Is Hello Kitty still popular? Well, that's what I'll be talking about in today's blog post! Hello Kitty is very well-known, and many people know who Hello Kitty is without knowing what Sanrio is. However, as Sanrio has become more popular for other characters, Hello Kitty has started losing her popularity. Of course she'll always be known as the face of the company, but Sanrio fans are drifting towards other characters. Other characters like Cinnamoroll and Kuromi have been becoming more popular than Hello Kitty in recent years, and Hello Kitty hasn't been first in a popularity poll for a few years now. That doesn't mean she'll eventually be erased. She's still really well-known, and a lot of people still like her. But now that Sanrio is focusing on other characters, fans are finding other characters that fit their own styles and personalities more than Hello Kitty does. She's still popular, she's just not as popular as she used to be. When a company has so many characters to choose from, that's going to happen regardless. But, that's all I'll say about it today. As always, I hope you all still enjoyed this blog post!

It's Singles Day! But what is Singles Day? Well, November 11th, or 11/11, is a day for single people to celebrate. The holiday was created in China, but is now celebrated globally. It was created in the early 1990's, and was originally called Bachelor's Day. But since it's now celebrated by men and women, it's been changed to Singles Day. It's known for being one of the biggest shopping days of the year, because a lot of stores have special sales for Singles Day. There's no real right way to celebrate this day, as long as you're single. Of course, people hate being left out, so it's common for couples to get married or go on dates on Singles Day; because apparently having both Valentine's Day and White Day isn't enough for them. This day isn't to celebrate being single, but rather it's often used as a way for single people to treat themselves. Sometimes people celebrate Singles Day by throwing parties for other single people, too. I think it's nice for single people to have their own day, especially since it's getting increasingly more difficult to find partners or stay in meaningful relationships these days. Singles Day reminds everyone that you don't need a partner to be happy. I wanted to talk about this for anyone who's been confused about what Singles Day is, since it's only starting to become more popular recently. Even though it's a Chinese holiday, it did spread to Japan before coming to other places, so I thought it was related. As always, I hope you all still enjoyed this blog post!

What time is it? Post time! I was having some trouble thinking of a post today, so I went to the Pokemon website to check for any new news about the upcoming games. But while I was looking around at things, I accidentally clicked the "surprise me" button in the Pokedex. The first Pokemon that showed up was Bellibolt. I thought this was funny, because I've always been a bit conflicted about this Pokemon. Now, it's very obvious that Bellibolt is supposed to be seen as a cute Pokemon. But I think it looks a bit strange, and the Pokedex entries are weird too. Firstly, its eyes aren't actually eyes. The real eyes are the small nose-like dots above the mouth, and the "eyes" on the sides of its head are actually just organs for storing electricity. I honestly think this Pokemon only needed two differences to make it truly cute. I think this Pokemon would be much cuter if it didn't have a giant gray plate on its stomach, and if it didn't have false eyes. The false eyes are kind of creepy right now, but they would've been so much cuter as something that looked like double buns. A double bun design would've matched so well with Iono's design too, since Bellibolt was introduced with her. Along with this, the belly pattern would've been fine if it was a different color. If it was something that matched the rest of the design, it would look way better than the giant annoying gray blob right in the middle of all of that green, orange, and yellow. All in all, I think this Pokemon is a good example of wasted potential. That makes me sad, because it could've been so cute! But, those are mostly just my thoughts on this topic. As always, I'll be including a picture of Iono and Bellibolt below as an example. Enjoy!

What is a kigurumi? Well, that's what I'll be talking about in today's blog post! If you look up what a kigurumi is, you'll end up with two very different answers. This is because the term is used for two very different things. The first one is a type of cosplay, where people dress up like anime characters in a way that makes them look like dolls. The second one, is a one piece pajama outfit that looks like an animal. I'm not entirely sure why this term was used for the cosplay, because the term loosely means "wearing a stuffed animal". Making yourself look like a doll, or even a plush version of a human character, really has nothing to do with animals at all. Which is why this term confuses so many people. I think it does make sense for the animal pajamas. Kigurumi pajamas usually look like very cute chibi or anime like animals, and they originated in Japan. So saying wearing an animal pajama onesie is like "wearing a stuffed animal" makes perfect sense. Outside of Japan, they usually just call these animal onesies. But in Japan, they're still called a kigurumi. I wanted to clear this up since the cosplayers somehow abducted this term for something it doesn't really fit. These types of pajamas are also becoming increasingly popular in anime and manga, so I thought I should explain what it is. Nonetheless, I hope you all still enjoyed this blog post! As a little bonus, here's an example of a bear kigurumi from Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear. Enjoy!

3, 2, 1, post time! Fans of Animal Crossing have been complaining about the lack of villager personalities in New Horizons ever since the game first came out. But, why is this such a problem? A lot of people don't understand what the issue is because New Horizons welcomed a lot of new players. However, this game is missing a lot. Previous Animal Crossing games had way more personality. The villagers were all individuals, and they had realistic personalities. They could be mean, cranky, rude, and they could have good days and bad days. They acted like real adults with real adult problems. So what happened? Firstly, the creators didn't want to put as much effort into the newer games. So cutting down on detailed personalities saved a lot of time and effort. But why are they so much nicer? Well, the answer to that is, children. Animal Crossing was originally made for adults. Even though there was no swearing, and there wasn't anything inappropriate in it, it was still made for adults. It was made to help young adults learn how to socialize with other adults while living on their own for the first time. However, parents saw talking animals and assumed that meant it was for children. Because of this, the villagers lost their rudeness. And in doing so, they also lost their realistic personalities. Children didn't like being insulted, talked down to, or yelled at. So parents complained, and the actual intended audience suffered for it. This is just another example of something being made for adults, only to have it dumbed down for children. Because of this, it'll probably never go back to the way it used to be. Adults are told to just get over it because they're adults; which obviously means they don't deserve to have anything clean and cozy to enjoy. This has always been the problem, because companies will always care about children more than adults. Children are better customers because with children, things don't have to be good or complex for a child to like it. On the plus side, fans can always go back to play the past games. It's just disappointing because Animal Crossing New Horizons was the first game in the series to let villagers stay on your island permanently. But, those are mostly just my thoughts on this topic. Regardless, I hope you all still enjoyed this blog post!

New day, new post! Since the hotel was added to Animal Crossing New Horizons, one of the biggest complaints has been the tourists. People have gotten used to them being on the island, but there are a few problems. Firstly, a lot of people thought the hotel would be an easy way to add ten more permanent villagers to your island. It's not. Not only are the tourists random and temporary, but you can only invite one villager of your choice; and they also leave at the end of the day. There are only eight rooms and one VIP room in the hotel too, which means only nine villagers can stay at a time. Along with this, you can't invite any of them to stay on your island. Even if you have free spaces on your island, it doesn't matter. If there's a tourist on your island who didn't book a room, only the island representative can take them to the hotel, which means everyone else just gets to watch a villager walk around and talk to themselves all day. All in all, the hotel has a bunch of problems that many fans don't like. And since the creators don't pay attention to feedback at all, these problems will never be fixed. We just have to live with limited permanent villagers and constant unknown villagers who don't remember your character at all no matter how many times you meet them. The villagers who are tourists don't know your player character's name, and they don't recognize your character if you see them anywhere else. The hotel is weird, buggy, and it breaks the immersion for the game. Despite this, players are stuck with it anyways. Just like a lot of other things in this game. But, those are mostly just my thoughts on this topic. Nonetheless, I hope you all still enjoyed this blog post!

It's post time! One of my favorite types of Pokemon are rabbit Pokemon. They're usually pretty cute, and a lot of people love rabbits. But surprisingly, there aren't very many rabbit Pokemon at all. This is because they aren't very popular compared to other Pokemon. Obviously there are people who like rabbit Pokemon, but compared to other Pokemon designs, rabbits are considered pretty basic. There are only about eight rabbit Pokemon in total, which means there aren't many to like either. With over a thousand Pokemon, it's hard to believe only eight of them are rabbits. I hope this changes in the future, because I'd love to see more Pokemon based on rabbits. I'm sure many other fans would also like to see more rabbit Pokemon. But, those are mostly just my thoughts on this topic. Nonetheless, I hope you all still enjoyed this blog post!