca are even native to Japan? (Although I did find [a farm in Nasu](http://www.tripadvisor.ie/Attraction_Review-g1121057-d1723782-Reviews-Nasu_Alpaca_Farm-Nasu_machi_Nasu_gun_Tochigi_Prefecture_Kanto.html))
**Tags:** tropes
> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: please forgive my lack of knowledge on how to distinguish between the two  
> **username_1**: I found a similar topic of this on reddit, and theres an answer there that's rather interesting conserning the alpacamania.

See here: https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/1mfgs8/why_are_alpacas_so_popular_in_animeconventions/cc8tvok  
> **username_2**: I believe it's alpaca, not llama, which is popular in Japan culture. I also often see the Japanese refer to alpaca while watching videos on NicoDou... though I'm not sure if [NicoNicoPedia](http://dic.nicovideo.jp/a/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AB%E3%83%91%E3%82%AB) (Japanese) could give a hint why alpaca is popular there.  
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### Answer by username_0 on 2015-09-01. Score: 6 | Accepted answer
@ChenOrihara's link seems to be correct - it's not just an anime thing, there is an overall trend in Japan that sees alpacas being included in unlikely situations.

[There's even a company that leases alpacas for weddings:](http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-3163656/New-craze-Japan-sees-couples-hiring-ALPACAS-witnesses-wedding.html)

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/4J5BC.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/4J5BC.jpg)

Their popularity may have been triggered when the [alpaca farm in Nasu](http://www.tripadvisor.ie/Attraction_Review-g1121057-d1723782-Reviews-Nasu_Alpaca_Farm-Nasu_machi_Nasu_gun_Tochigi_Prefecture_Kanto.html) was built in 1999 - [bringing 200 alpacas into the country](http://en.japantravel.com/view/the-largest-alpaca-farm-in-japan). Subsequent farms have been built also. The Nasu farm currently has [>400 alpacas](http://kaorisquarefeet.blogspot.ie/2014/08/the-alpaca-farm-in-nasu.html)
> **Comments:**
> **username_3** (2015-12-26): I **DO** want an apalca for my wedding  
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