Many people emphasized the potentially horrific aspects of the logo:
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Other people saw a chance to exercise their creative sides!
This person knitted a kill-me-kun out of yarn:
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This person knitted a kill-me-kun out of yarn:
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Someone else made a brooch out of beads:
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This person claims to have spent five hours making this kill-me-kun out of perler beads!
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Near Kyoto University, someone made a balloon sculpture:
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This person sculpted an ultra-realistic version out of clay:
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Here someone made a cutout that you can superimpose on any background to make your own version of kill-me-kun!
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Other people expressed themselves through drawing, jewelry, or their nails:
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Here are some more:
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And more!
The last one cleverly combines the new logo with artist Okamoto Tarō's "Tower of the Sun" from the 1970 Osaka Expo.
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The last one cleverly combines the new logo with artist Okamoto Tarō's "Tower of the Sun" from the 1970 Osaka Expo.
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Of course there were definitely male anthropomorphizations as well!
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Did there need to be manga? There definitely neeed to be manga!!!
Here, a man finds a little kill-me-kun and they become friends, but it accidentally kills him.
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Here, a man finds a little kill-me-kun and they become friends, but it accidentally kills him.
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Here, an anthropomorphized kill-me-kun has an encounter with an anthropomorphized Tower of the Sun
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In this one, kill-me-kun cries after hearing people call him "disgusting," "impossible," and "unacceptable"
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And my favorite:
”It has been gestating in its cocoon, the Tower of the Sun, for 50 long years. Now it is finally ready!"
[Massive, pulsing heartbeat sound]
"Behold humanity's future: Inochi no Kagayaki!!!"
"Kill...me...please...kill...me..."
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”It has been gestating in its cocoon, the Tower of the Sun, for 50 long years. Now it is finally ready!"
[Massive, pulsing heartbeat sound]
"Behold humanity's future: Inochi no Kagayaki!!!"
"Kill...me...please...kill...me..."
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Here someone imagined what kind of mitarashi dango (sweet mochi balls on a stick, an Osaka-area favorite), might be served at the 2025 Osaka Expo
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Of course people also got creative with actual food items in real life, including bread, cookies, and salad:
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This person made a kill-me-kun pizza!
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And here's a caprese:
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Someone even drew kill-me-kun in their latte:
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Many people pointed out how the logo looks similar to the Amazon Rainforest fruit guarana.
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People also got creative making images on their computers. Here someone imitated the look of a classic arcade game:
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This person made an animated GIF in the style of an 8-bit console game:
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Someone else created a detailed 3D render:
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This person created a motion graphic in Blender:
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And this guy created an augmented reality version that allows kill-me-kun to be summoned at a moment's notice using a smartphone camera while on the go!
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