People With Photogenic Pets

Living in Japan for any serious amount of time may begin to corrupt your view of just how anthropomorphized animals are allowed to be. One only has to see the variety of ways Kitty Chan is used to sell any number of things to appreciate this, and once you’ve seen a cartoon pig wearing a chef’s hat and showing kids how best to prepare a delicious pork curry in a commercial, you’re all set for any further madness that may hap upon your path.

All these adverts with animals talking and cooking their own kind has probably contributed to my latest fad; I have been really enjoying flickr photostreams which feature almost exclusively an animal or stuffed toy doing things they wouldn’t normally do. And I don’t mean putting out on the first date. (Although maybe I just didn’t find those photos…)

It may be a rabbit who can use electronics or it may be a dinosaur dragon thing who eats dessert, either way, this kind of mayhem is exactly what I need when I’m feeling down.

Any more you know of, any explanations, any stories, any reasons as to why the two I have found have both come from Japan - do tell in the comments, or email if you’re shy.

Wednesday, May 9th, 2007 Bizarre, Japan, Sushimatic Loves... Trackback URL for this entry