Funassyi
Funassyi (pronounced Funasshi) is an unofficial mascot of Funabashi City, Japan.[1] He is a rock-star in a pear costume.[1] Funassyi's main purpose is to promote Funabashi City. He is a singer, dancer, and a talking pear.[2] He was a mascot which a Funabashi resident started. Now Funassyi is a famous yuru-chara (a category of mascot characters) of Japan. However, Funabashi City has not yet approved him as an official mascot.
Features
He talks in high-pitched falsetto voice.[3] He shouts "Nasshi" at the end of his sentences.[4] He often says "Hyahha-" in a strange voice.
Funassyi's resume
- 2011.11 Started sending messages on twitter.
- 2012.6 First join a event.
- 2012.11 Ranked very low in Yuru-chara grand prix 2012.
- 2013.2 Appeared in commercial with other characters. Appeared on TV and became famous.
- 2013.7 Debuted as a voice actor in animation of "Nyuru Nyuru!! KAKUSEN-kun". A documentary about Fyunassyi,"Funanomics" came out on DVD.
- 2013.8 Won the national contest of regional character 2013.
- 2013.11 "Funa Funa Funassyi" came out on CD.
Reference
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Will Ripley; Edmund S. Henry. How a hyperactive, dancing, talking pear became a Japanese obsession (10 June 2014)CNN. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
- ↑ MATT FROM FOX43. Funassyi: How a hyperactive, dancing, talking pear became a Japanese obsession (11 June 2014)WPMT, a Tribune Broadcasting Station. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
- ↑ Japanese mascot 'Funassyi' to appear at comic festival. 31 January 2014. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/asia/japan/2014/01/31/399603/Japanese-mascot.htm. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
- ↑ Yuru Chara of Funabashi, Funassyi releasing catalogue magazine “Funassyi Lalalala”.. 29 April 2014. http://wahutimes.com/yuru-chara-of-funabashi-funassyi-releasing-catalogue-magazine-funassyi-lalalala. Retrieved 31 December 2014.