Kawaii characters: Kiiroitori

Hellooo 

You all know about the massivly popular character Rilakkuma, 

and perhaps also his white female counterpart, Korilakkuma, too?

  I am a very big fan of both of them, especially Korilakkuma!

 Like, I think I could very well fill my room

 with korillakkuma stuff and be as happy as ever...

Well, in this entry, I´d like to talk about the third wheel on the ever so sucessfull bike, 

the little yellow character that often falls into the shadows of the other two.

 You know who I´m talking about, the one

 that most people (that I have talked to) don´t even know the name of! 

The bird Kiiroitori

picture from google

The word "Kiiroitori" means "yellow bird" in japanese. To further explain

 the story behind "Kiiro", you must go back to the origin of Rilakkuma.

 The story has it, that Rilakkuma just appeared one day, quite mysteriously, in the female office worker Kauro´s apartment. Rilakkumas name comes from the words "relax" and "kuma"

 (which means bear in japanese) being pulled together. Rilakkuma is essentially a very 

relaxed bear that has lazy and laid-back attitude. Korilakkuma has a "ko" in her name, 

to let people know that she is in fact a girl. Her biggest pleasure is to be mischievous, 

and play practical jokes on Rilakkuma.

Now,  Kiiroitori is a little bird that lives in Kauro´s house, being her pet chicken.

 He used to only live in a birdcage, but now he sneaks out 

to scold Rilakkuma and Korilakkuma for their lazy or mischiveous attitudes.

 His character as a bird is that of a cleaning, hard-working tsukkomi.

 A tsukommi is the character in a story that is smarter and more logical, and often 

criticises the others for making mistakes. Basically, he´s totally opposite from how Rilakkuma is. Sometimes he gets kind of sad, because he´s affraid he scolds them to much,

 so, pretty much he is a good guy deep down :3

picture from google

The reason I chose to write a bit about Kiiroitori today,

 is because I find that I have become more and more obsessed 

with this character. I think its kind of sad that he often gets ignored,

 atleast in the western population of the world...

 I adore that little round fluffball so much, 

I wanna buy loads of Kiiroitori merchandise =v= hohoho 

A good thing about being a fan of Kiiroitori internationally though,

 is that he is a relativly "unknown" character. Like earlier mentioned, not many 

seems to know his name, and he isn´t exactly the one flung all over peoples bedrooms

 when you search for kawaii things on tumblr either, so...

If you are after getting some things to show your appreciation 

of this highly underrated character, you can, in other words, get it quite cheaply! ^^

 lets fill our house with kawaii things 8D

Here is some awsome warps for 

Kiiroitori fans!

Get this medium sized Kiiroitori plush at EBAY for only 31$

 picture from ebay.

That is almost a 20$ difference to many of the Rilakkuma or Korilakkuma plushies they sell on Ebay...

Personally, I have fallen madly in love with these adorable little slippers, that I just HAVE to order 

as soon as I get the funds for that kind of things =v= 

Get your pair HERE for 24$

 picture from ebay.

And, you know that adorable Rilakkuma tote that is shaped like Rilakkumas head? 

The one that everyone seems to have ? 

Well, they acctually made one for Kiiroitori also ^^

 It has such a happy yellow colour! love it!<3

You can get it HERE for 20$ 

 picture from ebay

If you want something more discreet, there is tons of adorable keychains out there 

for you to pick from. "Kiiro" happens to be a very small character, so its quite natural

 to make so many tiny items of him x3 hehe

Also, for a even more subtle way of showing your affection, 

you could buy some really cute stickers! You probably won´t find sticker sheets 

containing only Kiiroitori stickers, but if you buy some of the kind with mixed characters, 

you will get quite a few of them eventually. Stickers is also a lovely way of 

decorating your letters, if you have a penpal.

 I love adding stickers to the letters I write <3 

Also, you could even get a Rilakkuma letter set, where you would 

probably find some designs involving "mr. fluffyball" :3 hihi

What do you think of Kiiroitori ?

Help spread the word of this cute little fellow around ^0^

 Kiiroitori needs love also! :---)

I hope you guys found some new Kawaii inspiration in this little info text. 

The next big holiday coming up is easter after all,

 so why not get a little head start? 

"Kiiro" is a chicken after all...

 I love learning about new kawaii characters, 

the producers make the cutest background story for them :3

 It keeps it exciting!

I hope to write soon again!

 And I hope you enjoyed

 this little obsession post x3 hehe

Live a happy life with Rilakkuma + trade package + art

Hallooooooh!

Today I have loads of fun things to tell you guys about! :D 

We have the day off tomorrow, and I was going to write this entry then, but since we got off so early from school today, I decided to do it now! ^^

I got two new fantastic packages this week <3 ( I just love getting stuff in the mail >w< )

The first package was a long–awaited one from taobao! As you guys might remember, I am in a seamingly never–ending process of redecorating my bedroom, and therefore, when I remember it (^^"), I buy new stuff to fill it with cuteness.

I want my life to be emerged in kawaii * v*

This time, I ordered a bedspread, a small carpet to have on my ever so boring and empty floor, and a couple of lovely blankets (I didn´t bother to take any pictures of those!) for cold nights, or just for snuggling up with a movie  >w< 

....and the theme was Rilakkuma strawberries! ^^

 I just love how this looks in my bedroom! *v* Everyday, I just rush up to my room when I come home from school to see this >v< ❤❤❤

Seriously, this carpet is the softest thing in the world! It´s almost like you want to lie down and sleep on it, instead of the bed xD haha. Also, It was super cheap (12$ or so) so it was definitely a warp!

Now, the other package I got, was the first package I have gotten from the trade–package deal that I did last month! ^^ If you don´t follow me on tumblr, you might not know the story behind this, so I will tell you about it here also :) 

Basically, one month ago, I was reeeally sick of Norwegian candies and treats, and wished to try something new and different, and therefore I sendt out a request on tumblr if someone wanted to do a trade with me! The idea was to take a certain amount of money (in this case 25$) and buy sweets, treats and other nicknack from your own country, and send it to the other person! ^^ so many people wanted to do it, so I decided to trade with two people <3

  I was super hyped when the first package arrived a few days ago, finally being able to see what I got.

The first thing that hit me when I saw the box was that it was so huge! O.o I felt a bit ashamed that my box didn´t measure up to the size of this one =_= but then again, one has to think of that it is cheaper in America for these kind of things than it is in Norway... still...

 I traded with a lovely girl called Czessie from America. 

In my trade request, I stated a few things that I particularily wanted in my package, and that was poptarts, kitkats, and different flavoured oreos :)

 And here is my loooooot! ^0^

Will you just look at all of that goodness *v* 

Ok, so there is Mint Oreos, peanutbutter Oreos, regular kitkats, Nutella <3, PopTarts with strawberry, Brown Sugar Cinnamon, Hot Fudge Sundae and Confetti cake flavours >w<, And there is two chocolate covered oreos, something called a "peanut brittle" (which unfortunately broke Czessie, but tastes good still ^^) and white chocolate balls! :D 

I can´t wait to try out everything <333 It looks so amazing and great *V* I am definitely doing this kind of thing again, so many sweets <333 awwwwwww

 

 Lastly...

 to end this post, I wanted to put in some info about my new artbook, that I briefly showed you in my last post ^^ This time, I will show you some of my favourite pictures!

(so much detaaaails >A<)

The front page is acctually one of my absolute favourites <3 It holds most of the characters in the various seasons ^_^

 Magical girl outfits, are the best outfits! *V*

 

Really, I can´t even begin to describe how inspirational this book is *A* Look at the amazing outfits, details, hair, everything! I really reccomend getting this book if you are interested in cute shoujo things like magical girls! Also, it has over 100 pages! If you wanna get it, you can easily be find it at Ebay.

Other than that, I don´t really have much else to say :P I am really busy at school, now that christmas is closing in, and the half terms and interim reports are pouring in.

 I am really excited for the second trade package to arrive here, and I hope it does so soon ^^

This weekend I will relax, watch movies and just have fun with the new treats I have gotten.

 I hope you enjoyed reading this entry as much as I did writing it! <3

Would you want to do a trade–package with someone? What would you like to be the trade items? 

See you later, Alligator!