Kawaii Emoji App
If you like animated gifs like this one, you might enjoy the new Kawaii Emoji iPhone app. With this app you can choose from a plethora of cute gifs and use them in your e-mail or iMessage. The emoticon will … Continue reading Kawaii Emoji App
Beads Shopping Spree
How have you been doing? I’ve been enjoying the summer a bit more with walking, reading books & magazines in the sun, eating out with family and so on. Also Metin and I have been rewatching season 5 of Breaking … Continue reading Beads Shopping Spree
Naho Graphics
Today I would like to introduce you to Naho Souno from Tokyo. Naho started out as a designer of letter paper and is currently active as graphic and character designer. Many of her illustrations have got a dreamy vintage/60’s style … Continue reading Naho Graphics
Tiny Pop Game
When I noticed this game in the app store, I just had to try it out. Tiny Pop reminds me a bit of Puyo Pop, a game which I also enjoyed very much. Your character is a cute sheep, who … Continue reading Tiny Pop Game
Cute Illustrations by Ryoko
Ryoko Sawada, an illustrator from Tokyo, creates fairytale-like images with cute girls and animals. Her intention is to make people happy with her brightly coloured illustrations, which are sometimes insipred by her dreams. Visit Ryoko’s website to see more of … Continue reading Cute Illustrations by Ryoko
Butterfly Season
I don’t know about you, but I love this time of year. There’s been a heatwave in the Netherlands, which hasn’t happened since 7 years. In fact I’d forgotten what summer actually feels like. Metin and I have been enjoying … Continue reading Butterfly Season
Tamagotchi P’s
Behold… My new Tamagotchi! This is a Tamagotchi P, I loved the bling and pastel colours so much that I couldn’t resist getting one. As some of you might remember I used to be quite addicted to those eggs (and … Continue reading Tamagotchi P’s
Hana’s Closet & Camera App
Hana’s Closet is a cute dress-up game for the iPhone & iPad, featuring the Chinese character Hana. The app is free and for 0,99 you can unlock extra oufits and get rid of the ads. I don’t think the game … Continue reading Hana’s Closet & Camera App
Hello Kitty Carnival & Cafe Games
Recently Hello Kitty Carnival appeared in the App Store. I’ve played it for a while and it is a simple, but enjoyable game. The gameplay is pretty similar to that of Hello Kitty Cafe. Throughout the day customers will arrive … Continue reading Hello Kitty Carnival & Cafe Games
Tokidoki x Karl Lagerfeld
IMHO Karl Lagerfeld is probably the most badass fashion designer around. He’s still active in the industry, despite his age. He’s always dressed in black and it looks like he never takes off his sunglasses. And last but not least … Continue reading Tokidoki x Karl Lagerfeld
Rilakkuma Wonderland
Sometimes my brain goes into overdrive and I start to obsess over something. I’m not sure if this is entirely normal, but my obsessions of this week are: cookie cutters, chocolate molds and the Rilakkuma Wonderland items. Because Rilakkuma already … Continue reading Rilakkuma Wonderland
Cute Illustrations by Hime+You
Hime+You creates beautiful illustrations. In some of her work you can see that she’s been inspired by another Japanese illustrator: Junko Mizuno. Her illustrations and paintings range from cute to slightly creepy. More work of Hime+You is presented at her … Continue reading Cute Illustrations by Hime+You
Kawaii Plush from Cotton Food
The Korean brand Cotton Food is all about kawaii food plush. The plushies are made in China and I suspect that’s why they are quite reasonably priced. You can get them in different sizes, ranging from a small suction cup … Continue reading Kawaii Plush from Cotton Food
Kao-ani.com turned 10 today!
Exactly 10 years ago I registered and launched kao-ani.com ^_^ Around that time the site looked a bit different: The above layout was made with a little help from Metin, he designed the penguins and icecubes. I remember that in those days it was fashionable to use tiny fonts, pixel images, tables, iframes, tagboards etc. A lot has changed since then 😀 I want to thank you all very much for visiting and please help yourself to some cake: Winner Cinnamoroll necklace Thank you for entering the giveaway, it was very nice to read the comments which gave me a … Continue reading Kao-ani.com turned 10 today!
Simple DIY Washi Tape Holder
Since I hoarded quite a stack of Washi Tape in a matter of time, I was looking for a simple way to store them. I saw some holders on the web and made my own simple (read: lazy) interpretation. You … Continue reading Simple DIY Washi Tape Holder
Mofu Mofu – The Tiny Alien
I stumbled upon this cute character called Mofu while browsing around and instantly liked the illustrations. The animations are very simple and probably aimed at little girls, but I thought it was worthwile sharing. From left to right the characters … Continue reading Mofu Mofu – The Tiny Alien
Molang Plush and Diary Planner Review
As you might have read in the previous post, the Korean Shop My Kimchi 4U (update 2019: this shop no longer exists) kindly offered to sponsor kao-ani.com. This means I will be able to write reviews about cute items from … Continue reading Molang Plush and Diary Planner Review
Win a Kawaii Necklace
On July 5 kao-ani.com will have it’s 10 year anniversary ^_^ To celebrate I thought it would be nice to have a little giveaway. You can win a kawaii Cinnamoroll necklace and the winner will be selected randomly on July 5. Entering … Continue reading Win a Kawaii Necklace
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