5/23/2011

Mr. Den4, the 3Yen’s correspondent-at-large writes…
Super Mariko is a cosplaying hammer-toting gal out to rescue the universe from neo-rapturers…

More photos of Super Mariko in the Comments section.

Cultural explanations:
1) Bunny Girls* in Japan are considered very “cute” and are still de rigueur in Japan—Playboyesque bunnies found on the most staid venues such as children’s TV shows and the government broadcaster NHK.
2) The Man in the Moon for the Japanese is the Rabbit in the Moon. That is, the Japanese think the full moon looks like a rabbit pounding mochi rice cakes. For more about bunny beating see: Wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_rabbit
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