SitTwizzle Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 I think they would have more success, should they interact with Yuzuru Hanyu. Not like Pedo-Bird, please! But they seem to start to understand the trick : Though I doubt people can really visit Miyagi, and I doubt too, if tourists are really welcome there right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetwater Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Well... Keyakki is probably already pretty successful. His Japanese account has thirty-six thousand followers while Nekomasamune is followed by thirty-eight thousand. https://twitter.com/oimyg https://twitter.com/nekomasamunecom He can skate He has sat beside Yuzu........'s autograph and he is edible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetwater Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Papa Tako, a mascot of Akashi, Hyogo, the home of Akashiyaki reacted to a Yuzu fan hoping to see him (Papa Taco) again beside Yuzu having Akashiyaki in Kobe during Fantasy on Ice next year. He says, "It is already three years since then... Wish he will have Akashiyaki again..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SitTwizzle Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 The news is a bit old, but there's an anti-coronavirus mascot, Koronon : And, in Spanish, there has been a mascot competition lately : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetwater Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 The mascot of Hikone, Shiga, Hiko-nyan He met his dad Moheron, an illustrator who created Hiko-nyan, for the first time since his birth 15 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figure_Frenzy Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 I once again ask Yuzu to meet Nekomasamune soon 🥺🥺💙 (...surely there's a covid-safe way to do so!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetwater Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 25 minutes ago, Figure_Frenzy said: (...surely there's a covid-safe way to do so!) Like this? Meanwhile, Sobacchi, a mascot of soba met Yuzu at Tohoku House Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetwater Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 The aquarium Yuzu visited via Avaterin, of course, has a mascot. He is a one-year-old manatee called, "Manayan" who loves KISS, Rolling Stones, and Japanese rock band Yokohama Ginbae. His kuyasii tweet on Yuzu yesterday "Hiya! It's me, the manatee that cannot stay silent when the topic is figure skating. To my aquarium! Arghh! Woah! Came Yuzuru Hanyu via Avaterin! I mean, why our staff member is navigating him? Why am I not the one to do the job! I am feeling the kuyasii-est now! Mana!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest turquoiseblue Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 On 7/29/2021 at 6:04 PM, Figure_Frenzy said: I once again ask Yuzu to meet Nekomasamune soon 🥺🥺💙 (...surely there's a covid-safe way to do so!) A cat-shaped PyeongChang medal I wonder if he has his own Sochi medal, too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetwater Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 Checking ANA's promotional clips today, I found this photo. https://www.instagram.com/p/CVKc8zQJ5xa/ Apparently, ANA's Flying Honu, a series of Airbuses flying between Hawaii and Japan, has mascots. The blue one that represents the sky is Lani. The green one that represents the ocean is Kai. The sunset-orange one that represents the sun is La. Here is a video of their holiday in Hawaii. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figure_Frenzy Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 17 hours ago, sweetwater said: Checking ANA's promotional clips today, I found this photo. https://www.instagram.com/p/CVKc8zQJ5xa/ Apparently, ANA's Flying Honu, a series of Airbuses flying between Hawaii and Japan, has mascots. The blue one that represents the sky is Lani. The green one that represents the ocean is Kai. The sunset-orange one that represents the sun is La. Here is a video of their holiday in Hawaii. I wanna be nearby when they shot this video... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest turquoiseblue Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 A happy deer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetwater Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 On 11/8/2021 at 5:14 AM, turquoiseblue said: A happy deer Wow! Thank you for introducing an interesting account! I could find a lot of yabai mascots as well as cute ones there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest turquoiseblue Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 On 11/9/2021 at 12:30 PM, sweetwater said: Wow! Thank you for introducing an interesting account! I could find a lot of yabai mascots as well as cute ones there It's the account posted by @kaeryth and @SitTwizzle earlier in the thread Here is a CNN article about Chris Carlier who runs the account: The viral Twitter account celebrating Japan's mascot culture Quote Chris Carlier is a British freelance illustrator who has been living in Tokyo for more than a decade. He started Mondo Mascots purely because he was interested in the culture and enjoyed taking photos of mascots he saw. "A few years ago I saw the costumed mascots walking around and started taking pictures and looking them up," he tells CNN Travel. "It's like birdwatching or collecting stamps." He also cautions against taking mascots at face value and seeing them only as cutesy and innocent. "Bad things have mascots, too. Nuclear plants, large corporations with bad practices. Cults have mascots." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest turquoiseblue Posted November 23, 2021 Share Posted November 23, 2021 They claim they are Japanese white-eyes I disapprove It's sweet that Yokojiro has a flower for his wife, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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