Ok... so here in Japan they have the Anpanman. There are so many cultural oddities over here, all of which are utterly fascinating, some of which are quite surreal, but this was one of the first I encountered so I thought I'd quickly share it with you.
The Anpanman is made of bread. His face is very big and also made of bread. Whenever this big, smiling bread man meets an upset child, what does he do? He peels off a chunk of his face and gives it to him.
How great is that? Imagine if Ronald McDonald ripped out chunks of his hair to lightly toss into your salad, or if Captain Birdseye's beard were actually made of finely shredded cod which he then gave to those kids that always hung around his submarine.
The Anpanman... I love him already.
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