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ぱらでぃん @nekohaus.net · 16h

「コワーキング」という言葉の初出が1999年(ソース:Wikipedia)なので、ノストラダムスの予言した恐怖の大王＝コワーキング説好きですぅ。

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · 18h

Tama Kyoryu (dinosaur) is a mascot for the parks of Tama Hills, Tokyo. It has acorns for eyes, grass on its belly, and flowers and trees growing out of it.

A round green dinosaur character with acorn eyes stands in a park.

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ぱらでぃん @nekohaus.net · 21h

数ヶ月前食事をしてたらスーツ姿の人たちが「君もモンハンをやりなよ、グラボ何使ってる？」みたいな話をしてたので、昔ゴルフ今モンハンですぅ。

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · 1d

Ieyasu-kun, the mascot of Hamamatsu City, is modelled on Tokugawa Ieyasu, a shogun who once lived there. He has piano keys on his hakama skirt (Hamamatsu is home to keyboard manufacturers Yamaha, Kawai, and Roland).

A round-headed mascot with a helmet and a hakama with piano keys decorating it stands on a stage.

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · 2d

Ki-tan the helpful but clumsy onion is the mascot for Kitami City in Hokkaido.

An onion-headed mascot in a light green T-shirt stands in a crowded courtyard.

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · 2d

Po, an apple tree fairy with an apple balanced on his head, is the mascot for the annual Iida Puppet Festival in Nagano.

A round yellow mascot with a red apple balanced on its head stands in front of some tents.

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · 3d

Reito-kun the polar bear is the mascot of Haier home appliances.

A polar bear mascot with a blue neckerchief stands on a patio.

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ぱらでぃん @nekohaus.net · 3d

ぷしゅぷしゅ音頭がお気に入りですぅ。

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · 4d

Sakaithunder, a 3-year-old panda wearing overalls, is a YouTuber from Fukui Prefecture. If you open the zipper on her back, it leads to the demon world.

A panda mascot in blue overalls with a lightning bolt on them poses in a park.

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · 5d

Nishiko-kun, the mascot of Nishi-Kokobunji in Tokyo, is a stylish, armless character based an ancient roof tile excavated in the area.

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · 6d

The NOVA Usagi, a pink bunny with a beak, promotes the NOVA chain of English schools.

A pink bunny with closed eyes and a yellow beak wears a happi coat and an “N” on its chest and stands in front of a red stage.

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · 6d

Icchy, the mascot of Tokai TV, is neither a bear nor a dog, but is “a fairy that came from a flower garden.”

A yellow bear-like mascot with chunky eyebrows wears a sash and holds a certificate.

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · 7d

Hanano Komachi promotes Niigata City as a “city of manga and anime", and she appears at the manga and anime museum there. She is bright and energetic, has a tulip motif, and wears a kimono.

A mascot with red hair and a kimono stands in front of a shiny staircase.

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ぱらでぃん @nekohaus.net · 7d

高円寺純情貧乏の2巻きたですぅ。 amzn.to/4pYdYmo

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · 8d

The friendly duo of Nagomi-chan and Hikaru-chan, of Wakokai welfare and medical services, visit hospitals and kindergartens in Gifu Prefecture.

Two smiling mascots, one green and one orange, with minimalistic faces and round heads, stand on a stage.

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ぱらでぃん @nekohaus.net · 8d

おだいづにですぅ。

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · 9d

Udon Nou, who has noodles for brains, is a mascot from Kagawa Prefecture. He was handing out certificates to winners at this year’s Yuruverse mascot popularity contest (having won in 2023).

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ぱらでぃん @nekohaus.net · 10d

めっちゃピアスとかタトゥしてる森の魔女的なですぅ。

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · 10d

100 yen shop Daiso has a new white elephant mascot, Daizo. There’s a display featuring Daizo in Kinshicho Daiso.

A statue of a minimalistic white elephant character with a pink handbag.

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · 11d

Makki and Yakki, a pair of cows, are the mascots for the fast food chain Matsuya.

A pair of brown cow mascots stand on a patio with the blue sky behind them.

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · 12d

Today was the annual Yuruverse mascot popularity contest. The winner was Okii Konnosuke, a fox from the video game Touken Ranbu.

A white-faced fox mascot stands on a stage with two other mascots.

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · 13d

Imanyan the exuberant blue and red cat is the mascot of IMA Mall in Hibarigaoka, Tokyo.

A blue and red cat mascot in red boots frolics in a park.

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · 15d

I met two superheroes from the theme park Fuji-Q Highland—Eejanaika Red and Dodompa Pink, who are named after rollercoasters in the park. They are actually secretly villains who enjoy hearing park guests’ screams, steal kids’ ice creams, and cut in line.

Two Power Ranger-style costumed and masked heroes, one pink and one red, pose in a convention center.

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Mimimism @mimimism.bsky.social · 15d

おれの前のおじさんが電車を降りるときに「すいません」とか「おります」とか言わずに押し通ろうとするおじさんだったから、代わりに「すいません、おります」と後ろから代弁する羽目になった。ささやき女将的な気分だった。

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ぱらでぃん @nekohaus.net · 15d

自分が怪物になってないか気になって怪物に……ですぅ。

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