Children across Japan voted for the Olympic mascots they liked best. Surprise! The two they picked resemble Pokémon.
That’s not just me, as others thought the mascots looked like Pocket Monsters.
Tokyo2020 to unveil Olympic mascot today, choosing from 3 pairs of Pokemon characters. Oh wait…https://t.co/tTjroj68to
— Kwon Jang-Ho 권장호 (@janghokwon) February 28, 2018
Japan left the final vote for #Tokyo2020 Olympic mascots to elementary school students. The result? Two adorable, strangely pokemon/neopets-like space alien friend things. Names TBD. https://t.co/PtJA2bh3vv pic.twitter.com/OUdiVXPHeD
— Kelly Kasulis Cho (@KasulisK) February 28, 2018
*mascots*
Those are POKEMON
CALL THEM WHAT THEY ARE YOU COWARD https://t.co/1P4v0olbCX— Nara 🥢 GOTEXOtan 💚🤍💜 🥢Love Lee 🐝💘 (@Toomanykookies) February 28, 2018
https://twitter.com/embed/status/968710716285956096
https://twitter.com/embed/status/968728281737515008
The mascot for the Tokyo Olympics has been decided. They still look like Pokemon to me though. https://t.co/PEDfvb5Icb
— 🐧hannari_eli (はんなり_エリ) (@hannari_eri) February 28, 2018
https://twitter.com/embed/status/968744004333522944
https://twitter.com/embed/status/968713668576899073
The reaction is similar among Japanese Twitter users.
During the presentation announcing the winners, one slide features quotes from the kids that voted. One quote reads, “They’re cool because they look like video game characters.”
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