After the Cuteness Apocalypse, There was Only Hello Kitty
And Hello Kitty remade the smoking ashes of the world in her own image, full of ribbons and candy mountains and pretty dresses and pudding chairs and brutal, merciless death for anyone wasn’t totally cute.
You can live in the world’s most adorable dictatorship with Hello Kitty Online, which features not only the whole Sanrio universe (I wonder of Badtz-Maru is still trying to kill Hello Kitty in the game?) but actual weapons and combat, confirming my suspicions that it really is a Mad Max-scenario, just with more pink and candy. There’s an official site with tons more info and no word about when the nightmare is realized, but I’d suggest putting on a pretty dress before you visit. Just in case. (Via Japanator)
About The Author
Robert Bricken is one of the original co-founders of the site formerly known as Topless Robot, and its first editor-in-chief, serving from 2008-12. He brought the site to prominence with “nerd news, humor and self-loathing” as its motto, raising it from total internet obscurity to a readership in the millions, with help from his savage “FAQ” movie reviews and Fan Fiction Fridays. Under his tenure Topless Robot was covered by Gawker, Wired, Defamer, New York magazine, ABC News, and others, and his articles have been praised by Roger Ebert, Avengers actor Clark Gregg, comedian and The Daily Show correspondent John Hodgman, the stars of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and Rifftrax, and others. He is currently the managing editor of io9.com. Despite decades as both an amateur and professional nerd, he continues to be completely unprepared for either the zombie apocalypse or the robot uprising.