Gya! Kawaii desu!

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According to Sharon Kinsella in "Cuties in Japan," "the crucial ingredients of a fancy good are that it is small, pastel, round, soft, lovable, not traditional Japanese style but a foreign - in particular European or American..." (Kinsella 226) which I believe led to the development