The Japanese love all things cute, or kawaii, in the lingo, and there appears to be no greater compliment to make to children, pets and foreigners than to exclaim "Kawaii!" I'm not sure what the correct response should be ("Thank you very much" "You too" or "Mind your own business") but the cult of the kawaii is endemic, as demonstrated by the girls (above) with Mell-chan, a sickly sweet purveyor of kiddie products. In fact, it comes as quite a shock when things are not quite as kawaii as expected:
Hmm. Familiar, but a little odd. They don't have heads. They're just photos for faces, admit it. But not nearly as scary as...
...the zombies with no faces. Whatever happened to cute dummies?
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