When growing up, our parents always told us not to play with our food. But then the world invented rice balls and made a type of food that looks like it was specifically made to play with. Where most mortals have resisted the urge to acknowledge this, artist Onigire Gekijo (and yes, there is an Instagram page) not only acknowledged it – he took it to the next level.
While most of the rice ball figures are animals loaded with absolute levels of cuteness, there are some creations that dabble into popular characters and even memes. You’d almost feel bad eating any of these, since it looks like there was a lot of work put into them. If you want to know how much work exactly, Onigire actually started out by putting videos of the whole process on YouTube. Like all other things on the internet, that means they’re forever.
