Grumpy Neko Daruma

I found this at a gift shop on a late December road trip from Miyagi to Osaka. 

As much as I love interesting New Year's decorations and daruma in general, I couldn't part with nearly 2,000 Yen just for another stuffed animal. 

Especially one that looks grumpy and uncomfortable. Who is this marketed to? 

Apparently the younger generations find it adorable (my kid said so at least), so I guess in cat obsessed Japan there will always be a market for feline embodiments any time of the year in any decorative mood, even if they do look surly.

We found a better (cuter, smaller, and cheaper) iteration of a daruma cat later in trip anyway.