Hello Kitty Teams up With Hooters Tokyo for Valentine's Promotion!
Couples sized "Volcano of Love" and "Rocket of Love" parfaits offered with Kitty pin
It's not exactly the first spot that comes to mind for a romantic Valentine's Day date, but, through February 14th, Hooters Tokyo is offering a pair of jumbo couple's sized parfaits. To sweeten the deal, the first 1,000 customers will receive a free Hello Kitty x Hooters pin (also available for sale).
The "Volcano of Love" parfait is being offered for 2,400yen ($30) and the smaller "Rocket of Love" is being offered for 850yen ($11).
Are things so tough out there that Kitty has to work at Hooters to make ends meet? Well, at least she's serving hot wings and beer...
via @debaoki and @Kukumi_Devil
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2/3/12 by coast_rider
I'm just astounded that there is a Japanese Hooters. "Let's Challenge" indeed.
2/3/12 by coast_rider
That is exactly why I was confused. They have all those other places, why hooters? Seems sorta two steps forward three steps back to me.
2/3/12 by Assassinx89
"But, Hello Kitty at Hooters? That's just... O_o " - exactly what i was thinking lol
2/4/12 by appletongamer
Guess what hooters has that a Hostess club and a maid cafe don't have.....
have you ever been to a hooters before?
have you ever been to a hooters before?
2/3/12 by Oleif
It's actually a pretty nice place to eat lunch. Slightly overpriced though. But then again.. tank tops, tight shorts, the commemorative snapshot of you with a waitress and the occasional dance routines make it worth a visit, if you're ever in Tokyo.
Last time I went, we even saw a few people dressed as business men out on lunch and a family with small child eating there. So it's probably a bit more fashionable than the "original".
Last time I went, we even saw a few people dressed as business men out on lunch and a family with small child eating there. So it's probably a bit more fashionable than the "original".
Th... what... huh... wh...
........WHY WOULD THEY DO THAT
........WHY WOULD THEY DO THAT
Aww man, I wish I could get that poster. My aunt loves Hello Kitty (even has a backpack and pajamas) she would get a kick out of this.
I had no idea that there even was Hooters in Japan....
2/4/12 by Amyas_Leigh
I was in Prague last week and I couldn't help not noticing the signs for Hooters... and curiously enough Batman Live on stage...
Humans are awesome.
Humans are awesome.
why mix something so sweet and innocent......with HOOTERS?
That parfait actually looks pretty good...
Def weird, and given the lack of dating interest for Japan I wonder if Hello Kitty was deemed the common ground to re-spark the romance for men and women. Personally, I would have thought it to be Monster Hunter.
They have hooters in Japan? I know where I'm going @_@
This is an awkward collaboration.
This is just weird and wrong considering she's portrayed as a little girl. Not to mention that I doubt the customers who go to Hooters are interested in such a thing, or so I would hope... This reminds me of the disturbing (and vaguely sexual) MAC Cosmetics commercial a few years ago featuring some Hello Kitty products.
The parfait looks dis-appetizing as well, but that's just me.
The parfait looks dis-appetizing as well, but that's just me.
There is not a 100 percent cultural equivalency, so Hooters Hello Kitty might not be such a bad fit in Japan.
http://www.slate.com/articles/double_x/doublex/2010/12/tokyo_hooters_girls.single.html
From an article in Slate.com on the Hooters Tokyo opening:
"Our trainers never mentioned that Hooters is a frat-house term for breasts, and I didn't hear any of the Japanese recruits ask for a translation. Instead, they understood the restaurant to be "cheergirl" or cheerleader themed. This may be a tiptoe around vulgarity, but it's also an easier cultural fit: Themed dress-up, or cosplay, has a solid place in the Japanese sexual imagination that ogling big breasts does not."
http://www.slate.com/articles/double_x/doublex/2010/12/tokyo_hooters_girls.single.html
From an article in Slate.com on the Hooters Tokyo opening:
"Our trainers never mentioned that Hooters is a frat-house term for breasts, and I didn't hear any of the Japanese recruits ask for a translation. Instead, they understood the restaurant to be "cheergirl" or cheerleader themed. This may be a tiptoe around vulgarity, but it's also an easier cultural fit: Themed dress-up, or cosplay, has a solid place in the Japanese sexual imagination that ogling big breasts does not."
A Hooters Hello Kitty? A Hooters in Japan? Mindblown.
.......oh god why??
are you serious bro?!
really reaLLY REALLY i have no idea after reading of NGE-hello kitty & now this yea i've no idea who with hello kitty next?
really reaLLY REALLY i have no idea after reading of NGE-hello kitty & now this yea i've no idea who with hello kitty next?
i thought the demographic of hooters would be adult men so why the hell are they using something that is aimed at young girls??
Future employee recruting, that or Chris Hansen will be there when hijinks ensue!
lol and hello kitty strikes again
HK disgusts me more than Hooters.
AWWWWWWWWW! But still weird -.-
2/4/12 by grimmwold
I gotz my JR railway HK. Also got a bunch of stuff from Vicitrix. Onsen Hello Kitty and Izu Peninsula(holding a giant soybean) plushes. Maid cafe HK from Akihabara(holding a melon float). People don't realize HK is a bit more in Japan than their American Sanrio shops imply.
2/4/12 by _IceAndCream_
* Googles 'Hooters' *
I guess the fact that I misread "Hooters" for "Hookers" when I first saw the article title, is actually pretty close to the mark.
I guess the fact that I misread "Hooters" for "Hookers" when I first saw the article title, is actually pretty close to the mark.
Give men what they want on Valentine's day. Skip the chocolate, and take them to see Hooters and a cute little ... ahem, yeah...
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