On March 22, the Japan World Expo Association held a press conference to confirm the final image of the mascot of the 2025 Osaka Kansai World Expo (hereinafter referred to as "Osaka World Expo"). Who knows, this mascot scares netizens not lightly...
The mascot stood out from the 1898 submissions by Hirohei Yamashita, a 51-year-old designer who graduated from Osaka University of the Arts. The image of the mascot is derived from the Theme of the Osaka World Expo" "The Radiance of Life", and also represents the image of Osaka's "Water Capital". It is led by the red logo, and the blue body can change shape according to the different uses. The Japan World Expo Association for 2025 said on social media that it hopes to make it an image that is "loved by the whole world" and "makes everyone feel kind".
As soon as the image came out, Japanese netizens "exploded". Previously, they had been "shocked" by the emblem of the Osaka World Expo, but when they learned that the final shape was still this style, they still had a sense of collapse that they were powerless to complain. Japanese netizens left a message on social media: "I'm sorry, I laughed. "Isn't this really an eyeball?" "My life is not cruel enough to feel kind to this thing." "This thing doesn't work, I don't want to say anything bad, or cancel the Expo as soon as possible."
Chinese netizens are also difficult to understand, and everyone leaves a message saying: "This is not very auspicious." "See my brow furrowed..." "Parasitic beast?" "Cthulhu?" "This thing must not lure Ultraman out?" Some netizens said unceremoniously that this is "too much nuclear wastewater to drink."
At present, the character name of the mascot is undecided, and the public call for help is expected to begin in late April.
(Editor: Liu Qingyang)