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Short for "kigurumi" or "costumed animal character", these Japanese dress-up suits are regularly spotted on teens around Tokyo and are now available in the UK, from kigu. co.uk (from £34.99), or £50 for a Care Bear version on asos. com.
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Curiously, Rilakkuma chooses to be a kigurumi, meaning the Rilakkuma often seen in picture books and the like is actually a costumed character; however, supposedly the animal that is underneath the costume looks similar.
Rilakkuma(Relaxation Bear) Papercraft | Papercraft Paradise | PaperCrafts | Paper Models | Card Models Michael James 2008
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"kigurumi" (full head and body costume), with a cute oversized head, a petite, stick like body and 7 small rounded studs that is located on the bottom.
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What you then discover is that kigurumi is further subdivided between people who wear manga styled masks and costumes (pointy chins, huge eyes, etc) and those who go for a ultra-realist look, where the costumes become much more everyday.
Boing Boing: November 23, 2003 - November 29, 2003 Archives 2003
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This site has some good definitions, and this site also has interviews with people who do kigurumi.
Boing Boing: November 23, 2003 - November 29, 2003 Archives 2003
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For one, there's a village chief who is a guy in a kappa kigurumi (of all things!) and he's voiced by the manliness of Keiji Fujiwara.
Kurogane's Anime Blog Kurogane Shiroikaze 2010
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The cast of Strike Witches as portrayed by marauding kigurumi cosplayers, of uncertain gender as with all such …
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For one, there's a village chief who is a guy in a kappa kigurumi (of all things!) and he's voiced by the manliness of Keiji Fujiwara.
Anime Nano! 2010
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The bizarre cosplay subculture of kigurumi, cosplay using anime masks and bodysuits, may already be familiar from previous …
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The bizarre cosplay subculture of kigurumi, cosplay using anime masks and bodysuits, may already be familiar from previous …
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