Here in the U.S there are plenty of weird and wonderful mascots; from the Philly Phanatic to Gritty the lovable orange menace. But they have nothing on their eastern counterparts in Japan where mascots reign supreme. Here are 10 of the absolutely craziest mascots from the land of the rising sun.
10. Jimmy Hatori, the condom ninja (yep)
9. Kan-Chan, the enema mascot who is part bird
8. Tarao, a fish with hairy human legs and socks
7. Jinenja the yam ninja, a true hero
6. Tsukihashi Wataru, the humanoid white blob guy with a bridge on his back
See? You can walk on him! Nice.
5. Oh! Sun. The sun who is in his 50s but lies about his age and says he is actually 38. Classic.
4. Gajiro, the terrifying, curry-selling kappa
Just in case you didn’t get how awful he looks, here’s one more pic of Gajiro trying to comfort a crying child
2. Melon-Kuma, a bear who was transformed after eating a magical melon
1. Monbemon, the shrimp, seal, gorilla hybrid monster who thawed from the ice due to global warming. We’ve been warned.
