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Chiitan

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mascot for Susaki City (ex-ambassador)

Chiitan is a self-described zero-year-old otter fairy wearing a turtle for a hat, and the cautionary tale of mascot autonomy. The city of Susaki in Japan made Chiitan a tourism ambassador, then had to cut ties after the stunt videos, which involved weed whackers, wrestling moves, and property damage, got too chaotic for municipal association. Chiitan kept going anyway, because unlike a city contract, a fairy cannot be fired from being itself. Everything great and everything terrifying about mascots in one round body.

6.5/10 solid fella complicated

Chiitan — Susaki, Japan

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