OS-tans

So, today I first encountered something... odd. An interesting little bit of culture (or perhaps cultural train wreck) that you really need to see for yourself (descriptions don't do it justice).

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b6/Ostans.jpg
http://www.wired.com/culture/design/multimedia/2007/04/gallery_mascots?slide=10&slideView=2
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Os-tans

What one person has to say about things like this: http://www.doitlater.com/pic.php?121