An image of a Colonel Sanders statue dressed up as Evangelion Unit-01 has been making the rounds on the Japanese internet…again.

Though the image above first popped up on the net over a year ago, its recent resurface makes a good opportunity to examine Japan’s fascination with dressing up the KFC mascot in further detail.

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The verdict? Dressing up dressing up Colonel Sanders is finger lickin’ hilarious. Just be careful how you treat those statues, lest you invoke the Curse of the Colonel.

Source: Naka Soku