cteno4 Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 Seems like the fad is waning... Crazy Mascots Flooded Japan. Can This Grouchy Boar Survive?https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/16/business/japan-mascots.html?referringSource=articleShare cheers, jeff 1 2 Link to comment
Kiha66 Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 Probably too many got stuck in station turnstiles! 1 4 Link to comment
Welshbloke Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 When I saw the topic heading I was expecting images of mascots slipping over or sliding downhill. There's a thought. Mascot ski contest? Link to comment
railsquid Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 Mate, this is Japan... 1 5 Link to comment
Cat Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 Kumamon is still going strong! https://www.youtube.com/user/kumamontai Link to comment
Cat Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 We have become strong devotees of Iba Lucky, the Ibaraki mascot. Must confess thought that it did take a while to identify what the heck those weird yellow things were that kept appearing on train and bus wrappings, and painted up the stairs of Katsuta Station. Does this one look weird by Japanese standards? It certainly does by New England norms.https://www.google.com/search?q="iba+lucky"+mascot&safe=off&sxsrf=ALeKk03wC16ijK3s-UHWm5PZjWzzoatAEA:1585935733623&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjI0KeA58zoAhX8j3IEHVwlBtsQ_AUoA3oECAsQBQ&biw=1125&bih=737 We have been making so many fortunate finds in our quest for modelling Ibaraki, that we have taken to exclaiming, "Oh thank you, Iba Lucky!" Link to comment
railsquid Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 Looks normal to me, but then I live in Japan... Link to comment
Cat Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 Thanks Squid, that was the cultural reality check I was wondering about. Link to comment
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