Kawaii. You hear it in anime, you hear it on TV shows, and you hear it on the streets of Japan, where the word is spoken by young and old alike. With people around the world growing up on Japanese ...

KimoKawaii is Conroe’s only anime convention — and it’s anything but ordinary. Blending “creepy” and “cute,” the annual event celebrates anime, cosplay, and Japanese pop culture with a fashion show, ...

As one of the biggest brands in the world, Sanrio continues to collaborate with companies, brands and franchises of similar fame and popularity. This has seen the cute characters associated with the ...

Hui-Ying Kerr received funding from the UK Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) from 2010 - 2013 as part of her PhD research on Japan in the 1980s. This is a true story. One Saturday night, I ...

Over the years and even in recent weeks, Sanrio-- most famous for its cute mascots like Hello Kitty -- has collaborated with numerous mainstream anime series, from Oshi no Ko to My Dress-Up Darling.

Alongside "photobomb", one of the new words added to the Collins English dictionary this week was "kawaii". Yet unlike photobomb, selfie or onesie, you're unlikely to know what kawaii means unless you ...

Brooklyn Children’s Museum is giving Halloween an anime makeover on Oct. 26, as its annual Halloween event collides with the ...

Culture of ‘cute’ scores an international victory over samurai and ninja She’s an internationally acclaimed superstar who accessorizes with a colorful bow clipped near her left ear. Her image appears ...