I use to throw them away but now I keep them.

^ You better. It makes your stuff look neater in a shelf that way too. ^^

Now back to my question

There is no "full name" for an obi. It isn't an acronym, just people are spelling it that way for some reason. It actually originates from the part of a kimono called the obi, which is the belt-like part that holds the partings together. If you think about it, it goes around the side of the CD case in a similar manner, hence how it got the name.

Anyways, this is probably the fifteenth thread about obis. I can't tell you how many there have been, but I don't really care.

I used to throw them away because I just thought they were trash but now I regret doing that because they're kind of part of the display. I now put them inside the CD booklet's sleeve. I especially won't even buy a (used) Ayu single without the obi because with those there usually isn't any side insert showing the title anyways so I use the obi in its place.

^ Oh okay. I always thought it was to be said as Oh Bee Ai

http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r..._13j/Obi-2.jpg

It just wraps round the edge of the CD case, with extra Info on it that they wouldn't put on normal CD artwork (New Summer single, New album out soon and stuff like that)

Ooooo...okay! I see! I see! Thankies Wes! LOL @ you as you showed a pic of Sifow's OBI strip! XD

I always keep my OBI's on their cases!

ayus singles are bad without obi...you cant tell from the side which one it is XD

Oops, never noticed that :innocent

OH I FORGOT!

On the Obi, if the title of the single or album is in English, they write it in Katakana so People know what it is.