What are Kigurumin
Kigurmin are a type of modern Japanese fashion. Kigurumin is the Japanese name for costumed performer who represent cartoon characters, often. The name comes from the Japanese verb Kiru and noun nigurumin . These performers appear at shopping malls, theme parks and anime convention.The costumed characters found in theme parks, such as Disneyland, on children's TV shows such as Barney and Friends, Teletubbies and Bananas in Pyjamas, and roaming the sidelines of sports events as mascots are also included in the Japanese term kigurumi. Frequently their appearance serves a festive promotional purpose and they are often employed to entertain audiences of children. Kigurumin, a style of Japanese street fashion, employs kigurumi costumes as personal dress. Popular outfits include Pikachu, Winnie the Pooh, Hello Kitty, elephants, dinosaurs, dogs, cows, pigs, and pandas.