
Hello Kitty loves to cosplay and this time she’s dressing up as a badass schoolgirl with a machine gun.
When it comes to playing dress-up, there’s nobody Hello Kitty can’t emulate. We’ve seen her as Sadako, from the hit horror flick The Ring, and as a super robot from the anime series Mazinger Z. Now, for the first time, she’ll be carrying a machine gun. And it’s all in honour of a new movie called Sailor Suit and Machine Gun: Graduation, which will be released on 5 March this year.
【プレゼント🎁】橋本環奈などのキャスト舞台挨拶付き‼️ 映画『セーラー服と機関銃 -卒業-』 ジャパンプレミア試写会に4組8名様をご招待👭🌸🔫🎀 https://t.co/5zMY9Pqtkq#sgs_Pセーラー服と機関銃 pic.twitter.com/YuJbqFFtk5
— Street Girls Snap (@sgs109com) January 21, 2016
The movie is a sequel to the 1981 movie Sailor Suit and Machine Gun, which was based on a fictional novel about a teenage schoolgirl who becomes the head of a yakuza clan. She fights members of rival clans with a submachine gun, all while dressed in her sailor-style school uniform.
久しぶりにセーラー服と機関銃思い出したら薬師丸版と長澤版に続き新作が今年あるんだな! pic.twitter.com/p4hOgNR2qi
— BI(全国民月額給付金制度)を実現する党 (@IssRes) January 17, 2016
The highly anticipated new movie stars Japanese idol singer Kanna Hashimoto as Izumi Hoshi, the sailor-suit wearing main character of the film.
橋本環奈、初主演作の主題歌「セーラー服と機関銃」で2月にソロCDデビュー決定 https://t.co/8mP35P9l8e #橋本環奈 #セーラー服と機関銃 pic.twitter.com/3FNzl327t9
— 映画ナタリー (@eiga_natalie) January 25, 2016
To mark the movie’s release, the “Hoshi Izumi x Hello Kitty” collaboration will see Sanrio’s adorable character dressed up in a sailor suit, sporting a wig and carrying a machine gun, just like the female protagonist of the film. The team behind the project mentions that Hello Kitty is cosplaying, which means her pink-coloured gun is actually a toy replica, and not a real weapon. A special line-up of goods featuring the cute image, including notepads, ballpoint pens, pencils, clear files, stickers and towels, will be available from 5 March at movie theatres screening the film.
[映画ニュース] キティちゃんが“組長”に!?「セーラー服と機関銃」とハローキティのコラボグッズ発売 https://t.co/enrglXzLuT #映画 #eiga pic.twitter.com/yF1LSQ4hr8
— 映画.com (@eigacom) January 26, 2016
To take a look at the character that inspired Hello Kitty to cosplay, check out the trailer for the film below.
Source: Aol News
Top Image: Twitter/@eigacom (edited by RocketNews24)


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