The official Japanese Kirby website has published a new collection of items for Japanese fans to snap up. If you find yourself in need of beautification, it seems that HAL Laboratory's platforming pink puffball has got you covered with an adorable range of make up and associated cosmetics.
As you can see below, the usual plushies are joined by an array of powders, balms and lotions available for Kirby fans, each with a tasteful bit of art or the character's trademark visage on it. The glasses case is particularly cute, we're sure you'd agree.
These items join the increasingly comprehensive range of Kirby lifestyle accessories available in Japan. It seems there is very little that you can't outfit yourself with that doesn't have a pink variant with Kirby's face embossed on it. We're not sure where the line between 'cute original idea' and 'uninspired Kirby cash-in' is drawn, but one thing we do know is our house would be chock-full of these assorted items if we lived in HAL's homeland. Oh yes, we'd have the lot; the Kirby watch and the Kirby wallet... although we obviously wouldn't have any cash to put in it.
What's your favourite bit of Kirby merch? Have you imported any items or picked something up on a trip to the east? Let us know below.
[source kirby.jp, via gamer.ne.jp]
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Kirby in Fashion?
Nintendo Switch should have some HD Girlie games such as Style Savvy, Nicola Kanshuu, Imagine series, etc to promote some cosmetic products / girlie stuffs. 😏
Man, Japan really loves Kirby huh? I'd love more Nintendo merchendise to be available outside of Japan too really, without having to resort to expensive importing costs.
There's some real cute stuff on offer here! Sadly I'm not the targeted audience for the above, so I'd prefer some Kirby themed snacks to inhale instead -(^_^)-
Why can't every playable character in all 3D games be interchangeable with Kirby?
I NEED IT
I’ll get the chap-stick lol
Puyo
(Thanks NL, but that's all I have to say.)
I have no use for any of these cosmetics and I still want them.
This week in Japan forgets Kirby is male.
@Anti-Matter actually a new Style Savvy game for the Nintendo Switch sounds like a really good idea, it is Nintendo’s most popular girly game after all so I'm sure the fans of that series would really appreciate that a lot!
@DFaceG_Rebooted Kirby is asexual, he does whatever he wants cause he doesn't care about his gender and still make it all look adorable without him even trying because that's how Kirby do! poyo 😎
The cynical part of my brain says this is a consumerist cash-in where they've just thrown a popular character's image onto a unrelated product to sell more of it. The rest of my brain is strongly considering a trip to Japan to buy some Kirby makeup and a glasses case. I don't even wear glasses!
@Chibi_Manny Kirby is clearly a guy he isn't asexual.
they say he is a guy.
It's just that he looks cute so he can sell anything
Actually Kirby is genderless in japan. they use genderless pronouns when referring to him. Only in America did they start to use male pronous. otherwise it doesn't matter. I think it's on purpose that he is gender noncomforming or understood. Just works.
@Reigestugatensho dude, you obviously don't know what the definition of "asexual" is, the word asexual = "someone without sexual feelings or association"
So yes, Kirby is indeed asexual and will always be, and what @Kirby_Girl said further proofs that fact.
Sorry, I don't mean to sound rude, just felt like i needed to clear that out so there be no confusion, you can Google the word if you want to confirm its definition.
@Chibi_Manny I never said anything about asexual. That has to do with reproduction and that's not something I'm talking about. I'm talking about gender and I believe that Kirby is genderless or non-binary. That's it.
@Chibi_Manny You misuse the definition of asexual. Asexual is not having an attraction or romantic association to any gender.
I don't know the gender-related term to it. But asexual is attraction.
Also, it's been confirmed for like... the entirety of the time Kirby has existed that he's... a he. Just saying.
Sure, in Japan, he's genderless. That's cool, I don't care though. In the States, where I live, he's male, and that's what I am basing this on.
@Chibi_Manny you could say that about any cartoon character especially Nintendo. That's kinda obvious.
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