bugs and cake

hipsville: I was such a babby yesterday

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 13:02:23 -0400

hipsville:

I was such a babby yesterday

lotsalipstick: piratetreasure: hair and a hot dog I cannot...

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 11:38:20 -0400

lotsalipstick:

piratetreasure:

hair and a hot dog

I cannot wait for the summer!

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Mon, 25 Mar 2013 08:44:23 -0400

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Fri, 22 Mar 2013 07:32:39 -0400

fate-of-dissonance: Viktoria Manas

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 19:33:09 -0400

fate-of-dissonance:

Viktoria Manas

ghostgirlinbabyland: supicastle: mofu boy(2013),Risa...

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 19:12:37 -0400

ghostgirlinbabyland:

supicastle:

mofu boy(2013),Risa Mehmet

brilliant●‿●

cutiecowbabe: bodypartss: yaptus: New post at...

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 18:43:37 -0400

cutiecowbabe:

bodypartss:

yaptus:

New post at http://yaporu.net photo by Anton Aguila :)

Dat haircut

babe attack

boomboxsprite: chubbyiskawaii: The picture above is from a...

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 08:57:48 -0400

boomboxsprite:

chubbyiskawaii:

The picture above is from a Japanese dating sim called Hachi Koi. This is one of (if not) THE first depiction(s) of a canon fat anime character. She is fat in the more socially unacceptable sense as opposed to the typical “curvy” anime character who has large breasts, a tiny waist and large hips.

Her name is Kasugaoka Kurumi. She is depicted realistically as a chubby girl. It is relevant in her face, in her waist and in her legs rather than just emphasizing the more social (and sexually) acceptable figure mentioned above.

In the picture above, notice the cookies and milk beside her. The game unapologetically associates this character with a love of food, rather than shaming her for it. The game even associates her with chocolate squares.

There is even a traditional hot springs scene and Kurumi is shown with a tea tray happily eating tea biscuits. It’s important to note that food, to this character, is not a source of shame or self-loathing.

Aside from it being just fucking awesome that Japanese media is -finally- recognizing this body type in their art, it’s important to note that this is a dating game, and this character is a choice of one of the possible love interests for the main character. Although I’m not going to get into the perhaps sexist idea behind these kinds of dating games, I will say this: This game promotes the idea that big girls are dateable: an idea that is often relentlessly refuted in all kinds of media from around the world.

Japanese art is known for sexualizing larger bodies, especially in erotic mangas or games in which a character may have unusually large breasts or parts of her body emphasized for sexual emphasis. This is the first time that I, personally, have seen an accurately depicted fat character in official Japanese media. And I fucking love it.

The screenshots are official art but I pulled them (and some information in this quick rundown) from a thread here, so if you want to read more up on it, go ahead!

do you gusy realize how bad i wann play this

i mean look at her isnt she JUST THE CUTEST THING BABY

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Thu, 21 Mar 2013 06:46:37 -0400

lushmilk: they look allmost maaagical

Sat, 16 Mar 2013 19:43:05 -0400

lushmilk:

they look allmost maaagical

pinkish-white: drawing by me printed on fabric, application on...

Sat, 16 Mar 2013 19:39:58 -0400

pinkish-white:

drawing by me printed on fabric, application on a bag *work in progress*

ninelivesleft:

Sat, 16 Mar 2013 12:55:17 -0400

ninelivesleft:

hipsville: Cool outfit

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 18:31:48 -0400

hipsville:

Cool outfit

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Fri, 15 Mar 2013 18:29:15 -0400

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Fri, 15 Mar 2013 18:16:11 -0400

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Fri, 15 Mar 2013 17:34:07 -0400

prematured: my wall

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:44:44 -0400

prematured:

my wall

nicoleburgers: i spent all of today in bed eating red velvet +...

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 07:47:14 -0400

nicoleburgers:

i spent all of today in bed eating red velvet + cream cheese truffles, reading + lurking one direction; so yeah pretty much my perfect day.

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Wed, 13 Mar 2013 07:04:17 -0400

pinkish-white: nurse 2, still in progress. I’ve been working on...

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 06:59:52 -0400

pinkish-white:

nurse 2, still in progress. I’ve been working on this painting for ages, sometimes I like it sometimes I don’t. Since it’s a big canvas I want to finish it in a good way, but i have too many ideas with it, and so little time to paint.