Remember last year’s “mundane Halloween” in Japan? If not, a scroll through this Bored Panda list is a must! If you’ve seen it, however, you know what’s coming up next. That’s right—some of the best and the most hilarious Halloween costumes you’ve ever seen. An exaggeration, you might say? I beg to differ.
To give a short recap, a subculture called Jimi Halloween (地味ハロウィン), which can be translated into something along the lines of “mundane Halloween,” began in 2014. For the spookiest holiday of the year, people dress up in costumes that involve everyday clothes and that tell a quite specific backstory of an everyday situation.
Although started in Japan, the trend has spread beyond the country and gained popularity in other parts of the world, as well. This year, costumes from a “down-to-earth” party in Taiwan are going viral, too. From “the guy who had to work during vacation” to “the surprised man who got a vasectomy last year,” all the costumes you’re about to see are downright amazing.
“These are the best Halloween costumes I have ever seen in my life,” someone commented on Twitter (see, I told you!). “Almost enough to make me actually like Halloween costumes,” they added. “These are fantastic,” another user added. “They’re all dressed as people in a country that got the virus under control. I want to go as that next year,” someone summed up our feelings perfectly.
Scroll down below to see the list of pics from 2020 “mundane Halloween” parties both in Japan and Taiwan, and vote for the ones that made you laugh!
More info: Twitter
#1 “A zookeeper in charge of the pandas”
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#2 “A person going to work on a windy day”
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#3 “When you’re loading”
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#4 “The guy waiting for his girlfriend by the shopping mall restroom”
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#5 “The man under infrared camera”
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#6 “The woman who’s having her bang cut but the hairdresser is nowhere to be found”
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#7 “Zoom background error”
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#8 “An overworked woman doing last-minute assignments for a terrible company on the train platform”
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#9 A driver’s license
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#10 “The woman looking for a seat at food court”
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#11 “An interviewer who’s a little too extra with the pens”
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#12 “An office worker whose lanyard name card has flipped over”
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#13 “A businessman who cut himself shaving but can luckily hide it with his mask”
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#14 “That guy who’s definitely the grill master at a large BBQ”
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#15 “The Starbucks employee forced to smile through an exhausting Halloween”
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#16 “The surprised man, who got vasectomy last year”
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#17 “A woman who’s regretting telling the cashier that she doesn’t need a bag”
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#18 “The guy who had to work during vacation”
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#19 “The newly single in Japanese drama getting over a relationship”
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#20 “Someone who isn’t aware their phone flashlight is on”
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#21 “The makeup beginner”
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#22 “A guy who can definitely tell the difference between good and bad coffee”
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#23 “The one who left the bag open”
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#24 “The woman who got head injury in soap operas”
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#25 “A guy who can no longer wear his favorite shirt because of the anime Kimetsu no Yaiba (“Demon Slayer”)”
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#26 “The one who’s still playing Animal Crossing”
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