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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\nAki<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n- Species: fox (Japanese \u2018kitsune<\/em>\u2018)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Age: 24<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Mascot since: 2008<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
The idea of Aki started actually a few years before she became the mascot. AniMatsuri Head Organizer Kaia was sketching a girl with the intention of drawing a mascot. She did not look like the current Aki at all and even did not have the same name. Her name Aki means \u201cautumn\u201d in Japanese and was chosen specifically for the time of the year when the event happened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And what can Aki say about herself?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHello, everyone! My name is Aki and I\u2019m a fox girl. My name means \u2018autumn\u2019 in Japanese, which is very fitting because both my hair and tail are flaming red! Like the leaves at that time of year. I love it! Oh, my personality is easy-going and I\u2019m always positive. Nevertheless I take my responsibilities very seriously, which is more than you could say about my two fellow mascots, but I still love them dearly.
Can\u2019t wait to see you all at AniMatsuri!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/animatsuri.eu\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image.png\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nSousuke<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n- Species: wolf (Japanese \u2018okami<\/em>\u2018)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Age: 23<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Mascot since: 2011<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
After Aki it became clear that it would be good to have another mascot to share the responsibilities with and just to have fun with. Since we already had a fox girl then why not have a wolf boy as well. Foxes and wolves are known in Japanese folklore. The idea for his name was stuck for some time in Kaia\u2019s head. The inspiration for Sousuke came from the character by the same name from Full Metal Panic<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nHow would Sousuke introduce himself?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYo, the name\u2019s Sousuke. I\u2019m a wolf boy with black hair and a black tail. I love having fun! During the festival you will see me running around, pulling pranks and making mischief. I like to try new things, play all the games, and meet as many visitors as possible!\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/animatsuri.eu\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/wilhelm.png\")
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Wilhelm<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n- Species: bear (Japanese \u2018kuma<\/em>\u2018)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Age: 10<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Mascot since: 2012<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
After having two human type mascots, we thought why not have a small cute character and so the idea of a onigiri<\/em>-shaped bear was born. The name, we decided, would be chosen by a public vote. And so Wilhelm the bear was born.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat would Wilhelm say when introducing himself?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHello. My name is Wilhelm. I\u2019m tiny and pale orange. People say I have a mysterious smile like I\u2019m always up to something or in deep thought. So which is it? You\u2019ll probably never know, but should I suddenly pop up on your path, will you be able to unveil the mystery that is me?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The idea of Aki started actually a few years before she became the mascot. AniMatsuri Head Organizer Kaia was sketching a girl with the intention of drawing a mascot. She did not look like the current Aki at all and even did not have the same name. Her name Aki means \u201cautumn\u201d in Japanese and was chosen specifically for the time of the year when the event happened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And what can Aki say about herself?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHello, everyone! My name is Aki and I\u2019m a fox girl. My name means \u2018autumn\u2019 in Japanese, which is very fitting because both my hair and tail are flaming red! Like the leaves at that time of year. I love it! Oh, my personality is easy-going and I\u2019m always positive. Nevertheless I take my responsibilities very seriously, which is more than you could say about my two fellow mascots, but I still love them dearly. After Aki it became clear that it would be good to have another mascot to share the responsibilities with and just to have fun with. Since we already had a fox girl then why not have a wolf boy as well. Foxes and wolves are known in Japanese folklore. The idea for his name was stuck for some time in Kaia\u2019s head. The inspiration for Sousuke came from the character by the same name from Full Metal Panic<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n How would Sousuke introduce himself?<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYo, the name\u2019s Sousuke. I\u2019m a wolf boy with black hair and a black tail. I love having fun! During the festival you will see me running around, pulling pranks and making mischief. I like to try new things, play all the games, and meet as many visitors as possible!\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n After having two human type mascots, we thought why not have a small cute character and so the idea of a onigiri<\/em>-shaped bear was born. The name, we decided, would be chosen by a public vote. And so Wilhelm the bear was born.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What would Wilhelm say when introducing himself?<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHello. My name is Wilhelm. I\u2019m tiny and pale orange. People say I have a mysterious smile like I\u2019m always up to something or in deep thought. So which is it? You\u2019ll probably never know, but should I suddenly pop up on your path, will you be able to unveil the mystery that is me?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Fox girl Aki with her flaming red ears and tail, wolf boy Sousuke with his mischievous grin, and the tiny Wilhelm have been on the festival posters for some years now. Aki and Sousuke have been also running around at the event to provide information, open and close the event, and mingle with the guests. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/animatsuri.eu\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/339"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/animatsuri.eu\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/animatsuri.eu\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animatsuri.eu\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animatsuri.eu\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=339"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/animatsuri.eu\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/339\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1314,"href":"https:\/\/animatsuri.eu\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/339\/revisions\/1314"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/animatsuri.eu\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=339"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Can\u2019t wait to see you all at AniMatsuri!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nSousuke<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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<\/p>\n\n\n\nWilhelm<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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