Sea-Born Spirit
Oct. 11th, 2022 07:45 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rynlingAmabie: The Japanese monster going viral
https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20200422-amabie-the-japanese-monster-going-viral
According to Google Trends, the mythical yokai resurfaced in early March and its popularity has since spread to five continents, with the #AMABIEchallenge hashtag now appearing in English. In addition to the tens of thousands of paintings, drawings and personalised depictions of Amabie on Twitter and Instagram, people in Japan have begun selling face masks and hand sanitisers with Amabie’s image on them.
I was reading about various sorts of "monstrous" social media challenges recently, and I remembered this one. It's very sweet and wholesome.
https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20200422-amabie-the-japanese-monster-going-viral
According to Google Trends, the mythical yokai resurfaced in early March and its popularity has since spread to five continents, with the #AMABIEchallenge hashtag now appearing in English. In addition to the tens of thousands of paintings, drawings and personalised depictions of Amabie on Twitter and Instagram, people in Japan have begun selling face masks and hand sanitisers with Amabie’s image on them.
I was reading about various sorts of "monstrous" social media challenges recently, and I remembered this one. It's very sweet and wholesome.
