>inb4 anime fans rage their favorite character wasn't chosen... |
| Seem like solid choices. Never seen the mahou shoujo titles but sailor moon and pretty cure are probably the two biggest franchises in that regard. As for the rest, they're all well-known and popular mainstream shows, people from all around the world should at least recognize one or two of them so that's really what counts. |
| I probably regret this post by now. |
| Pretty smart, take one of the things Japan is most known for and use it as something to attract viewers. |
 |
| >Luffy and Goku That's all I needed. |
| Ah, but Petty Cure? Yokai Watch represent. |
 |
| Wait wut, I know all the shows but none I particularly like. |
 |
| No Bleach? LOL! I didn't know Pretty Cure is popular. No Doraemon? |
But it's important to remember that a movie review is subjective;it only gives you one person's opinion. http://www.classzone.com/books/lnetwork_gr08/page_build.cfm?content=analyz_media&ch=30 It doesn't matter if you like LoGH,Monster etc.If you are a jobless or college/school dropout living in your mom basement, you are still an unintelligent loser. Taste in anime does not make you a better person.If elitist don't exist, casual pleb and shit taste also don't exist. |
| Solid choices. Most of these seem to be rather well known in the west. |
 |
| should of just been the girls und panzer cast really though if an actual robot hatsune miku does not show I up I will be disappointed. |
perjeFeb 5, 2017 10:29 AM
Zapredon said: No Bleach? LOL! I didn't know Pretty Cure is popular. No Doraemon? He was in the "trailer" they launched at the closing ceremony of Rio 2016. Edit: The genius behind that trailer and Abe as Mario coming out of the tube needs a freaking statue. |
Johnnyd3rpFeb 5, 2017 9:08 AM
 |
| yay my narutos there!!!!!! and omg my childhood savior shinchan !!!! |
| C'mon now, they forgot Super Sonico! |
 |
| Well at least they picked characters that even foreign non-anime fans might have a chance at recognizing |
  |
| Where's Y*** On Ice? I thought they were born to make history? |
| Glad Sailor Moon made it :3 Not sure what PreCure girls are doing there though, I don't think they are THAT popular outside Japan... |
  |
| Where's Rei? These Olympics will be shiiiiiiiiite!!! >:c |
 |
| Sailor Moon! Yes! Always happy to see her. |
| Help the industry and buy Blu-rays and DVD's. Noragami is the best anime ever.  |
Clebardman said: Where's Rei? These Olympics will be shiiiiiiiiite!!! >:c Mascots are supposed to be upbeat and motivating. I guess none of the NGE characters qualified :>. |
| I probably regret this post by now. |
Pullman said: Clebardman said: Where's Rei? These Olympics will be shiiiiiiiiite!!! >:c Mascots are supposed to be upbeat and motivating. I guess none of the NGE characters qualified :>. What about the Rei from your avatar Pullman, she's for sure upbeat and motivating 👍 |
 |
| I hope there's a Naruto run competition in the Olympics. |
| I wonder what type of characters MALers would choose to represent Japan in the 2020 games... Pico, that psycho bitch who always says "yuki", and a tentacle monster are safe bets. |
Someone is losing their job soon, probably... |
密室殺人はなぜ美しいのか。 |
Tenth said: Pullman said: Mascots are supposed to be upbeat and motivating. I guess none of the NGE characters qualified :>. What about the Rei from your avatar Pullman, she's for sure upbeat and motivating 👍 I'm sure she could hook me up with something upbeat and motivating at least ^^. |
| I probably regret this post by now. |
Ace_39 said: Where's Y*** On Ice? I thought they were born to make history? And no Kimi no Na wa?? WTF Japan, everyone knows how good that movie is. |
 |
| They should introduce Keijo as one of the events in 2020 |
 What's the difference? |
| Where's my Love Live waifus. W H E R E. |
| It seems to be real, the video was posted on the twitter and the facebook page of the olympic channel. Which leaves the question, did nobody notice that they wrote "pretty cure" wrong? |
| No Satsuki. Fucking dropped before the airing time lmao |
 |
| Guess Doraemon and Pikachu are the most notable omissions. |
| ehh.. solid choice i would side... however, still questioning why shinchan? not that i hate him, but.. you know.. it's shinchan... pikachu and doraemon probably also my same question... also gundam... |
 "If taking responsibility for a mistake that cannot be undone means death, it's not that hard to die. At least, not as hard as to live on." |
| none of my waifus were choosen as ambassadors it seems like i am already hating this event even before it starts |
| I find it odd that Pretty Cure made the cut... |
"I'd take rampant lesbianism over nuclear armageddon or a supervolcano any day." ~nikiforova |
| They chose Shinchan and not Doraemon . Really ?? And if Goku and Naruto are chosen( they are the obvious choice of course) then why the hell they didn't choose Edward Elric ? And I don't know if he is popular or not , but Koro sensei would have been a brilliant mascot. |
| This literally could not have been more mainstream... lol to be expected though, I guess, no surprises in the cast of ambassadors for me. |
 |
| @Animelia99 Implying FMA is anywhere near DBZ, OP or Naruto in term of popularity. nopenopenope. |
|
Why isn't this the official gesture of the Tokyo Olympics? I will be disappoint if I don't see at least ONE athlete do this when they get a medal |
| Well, I'm sure most of those anime are what I haven't seen anyway, just PM me when I see LL's heroines there, I'd certainly watch the Olympics, buy related stuff there... Mhhh... And, I guess, well, the heck would they even bother adding Madarame or Kyuubey there... xD |
| I like how they used characters from anime that are popular in Japan rather than trying to pander to what Westerners would want. However, I do question why Detective Conan was left out. I'm fairly certain that he's the most popular anime character in Japan. |
  |
Damn my boy Goku representing. He should have worn his track suit though. zombie_pegasus said: Goku, Naruto, Astroboy and Sailor Moon are popular among westerners.I like how they used characters from anime that are popular in Japan rather than trying to pander to what Westerners would want. |
 |
DrGeroCreation said: Yes, but they're popular in Japan too. There's a fair bit of overlap between anime popular in Japan and anime popular in the West but they also have some titles that the other one doesn't.Goku, Naruto, Astroboy and Sailor Moon are popular among westerners. |
|
More topics from this board
» How do you react to getting spoiled? ( 1 2 )Dragevard - May 15 |
65 |
by DesuMaiden
»»
6 minutes ago |
|
» Do you put any self-imposed restrictions onto yourself when making your favorites lists?JKKH - Apr 13 |
33 |
by DesuMaiden
»»
7 minutes ago |
|
» Has a canon ship ever ruined a show for you?Dragevard - Yesterday |
33 |
by Rhae
»»
11 minutes ago |
|
» What are some anime moments that made you kiss the screen?Catalano - May 13 |
24 |
by Nurguburu
»»
21 minutes ago |
|
» How to deal with anime backlog??Xenofight - May 22 |
28 |
by DesuMaiden
»»
22 minutes ago |