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Crazy Japanese cartoony characters that grace all sorts of product from badges (yay!) to toasters and guitars. Who's yer fave? Do you think your favourite character reflects your personality?

― electric sound of jim, Thursday, 14 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I love BAD BADTZ MARU and I have cups and stickers and notebooks with his face on. Yay

― electric sound of jim, Thursday, 14 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Now look what you've done, Nicole will be up all night composing her reply!

― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 14 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Is Kogepan from Sanrio? I like Afro Ken.

― mike hanle y, Thursday, 14 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

*cue petrajane!*

― di, Thursday, 14 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Last night I kept thinking "Electric Sound of Jim" - where have I heard that before? HUZZAH! NOW I SEE! Jim, you are keeping me up at night. Forget Sanrio, I want a badge with your face on it.

― Mandee, Thursday, 14 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

http://www.livejournal.com/userpic/1293097

Here ya go

― electric sound of jim, Thursday, 14 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

sonreir means smile in spansih.

― Queen G, Thursday, 14 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I like Badtz Maru's permanent bad mood. I find Angel Hello Kitty a bit disturbing; if she's an angel does that mean she died?

― rosemary, Thursday, 14 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Mikey D! did you ever go back and get that terminally cute headrest from Elizabeth Center?

― Tracer Hand, Thursday, 14 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

http://www.sanrio.com/main/games/badtzgames.gif

This guy is the best

― electric sound of badtz maru, Friday, 15 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

http://www.karibelle.com/blog-images/chococat.gif

― geeta, Friday, 15 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Geeta is SOOOoooo OTM. YAY CHOCOCAT!!

― katie, Friday, 15 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I only know Hello Kitty. She said I was a good person.

― jel --, Friday, 15 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

It's easier to answer this question by naming the only Sanrio characters I don't like and/or collect: the little Twin Stars and Spottie Dottie.

Spottie Dottie is all about wearing pearls and bows and wearing makeup. A bit too Barbie for me. Not that Hello Kitty is little miss superbutch in comparison, but she does other stuff besides tea parties. Spottie Dottie tries too hard to be femme. And perhaps this is cruel, but also Spottie Dottie is just damn ugly.

The little twin stars I don't like just because they remind me of precious moments crap.

Now my all time favorite Sanrio character would have to be Keroppi's father. Seen on a couple of episodes of the Sanrio cartoons, Keroppi's father looks a lot like Serge Gainsbourg has something like 200 children. The frog is a true bon vivant and player and for that I have to salute him. I have never seen any Keroppi's father merchandise, but I have been thinking one day I should buy a Keroppi and dress him up to look like his dad.

― Nicole, Friday, 15 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Not that Hello Kitty is little miss superbutch

A new phrase of the year winner!

― Ned Raggett, Friday, 15 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Sanrio's Bad Badtz Maru is kinda cool - he's so cute and hellbent on world domination through rock n roll, what's not to love?

Apart from Badtz though, all my favourites are from the SAN-X company. to wit:

AFRO KEN: he's a dog with George Clinton hair and transmogrifying abilities [including trees, clouds, sheep, a nice foamy glass of beer...basically anything fluffy...as well as the Mr T, Bootsy, Olivia Newton-John and Morrissey looks].

MOMOPANDA: born from a peach. has turtle friends who try to buy her[?] affection with more peaches, and a baby sister called KOMOMOPANDA [baby momopanda].

MASHIMARO: he's sorta the new Hello Kitty, already huge in the teenage girl market here. cellphone covers and, strangely, car accessories [mirror, steering wheel and seatbelt covers] abound. Mashimaro is a marshmallow bunny on the run from the law, pausing for occasional toilet breaks and cigarettes. you think i'd make this stuff up??!

BEER-CHAN: small, yellow, bloblike. drinks like a fish.

STAR CUTIE: another panda. this one's obsessed with american 80s culture. and judging from the engrish-stylez sloganry "American Stars And Panda", i suspect also a Neil Young fan. his number one hobby is drinking paings [sic] of beer under Flamingo lighting, whatever that is.

and my personal alltime favourite of all time, KOGEPAN: he's a red bean paste bun, which = YUM. Kogepan got burnt so now he's surly, sulky and cynical. has a costant cloud of soot above his head, which isn't helped any by the number of cigarettes he smokes. his catchphrase apparently translates as "you will dump me anyway". Kogepan sometimes tries to liberate [i.e. steal] the other loaves from his bakery home, run away, "get didactic" with the cheery unburnt loaves, or get drunk on milk. Kogepan is my soulmate.

here endeth the lesson.

― petra jane, Friday, 15 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

it's official, the innernet hates me.

chococat and nyago are cool. and kerroppi. i once found a kerroppi beachball with blowup kerroppi inside. had great fun presenting my friend with this blow-up toy.

what's the oddest licencing you've seen? for me it's the mashimaro steering wheel covers and afro ken bathroom scales.

― petra jane, Friday, 15 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

they've got badtz-maru condoms and cigarettes in japan, apparently.

― geeta, Friday, 15 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Someone who isn't as lazy as me post a link to the Hello Kitty vibrator!

― Dan Perry, Friday, 15 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

http://www.geocities.com/thoughtviper.geo/archive/7300d.jpg

― oh, the humanity., Friday, 15 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

this is my favorite though:

http://www.sanrio.co.jp/english/characters/w_chara/hd180.gif

― jess, Friday, 15 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I think I remember even seeing a link to Hello Kitty sanitary pads once.

― Nicole, Friday, 15 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Okay, this question is for Tracer: CAN YOU THINK OF A MORE APPROPRIATE GIFT FOR RAMON THAN BADTZ MARU CIGARETTES? I didn't think you could. Hot damn. It's a penguin. It's really angry. AND YOU SMOKE IT.

― Ally, Friday, 15 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

my god. i want some too.

― electric sound of jim, Friday, 15 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

five months pass...

i hate sanrio.they r idiots. they r ugly. i hate u. bigfat liar,and bigfat idot

― Rowena Wu, Sunday, 18 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

seven months pass...

You go Rowena!

― Cozen (Cozen), Tuesday, 8 April 2003 23:54 (twenty-three years ago)

Dan I have a Hello Kitty BACK MASSAGER. Ahem. You can order them online for like $14.00 bucks. I did that once and sold them on ebay for $50.

― Carey (Carey), Tuesday, 8 April 2003 23:59 (twenty-three years ago)

they've got badtz-maru condoms and cigarettes in japan, apparently.

This page has pictures (at least of the condoms).
http://www.geocities.com/miffytoki/sanrio/All.jpg

― j.lu (j.lu), Wednesday, 9 April 2003 01:03 (twenty-three years ago)

Then this page explores the metaphysics of Hello Kitty.

― j.lu (j.lu), Wednesday, 9 April 2003 01:11 (twenty-three years ago)

nyago is my fave.

― teeny (teeny), Wednesday, 9 April 2003 01:12 (twenty-three years ago)

I'm wearing Afro Ken underpants RIGHT NOW.

― Ally (mlescaut), Wednesday, 9 April 2003 02:11 (twenty-three years ago)

Why has noone on this thread mentioned one of the newer Sanrio characters, Puchi Puchi Wanko?

(he likes to eat strawberries, apparently. That's all I can remember.)

― caitlin (caitlin), Wednesday, 9 April 2003 09:09 (twenty-three years ago)

Puchi Puchi WANKO?! You made him up.

― Ally (mlescaut), Wednesday, 9 April 2003 14:30 (twenty-three years ago)

He is for real, though I haven't found any Puchi Puchi Wanko stuff at the usual places I find Sanrio stuff. If Ned could find any Puchi Puchi Wanko stuff at the big old Sanrio store I would reimburse him! It would be classic.

― Nicole (Nicole), Wednesday, 9 April 2003 14:34 (twenty-three years ago)

Puchi Puchi Wanko

― caitlin (caitlin), Wednesday, 9 April 2003 14:41 (twenty-three years ago)

Do you guys realize the implications of the names Puchi Puchi Wanko? This is the greatest thing that ever occurred.

― Ally (mlescaut), Wednesday, 9 April 2003 15:25 (twenty-three years ago)

Well, that was why I was surprised noone had mentioned him already

― caitlin (caitlin), Wednesday, 9 April 2003 15:29 (twenty-three years ago)

He's a new guy, I think.

― Nicole (Nicole), Wednesday, 9 April 2003 15:30 (twenty-three years ago)

Either that or a character that has been long discontinued.

― Nicole (Nicole), Wednesday, 9 April 2003 15:30 (twenty-three years ago)

I wonder how many bongs across the Earth are adorned with Sanrio stickers? I personally know of 3.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 9 April 2003 15:33 (twenty-three years ago)

I'd say the URL I posted implies he's new.

― caitlin (caitlin), Wednesday, 9 April 2003 15:33 (twenty-three years ago)

D'oh! I didn't even look at the url.

― Nicole (Nicole), Wednesday, 9 April 2003 15:40 (twenty-three years ago)

I mean, he's adorable but what on earth does "Puchi Puchi Wanko" imply? I think the Sanrio people are having sport at the expense of children and twee adults.

― Ally (mlescaut), Wednesday, 9 April 2003 15:45 (twenty-three years ago)

Wanko is just a fabulous name, if it weren't for the name he would just be one of the meh Sanrio characters.

― Nicole (Nicole), Wednesday, 9 April 2003 15:47 (twenty-three years ago)

The tan Hello Kitty is pretty wrong.

― teeny (teeny), Wednesday, 9 April 2003 16:58 (twenty-three years ago)

There are many variations on the tan Hello Kitty, from very lightly tanned to a dark chocolate brown. And that's not even getting into the occasions where Sanrio will make pink or purple Hello Kitty, etc.

― Nicole (Nicole), Wednesday, 9 April 2003 17:07 (twenty-three years ago)

five months pass...

Hello Kitty cabs

― teeny (teeny), Friday, 19 September 2003 13:22 (twenty-two years ago)

four months pass...

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/040213/ids_photos_en/r3194810363.jpg&e=17

― gygax! (gygax!), Friday, 13 February 2004 18:09 (twenty-two years ago)

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/040213/ids_photos_en/r3194810363.jpg

― gygax! (gygax!), Friday, 13 February 2004 18:09 (twenty-two years ago)

yahoo! sux0rz.

― gygax! (gygax!), Friday, 13 February 2004 18:09 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.chickenboy.com/CBCharMerchArt/BurntToast6.jpg

Bread is flour and water. You don’t need decorations, that’s not bread.

(this is a sanrio copycat company)
(yes i collect toys)

― kephm, Friday, 13 February 2004 18:19 (twenty-two years ago)

My post upthread is probably the longest post I have ever made to ILX.

That's just sad.

― El Diablo Robotico (Nicole), Friday, 13 February 2004 18:20 (twenty-two years ago)

i'm gonna try this one more time...

http://us.news1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20040213/i/r3194810363.jpg

― gygax! (gygax!), Friday, 13 February 2004 18:22 (twenty-two years ago)

eek

― tokyo rosemary (rosemary), Friday, 13 February 2004 19:33 (twenty-two years ago)

So Puchi Puchi Wanko, then.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 13 February 2004 19:34 (twenty-two years ago)

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0470820942.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

― tokyo rosemary (rosemary), Friday, 13 February 2004 19:35 (twenty-two years ago)

hey thanks!

― gygax! (gygax!), Friday, 13 February 2004 19:37 (twenty-two years ago)

four years pass...

I am having my next baby here:

http://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUSTRE4B41WG20081205?feedType=RSS&feedName=lifestyleMolt

― Nicolars (Nicole), Friday, 5 December 2008 19:41 (seventeen years ago)

two years pass...

What is the cutoff date for liking Sanrio
Because I am thinking of knitting a cute Pompom Purin!

― offee is for losers only, do you not c? (Abbbottt), Saturday, 30 April 2011 23:50 (fifteen years ago)

I guess if knitted toys is my idea of good house decor then I'm irredeemable.

― offee is for losers only, do you not c? (Abbbottt), Saturday, 30 April 2011 23:50 (fifteen years ago)

Also I can't believe Nicole doesn't like little twin stars – top five Sanrio imo!

― offee is for losers only, do you not c? (Abbbottt), Saturday, 30 April 2011 23:53 (fifteen years ago)

I never got the little twin starts either. I was big into Keroppi when I was younger. I still have a Keroppi checkbook cover that must be at least 15 years old.

― $^o$ (/o^)/ (ENBB), Sunday, 1 May 2011 00:01 (fifteen years ago)

Keroppi is a badass.

― offee is for losers only, do you not c? (Abbbottt), Sunday, 1 May 2011 00:01 (fifteen years ago)

little twin stars are awesome fuiud

― br8080 (dayo), Sunday, 1 May 2011 08:03 (fifteen years ago)

thanks dayo

― offee is for losers only, do you not c? (Abbbottt), Sunday, 1 May 2011 16:44 (fifteen years ago)

When I moved here I suddenly had access to all these weird little underground stores and malls in Chinatown full of real and knock-off stuff that was all adorable, stores and stores full of wallets and tiny bento boxes and barrettes and absolute Sanrio madness. I was really into Chococat for a while, because it had graphic designs and simple colors and never involved pink.

― Back up the lesbian canoe (Laurel), Sunday, 1 May 2011 16:54 (fifteen years ago)

Sanrio World Smash Ball! for SuperFamicom is surprisingly really fun and addicting (also put out by APE who released EarthBound). The pace can get ridiculously fast after a bit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foQKwjG9W3c&feature=related

― corey, Sunday, 1 May 2011 17:00 (fifteen years ago)

Top five Sanrio –
Twin Stars (seriously i love them)
Pompom Purin
Cinamaroll
Chococat
Keroppi

Was p into San-X at one point too (Tare panda!)

― offee is for losers only, do you not c? (Abbbottt), Sunday, 1 May 2011 17:04 (fifteen years ago)

i knew someone who had a keropppi tattoo. that's all i've to contribute to this conversation.

― dell (del), Sunday, 1 May 2011 17:05 (fifteen years ago)

I am really glad I learned about Puchipuchi Wanko from this thread.

― offee is for losers only, do you not c? (Abbbottt), Sunday, 1 May 2011 17:06 (fifteen years ago)

Look at how cute this Pompom pattern is:

http://images4.ravelrycache.com/uploads/Hatsuka/61463854/Amigurumi_Purin_medium2.JPG

how can I not make this, guys?

― offee is for losers only, do you not c? (Abbbottt), Sunday, 1 May 2011 17:06 (fifteen years ago)

I have a Landry washcloth somewhere.

There are good non-Sanrio characters, too -- like those little steamed buns that are sometimes burned??

― Back up the lesbian canoe (Laurel), Sunday, 1 May 2011 17:08 (fifteen years ago)

I forgot about Landry –– he's fantastic!

― offee is for losers only, do you not c? (Abbbottt), Sunday, 1 May 2011 17:10 (fifteen years ago)

I think your bread dudes are Kogepan, Laurel, also san-x guys.

http://cdn.myanimelist.net/images/anime/3/3227.jpg

― offee is for losers only, do you not c? (Abbbottt), Sunday, 1 May 2011 17:11 (fifteen years ago)

Yeah!

― Back up the lesbian canoe (Laurel), Sunday, 1 May 2011 17:16 (fifteen years ago)

awwww

abbott you have to make that guy!

― Back up the lesbian canoe (Laurel), Sunday, May 1, 2011 12:54 PM (2 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

Yes! When I transfered to NYU my dorm was on the corner of Broome and Mulberry so I was like mins away from Chinatown and all that stuff. I was so into it for a while there.

This thread made me go to the Sanrio page where it has facts about all the characters. I sort of love the one about this PomPom fellow:

http://www.sanrio.co.jp/english/characters/detail/purin/index.html

― $^o$ (/o^)/ (ENBB), Sunday, 1 May 2011 19:26 (fifteen years ago)

this may be challops but... charmmy kitty >>>>> hello kitty

― br8080 (dayo), Monday, 2 May 2011 00:46 (fifteen years ago)

Dude, it's understandable –– she wears Alexis Carrington hats

http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/hprofile-ak-snc4/50236_39135284861_6634_n.jpg

― offee is for losers only, do you not c? (Abbbottt), Monday, 2 May 2011 01:38 (fifteen years ago)

lol

― $^o$ (/o^)/ (ENBB), Monday, 2 May 2011 01:39 (fifteen years ago)

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