Japanese University Students Cosplay
The prestigious Kyoto University recently held its annual graduation ceremony (in Japan the school year ends in March and begins in April). Some of the bright graduates and future of Japan decided to get creative, ditched the traditional cap and gown and celebrated their completion in cosplay fashion!
Looks like the Tokyo Anime Fair!
Check out the character in the middle…it’s the controversial mascot for Nara Prefecture which has been dominating Japanese news. The unpopular mascot was chosen out of 21 different sketches back on the 12th of this month and still remains unnamed. The majority of responses from the public has been “creepy”, “disrespectful to Buddhism”, “unnatural”, “defames the Nara name” and of course the expected “not cute“.
The controversial Nara mascot (middle)
The design is supposed to combine the 2 most famous symbols of Nara Prefecture: deers and the giant statue of Buddha. Yeah, this is just downright creepy to me!
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