KimoKawaii is Conroe’s only anime convention — and it’s anything but ordinary. Blending “creepy” and “cute,” the annual event celebrates anime, cosplay, and Japanese pop culture with a fashion show, ...

From cuddly cushions shaped like giant insects to paintings of doe-eyed dolls sobbing in the forest, things that exist at the intersection of cute and creepy hold fascination for people around the ...

"Gross" characters are proliferating in a country known for kawaii, and now even local governments' mascots are trying to out-weird one another. Long considered the global capital of cute, Japan is ...