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[336] [337] The name is a combination of the word "animal" and the Japanese term "bosa bosa" which means both disheveled hair and idling time away. [338] [339] The group includes many different animals like rabbits, birds, cats, dogs, and squirrels, living alongside humans. [336] Designed by the Sanrio designer Amy who also created Gudetama.
The kawaii aesthetic is characterized by soft or pastel colors, rounded shapes, and features which evoke vulnerability, such as big eyes and small mouths, and has become a prominent aspect of Japanese popular culture, influencing entertainment (including toys and idols), fashion (such as Lolita fashion), advertising, and product design.
Animalier school or animalier [1] [2] [3] art was a late-18th and 19th-century artistic genre and school of artists who focused on depictions of animals. The movement was largely centered in France, with some artists producing related subject matter in England, Italy, Germany, Russia, and North America.