What is it, and why is tiki flailing all over with glee over this piece?
Well, first off, it's a walking Stitch plushie. These are pretty common UFO prizes in Japan and the rest of Asia.
You'll notice he's dressed as a chef. They make a lot of varieties of these walking dolls, including ones dressed in odd costumes (like the Pooh I showed the other day, or Totoro).
If you'll look closely, you'll see the lip prints on his chef's hat. That means Chef Stitch has been a guest star on Bistro SMAP!
SMAP, if you're not into Japanese pop culture, is very cute, but not terribly talented boy band. They have their own show on Japanese TV, SMAPxSMAP, which includes a segment where the boys get together and cook. They all dress up in costumes similar to this one, complete with lipstick. I actually got to see a bit of this last time we were in Japan.
I've posted a YouTube segment from the show so you can see the costumes.
I also just found a clip of Madonna visiting the show - it strikes me as quite Lost in Translation-esque.
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Thursday, March 18, 2010
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Usavich Stitch
Now I've definitely seen everything!
If you don't know what Usavich is, go type it in on YouTube, and prepare for your mind to be blown.
Basically, it's a series of animated shorts that were shown on MTV Japan about a couple of Soviet prisoners who also happen to be sociopathic bunnies. Ridiculously popular in Japan, if one can judge from all the merchandising.
Stitch is wearing Kirenenko's characteristic red stripes, but he's got his ears tied up like Putin, so he's kind of a gmish of the characters.
If you don't know what Usavich is, go type it in on YouTube, and prepare for your mind to be blown.
Basically, it's a series of animated shorts that were shown on MTV Japan about a couple of Soviet prisoners who also happen to be sociopathic bunnies. Ridiculously popular in Japan, if one can judge from all the merchandising.
Stitch is wearing Kirenenko's characteristic red stripes, but he's got his ears tied up like Putin, so he's kind of a gmish of the characters.
Dragonball Z Stitch
I'd pretty much been watching these guys FOREVER on Yahoo Japan auctions. The seller wanted what was probably too much money, but I just can't resist bizarre crossovers.
They're smallish mascot sized - one of the photos shows a cigarette pack as a comparison, and they're a bit taller than that.
Hope to have them home soon where I'm sure they'll spend the first month powering up.
They're smallish mascot sized - one of the photos shows a cigarette pack as a comparison, and they're a bit taller than that.
Hope to have them home soon where I'm sure they'll spend the first month powering up.
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