On this August 2nd, Japanese fans celebrated the Rabbit Day (バニーの日, Bunny no Hi), an annual Japanese internet holiday that pays homage to bunny costumes. This special day is also celebrated on August 21 and occasionally on August 23. Netizens take advantage of these dates to post illustrations and photos of cosplays, extolling the charm of these iconic costumes.

The origin of Bunny Day dates back to August 2008, when the platform Pixiv first announced this celebration. Other users were invited to join in the celebration by posting their own illustrations of girls in bunny costumes. The response was enthusiastic and the festival became an annual event. from the following year.

He Pixiv Bunny Fez It helped the holiday gain attention both within and outside the illustrator community, attracting amateur artists and cosplay fans across a variety of platforms. Starting in 2014, the celebration began to migrate to Twitter, where the hashtag #バニーの日 (#BunnyDay) started to be used. This increased the participation of cosplayers.

On August 2, 2016, the Dwango website published a report about Rabbit Day, highlighting the participation of numerous gravure idols, or glamour models, in the festivities and cosplays, especially on Twitter. Since then, August 2 has become the main day of this annual celebration, which has been covered by online news sites.

This year, the celebration was a resounding success, with numerous posts of cosplay illustrations and photos on social mediawhere fans shared their love for bunny costumes, once again showing the passion and creativity of the Japanese otaku community.

Source: Twitter