Today, November 11, is Cheese Day in Japan, and to mark the occasion, a cute cartoon about a mouse is debuting. Well, actually, it’s a cute cartoon about a mouse and a cat. You may have heard of them: they’re called Tom and Jerry. The …Read more »
Misako Aoki loves lolita and kawaii fashions. In addition to being a professional nurse, she’s a professional in the world of kawaii . . . as the Japanese Foreign Ministry’s Kawaii Ambassador! Aoki keeps up a YouTube channel showing all sorts of cute things, including …Read more »
Some people are fans of Gundam. Some people are fans of kawaii, or cute things. Some people are fans of both. Case in point is idol and actress Mizu Minamo, who creates her own kawaii Gundam figures! Minamo, who goes by @32_Archangel on Twitter, is …Read more »
Cute Kawaii anime girl characters are a popular choice for costume parties and conventions. Still, with so many different series and movies out there, it can be next to impossible to decide which character to choose. Japanese “cute” fashion has evolved into various forms: Yami-kawaii …Read more »
Here’s an absolutely adorable waste of your time for this Monday. As you are no doubt aware, Japan is rife with mascot characters, many of whom are big and cuddly. This is generally a good thing, but can prove a problem when these characters attempt …Read more »
YouTuber Mike Diva has helped make the internet a slightly stranger and more wonderful place today with a new video that places presidential contender Donald Trump into an ultra-kawaii, Japanese-style commercial. Why? The better question might be: why not? In the ad, Trump, who’s just …Read more »
All things considered, living in Japan is pretty cool: there’s great food, the public transportation is efficient and on time, it’s safe, and that’s not to mention all the anime and manga stuff. If I’ve got one complaint, it’s that movies take forever to come …Read more »
Have you ever wondered what Harry Potter would look like as an anime? Wonder no longer, because Warner Bros. Japan has recently licensed out the Harry Potter characters to a stationery maker who’s put Daniel Radcliffe and friends through the animeizer. In total, 13 characters …Read more »
Fairy Tail 's Happy. You know the ones. Those anime and manga characters where you can’t help thinking, “man, that is some high-level kawaii.” If you’ve ever wondered if your taste in cute mascot characters – be they animal, fairy, robot, god, whatever – matches …Read more »
Japan has a mascot problem. Sure, the country’s sported adorable characters for everything from the police to construction sites for, well, centuries, some would argue, but the latest trend is local governments creating mascots to represent their town. Called yuru-kyara, these mascots are supposed to …Read more »
Kyary don’t stop. Currently in the midst of a world tour, Ms. Pamyu Pamyu, ambassador of Harajuku kawaii and pon pon poning, has dropped a video for her new single, “Yume no Hajima Ring Ring,” and it can best be described as “very Pamyu.” A …Read more »
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