Apr 02, 2016 Top 10 Anime Mascots Written by Shiggins. A recent look back at our previous works has made me to come to realise I am indeed scum. Jan 29, 2017 From cute and cuddly, to cute and terrifying! We took a look at some of the most memorable mascots that escorted the. ![]() Though their relative ubiquity has declined somewhat since the 90s, mascot characters have been a staple of anime forever; your first piece of anime merchandise might've likely been a Kuroneko keychain or a Keroberos plush doll. Typically the most recognizable character from any given show, mascots are usually designed with maximum cuteness to push merchandise and help popularize the show, but sometimes - sometimes - they find their way into your heart. Here are our critics' favorite mascot characters - don't forget to hop over to the forums and tell us yours! Lauren Orsini Most mascot characters are limited by mortality. ![]() Only Haro is eternal. A round robot with innocent eyes, Haro is not only the mascot character for, the first anime ever in 1979, but for almost every show in the Gundam canon after that. And like Hello Kitty, this expressionless ball has been used to project all sorts of personalities, from childish to downright psychotic. In what are otherwise serious space opera plots, this tiny bouncing ball injects ebullience and a touch of the bizarre into every series. Haro's origin story goes something like this: teenage ace pilot (and mechanical genius) Amuro Ray invented it to serve as a virtual assistant. Haro can parrot back names or commands in a cutesy robot voice, and even fly a little by flapping the “wings” that flip up from the sides of its head. It's quickly apparent to both Amuro and viewers that this bouncing ball is more of a nuisance than anything else, and Haro's position in the rest of Mobile Suit Gundam is as a toy for children, a role which carries on to sequel and beyond. Haro branches out color-wise in, in which a heroic pilot works with an assisting orange Haro to do good, (and his nemesis works with her purple “Psycho Haro” to foil his plans). From there, the appearances get weird. In comedy show, an official with Haro as a head barks matter-of-fact orders from behind his blank mask. In the video game: Never Ending Tomorrow, giant Haros with guileless expressions are the most difficult enemies in the entire game. In gag show Gundam San, Haro is portrayed as a down-on-his-luck actor crammed into a ball, hiding his personal troubles behind a chirpy robot voice. No other character in the is this versatile, this capable of serving any number of roles. Probably Haro is the most frequently recurring character in the entire Gundam franchise because it has served as a canvas for whatever might best serve the mood at hand—from a peppy helper, to a goofy companion, to a formidable adversary. Docuworks download. Haro's charm lies in its ability to project anything from behind those blank dot eyes and to convey so many often contradictory things to so many different Gundam characters, directors, and viewers. For an entity that isn't even alive, who only speaks by mimicking others, Haro has left a lasting impression. Paul Jensen Adorable mascot characters are all well and good, but it takes more than a surplus of cuteness to make a really memorable mascot. One way to stand out is to go for sheer absurdity, as did with the bizarre, yellowish cat creature commonly referred to as “Chiyo's dad.” He can talk, he can fly, and he can haunt your dreams at will. Now that's my kind of mascot. Chiyo's dad initially appears in a dream sequence, where he introduces himself to Sakaki before flying away. We next see him as a stuffed animal, which Osaka gives to Chiyo as a birthday present. Stunned by the sudden blending of dreams and reality, Sakaki declares that the plush monster is, in fact, Chiyo's dad. After that, he serves as a visual stand-in any time a character imagines Chiyo's actual father in addition to making regular appearances in people's dreams. The series never makes a serious attempt to explain what Chiyo's dad really is, and that deliberate vagueness makes him all the more entertaining. Such is the power of this delightfully odd critter that he even crosses fictional universes to appear on a character's T-shirt in Yotsuba&!, 's other manga series. Rebecca Silverman Here's my not-so-dirty little secret: I really don't like mascot characters. I don't know why, but as a rule, they annoy me to the point of gnashing my teeth and muttering imprecations under my breath. It makes no sense, really, especially since I still have most of my childhood stuffed animals. But there you have it, so when this prompt came up, I decided to go with the one mascot character I've seen who gets what he deserves: Miton from Miton embodies and makes fun of everything that irks me in a mascot character: he's just shy of cute while leaning towards creepy, he tries to dictate his reluctant magical girl's every move, almost everything that comes out of his mouth is irritating, and he's a totally unsubtle parody of Kyubey, the evilest of all mascots. He also spends his series getting beaten on and reprimanded by Yuzuka, his magical girl, while murmuring unflattering comments about her under his breath. Miton plays with all of the mascot tropes that make me want to scream, all without making any dumb noises like “nyoopi” or “pyun.” I don't normally go in for mean comedy, but Miton made Mahō Shōjo Nante Mō Ii Desu Kara. Maybe I should be worried. Nick Creamer I'm generally not a big fan of mascot characters - I tend to feel their silliness detracts from shows, and prefer my tonal counterpoints in a less random and fuzzy package. But the fairies of aren't really a deviation from the rest of the show - they're ridiculous, but they're ridiculous in the exact way the show is ridiculous.
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