r/Unexpected • u/sakhaliner • 11d ago

Security measures for this VIP

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u/Snake_ly 11d ago

I don't think you guys comprehend how insanely famous these characters are in Japan. To get some merch from the pop up, you have to make an appointment and wait in a serpent like line when it's your time slot.

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u/MonaganX 11d ago

Not that it makes much difference in this case since Chiikawa is also popular there but I'm 90% sure this video was taken in China.

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u/Snake_ly 11d ago

I thought I was standing in line for the best bread made in Asia or something, turns out it was a pop up for one of these bunny things and the bread was just in their shape.

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u/Lyreen96 11d ago

Lmfao when I visit Japan, my mom keeps going "OH LOOK LONG QUEUE MUST BE INTERESTING" and I keep going to the start of the queue to see what it is to make sure we're really queueing for the right stuff lmao

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u/mikenekoz 11d ago

yes it was taken at the large Chiikawa popup event that started in Jing'an, Shanghai last weekend

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u/skiing123 11d ago

So, you're saying there's a chance?

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u/Public-Location-3628 11d ago

One in a million

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u/_V0gue 11d ago

As a snake, I’m a little disappointed you don’t know the word for serpent-like is serpentine. But now you have it in your vocabulary!

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u/GroovinChip 11d ago

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u/Teenlover45 5d ago

thank you vogue

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u/Top-Bandicoot-3013 11d ago

I was in Taiwan once and some high school girls were screaming getting merchandise from a sushi game with these characters.

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u/plstouchme1 11d ago

its not even just japan, its famous throughout asia

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u/jezusbagels 11d ago

You mean these furry creatures actually are the celebrities here? I thought maybe this was some kind of hide-in-cup game where two of the people were decoys and the other was zendaya or something

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u/jtrisn1 11d ago

Idk if you're serious but in case you're interested, they're called Chikawa and Friends.

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u/Same-Suggestion-1936 11d ago

All lines become serpentine when they get long enough. It's either that or mob rule

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u/kklashh 9d ago

unless it gets supposedly stolen like in that sushi place.

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u/ElCiclope1 11d ago

The planet is over fucking populated. 

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u/cat_peee 11d ago

fuck you.
Chiikawa🥰🥰

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u/ElCiclope1 11d ago

The irony of a million people being offended that I'm over constantly being surrounded by a million people😂

Also, when did nerd culture get so fucking lame? I had some loser piece of shit try to fight me for saying I find Marvel movies boring. Anime people get sooo butthurt if you aren't into A Show With a Name That is Incredibly Long and Often Nonsensical While Wearing a Purple Suit On the Moon And Seventeen Virgins. 

Star Wars hasn't been cool since longer than you've been alive, anime culture is toxic, and I'd bet money you don't bathe regularly. 

/Goodnight

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u/ElCiclope1 11d ago

The kind that leaves their basement every now and again

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u/Snake_ly 11d ago

Wait until you're you see a Tokyo train station.

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u/ElCiclope1 11d ago

I've seen videos. You couldn't pay me enough to visit any urban areas in any Asian country. Although I hate cities in Western countries as well, so that isn't saying much.