I don't remember my first encounter with Hello Kitty. I have memories of being aware of her existence sometime in the late nineties, but there was no memorable first meeting. For me, Kitty-chan was neither here nor there. … [Read more...]
If I saw somebody walking around in a fur suit here in the US, I'd assume that either they're a college football mascot or a furry. In Japan though, mascots are much more than glorified cheerleaders or sexual … [Read more...]
The last part of this little series is the "Japanese Mascots" category. We've done Ronald McDonald / Colonel Sanders, Mickey / Hello Kitty, Food Mascots, and American Children Shows. Today, we focus on well known Japanese … [Read more...]
If you thought American children shows were safe from this series, I have no idea what you were thinking. We've hit Fast Food Mascots, Mickey & Hello Kitty, Food, and today we're hitting Winnie The Pooh, Thomas the … [Read more...]
Previously, we've covered Ronald McDonald, Colonel Sanders, Hello Kitty, and Mickey Mouse, but today we're going to delve into food items being parodied. Things like the image above, which are just a little too sexy creepy … [Read more...]
In our previous post, we covered Ronald McDonald (i.e. "Donald") and Colonel Sanders. This time, we'll be looking at perhaps two of the most well known mascots in the world: Hello Kitty and Mickey Mouse. Hello Kitty is … [Read more...]