When I was a kid, we were taught not to actually mess with the guys in the big, uncomfortable critter costumes, but apparently the Japanese have no such qualms, as evidenced by the photo below. There’s a fascinating write up on the creator of the child-besieged tongue monster online at PingMag, where he goes into detail about the creation of his various animal costumes, aka kigurumi.
via boingboing
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