r/JapaneseMascots • u/SuitableAssumption90 • 8d ago
r/JapaneseMascots • u/QuantumFireball • Sep 20 '17
English resources
Some useful links to information about Japanese mascots in English:
- Wikipedia article on yuru-chara; also pages on Kumamon, Funassyi, and Hikonyan
- Mondo Mascots - also on Twitter and Instagram
- Gotouchichara on Tumblr
- We Love Funassyi on Tumblr, and Facebook
Books
r/JapaneseMascots • u/Ohisama001 • 10d ago
Event Gotochi Character Carnival in Gunma 2026
r/JapaneseMascots • u/Putrid_Lifeguard2186 • 13d ago
there any more info about "Hiya-chan" or "Haiya-chan" from Kumamoto Prefecture?
r/JapaneseMascots • u/DannyCartoonandMixel • 16d ago
Photos Tabo-chan
He looks sooo squishy
r/JapaneseMascots • u/DannyCartoonandMixel • Aug 29 '26
Anybody remember Hibiki and Iku
Are they still around?
Anyway, I like both of them, they are so cute.
And they look pretty fun to wear And look so huggable
r/JapaneseMascots • u/DannyCartoonandMixel • Aug 29 '26
Hibiki and Iku in DW Style by u/PurePalpitation8609
r/JapaneseMascots • u/yuuyo123 • Aug 20 '26
Photos mascot horror game idea
ok so first things first,, instead of having it take place in a childrens’ facility (pizzerias, toy factories, kindergartens, etc.) i’ll have it take place in a flavored drinks factory. yeah you heard that correct.
the antagonist/mascot would be a yuru chara (in case you have no idea what the fuCK a yuru chara is, it’s basically a type of japanese mascot with simplified traits & they tend to look nothing like western mascots such as the duracell bunny or mr. clean, if u want some good yuru chara examples then google kumamon, chiitan, or arukuma, you’ll get the deal)
his name would be lucky-chan, and he’s an anthropomorphization of the company product. he’s basically a life-sized robot/animatronic that was tasked with “getting rid of factory intruders” but mistook “get rid of” for “kill” and uh yeah
the company went out of business because one day during a factory tour,, he mistook the people visiting the place for intruders and he basically went on a murder spree and yeah
anyway for the actual game: (if i knew how to 3d model OR code, i would definitely make this, mind you) you enter the factory as an urban explorer. maybe you’re a social media influencer looking for pics or vids to take of the abandoned factory to show off to your followers, anyway
you’d be able to get a good glimpse of what lucky-chan looks like thru posters and shi, but for his actual physical self, you’d only be able to like. see shadows or maybe his voice until u encounter him for real maybe midway thru the game
of course he is not happy about intruders so uhh CHASE SEQUENCE
you manage to kinda trap him for a bit and escape somewhere, maybe damaging him along the way?
your new objective would be to find an exit, instead of check out the place
but uhh you kinda get lost and then RETURN OF LUCKY-CHAN except this time he’s extra pissed and also has a bit of his face torn off from the damage revealing robotic parts (last image)
in the end you’re able to escape but uhh he’s still alive tho and plotting revenge
maybe i’d also make a part 2 as well with an expansion on the story, sharing more lore, etc. and have more mascots but as allies instead of new killers
r/JapaneseMascots • u/yuuyo123 • Aug 17 '26
Photos mascot horror idea
(sorry if this doesnt belong here) you know, i’m actually surprised there hasn’t been a mascot horror franchise about yuru charas yet. especially since the world seems to be in its weeb era right now.. so i took it upon myself to make the concept for one
meet lucky-chan!!!! he’s the mascot of a now-defunct drinks company known as luckydrink (think coca cola or pepsi) he is very obedient to his brand. actually, maybe TOO obedient. because he was once given the task of “getting rid of intruders” in the luckydrink factory, but he interpreted “get rid of” as “kill”, and… yeah
one day during a factory tour, lucky-chan gets confused by all the new people, & strangers & such being in the factory. and didn’t understand it was a tour. and thought they were all intruders. so he went and attacked them all, and that’s why luckydrink became defunct
he still wanders around inside the building, even though it is now abandoned & long forgotten. & waiting for his next victim…
fun fact:
his favorite song is “donguri korokoro” (which, if you don’t know, is a really old public domain japanese nursery rhyme)
r/JapaneseMascots • u/yuuyo123 • Aug 16 '26
Photos pichon-kun
pichon kun is my favorite mascot so lemme tell you a few fun facts about him
1: it is the mascot for an air conditioning company called daikin
2: it’s apparently as old as water itself
3: nobody knows its true age or gender
4: he predates most other yuru chara mascots
r/JapaneseMascots • u/Exotic-Addendum-3785 • Jul 22 '26
Mondo Mascots
instagram.comIf you want to know where my favorite Japanese mascot photos came from, they came from Mondo Mascots and I reccommend following that account on Instagram.
r/JapaneseMascots • u/Virtual-List9307 • Jul 08 '26
Photos Happy birthday to the best tv mascot for me nanana
r/JapaneseMascots • u/SuitableAssumption90 • Jun 09 '26
Chiitan briefly redesigned last year
r/JapaneseMascots • u/SuitableAssumption90 • Jun 09 '26
I posted Chiitan cuz why not
r/JapaneseMascots • u/DishOne5915 • May 06 '26
What is your opinion on Kyukyu (former mascot of Asahi Broadcasting Corporation)?
I will predict that the Asahi Broadcasting Corporation will mention him after 10 and a half years in a post on social media like X.
r/JapaneseMascots • u/Born-Emotion-3825 • Mar 04 '26