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Japan’s favorite city mascot goes on talk show, says it’s tired, wants to go back to Pear Land
投稿日 2019年3月3日 08:30:15 (ニュース)
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Funasshi has had more than six years of celebrity fame, so maybe it’s time for the pear creature to have a little R&R.
You may not know it, but the life of a popular mascot character like Funasshi is jam-packed with activities. The yellow pear creature that has been the unofficial mascot for Funabashi City in Chiba Prefecture has been in the spotlight for more than six years!
After its appearance on a video sharing site that went viral in 2012, the dancing, jumping, jiggly anthropomorphic pear soon became an Internet sensation, which landed it its first TV break that same year. That was quickly followed by a steady stream of commercial roles and television appearances, and even a musical debut. The character is so popular that it’s been able to sell over 800 million yen (US$7.22 million) worth of merchandise!
Yes, Funasshi has been busy, but such a tight schedule of public appearances can take a toll on a person, and a fruit, which is apparently why Funasshi hasn’t been appearing on many TV shows recently. It did make an appearance on February 18’s Shabekuri 007 x Deep and Touching One Minute Stories that Will Change Your Life ~Compilation Special~, where it talked about its recent PR absences.
▼ “Being active for six to seven years is a little hard on the body,” it said. “To put it simply.”
とぉっー♪ヾ(。゜▽゜)ノみんなー今日も一日お疲れ様なっしー♪
春になると無性にスキップしたくなるなっしなー♪
スキップ着地に犬のうんぽ踏んだあの頃を思い出すなっしー♪
明日みんなスキップしていろんなもの踏みます様に梨汁ブシャー:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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ふなっしー (@funassyi) February 25, 2019
After nearly seven years of a busy schedule, Funasshi is feeling the physical toll of its lively and energetic dancing. Apparently it’s tired enough to think about going back to its pear-filled homeland. “To be honest,” it said, “I’d like to go back to the mystical Land of Pears and just relax, but I feel bad for all of the people who have supported me up until now.”
Funasshi’s income has also decreased in proportion to its workload, but the good news is it’s not struggling for money. It keeps all of its savings in pears, which it says it has collected about one million of. Considering pears in Japan can cost about 300 yen apiece, Funasshi could be sitting on a nice pot of 300 million yen (US$2.7 million)!
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It’s also living well below its means in a modest one bedroom apartment in Funabashi, which measures about 60 square meters (about 650 square feet), so if it needs to retire in Pear Land, it certainly has the means to do so.
みんなー今日も一日お疲れ様なっしー♪ヾ(。゜▽゜)ノふにゃみんなが喜んでくれて良かったなっしなー♪
ふにゃの頑張りがみんなに伝わっているなっしー♪
これからも梨ファミリー力を合わせて日本を元気に世界を笑顔にしていくなっしー♪
明… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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ふなっしー (@funassyi) February 24, 2019
But Funasshi is not abandoning its fans any time soon. To help manage the workload, Funasshi has brought other Funasshis from Pear Land to help it; together, they’ve started to split the jobs and the physical toll so that Funasshi doesn’t have to abandon its fans by retiring or taking a break.
So, for now, fans will still have Funasshi around to bring them daily joy, but hopefully it doesn’t strain itself too badly. We wouldn’t want it to cause fans to worry as much as X-Japan’s Yoshiki’s fans worry about him!
Source: Narinari.com
Featured image: Twitter/@funassyi
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