What is Menhera Kei?
Menhera fashion is a sick-cute style that is full of sweet pastels and gloomy elements. The style includes lots of hospital and sick themes. Menhera is also sometimes referred to as a substyle of Yami kawaii. It was made popular by the artist Bisuko Ezaki with his character Menhera-Chan.
What does Menhera mean?
Menhera is a net slung that indicates people who needs some mental health care. It is a compound word that consists of mental, health and a suffix, er. Originally, people who may come to BBS about mental health were called as menheraa(men-heal-er).
What’s the difference between Menhera and Yami kawaii?
Yami takes on a mental mental dimension and it means “mentally anguished”. Menhera is short for “mental health”.
What is Otome kei?
Japanese. 乙女 Otome (乙女) is a japanese maiden-like fashion as well as a lifestyle based around traditional girls’ hobbies. It originated in the late 1970s and is often refered to as one of the predecessors of Lolita fashion.
Is Yami kawaii problematic?
When combined with the Menhara style, alluding to people who suffer from mental illness or are associated with cynical cyber groups, Yami-Kawaii fashion produces an overtly controversial “sick-cute” aesthetic. In fact, many critique the subculture, as the pastel ‘OUCH!
What is Sarashi used for?
Sarashi (晒) It is used as underwear in the Edo period. For samurai, in case they are cut on abdomen by a sword, it had a role to prevent internal organs from spilling out. As clothes, with its greatly porous material, it is usually used in the summertime.
How old is Kurumi-Chan?
Kurukuru Kurumi-chan In the earliest episodes, Kurumi-chan is roughly four heads tall, and would seem to be roughly nine or ten years old. Over the years, though, Kurumi’s proportions changed, until by the 1950s she had become an extremely stylized character no more than two heads high, and of unknown age.
What is dark kawaii?
Kowakawaii (scary kawaii) is all about blood, eyes out of sockets, and other grotesque imagery. Yumekawaii (dream kawaii) is a mix of fairy-tale unicorns, bright pastels, and a splash of yami (this time, meaning “darkness”) represented by bandages, needles, you name it.
Is Yami kawaii alternative?
It is part of Anti-Kawaii which adds opposing elements to typical kawaii style in order to leave a greater impact. As the word yami means both “sick” and “dark”, it revolves around not only medical but also dark themes related to mental health.