We were discussing various topics, fashion, film, and graphic arts, and of course, Godzilla: http://www.oneikathetraveller.com/tokyo-style-and-infantilization.

We were discussing various topics, fashion, film, and graphic arts, and of course, Godzilla: http://www.oneikathetraveller.com/tokyo-style-and-infantilization.html http://www.oneikathetraveller.com/tokyo-style-and-infantiliz... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_manga#After_World_War_II https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_manga#After_World_W... http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/godzilla-is-our-never-ending-nuclear-nightmare http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/godzilla-is-our-never-endin... -- [p.s. edit: this thread got me surfing around and landed on the topic of Kawaii Ambassadors [below], which prompts the thought that another component of this very visible trend in post WWII Japanese culture may be a desire to present a non-threatening global image.] http://web-japan.org/trends/09_culture/pop090827.html http://web-japan.org/trends/09_culture/pop090827.html http://www.japannewbie.com/2010/01/14/state-sponsored-cute-kawaii-ambassadors/ http://www.japannewbie.com/2010/01/14/state-sponsored-cute-k... https://youtu.be/qAc3xXEx7lo https://youtu.be/qAc3xXEx7lo