A bit about Kawaii

I wasn't really in the mood to draw today (it's really warm and it's making me sleepy), so I just made a small RatCat thingy. He's supposed to be kawaii. Kawaii generally means cute or cuteness (although it used to mean something more along the lines of pathetic and weak). Cuteness and cute characters (such as Hello Kitty) can be find all over Japan today. In the 1970s the cute culture began when high school girls developed a new way of writing with round characters, decorated with cute little flowers and stuff (it was pretty hard to read and a lot of schools banned this style of writing). It's also around this time Hello Kitty emerged and became popular. As the children and teens (who all the cute stuff was marketed to) grew up, cute merchandise for adults became wide spread. Anyway, here's RatCat:

Until tomorrow!

Hello Ratcat

Say hello to Hello RatCat (a RatCat version of Hello Kitty). Hello Kitty (or Kitty-chan) has ruled the world of kawaii (cuteness) since she first appeared in 1974.

The first Hello Kitty looked something like this (of course Hello Kitty has no mouth though). Sitting sideways with her iconic red bow.

Hello Kitty has since then grown to a huge presence in Japan and elsewhere. From stationary to golf clubs, from key chains to wedding dresses. Hello Kitty does it all.


Do you own anything Hello Kitty?

Until tomorrow! =^o,,~^= (<---new blinking RatCat)