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Author could've just called it cutification without wasting a paragraph to explain a common loanword. It's not like these trends actually come from Japan. Look
by knolax 6y ago
Author could've just called it cutification without wasting a paragraph to explain a common loanword. It's not like these trends actually come from Japan. Look at some of these top 20 Japanese sites[0], none of them look like what the author's describing.
[0] https://m.yahoo.co.jp/ https://m.yahoo.co.jp/
https://smt.docomo.ne.jp/ https://smt.docomo.ne.jp/
https://www.rakuten.co.jp/ https://www.rakuten.co.jp/
- spyckie2 6y agoThe author is probably referring to a general trend in Japan where simple, cute, slice of life ambience is becoming very popular in various media like video games and anime.
- knolax 6y agoThe general trend of Kawaii things also looks nothing like the websites he's talking about. For example, they lack the distinctive hand-drawn cartoon art style like this site has[0]. [0] http://www.mitchiri-neko.com/ http://www.mitchiri-neko.com/