I appreciate simplicity. In fact, one of the reasons I set up this blog as a form of short form expression is that I want to try to minimize my verbiage. Sometimes things are better when you take things away from them. In Japan, nothing illustrates this better than some of their cuter cartoon characters like the mouthless cat. While I am sick of "Hello Kitty", because I can never escape her
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lundi 12 décembre 2011
Will Miss #396 - Rilakkuma
Posted on 08:00 by Unknown
I appreciate simplicity. In fact, one of the reasons I set up this blog as a form of short form expression is that I want to try to minimize my verbiage. Sometimes things are better when you take things away from them. In Japan, nothing illustrates this better than some of their cuter cartoon characters like the mouthless cat. While I am sick of "Hello Kitty", because I can never escape her
jeudi 7 avril 2011
Will Miss #306 - "chibification"
Posted on 00:15 by Unknown
A tengu, transformed from its ugly, fearsome self into this cute little doll.
Most people who are interested in Japan know the word "chibi". For those who don't, I'll say that it means small or child-like, but "cute" is generally also a part of that. In Japan, there seems to be literally nothing that can't be "chibi-fied" or turned into a small, cute thing and many pop culture icons are examples
Most people who are interested in Japan know the word "chibi". For those who don't, I'll say that it means small or child-like, but "cute" is generally also a part of that. In Japan, there seems to be literally nothing that can't be "chibi-fied" or turned into a small, cute thing and many pop culture icons are examples
vendredi 7 janvier 2011
Will Miss #274 - the SK Japan "metabo" kitty
Posted on 00:15 by Unknown
I have to confess that I am not entirely immune to the "kawaii" (cute) aspects of Japanese pop culture. My head is duly hung in shame at being in my mid 40's and still being lured by the occasional cute thing. One of those things is the SK Japan mascot (called "debuneko"／でぶねこ or "fatty cat") which is sometimes marketed as a "metabo" cat. "Metabo" is the Japanese-English term for "metabolic
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