You wouldn’t say it, but Hello Kitty will be turning 40 this fall. In Japan her anniversary has already been celebrated with events such as a hug-a-thon, a museum exhibition and special products. And soon she’ll be visiting Los Angeles … Continue reading Hello Kitty Con in Los Angeles
Being lazy and having a time to chill out and relax. Yep, that pretty much sums up a cat. I was excited to see these new cat themed Rilakkuma goods, which will be released at the beginning of October. The … Continue reading Rilakkuma as a Relaxed Cat
I’ve got a soft spot for the pill-shaped Usacolle bunnies, also known as Moshi Moshi Kawaii. So when I stumbled upon their mobile game I just had to try it. At first I was a little scared that it might … Continue reading Moshi Moshi Kawaii Game
Meet Poron, she is the newest and possibly cutest Cinnamoroll Character. I believe that Poron is a time traveler and one given day she dropped out of the sky on Cinnamon’s fluffy head. They became friends and go on adventures … Continue reading Poron The Cutest Cinnamoroll Character
To be honest I hadn’t heard of the Polar Bear Cafe until I saw a tiny picture in a magazine. It said Shiro Kuma, which means White Bear (part of the 10 Japanese word that I master ;)) and when … Continue reading Polar Bear Cafe
Lately there have been reports of a Pikachu outbreak in Yokohama, Japan’s second largest city. So what’s been going on? Turns out there will be a special event this month, called “Pikachu Tairyo Hassei Chu” or “Pikachus All Over the … Continue reading Pikachu Outbreak in Yokohama
In Japan you can currently buy Chara-Cre!, which are crêpes combined with Sanrio characters. Sort of like heaven on earth. This is a concept from Marion Crepes – a crêpe stand on Takeshita-dori, Harajuku. All the selected characters have something … Continue reading Chara-Cre! Sanrio Character Crepes
Yesterday Metin and I headed out to Leiden (the Netherlands), partially for the JAPAN: Kingdom of Characters Exhibition. It recently opened in the Japan Museum SieboldHuis and highlights Japanese comic book icons from the 1950’s to present day. At the … Continue reading JAPAN: Kingdom of Characters Exhibition
The exhibition at Parco where the Little Twin Stars meet the Care Bears has recently been held. Japanese visitors have been posting photos and videos, which gives a good impression. At the entrance you will find a large installation that … Continue reading Little Twin Stars x Care Bears – Exhibition
Being a kid from the 80’s, I still have fond memory’s of iconic characters such as My Little Pony, the Popples and Care Bears. Each Sunday morning I would turn on Sky Channel, eager to watch all those pastel colored … Continue reading Remember the Snugglebumms?
Is it just me or does food with Rilakkuma seem to pop up everywhere, especially on Pinterest? In fact you could fill a whole day just eating Rilakkuma themed meals 😀 I’ve collected some of the best looking -and hopefully … Continue reading Rilakkuma Recipes
Recently San-X has released 4 new characters. My personal favorite is Hamunane, a hamster that resembles food 😀 Oto-fu penguin loves to relax on blocks of tofu and apparently he’s got a lot of family. Iratora the tiger easily gets … Continue reading New San-X characters
Back in the days I adored the Twin Stars (created in 1975, the same years as Hello Kitty) and Care Bears (1982). So I was delighted to hear that they will team up! In 2014 these cute characters will use … Continue reading Little Twin Stars x Care Bears
Maybe you remember the character contest based on popular foods that Sanrio held last year. The contest is over and you can find the final results over here. It turned out that most people voted for the weird salmon fillet! … Continue reading Kirimi-chan is the newest Sanrio character
As you might have noticed I’ve got a soft spot for Molang. I decided to make a couple of cute Molang desktop wallpapers, you can download them in 1920x1200px by clicking the pictures below: More Molang Desktop Wallpapers Still craving … Continue reading Molang Desktop Wallpaper
Sorry for the lack of updates this week (>_<). We planned a little renovation of our house, to finally make it winter proof. As usual with these sort of things it took a little longer than expected and there were … Continue reading Throwback Thursday: Barunson
Deery-Lou from Sanrio made his first appearance in 2002. Despite the fact that he looks like a deer in the headlights (pun intended) and has only got about 4 different poses, I adored the fawn at the time. Probably because … Continue reading Throwback Thursday: Deery Lou
Sanrio Celebrates Halloween with the happy halloween festival in Puroland Japan. There are lots of activities, including a Halloween Parade and Hello Kitty dressing up as a monster/vampire. But what got my attention where the nice Halloween sweets, being served … Continue reading Halloween with Sanrio – Cookies and Wallpaper
