“ Bunny Day ” is an annual online holiday celebrated in the Japanese Internet community, where people praise the appeal of bunny girl outfits by posting cosplay illustrations and photos. This celebration takes place on August 2, August 21, and occasionally on August 23.
According to the Pixiv Encyclopedia, user Marison announced the first "Bunny Day" in August 2008. On August 19, 2008, Marison posted an illustration promoting the holiday, proclaiming August 21 and 23 as "Bunny Day." de las Conejitas” in each one, and encouraging other users to post illustrations of bunny girls for the celebration.
As a result, this online festival managed to gather dozens of participants and became an annual event the following year. Around 2014, the celebration began taking place on Twitter under the hashtag “#バニーの日” (#BunnyDay), leading to an increase in the number of cosplayers taking part.
Like “Stocking Day” and other unofficial Japanese holidays, “Bunny Day” is designated by Japanese puns that read the numbers of the dates as “ Ba(8)Nī(2 ) ” and “ Ba(8)Ni(2)I(1) ” = Bunny, or “ Ba(8)Nī(2)San(3) ” = Bunny-san. It is also simply recognized as Bunny Outfit Day, because the English word “Bunny” generally means “Bunny Girl” in the Japanese language.
This is how Bunny Girl Day has become a virtual holiday that attracts cosplay enthusiasts, illustrators, and bunny girl costume lovers on the Japanese web. But surely you are not here to know the context, but to see the amount of illustrations and photos that emerged on Twitter!
Sauce: Twitter
