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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsI know Japan likes cutesy mascots, but...
What the bloody blue blazes is THIS?

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I know Japan likes cutesy mascots, but... (Original Post)
RazorbackExpat
Oct 13
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mahatmakanejeeves
(67,577 posts)1. You've never had a colonoscopy, have you? NT
RazorbackExpat
(791 posts)2. No, I can't say that I have
Is that what they're like? They can't be too bad if they're smiling
JoseBalow
(8,957 posts)3. Myaku-Myaku
Myaku-Myaku (ミャクミャク, Myakumyaku), officially stylized in all caps as MYAKU-MYAKU, is the mascot and yuru-chara representing Expo 2025, the current world's fair held between April 13 and October 13, 2025, in Osaka, Japan. It was designed by picture book illustrator Kouhei Yamashita [ja] and named through a public contest by entrants Miyuu Kawakatsu and Hinata Sakuda in early 2022.
Design
Myaku-Myaku is described as "a mysterious creature", with a body composed of cells (red) and water (blue). Typically appearing in an upright, bipedal position, one imitating that of human beings, its body is amorphous, and it can transform into various shapes and configurations. It has a blue torso with two legs, two arms, and a red globular ring as a "head" with multiple eyeballs and a smiling mouth in the middle.[1] Yamashita's design was chosen from nearly 2,000 public submissions. About his design, he said, "Rather than smart or good-looking, I thought people would like a clumsy character". Yamashita has supervised development of Myaku-Myaku's identity such as how it walks, talks, and reacts.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myaku-MyakuDesign
Myaku-Myaku is described as "a mysterious creature", with a body composed of cells (red) and water (blue). Typically appearing in an upright, bipedal position, one imitating that of human beings, its body is amorphous, and it can transform into various shapes and configurations. It has a blue torso with two legs, two arms, and a red globular ring as a "head" with multiple eyeballs and a smiling mouth in the middle.[1] Yamashita's design was chosen from nearly 2,000 public submissions. About his design, he said, "Rather than smart or good-looking, I thought people would like a clumsy character". Yamashita has supervised development of Myaku-Myaku's identity such as how it walks, talks, and reacts.
RazorbackExpat
(791 posts)4. Correct
正解です
I didn't even know it existed, until I saw the news about the Osaka Expo's final day, which was today.
OldBaldy1701E
(9,580 posts)5. Well...

electric_blue68
(25,036 posts)6. It's so weirdly ugly! I didn't know Osaka had an expo until ? 3 weeks ago... They have many wonderful Japanese,...
And other countries pavilions!
It popped up in my news feed, so I'm glad I found out while it was still on. I went on their site to look.
But the mascot? Wtf?!
chouchou
(2,626 posts)7. How long did it come up with that thing? (The time to read this sentence?)
LudwigPastorius
(13,840 posts)8. Looks like one of those infected spore carriers in the old Halo games.
Iggo
(49,434 posts)9. Looks like what happens if you don't listen to your gastroenterologist.
boonecreek
(1,314 posts)10. Looks like Grover from Sesame Street
was attacked by the Beast with a Million Eyes.