Japanese Mascots

Juni is the main mascot of the Sendai Television Incorporated TV company. A website for Juni and his sub-characters Pu, Pa, Moog, Wooody and Dr Drop is here and a series of twelve wallpaper calendars is here. His name in Japanese is JUNI.

Miranba-kun is the mascot of the Saga TV company. He has a website here and a selection of merchandise is here. Miranba-kun’s name in Japanese is ミランバくん.

Meet You is the mascot of the Akita Asahi Broadcasting television station. His website is here and there are some wallpapers for download here. Meet You’s name in Japanese is ミーチュー.

Wanda-kun is the mascot of the TV Iwate television station. His profile is here. Wanda-kun’s name in Japanese is わんだくん.

Yamamoto-san is the mascot of the Kagoshima Yomiuri TV station. He likes playing golf and his best round is 102. Yamamoto-san’s website is here. His name in Japanese is 山本さん.

NewNew is the mascot of Tohoku Broadcasting Company in Sendai, Miyagi prefecture. He gets sulky and bad-tempered easily. NewNew’s profile is here. His name in Japanese is ニューニュー.

Mirurun@ is the mascot of the Yamagata TV station. He was created to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the station on 1st September 1999 and he is weightless on earth. Mirurun@’s profile is here. His name in Japanese is みるるん＠.

Chuba is the mascot of the Chiba TV station. His website is here. Chuba’s name in Japanese is チュバ.

Ekibe- is the mascot of Tokyo Broadcasting Service’s baseball coverage. His profile is here, where there are also some wallpapers and screensavers for download. Ekibe-’s name in Japanese is エキベ-.

Yon-chan is the mascot of the RNC broadcasting company. His profile is here and a blog is here. Yon-chan’s name in Japanese is よんちゃん.

Ran-chan is the mascot of the RNC radio show RanRa Taiso. He is 15cm tall and weighs 850g. His profile is here. Ran-chan’s name in Japanese is ランちゃん.

Ishikawa-san is the mascot of the Ishikawa TV station, based in Kanazawa City, Ishikawa prefecture. His head is in the shape of the Japanese character, “ishi”. Some merchandise is here. Ishikawa-san’s name in Japanese is 石川さん.

Nana-chan is the mascot of the TV-Setouchi Broadcasting Company. She likes fruit, especially apples. Her profile is here, some merchandise is here and information about Nana-chan’s CD release is here. Her name in Japanese is ななちゃん.

Lismo-kun is the mascot of the Lismo cellphone service operated by the KDDI company. Some merchandise is here. His name in Japanese is スリスモくん.

Aresuke is the mascot of the RSK Sanyo Broadcasting Company. A video clip of his theme song is here. Aresuke’s website is here. His name in Japanese is アレすけ.

Gachapin is the mascot of the Fuji TV channel Kids’ Club. He is pictured below with sidekick Mukku. Gachapin’s blog is here. His name in Japanese is ガチャピン. Mukku’s name in Japanese is ムック.